FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com AUGUST 22, 2013 • BUZZ • THE QUEENS COURIER 77 buzz waste, and the consequences of a high-consuming culture, “Single Stream” offers a refl ection of American society by exploring a recovery facility in Charlestown, Massachusetts, which sorts out refuse that is processed daily for recycling. The audience discovers the systems upon which the plant is run and captures the intricate processes contrived to treat the immense amount of waste Americans produce on a daily basis. For more information, visit http://www.movingimage.us/exhibitions/ 2013/07/03/detail/single-stream/ or call 718-777-6888 EVERY WEDNESDAY IN AUGUST Socrates Sculpture Park and AT&T host an eightweek 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 information, call 718-784-2084. THROUGH SUNDAY, 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 information, visit http://www.nysci.org/ visit/events The New York Hall of Science explores the physics of airplane engineering in the 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 Boathouse SATURDAY, AUG. 24 , The Long Island City Community Boathouse invites adults with little to no paddling experience to a one-way paddle from Anable Basin to Hallets Cove. This moderately easy boating outing is perfect for adults 18 and older to enjoy the refreshing relief of the East River. Requests to take part can be found on the “Request–a-trip” page of the LIC Boathouse website and can be submitted from 15 days prior to the trip to 2 days prior. Confi rmation emails will be sent out 1-2 days before the trip. This trip is free and contributions are gratefully accepted. Instruction and paddling is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, visit www.licboathouse.org The Noguchi Museum hosts “Highlights of the Collection: Reworked,” an exhibition that explores artist Isamu Noguchi returning to a piece of work to develop it further. The fi rst example is his work that was inspired by his mentor Constantin Brancusi. The second area of work on display is Noguchi’s interlocking stone structures of the 1940s, which includes some wood structures. The third example on display is Noguchi’s work from the 1960s and 1980s that utilized chisel to carve raw marble. The last area of focus is Noguchi’s set designs made for Martha Graham, most notably sculptures that were intended for practical use. For more info, call 718-204-7088 The Museum of Moving Image presents “Fun City: New York in the Movies 1967-1975,” an exhibit organized by curator J. Hoberman. Fun City explores how New York City became the setting for motion picture fi lms in the late 1960s. In conjunction with Mayor John V. Linday’s executive order that allowed fi lming on the city’s streets, Hollywood producers captured the feel of urban life in the form of tough cop fi lms, dark urban stories, and dismal comedies. For more information, visit http://www.movingimage. us/fi lms/2013/08/10/detail/fun-city-new-yorkin the-movies-196775/ THROUGH SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 The Museum of Moving Image features “Cut Up,” an exhibition that explores the art of re-editing media in order to construct new work. “Cut Up” focuses on self-taught editors who provide supplementary content to media using contemporary tools and methods of distribution. The exhibition examines fi lms, music videos, television series, and news broadcasts to explore the themes, techniques, and genres that have come about over the last decade. For more information, call 718-777-6888 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 21 The New York Hall of Science explores how videogame design, music production, roller coaster architecture, and other creative professions use math and science to help them create their designs in “Design Zone.” The exhibit is constituted of numerous minor hands-on projects including “Drum Machine,” “Music Mix,” “Turn Tables,” “Sound Graph,” “Whack-a-Phone,” “Slide-a-Phone,” “Digital Strings,” “Laster Light DJ” and “Light Show DJ.” Among the applied concepts that are explored in “Design Zone” are length, pitch, ratios, rhythm, scale, pattern, and slope. Cost is free with NYSCI admission. For more information, call 718-699-0005 TO HAVE YOUR EVENT APPEAR HERE POST IT @ QUEENSCOURIER.COM Absolutely Trophies Awards • Plaques • Engraving • Laminations • Medals • and More….. 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