Sunnyside Shines Public Plazas Come Alive in Sunnyside this June Sunnyside’s public plazas are the place to be this June. With events for kids, commuters and the entire family, the plazas will feature performances, pop-up libraries, activities and free fitness classes. Bliss and Lowery Plazas are two new public spaces under the 7 train in the heart of Sunnyside, Queens. They are open every day and feature tables, chairs and colorful planters. The plazas are already great places to eat lunch, meet a friend and stay cool during the summer, and this programming is another great reason to swing by and utilize these community spaces. Activities for Everyone June 17 is Chess Fest in Sunnyside – an afternoon of chess games in Bliss Plaza with our life-size chess set and smaller chess boards set up on the plaza tables. Regardless your level, there will be a board and a partner to play against. And for those just interested in watching, the large board will be present and available for all on a first-come, first-serve basis. So show up and get your game on! Saturday, June 18 is Fitness Day in Sunnyside, featuring two hour-long, free classes in Lowery Plaza. At 10am, Punk Rope hosts a free jump rope class to the sounds of the Ramones, and the first 30 participants score free passes to the Queens Museum’s Ramones exhibit. At 11am, new local yoga studio Suryaside Yoga offers a free outdoor yoga class that will leave you feeling relaxed and weekend ready. This is a community event suitable for all! So grab your yoga mat and head down to Lowery Plaza for Fitness Day (some mats available, but supplies are limited). Creative Programming for Kids Have you ever observed moss growing on a wall? Kids of all ages can help stir up a moss paint recipe and learn how to create a template for their own design at an interactive arts workshop for kids on Friday, June 10 in Bliss Plaza. On June 3 and 24, the Uni Project will set up a pop-up library in Bliss Plaza with books and art activities for kids. Stop in to discover a new favorite book or sketch a still life of all the activity happening in the plaza. Performances Our monthly music series with Re-Create QNS kicks off this month in Bliss Plaza with a performance by the Shinbone Alley Stilt Band on June 16, which features musicians on stilts performing Dixieland, swing, jazz and international treats. Also be sure to check out the world premiere of a hip-hopera about Sunnyside, called “A Sunnyside Mixtape” on Tuesday, June 21. In this production, follow a diverse cast of characters from the neighborhood as their lives intersect in Lowery Plaza. They tell their stories through speech and through songs pulsing with the rhythms of the city. This is a music-theater work that unfolds amid the hustle-bustle of everyday life in the plaza. The show will be performed twice on Tuesday, June 21st from 4pm-5pm and 6pm- 7pm at Lowery Plaza. June Event Calendar in Sunnyside Plazas Friday, June 3: Pop-up Library (12-3pm, Bliss Plaza at 46th Street) Friday, June 10: Kids Art Workshop (12- 2pm, Bliss Plaza at 46th Street) Thursday, June 16: Third Thursdays in Bliss Plaza: Shinbone Alley Stilt Band (6:30pm, Bliss Plaza at 46th Street) Friday, June 17: Chess Fest (12-3pm, Bliss Plaza at 46th Street) Saturday, June 18: Fitness Day (10am- 12pm, Lowery Plaza at 40th Street) Tuesday, June 21: Performance: “A Sunnyside Mixtape” (4pm and 6pm, Lowery Plaza at 40th Street) Friday, June 24: Pop-up Library (12-3pm, Bliss Plaza at 46th Street) Courtesy Uni Project reading
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