Movie Screenings, Candidates Forum Highlight Week in Northeast Queens

Drop by Bayside Douglaston Patch on Monday morning to find out about events taking place in the community in the week ahead.

If there are any goings-on that we missed, please email the editor at nathan.duke@patch.com or post information in the comment section below and we’ll add the event into our roundup. 

Monday

The Bayside Historical Society will host a candidates forum for the race for Councilman Dan Halloran’s seat at 7 p.m. at the castle in Fort Totten, located at 208 Totten Ave. in Bayside.

And the Samuel Field Y kicks off its mini-camp, which runs Monday through Friday and includes swimming, trips and other activities for local youths. The camp runs from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day. Visit the Y’s site for more information.

Tuesday

There will be a free movie screening of “Big Miracle,” which tells the tale of a couple attempting to save a family of whales, at Crocheron Park, located at 35th Avenue and the Cross Island Parkway. The film begins at 8 p.m.

The Douglaston Little Neck Library, located at 249-01 Northern Blvd., will host “The Bugs of Blackwood,” a storytelling program for children that combines a humorous show with scientific experiments. It will be held from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Thursday

Councilman Mark Weprin’s film screenings at Cunningham Park continue this week with 2012’s “Les Miserables.” The film starts at 8 p.m. near the park’s bocce courts.