COMPILED BY LUKE TABET 27- 3 happenings 4 2 THE COURIER SUN • JUNE 27, 2013 F OR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com >JUNE AUG THRU JULY 22 “Better Homes” brings together artists who examine how the notion of domestic space, and all it encapsulates, has been redefi ned in contemporary culture. Their works explore questions such as, what are the impacts of shifting ideas of family, identity, politics and consumerism in the private realm? Touching on the history of the interior to its present iterations, the artists in the exhibition examine displays of domesticity, as constructed through spaces and things. Featured artists include Jonathas de Andrade, Neïl Beloufa, Keith Edmier, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Robert Gober, Tamar Guimarães, Anthea Hamilton, E’wao Kagoshima, Yuki Kimura, KwieKulik, Paulina Olowska, Kirsten Pieroth, Josephine Pryde, Carissa Rodriguez, Martha Rosler and Güne Terkol. At Sculpture Center, 44-19 Purves Street, Long Island City. Call 718-361-1750 for more information THURSDAY, JUNE 27 Curated by Long Island City Artists (LICA), the exhibition “Bridging the Gap” is a celebration of the diversity and creativity present in the many communities of Queens. The exhibition was assembled through an open call to the artists of Queens and is open from 12 to 5 p.m. from June 27 until July 14 at Flushing Town Hall, located at 137-35 Northern Boulevard. There is a suggested admission fee of $5 and admission is free for students, members, and LICA affi liates. Call 718-463- 7700 for more information Come with the family and enjoy a free performance of “The Willow Girl,” presented by Catskill Puppet Theater. Starts at 7p.m. at Wallenberg Square in Forest Park, Woodhaven. The Willow Girl is the story of a young Chinese immigrant who comes to America and overcomes cultural discrimination with the help of her magic healing powers and a mysterious friend who inhabits a beautiful willow tree. For more information visit www.nycgovparks. org or www.catskillpuppettheater.com FRIDAY, JUNE 28 Come and jam-out with the Friends of Queens Library at LeFrak City as they present the Cultural Breakout Music Event. Local musicians come and play to support the library and celebrate the community. Held at 6 p.m. at the LeFrak City Library at 98-30 57th Avenue. Call 718-592-7677 for details. SATURDAY, JUNE 29 Moma WARM UP Starting June 29 and continuing every Saturday of the summer through September 7, MoMA PS1 presents its highly anticipated outdoor music series WARM UP. WARM UP is celebrating its 16th year and is keeping its tradition of introducing audiences to an array of musical styles, such as experimental live music, The Long Island City Artists (LICA) is hosting a family sun-printing workshop at 2 p.m. at Flushing Town Hall. Creative minded families are encouraged to bring items such as leaves, lace, or feathers to use in the art of sunprinting. Items are placed on piece of paper and a silhouette image is transferred onto it. Visit www.fl ushingtownhall. org/events or call 718-463- 7700 for details. Get outdoors and discover nature with the Urban Rangers this summer. Families and children eight and older are invited to participate in a catchand release freshwater fi shing program held in Kissena Park. Starting at 11 a.m., interested families will meet at the entrance located on Rose and Oak Avenues. All equipment will be provided by the Urban Rangers and will be supplied on a fi rst-come, fi rst-serve basis. SUNDAY, JUNE 30 Join the Bayside Historical Society in Crocheron Park for the Annual Lawn Concert. Starting at 6 p.m. the free concert will feature a country music performance by Savannah Sky followed by some good old fashioned rock and roll played by Rear View Mirror. Bring some lawn chairs, a picnic, and the whole family and enjoy some summer tunes. For more information visit www.baysidehistorical.org or call 718-352-148 The Urban Park Rangers will host a historical walking tour of Fort Totten Park starting at 1 p.m. The Urban Park Rangers specialize in interpretations of historic turning points of New York City. Anyone wishing to attend can meet up at the Fort Totten Park Visitor’s Center, visit nyc.gov/parks for more information THURSDAY, JULY 4 Spend the evening on the Skyline Princess this Fourth of July. The popular fi ve-hour dinner cruise takes you out for a perfect view of the New York Skyline and a sky fi lled with fi reworks. Tickets are $230 and include dinner, desert, an open bar, live DJ entertainment and free parking at the marina. Boarding at 5 p.m. at the Flushing Meadows Park Marina, to purchase tickets visit www.skylinecruises.com Celebrate Independence weekend at the legendary West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, with the New York Open Tennis Championship. Activities include Family Fest, Film Fest, Food Fest, Jazz Fest and Book Fest! Visit www.NewYorkOpen.com for tickets FRIDAY, JULY 5 The Noguchi Museum offers extended evening hours on the fi rst Friday of each month from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. “First Friday” programming includes “Center of Attention,” an extended conversation around a single work of art at 6 p.m., followed by a fi lm presented in collaboration with the Architecture and Design Film Festival, at 7 p.m. “First Fridays” also feature pay-what-you-wish admission and a cash bar with wine and beer. Call 718- 204-7088 or visit www. noguchi.org for more information SATURDAY, JULY 6 Families and children are welcome to join local artists in Socrates Sculpture Park for a summer series of sculpture workshops. Each week’s workshop will have a theme and teach a certain skill. The workshop on July 6 is Upcycled Art, where kids will make a collaborative piece of art while recycling plastic waste, they will learn sculpture techniques that will let them transform plastics bottles and containers into beautiful urban art. Workshops run each Saturday all summer long, and start at 3 p.m. For a full listing of the workshops visit www.socratessculpturepark. org Nothing says summer in New York like a street festival. Come and stroll through lanes of vendors selling all sorts of delicious foods, crafts, and much more at the Woodside Festival. Going on from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. the festival will take place On Woodside Avenue from 63rd Street to Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside. Call 646-230- 0489 for details. 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. DJs both local and international, and emerging artists. The event is planned by a curatorial committee, selected by the museum to represent a wide spectrum of experiences in music, sound and the performing arts. WARM UP will feature a variety of musical performances, art/stage installations and a temporary urban landscape called PARTY WALL. Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 at the door for each Saturday. For more information call 718-784-2084 or visit www.momaps1.org/warmup/ EDITOR’S PICK
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