Things To Do

Access to Capital+ Event

On Sunday, January 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., small business owners and entrepreneurs can head to Peninsula Preparatory Academy (611 Beach 19th Street) to meet lenders, funders, attorneys, CPAs, tax advisors and more to find out about ways to access capital to support your business.

Winter Bird Walk

On Sunday, January 11 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., head to RISE (58-03 Rockaway Beach Blvd.) to join RISE and NYC Plover Project for a free winter birding tour of Edgemere! See sea ducks, grebes, loons, Northern gannets, and other winter birds on the shoreline. All levels welcome.

MasterFitness Complete™

On Monday, January 12 at 11 a.m., head to RISE (58-03 Rockaway Beach Blvd.) as Ann Fosteris teaches a FREE exercise class. For all ages and fitness levels.

Core on the Floor

On Monday, January 12 at 11:45 a.m., head to RISE (58-03 Rockaway Beach Blvd.) for a FREE thirty-minute class, led by Ann Fosteris, that focuses on core and lower body. Participants should bring their own mats. All levels!

Winter Wander Walk Around Jamaica Bay

On Sunday, January 11 at 11 a.m., head to the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge the wander whiles it’s a winter wonderland! Explore how plants and animals at the park survive and adapt to the winter. Open to all ages. Dress for the conditions.

Helping Lost Animals 101

On Sunday, January 11 at 12 p.m., head to Arverne East Welcome Center (190 Beach 44th Street) for a workshop on Helping Lost Animals 101.  Zion and Sasha’s Missions will lead a workshop on how to help lost animals with mock demos on how to use carriers and other tools.

Community Board 14

On Tuesday, January 13 art 7 p.m., head to the Bayswater Jewish Center (23-55 Healy Ave.) for the monthly Community Board 14 meeting. To speak, sign up before the meeting begins.

A Taste of Natural Healing

On Wednesday, January 14 at 12 p.m., head to RISE (58-03 Rockaway Beach Blvd.) as Alexandra G. Taggart, certified instructor of Dragon’s Way Qigong, leads a thirty-minute class. The Four Energy Gates is a practice to awaken the body’s energy flow. Think almost like an acupuncture treatment, but you are the practitioner!

NAACP Far Rockaway Meeting

On Thursday, January 15 at 7:30 p.m., head to Macedonia Baptist Church (330 Beach 67th Street) for the NAACP Far Rockaway branch membership drive, meeting and raffle.

Winter Nature Exploration

On Saturday, January 17 at 1 p.m., head to Beach 44th and the boardwalk to join Urban Rangers for a walk in the Arverne East Nature Preserve while looking for signs of birds and other winter flora and fauna that call the preserve home. Also help beautify this area by participating in a clean-up.

Free GED and ESOL Classes

The winter session for the Peninsula Adult Leaning Center at Queens Library (92-25 Rockaway Beach Blvd.) begins January 12. Register now for their GED Test Prep and Testing Center and ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes. Contact Peninsulalearning@gmail.com or 718-945-7058.

Rockaway Game Club

On Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., head to Bungalow Bar (377 Beach 92nd Street) to join Rockaway Game Club for a night of games! $10 for first-timers, $5 for return adventurers. All ages welcome. Stop by anytime. Follow @rockawaygameclub for more!

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