100 THE COURIER SUN • SEPTEMBER 5, 2013 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com happenings >SEPT COMPIL5ED K-RAEHLI1NG 1 BY ZAK THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 Help save three lives with one donation at the City Council District 19 annual summer blood drive. The New York Blood Center organizes the event and almost any healthy person between the ages of 16 and 76 can help the cause. Donations can be made from 3 to 7:30 p.m. at the “Busmobile,” which will be stationed at Bell Boulevard at the Bayside Village LIRR overpass. O-negative and B-negative are especially appreciated. Sign up online or call the district offi ce at 718-631-6703. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 Salvage the last days of summer at the Back to School Festival at Alley Pond Park. From noon to 3 p.m. elude the stress of school with an afternoon of craft projects, rides, giveaways and games. This is a free event. For more information, call 718-352-4793 The Queens Botanical Garden will host the New York City Compost Project in Queens: Fall Lawn Care. This hands-on demonstration will be coordinated by lawn care expert extraordinaire Patty Kleinberg and will teach homeowners how to maintain lawn care in an eco-friendly manner. The last hour of the workshop will include an applied demonstration by Kleinberg. Costs is $5 per person and registration is required. For more information, call 718-539-5296 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 The Jamaica Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center invites the public to its fi nal open house to give constructive feedback on the Draft General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for Gateway National Recreation Area. Thoughts and comments will help shape the parks new vision as it adapts to the new demands of the future, and will inform the mission of the National Park Service. Open house will last from 4 to 8 p.m. For more information on this free event, call 718-354-4568. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 The King Manor Museum invites children and parents alike to discover what schooling was like 200 years ago at its exclusive event “Hands on History: Reading, Writing, ‘Rithemtic.” Those who participate in this free activity will learn how to write with a traditional quell pen and will make their own book. Class will be from noon to 3 p.m. For more information, call 718-206-0545 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 The Queens County Farm Museum hosts the 33rd annual Motorcycle Show, which includes displays of motorcycles that have been out of production for a decade or more. Music, hayrides, farmhouse tours and food will provide additional fun. For more information, call 718-347-3276 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 The Queens Botanical Garden hosts The Autumn Moon Festival, a perfect chance for families to make arts and crafts, including paper lanterns, from 1 to 3 p.m. Costs $2 per person and lantern making is limited to the fi rst 50 participants. For more information, visit www.queensbotanical.org Join trained urban park rangers as they embark on a canoe trip in Alley Pond Park. The basic canoe trip is great for boaters of all skill levels as you can enjoy the relaxing sway of gentle bodies of water like lakes, and challenge yourself with the waters of bays and rivers. Admission is free and the trip will last from 1 to 3 p.m. For more information, call 718- 846-2731 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 AND SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 The Queens County Farm Museum invites all to the 31st annual Queens County Fair. The Queens County Fair combines elements of a traditional county fair with New York fl air, creating an exceptionally diverse festival. Included are blue ribbon competitions in livestock, home crafts, produce, and art. Adding to the fun are the “Maize Maze,” Con Edison “Ecology Booth,” pie-eating, corn-husking, lumberjack shows, pig racing, hayrides and carnival rides. Also included are a Bavarian Garden, Irish band, and German band. Admission is $8 for adults and $5 for children and free for farm members. From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call 718-347-3276 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 The Rufus King Manor Museum hosts Brooklyn Boroque Concert: Couperin & Eau de Vie, a chance to experience chamber music similar to that which Rufus King would enjoy. Brooklyn Boroque consists of cellist David Bakamjian, fl utist Andrew Bolotowsky and harpsichordist Rebecca Pechefsky, and will perform music by French composer Francois Couperin. Samples of fruit brandy and hard cider like those found in King’s wine cellar will be served. Admission is $25 in advance and $30 at the door. For more information, call 718-206-0545 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Join the Queens Botanical Garden for its second part of the HSBC Children’s Garden Fall Session. Those who attend the second session will cook fresh snacks with vegetables from the garden and make fresh apple cider and plant herbs to take home for the winter. Admission is $12 for members and $15 for non-members. 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 Amazing Maize Maze SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 TO SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, Celebrate fall and get lost in the three-acre Amazing Maize Maze at the Queens County Farm Museum. The adventure will begin with the “stalk talk,” a group interactive that prepares you for the challenges of fi nding your way through the maze, recognizing clues and solving puzzles. Maze will be open from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. but if you are feeling up to the challenge, be sure to be a part of Maze by the Moonlight on Saturdays, October 5 and 12 when the maze will be open until 9 p.m. admission is $9. For more info, call 718-347-3276
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