FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com JUNE 26, 2014 • BUZZ • THE QUEENS COURIER 81 will be live music, dancing and a food truck rally. Featured performances include Albita, Jon Faddis Quartet, Junoon featuring Salman Ahmad, David Ostwald’s Louis Armstrong Eternity Band and more! There is a live concert with Grammy-winning vocalist Catherine Russell and the unveiling of rare 1964 World’s Fair photos of Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Queens Museum. The exhibit is “Ambassador Satchmo at the World’s Fair – Celebrating 50 Years.” The Museum’s suggested admission is $8 for adults and children over 12, $4 for students and seniors, and children under 12 attend for free. Explore old and new, site-specifi c art by local and internationally acclaimed artists, and celebrate Fort Tilden’s re-opening and the Rockaway recovery from noon to 8 p.m. At 8 p.m. the Rockaway Surf Beach Club after-party begins. There will be food trucks, children’s art activities, fi lm screenings, camping, kayaking, pick-up baseball games and a Patti Smith concert. The location is at Fort Tilden, Gateway National Recreation Area, and the event is free. Reggae’s hit machine Beres Hammond joins Australian soft pop duo Air Supply as headline acts in “Groovin’ in the Park” at noon. General tickets are $59.99 and VIP tickets are $149.99. VIP admission includes a separate entrance, front, centerstage seating, a cold beverage and snack, decorated lounge with monitors, and BBQ. The location is at Roy Wilkins Park, 177-01 Baisley Blvd. Buy tickets on www.groovininthepark.com/buy-tickets. Learn everything from beer ingredients to brewing at “Beer & Home Brewing in 19th Century New York” at the King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave. The event starts at 3 p.m. The event is free but reservations are required. To RSVP contact programs@ kingmanor.org or 718-206-0545 ext. 13. What is fl y-fi shing and what kind of equipment and knots do you use to fl y fi sh? Attend “Fly Fishing 101” from 10 a.m. to noon at Alley Pond Environmental Center at 228-06 Northern Blvd. to learn the secrets of fl y-fi shing. Please pre-register by calling 718-229-4000. The event is for adults and children ages 8 and up. Tickets are $16 for Alley Pond members, $21 for non-members and $7 for children. MONDAY, JUNE 30 Come all to Astoria Park Great Lawn for an “Independence Celebration” at 7:30 p.m. There will be a special musical performance by the Queens Symphony Orchestra followed by a spectacular “Fireworks by Grucci” display. The lawn is located on Shore Blvd., between the Hell Gate Bridge and the Pool. Join Council Member Elizabeth Crowley and the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) for a discussion on the Vision Zero initiative, the City’s goal of improving street safety through education and strong enforcement at I.S. 73 The Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School at 7:30 p.m. The school is located at 70-02 54th Ave. To RSVP or for more information, call 718-366-3900 or email [email protected]. TUESDAY, JULY 1 Hear the smooth sounds of R&B from Nostalgic at “Live at the Gantries Concert Series – Nostalgic” at Gantry Plaza State Park. The concert starts at 7 p.m. and the park is located at 49th Avenue and Center Blvd. Exercise away at “Shape up NYC: Zumba Fitness with Maxie” from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Beach 17th Street performance stage area off Seagirt Blvd. in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk. Admission is free. Photo courtesy Down to Earth Markets Contact 718-318-4000 or [email protected]. gov for additional information. WEDNESDAY, JULY 2 Come to the exhibit, “Art in the Garden: Harvesting Our History: The Story of Queens Botanical Garden” from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Queens Botanical Garden. The event is free with Garden admission: $4 for adults, $3 for seniors, $2 for students with ID and children 3 to 12. For more information call 718- 886-3800 or email [email protected]. The Garden is located at 43-50 Main St. in Flushing. Attend “Shape Up NYC: Couch to 5k” at the Al Oerter Recreation Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. This is a beginner program that will concentrate on running, walking, and conditioning exercises to prepare runners for long distance running. Admission is free and contact 212-360-3300 EDITOR’S PICK or [email protected] for more information. Meet-up location is outside the Center. THURSDAY, JULY 3 From October 13, 2013, to October 13, 2014, come see the exhibit, “Their Brother’s Keepers: American Liberators of the Nazi Death Camps” at The Harriet and Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center and Archive at 222-05 56th Ave. The exhibit focuses on and calls to attention World War II liberators. For more information contact [email protected]. edu or call 718-281-5770. Admission is free. Walk with other adults at the “Fitness Walk at Joe Michaels Mile” at Joe Michaels Mile, which is near the front of Fort Totten. Admission is free and contact 718-352-4793 ext. 301 or michael.agnello@ parks.nyc.gov for more information. Meet up at the western entrance in Crocheron Park. No registration required. TO HAVE YOUR EVENT APPEAR HERE POST IT @ QUEENSCOURIER.COM buzz FARMERS MARKET FRIDAYS Queens Botanical Garden invites all to visit “Farmers Market Fridays.” Every Friday from June 20 to November 21, local residents will be able to buy fresh, local and seasonal produce such as fruit, vegetable, and herbs grown and produced by New York State farmers from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Farmers Market will be set up on Dahlia Avenue, directly off Main Street, outside the Garden fence. For more information call 718-886-3800 or visit www. queensbotanical.org.
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