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64 THE QUEENS COURIER • BUZZ • AUGUST 8, 2013 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com happenings >AUG 8-14 COMPILED BY ZAK KRAEHLING THRU AUGUST 31 The Queens Botanical Garden hosts the EcoHouse exhibit, part of the Community Environmental EcoHouse. The EcoHouse offers a progressive, advanced, hands-on opportunity for people of all ages to see behind walls and underneath the fl oors of a modern home and the structures necessary to maintain homes. The EcoHouse teaches how to salvage energy by saving money, and preserving natural ecosystems. Exhibit is free with admission to the garden. For more information, visit http://www.queensbotanical. org/programs/events THRU SEPTEMBER 1 The New York Hall of Science presents “Space Junk: 3D,” which examines the science behind collisions that occur around Earth’s orbit. This theater presentation takes the audience over 20,000 miles from Earth’s surface in examining the danger of excess debris in space and the possible methods to preserve Earth’s orbits. “Space Junk” employs visually enthralling effects with pragmatic themes to creative an educational and entertaining experience. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for children and seniors, plus NYSCI admission. Showings are daily. For more info, visit www.nysci. org/visit/events The New York Hall of Science’s 3D theater is showing “The Last Reef,” an underwater journey that explores the unrivaled biodiversity of coral reefs. “The Last Reef” draws parallels between coral reefs, underwater centers vital to marine life, and cities, which bustle with human exchange. While this 3-dimensional feature is an entertaining experience, it also communicates the disturbing reality that coral reefs, which have been perhaps the most enduring and essential life forms in Earth’s history, are being threatened with extinction as a result of human pollution. Screening times are Monday through Friday 11:30 a.m. and Innovative installation in LIC THROUGH AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, Socrates Sculpture Park presents Parting, an innovative installation in Long Island City, which combines green initiatives, artistry, and architecture. The design incorporates elevated thresholds and slopes, nets, chain links, and hybrid framing structures to create a state-of-the-art design. Appropriately located in one of the city’s fastest growing neighborhoods, which is also home to an expanding art scene, Parting encompasses elements of modernism and curiosity. Parting is located on 43-29 Crescent Street, in a converted asphalt parking lot adjacent to M. Wells Steakhouse. The lot will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday through to 2014. Parting is the fi rst art design project located in the lot and the fi rst project of Socrates Sculpture Park outside of its park in northern Long Island City. The development is supported by Rockrose Development Corporation and engineered by native New York architects Jerome W. Haferd and K. Brandt Knapp. For further information, visit http://www.socratessculpturepark.org/ 2:15 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Recommended for ages 6 and older. For more info, visit www.nysci.org/visit/events/ event/3dlastreef The New York Hall of Science explores the physics of airplane engineering in 3D Theater Presentation: Legends of Flight.” Included is the fi rst public fl ight of the revolutionary Airbus A380 and 787. In addition to NYSCI admission, cost is $6 for adults, $5 for children and senior citizens. Daily screening time is 1:30 p.m. For further information, visit http:// www.nysci.org/visit/events/ event/legendsfl ight THRU AUGUST 24 The Museum of Moving Image features a series that examines acclaimed director Wong Kar-wai. Kar-wai rose to prominence with his science fi ction epic “2046,” which stars Tony Leung and Zhang Ziyi and explores the themes of time and love. His new movie “The Grandmaster” reunites Leung and Ziyi while revolutionizing the martial arts genre. The series will feature Kar-wai’s most celebrated works, which include “Days of Being Wild” on August 4, “As Tears Go By” on August 9, “The Grandmaster” on August 10, “My Blueberry Nights” on August 18, “In The Mood For Love” on August 23, and “2046” on August 24. An online symposium on “Reverse Shot” will supplement the series. For more information, visit http://www.movingimage. us/fi lms/2013/07/12/detail/ wong-kar-wai-2/ EVERY WEDENSDAY IN AUGUST Socrates Sculpture Park and AT&T host an eight-week fi lm festival that includes dance, food, musical performance and fi lm. The outdoor cinema runs every Wednesday evening up to and including August 21. Food offerings include regional cuisine and fi lms in their original language with English subtitles. The performance line-up is announced one week prior to showing. Programmed by Film Forum in conjunction with Rooftop Films, Outdoor Cinema 2013 offers a truly authentic international celebration unique to Queens. For more information, call 718-956-1819. EVERY SATURDAY IN AUGUST P.S 1, located in Long Island City, is the home of the Warm Up Party, a celebration of architecture that combines music and art. Every year a new architect installs a new design for courtyard grandeur. The Warm Up Party is free for all MoMA members and people with proof of residency in Long Island City. Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the door. For more info, call 718-784-2084. SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 From noon to 4p.m., the New York Hall of Science offers “Summer of Stars: Astronomy.” Participants can make constellations on sun print paper, learn about rockets and even explore the sun using solar telescopes, according to the event site. For more info, visit www.nysci.org/ visit/events. The Queens Botanical Garden presents “Music in the Garden: Irish/Celtic/ Folk Fiddler, Tony DeMarco.” Brooklyn native Tony DeMarco combines elements of Celtic with American folk on the fi ddle to deliver a rare experience exclusive to New York in “Music in the Garden.” Listeners are invited to bring snacks and the event is free with garden admission. Performance will be played from 6:15 to 7:45 p.m. For more info, visit http://www. queensbotanical.org/programs/ events ATTENTION: WANT A LISTING ON THIS PAGE? Go to the “Events Calendar” section of our web site, www.queenscourier.com/events-page, and click on “Submit your event” to let us know about your happening. We select from reader submissions to list on our happenings page. EDITOR’S PICK Photo Courtesy Nate Dorr


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