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FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com JUNE 27, 2013 • BUZZ • THE QUEENS COURIER 59 buzz SUNDAY, JULY 7 The 6th annual Tour de Queens bicycle race will tour the borough again this summer. Organized by Transportation Alternatives, participants will bike through Queens, visiting the neighborhoods of Astoria, Long Island City, Ridgewood, Maspeth, Rego Park, Middle Village, Forest Hills, Corona and East Elmhurst. The “rolling parade” is approximately 20 miles long, and is put on with the cooperation of the NYPD, who will be closing off intersections long enough for the tour to speed through. Registration is now open, with a cap of 1,250 riders and a fee of $15 for Transportation Alternatives members and $20 for non-members, all fees go to help the cost of the event. To register or for more info, visit www.tourdequeens.org SUNDAY, JULY 14 Come and “do the twist” at Flushing Town Hall’s Rock n’ Roll House Party, part of the Free Summer Concert Series, featuring the Karlos Trapp Band. Audience members will enjoy the upbeat, carefree music of the 60’s and dance the night away. Located at Flushing Town Hall, the concert starts at 2 p.m. but show up an hour early for 60s-style dance lessons! THURSDAY, JULY 17 AND FRIDAY JULY 18 Come and marvel at the breathtaking performance given by the Golden Dragon Acrobats at a special pre-season event. Feats of balance, contortionists and jugglers put on by some of China’s most talented performers are part of the magic that will be seen at the show. The shows will be at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Queens Theater in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Tickets are $32 and family four packs are also available for $99. For details and more information call 718-760- 0064 or visit www.queenstheater.org THURSDAY, JULY 25 Enjoy a fresh twist on a classic tale of love and despair; Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” Set in modern day Queens, two youths fall in love while their families, one Israeli Jews and the other Palestinian Muslims, carry on an ancient grudge, leading to mayhem in the streets of Flushing. The show is free and begins at 8 p.m., also showing on Saturday, July 27 and Sunday, July 28 at Flushing Town Hall Hip to Hip Theater Company kicks off the fi rst show of its 7th season of Shakespeare in the Park performances. The fi rst show will be Love Labor’s Lost at Crocheron Park in Bayside, at 7:30 p.m. All shows are free and will tour around Queens through August 15. Bring a blanket, the family and some snacks and enjoy the show. Children’s programming will begin 30 minutes before each show, and a full calendar can be found at www.hiptohip.org FRIDAY, JULY 26 Come join the fun at the 35th Annual Thunderbird American Indian Pow Wow at the Queens Farm Museum. Over 40 Indian nations will be represented at New York’s oldest and largest pow wow, which will feature three days of intertribal dance competitions to which the public is invited. The event is held in the apple orchard on the farm grounds, and will feature a large selection of Native American arts, crafts, jewelry, and food. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children, and all weekend passes are $15 and $7 respectively. Visit www.queensfarm. org for a schedule of events or call 718-347-FARM for more info SUNDAY, JULY 28 Vendors, performers, and arts and crafts booths will line the streets of EDITOR’S PICK JAZZ JAM Come and see what the Queens jazz scene has to offer at Flushing Town Hall’s monthly jazz jam. The jam session is open to professional jazz musicians, graduate students studying jazz, and music educators. All are welcome and encouraged to come and listen. Jam sessions are led by Queens Jazz Overground. First Wednesday of each month; next one is July 10 at 7 p.m., located at Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Boulevard Astoria for the Broadway Summerfest. Come and beat the heat with some of the borough’s best craft foods and artists. From 11 a.m. till 5 p.m. on Broadway between Steinway and 47th Street SATURDAY, AUGUST 3 From 2 to 5 p.m. Flushing Town Hall will be hosting a yaji, an ancient Chinese custom where famous musicians, painters and calligraphers gathered for an elegant garden party. This event will provide an opportunity for those in attendance to watch beautiful calligraphy and paintings be created before their eyes. Come 15 minutes early to enjoy a bit of traditional Taiwanese puppet theater: “Monkey King VS. 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