80 THE QUEENS COURIER • BUZZ • AUGUST 29, 2013 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com happenings >AUG 29- SEPT 4 COMPILED BY ZAK KRAEHLING SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 From 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Redken Saloon Salon, at 36-17 30th Avenue in Astoria, will be hosting a beauty and charity event, the St. Jude’s Haircut-AThon. For $35, you get a wash, haircut and style. All funds go to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Call 718- 956-3366 for an appointment. Urban Park Rangers will host Family Camping in Fort Totten Park, a chance for families to salvage the last days of summer through the tradition of camping. This free opportunity will last from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. For more information call 718-352-1769 THROUGH SATURDAY 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 www.queensbotanical. org/programs/events From 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saint Jude’s Children’s Hospital will be home to the Hair Cut A-Thon. Haircuts are $35 and include “wash ‘n’ styles” and will take place at 36-17 30th Avenue at Redken Saloon Salon. All funds will go to Saint Jude’s Children’s Hospital. For reservations and more information, call 718-956-3366 SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS THROUGH 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 S aturday 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 info, visit www.socratessculpturepark.org/ 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 Garden Party Fundraiser SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, Flushing Town Hall invites all to experience an exclusive and authentic VIP experience at the Garden Party Fundraiser. Starting at 3 p.m., the Garden Party will feature Dandy Wellington and his band, along with great food and drinks. This funds raised at this event will be used to support Flushing Town Hall programs throughout the year. Costs $75 for adults and $35 for children older than fi ve. For more information, call 718-463-1920 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 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 Museum of Moving Image will screen “Single Stream” by Powel Wojtasik, Toby Lee, and Ernst Karel. Focused on the themes of excess, 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 www.movingimage.us/exhibitions/2013/07/03/ detail/single-stream/ or call 718-777-6888 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 Through “Open Studio,” the Noguchi Museum encourages families to observe the various art galleries at the museum and make a response in the form of art. This drop-in program does not require registration. Begins at 11 a.m. 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 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
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