FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com JULY 11, 2013 • BUZZ • THE QUEENS COURIER 57 buzz SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 AND SUNDAY, AUGUST 11 Flushing Meadows-Corona Park will host the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival. The multicultural event includes two days of Dragon Boat Racing, a variety of performances and a multi-ethnic food court. The event is free and races will be held on Meadow Lake within the park, rain or shine. Bring the entire family and enjoy as over 170 teams and more than 2,000 participants compete with each other and celebrate the Year of the Rabbit. From 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. both days. BRING THE FAMILY SATURDAY, JULY 13 Families and children are welcome to join local artists in Socrates Sculpture Park for a summer series of sculpture workshops. Each week’s workshop will have a theme and teach a certain skill. The workshop for July 13 is “Plaster Casting the Fantastic,” which will teach participants to use clay and plaster to make fantastical objects from a mold that can be painted and decorated. Workshops run every Saturday all summer long and start at 3 p.m. For a full listing of the workshops, visit www.socratessculpturepark. org. SUNDAY, JULY 14 Few experiences compare to being on the open water in New York City, which is why the Urban Rangers are taking New Yorkers out canoeing in Bayswater Park. Trained Urban Rangers will meet at Beach 35th Street and Beach Channel Drive at 1 p.m. for a two-hour tour of local water ways. This is an intermediate canoeing day, so some experiences is recommended, as participants will be on both the gentle waters of protected lakes and the challenging open waters of rivers and bays. All equipment is provided and the event is free. The Urban Rangers will host a basic canoeing program the day before in the Bronx for those who want an extra day’s experience. For more information please call 718-846-2731 or visit www.nycgovparks.org. THURSDAY, JULY 25 Hip to Hip Theater Company kicks off the fi rst show of its seventh 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, some snacks and enjoy the show. Children’s programming will begin 30 minutes before each show. 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 Rock n’ Roll House Party that the public is invited to. 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; all-weekend passes are $15 and $7, respectively. Visit www.queensfarm. org for a schedule of events or call 718-347-FARM for more information. SATURDAY, JULY 27 Alley pond Environmental Center is hosting two days for children to play with sand and create works of art. Children ages 3-4 (July 10) and ages 5-7 (July 27) can come play in a sand table, create beautiful pictures using colored sand, meet live, sand-dwelling EDITOR’S PICK 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 Karlus Trapp Band. Audience members will enjoy the upbeat, carefree music of the 60s 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! animals and enjoy a snack. Cost is $18 per child. The event is limited to 12 participants. The Alley Pond Environmental Center is located at 228-06 Northern Boulevard. To sign your child up, call 718-229-4000 or visit www.alleypond.com. MONDAY, JULY 29 It’s movie night in Astoria Park! Bring the family and come enjoy outdoor fi lms on the waterfront in central Astoria this summer. Every Monday through August 26, the park will screen a different fi lm, starting on July 29 with “Annie.” Later in the summer, Disney’s “Brave” and “Finding Nemo” will be shown as well. For details call 718-728-7820. TO HAVE YOUR EVENT APPEAR HERE POST IT @ QUEENSCOURIER.COM COMMIT TO BE FIT ONE-ON-ONE PERSONAL TRAINING GROUP CLASSES AVAILABLE ALL AGES. ALL FITNESS LEVELS. ALL ABILITIES. 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