Kevin R. Free reading “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry. Photo courtesy of Queens Farm
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TIMESLEDGER | QNS.COM | DEC. 17 - DEC. 23, 2021 37
BY JENNA BAGCAL
An annual holiday reading
is returning to Queens
Farm later this month.
On Sunday, Dec. 19, at 1
p.m., guests are invited to
Floral Park for the second
annual outdoor reading of
“The Gift of the Magi” by
O. Henry. The story time
will be led by actor Kevin R.
Free, known for his podcast
“Welcome to Night Vale,”
voice work and extensive audiobook
narration.
This classic short story
published in 1905 tells the
tale of two struggling newlyweds
who each sell a prized
possession in order to buy
Christmas gifts. O. Henry
reportedly wrote “The Gift
of the Magi” at Pete’s Tavern
— one of the event sponsors
in conjunction with the
Queens Public Library —
and the story has remained
a Christmas classic for over
a century.
“Our farm team loves
this program,” said Jennifer
Walden Weprin, executive
director of the Queens
County Farm Museum. “The
holiday spirit of our visitors
and the expert reading by
Kevin R. Free brings out the
warmth of the holiday season.”
The farm will transform
one of its pastures into a living
room set for this familyfriendly
event. Guests are
advised to dress for cold
weather and said that last
year’s reading coincided
with an eight-inch snowfall.
In addition to the reading,
there will be local food vendors
who will be serving hot
chocolate and holiday treats
as well as the Queens Farm
Farm Store, which will be
selling handcrafted holiday
gifts, Christmas trees and
poinsettias.
The reading is free but
advance online registration
is required at Eventbrite.
Queens County Farm
Museum is located at 73-50
Little Neck Pkwy. in Floral
Park. Visit queensfarm.
org/o-henrys- the-gi f t-ofmagi
for event details.
Reach reporter
Jenna Bagcal by e-mail at
jbagcal@schnepsmedia.com
or by phone at (718) 260-2583.
Queens Farm set to
host second annual
outdoor reading of
‘The Gift of the Magi’
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