TODAY IN QUEENS

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The Queens Tourism Council recommends the following hotels:

Courtyard Marriott JFK

145-11 North Conduit Ave.
Jamaica, NY 11436 

First Annual Super Bowl Party at Z Hotel on Feb. 5

Watch the Giants make New York proud on multiple flat screens, while enjoying raffles for a weekend stay and VIP party, open bar, great food, children's section. Prices run from $55 to $95.

Doors open 5 p.m., kickoff at 6:30 p.m., open bar for patrons from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Whistleblower after party starts at 10 p.m.

Z Hotel is located at 11-01 43rd Avenue in Long Island City.

Murder Mystery Getaway on Feb. 11

A live, interactive murder mystery show will take place at Bruno's on the Boulevard, 88-25 Astoria Boulevard., Jackson Heights, 718.335.0505, on Saturday, February 11, 2012, 7:30 p.m. $75 per person, $150 per couple (Tax & gratuities included – cash bar).

For an additional $99 plus tax, enjoy a romantic overnight hotel stay - minutes away at the Holiday Inn LaGuardia Airport Hotel at CitiField, 37-10 114^th St., Corona. Inquire about the Sweetheart Package upgrade with additional in-room amenities. For reservations, contact Regina at 718.906.1605 or reservations@holidaylga.com.

Fighting Lack of Train Service With Laughs, Bargain

In response to a recent announcement that the MTA will be shutting down certain 7 train stops during the next 12 weekends, the Laughing Devil comedy club will cut $2.25 from any weekend ticket purchased online with the promo code 7Train. For more information on the Long Island City establishment, click here.

Special Discount in Honor of Black History Month

As a special February gift, the Broadway show Stick Fly, produced by Alicia Keys, will provide discount ticket coupons to all visitors of the Louis Armstrong House Museum, 34-56 107th St., Corona. Stick Fly celebrates the modern African-American family, while the museum stands as a living memoir of a true American icon.

Compost Project, Bird Count at Botanical Garden

Learn about indoor composting and make heart-shaped compost cookies for your plants during NYC Compost Project in Queens: I♥Worms on Feb. 5, 11:30 a.m. (adults) and Feb. 23, 10:30 a.m. (children) $5. Must register. Participate in a continent-wide event during the Great Backyard Bird Count, Feb. 18, 10:30 a.m. Free. Must register. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing.

Bebe & Cece Winans in Concert on Feb. 18

R&B and Gospel powerhouse Bebe & Cece Winans will perform in the Colden Auditorium at Queens College on Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. For more information or to order tickets, call 718.793.8080 or order online at www.KupferbergCenter.org.

Easter Egg Hunt at USTA National Tennis Center

Win one week of summer camp, court time and other prizes at the USTA National Tennis Center's Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 7, 9 a.m. to noon. A mini-tennis clinic will follow at the Flushing Meadows Corona Park facility. Prize for most original tennis-themed Easter basket. $15 if pre-registered at front desk by March 30; $20 after March 30. For more information, call 718-760-6200 ext. 0 or visit www.ntc.usta.com.

Queens Symphony Orchestra Holds Festival

QSO will offer three free concerts: To the New World, April 14, 7 p.m., Jamaica Performing Arts Center, includes the Dvorak's New World Symphony and Cello Concerto featuring QSO's 2011 Young Soloist Competition winner Jung- Hsuan Ko; Songs of a Wayfarer, April 20, 8 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, contemporary works by living composers George Tsontakis and Justine Chen; and 1001 Voices, April 29, 3 p.m., Kupferberg Center, Queens College. For more information, click here.

2011-2012 Season Is Here

Classical music

Theater/Dance

Family programming

and more!

The Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College has a new line-up of top-notch performances this new season. A piano trio, a string quartet and cellist will headline the shows. 

For more information, go to www.kupferbergcenter.org.                  

Learn to Swim in Queens

Affordable classes will be offered in January in Corona and Far Rockaway. For more information, check out The Swim Strong Foundation website or send an email to Shawn Slevin.