52 THE QUEENS COURIER • BUZZ • JULY 3, 2014 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com happenings >JULY3-9 FRIDAY, JULY 4, & SATURDAY, JULY 5 There will be nonstop excitement and entertainment with Zabo the Clown on July 4 and Champu the Magician on July 5 at “Magic and Circus Show” at Forest Park Drive off Woodhaven Boulevard. The event on July 4 starts at 2 p.m. and the event on July 5 starts at 4 p.m. The event is free and there is a carousel at Forest Park. Tickets for the carousel are $3 for one ticket, $5 for two tickets and $23 for 10 tickets. Groups of 10 or more are $2.25 per rider. FRIDAY, JULY 4 Enjoy music by Emily Asher’s Garden Party, red beans ’n rice, sweat tea and birthday cake at the Louis Armstrong’s Birthday Bash! The party kicks off the Museum’s Hot Jazz/Cool Garden summer concert series running through August. Admission is $18 to $45. The location is at the Louis Armstrong House Museum at 34-56 107th St. and starts at 2 p.m. Our Valued Commodity’s second annual carnival, the Independence Weekend Carnival Explosion, will feature rides, games, food, live entertainment and a fi reworks show. The fi rework show will take place on July 5 at 9 p.m. Admission is free and the carnival is located at the Padavan-Preller Field at 236-02 Hillside Ave. The carnival will run from July 3 to 6 and is from 5 p.m. to midnight. Resorts World Casino will be holding a July Fourth fi reworks viewing event at Bar360 and on their sixth fl oor parking lot at 74-110 Rockaway Blvd. beginning at 7 p.m. The sixth fl oor parking lot is the perfect viewing spot for the Independence Day fi reworks. SATURDAY, JULY 5 Summer on the Green: Two concerts, children’s entertainment and fi reworks kick off a season of events at The Shops at Atlas Park. Bring the whole family and enjoy the fresh air and the fun! Admission is free and the shops are located at 80-00 Cooper Ave. The event is from 5 to 9 p.m. Paint, cut and imagine at “Corona Loves Art” every fi rst Saturday of the month through September. The event is free and there will be art-making workshops for interested individuals. This season, the Corona Plaza program will explore the artistry of marionettes, collage and sculpture. The location is at Corona Plaza, 103rd Street and Roosevelt Ave. Our Valued Commodity’s Independence Weekend Carnival Explosion fi reworks: See Friday, July 4. SUNDAY, JULY 6 Friends and neighbors are invited for free admission and a variety of programs, including an open studio, a public tour, and a special conversation focusing on a single work of art at the Noguchi Museum for Community Day at 4-01 33rd Rd. The event is from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m and the open studio will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friends of Community Board 1 Street Fair is from noon to 6 p.m. For more information call 718-728- 7820 or visit www.centralastoria.org. The street fair is located at 30th Avenue between 29th and Steinway streets. MONDAY, JULY 7 There will be children’s show and live concerts on the Green Driven by Nissan of Queens every Monday from July 7 to August 25. Live music will be from 6 to 9 p.m. From 6 to 7 p.m. there will be a kid’s show and from 7 to 9 p.m. there will be a live concert by ATTENTION: WANT A LISTING ON THIS PAGE? Go to the “Events Calendar” section of our web site, www.queenscourier.com/eventspage, and click on “Submit your event” to let us know about your happening. We select from reader submissions to list on our happenings page. Tour de Queens SUNDAY, JULY 6, Join hundreds of bikers for a fun-fi lled, family-friendly, 20-mile bike tour to highlight various Queens neighborhoods like Flushing, Murray Hill, Beechurst and Whitestone at the seventh annual Tour de Queens. Admission is $20 for non-members and $15 for Transportation Alternatives members. The tour starts at Flushing Meadows Corona Park at 9:30 a.m. To register visit http://secure3.convio.net/ta/site/TRR/Events/ General/2079757006?pg=ptype&fr_id=1220. EDITOR’S PICK
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