26 TIMES • AUGUST 27, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.timesnewsweekly.com happenings AUG .28 -SEPT.3 EDITOR’S PICK A DRONE’S PERSPECTIVE Photo Courtesy Knockdown Center “First Person View”is an art show for drones. As drones become popular as a consumer toy and a tool for videography among civilians, the human relationship to the drone’s perspective is increasingly a subject of interest. This exhibition incorporates the drone’s point of view as a new way of looking—a scale and orientation in which the body is no longer the limiting force. Friday, Aug. 28, to Friday, Sept. 12. Free. Knockdown Center, 52-19 Flushing Ave. For more information, visit knockdown.center. Friday, Aug. 28 Get fresh produce from the two local farms and Queens Botanical Garden’s own urban farm at Farmers Market Fridays. Free. 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. 43-50 Main St. For more information, visit queensbotanical.org. Enjoy everything tango: dance classes, demonstrations and live music at Arts, Culture & Fun: Dance Away the Night! Tango. Free. 6 to 8 p.m. Hunters Point, Center Boulevard and Borden Avenue. Sparked by the death of his father and birth of his daughter, Comedian Bill Santiago goes in search of answers at the border of science and religion, exploring the comic nature of the cosmic quest for understanding existence in his show “The Immaculate Big Bang.” Watch him on Friday, Aug. 28, and Saturday, Aug. 29, at the Creek and the Cave. Free. 7 p.m. 10-93 Jackson Ave. For more information, visit creeklic.com. Saturday, Aug. 29 GrowNYC Greenmarket serves the Long Island City and Astoria communities with farm-fresh fruits and vegetables and family-friendly activities. Free. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Socrates Sculpture Park. 32-01 Vernon Blvd. For more information, visit socratessculpturepark.org. Saturday Sculpture Workshops at Socrates Sculpture Park are organized for kids ages 5 to 13 and their families. Workshops are free and offered in the park’s education area on a drop-in basis. Noon to 3 p.m. 32-01 Vernon Blvd. For more information, visit socratessculpturepark.org. The Great Miguelino at Forest Park Carousel will leave some guests in awe while making other guests laugh. Volunteers from the audience will be chosen to help him with his spectacular magic tricks. Free. 2 to 2:45 p.m. Forest Park Drive. For more information, visit nycgovparks.org. Fun, pop-up readings known as Guerilla Storytime will offer families a chance to hear stories and sing songs in the park with real librarians. Free. 2 to 4 p.m. Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd. For more information, visit socratessculpturepark.org. The Queens Historical Society presents their newest exhibition, Leading the Way: Six Outstanding Women of Queens. The exhibit features women from diverse elds and backgrounds, who at one point in their lives lived and worked in Queens. Free. 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Kingsland Homestead, 143-35 37th Ave. For more information, visit queenshistoricalsociety.org. Philip Seymour-Hoffman, Amy Adams and Joaquin Phoenix all received Oscar nominations for their performances in Paul Thomas Anderson’s spellbinding saga of post– World War II America, “The Master.” Phoenix creates the unforgettable Freddie Quell, a wayward soul who falls under the spell of a spiritual guru (Philip Seymour-Hoffman in one of his greatest performances), who may or may not be a huckster. In this haunting drama, Anderson creates one mysterious, richly evocative image after another. 2 p.m. $12 general admission/$9 for seniors and students. Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave. For more information, visit movingimage.us. Enjoy live music, workout time, art making workshops, dance performances, read stories and learn about inspirational causes at Oye Corona! All activities are free. 3 to 7 p.m. 103rd St. and Roosevelt Ave. For more information, visit queensmuseum.org. Sunday, Aug. 30 Yoga classes are free and designed for all experience levels. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and, for yoga, bring a mat or towel. 10 to 11 a.m. Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd. For more information, visit socratessculpturepark.org.
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