Things To Do

Environmental Committee Meeting

On Thursday, February 19 at 6:30 p.m., head to Far Rockaway Library (1637 Central Ave.) for a Community Board 14 Environmental Committee meeting on the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act and Onyx Generate’s proposal for a desalination plant in Fort Tilden.

Far Rockaway NAACP Meeting

On Thursday, February 19 at 7 p.m., the Far Rockaway Branch of the NAACP is holding its monthly meeting online on Zoom. Guest speaker Dr. Randi Nelson of Wellcome Care Medical Meeting ID: 892 3624 2524. Passcode: 105915

Winter Wander Nature Walk

On Sunday, February 21 at 11 a.m., head to the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge to wander with a park ranger while it’s a winter wonderland! Explore how plants and animals at the park survive and adapt to the winter. Open to all ages. Please dress for the conditions.

A Taste of Natural Healing

On Monday, February 23 at 10 a.m., head to RISE (58-03 Rockaway Beach Blvd.) as Alexandra G. Taggart, certified instructor of Dragon’s Way Qigong, leads a FREE 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!

Rockaway Republican Club Meeting

On Thursday, February 26 at 7 p.m., head to the Belle Harbor Yacht Club for the RRC meeting featuring a discussion on the legal battle to prevent “quarantine camps” in New York State and a visit with assembly candidate Tom Sullivan.

THOR Quarterly Meeting

On Thursday, February 26 at 7 p.m., The Heart of Rockaway Civic Association in Arverne will hold a virtual meeting with the mayor’s office, DEP, NYC Parks, DSNY and DOT. Zoom Meeting ID:836 7951 4304

Rockaway Community Park Cleanup

On Saturday, February 28 at 10 a.m., head to Rockaway Community Park at Almeda Ave. and Beach 59th Street to join Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy for a cleanup in honor of World Wetlands Day. Help remove harmful debris from this important shoreline and wetland. Gloves, bags, and tools will be provided. Volunteers are encouraged to wear weather-appropriate clothing and sturdy, closed-toe shoes, and bring their own water. Event is rain or shine. Sign a waiver at www.jbrpc.org/events

Body Weight Circuit

Training

On Tuesdays at 7 p.m., head to the Sorrentino Recreation Center (18-48 Cornaga Ave.) for a free body weight circuit training class with Edith. Membership not required. Ongoing through May.

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!

Cardio Punch

On Saturdays at 11 a.m., head the Far Rockaway Library (1637 Central Ave.) to join Gloria for Cardio Punch, a total body workout for all levels. Punch to the rhythms of motivating

music. Through April.

Rockaway St. Patrick’s Day Parade

On Saturday, March 7 at 1 p.m., line up on Newport Ave. or Rockaway Beach Blvd. as the 51st Annual Queens County St. Patrick’s Day parade rolls through town. Parade begins at Beach 130th and Newport Ave., turns down Beach 116th Street and continues down Rockaway Beach Blvd. to around Beach 102nd Street.

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