OUT ABOUT IN QUEENS
Friday, april 22
1. EARTH DAY SPRING GARDEN CLEAN-UP
Celebrate Earth Day with Bayside Historical
Society by helping to beautify the Castle’s gardens.
Volunteers will clear out last year’s weeds and old
plants and prep the beds for new flowers and plants.
10 a.m.-noon
Bayside Historical Society at Fort Totten
208 Totten Ave., Bayside
baysidehistorical.org/events-1/earth-day-springgarden
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clean-up
Admission: Free with registration
2. BEE-A-POLLINATOR EARTH DAY
SERVICE DAY
To celebrate the 52nd anniversary of Earth
Day, come volunteer with Queens Farm. Assist
with sifting compost, spring clean-up in the
Children’s Garden, mulching, weeding and more.
Volunteers can also enjoy apiary talks with the
farm’s resident beekeeper, a compost giveback,
Adopt-a-Worm composting tips at the ConEdison
Ecology booth, tractor-drawn hayrides, a selfguided
scavenger hunt and free giveaways.
Noon-4 p.m.
Queens County Farm Museum
27-16 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park
queensfarm.org/bee-a-pollinator-earth-dayservice
day/
Admission: Free for all ages; $8 donation
encouraged
Saturday, april 23
3. APPLE BLOSSOM CARNIVAL
Ring in spring at Queens Farms’ annual carnival,
featuring assorted carnival rides by Newton
Shows, hayrides, midway games, local food
vendors and a visit with farm animals.
11a.m.-6 p.m.
Queens County Farm Museum
27-16 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park
queensfarm.org/apple-blossom-carnival/
Admission: $12.95 from 4-5 p.m. and $21.95
from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
4. GRANVILLE T. WOODS HISTORIC
EXHIBITION
This exhibition will teach students about the
contributions that inventor Granville T. Woods
made to wireless communication and mass
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transportation. It will also show the obstacles
that he encountered and overcame as a Black
inventor in the late 19th century. Refreshments
and snacks will be provided.
3 p.m.
St. Michael’s Cemetery
72-02 Astoria Blvd., East Elmhurst
stmichaelscemetery.com/events/
Admission: Free
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