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1LIS6T OF THINGS TO DO
THURSDAY, JUNE 29
1 Is your child interested
in the law?
Come to the Order, Order,
Youth Court event hosted
by the Queens Library
for Teens from 4 to 5:30
p.m. There will be Queens
Law Associates teaching and
mediating mock trials of real
cases. Queens Library for
Teens, 2002 Cornaga Ave.,
Far Rockaway. For more information,
visit http://www.
queenslibrary.org/event/
order-order-youth-court.
2 Watch “The Tale of
Despereaux” at the
Averne branch of the
Queens Library from 5:30
to 7:15 p.m. Follow the
mouse on his journey to save
a princess. Queens Library
at Averne, 312 Beach 54th
St., Averne. For more information,
visit http://www.
queenslibrary.org/event/
kids%E2%80%99-moviethe
tale-of-despereaux.
FRIDAY, JUNE 30
5 View Art in the Garden
featuring watercolor
paintings by Che Min Hsiao
at the Queens Botanical
Garden for free with garden
admission from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Adults $6; seniors
$4; students with ID $4; children
4 to 12 $2; children
3 and under free; members
free. Queens Botanical
Garden, 43-50 Main St.,
Flushing. For more information,
call 718-886-3800,
email info@queeensbotanical.
org, or visit www.queensbotanical.
org.
The Queens Symphony Orchestra is performing at the 2017 Independence Celebration at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday,
June 29, followed by the Grucci Fireworks show at the Astoria Park Lawn, Shore Boulevard, between Hell
Gate Bridge and the Pool, Astoria. For more information, visit www.centralastoria.nyc, call 718-728-7820,
or email info@centralastoria.nyc.
6 The Museum of the
Moving Image is
showing a new release,
“bwoy,” at 7:30 p.m.
“bwoy” is an indie film directed
by John G. Young about
a gay couple in the suburbs
with a theme about mediating
screen usage. Tickets
are $15 for the public and
$7 for members. Museum
of the Moving Image, 36-01
35th Ave., Astoria. For tickets
and more information,
visit http://www.
movingimage.us/visit/calendar/
2017/06/30/detail/
bwoy.
SATURDAY, JULY 1
7 Visit the Queens
Museum for the free
event: day two of “Fatal
Love: Where Are We
Now” featuring art, performance
and discussion
panels from 10 a.m. to
6:30 p.m. Queens Museum,
New York City Building,
Flushing Meadows Corona
Park, Queens. For more
information and a full itinerary,
visit www.queensmuseum.
org/events/fatal-love.
8 Learn how to turn
your garden and
kitchen waste into “black
gold” at the NYC Compost
Project at the Queens
Botanical Garden from
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The
event is $6 and weather permitting.
Queens Botanical
Garden, 43-50 Main St.,
Flushing. For more information,
call 718-886-3800
ext. 500, email compost@
queeensbotanical.org, or
visit www.queensbotanical.
org/event/compost-101-2/.
9 Explore the Queens
Botanical Garden
with a free guided tour
when you pay garden
admission from 1
to 2 p.m. and enjoy the
Seasonal Activity Table
with a project suitable for
all ages from 2 to 4 p.m.
Adults $6, seniors $4, students
with ID $4, children
4 to 12 $2, children 3 and
under free, members free.
Queens Botanical Garden,
43-50 Main St., Flushing.
For more information, call
718-886-3800, email info@
queeensbotanical.org, or
visit www.queensbotanical.
org.
10 Watch “Storks”
in the Smokey
Oval Playground under
the stars for free from
8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Arrive
by 7:30 p.m. to get the best
spot! For more information,
call 718-393-7370 or visit
https://www.nycgovparks.
org/events/2017/07/01/
movies-under-the-starsstorks.
SUNDAY, JULY 2
11 Listen to the
Chinese music
by New York Hua Mei
Performing Arts show to
celebrate Independence
Day from 1 to 4 p.m. Free
admission. Queens Library
at Flushing, 41-17 Main St.,
Flushing. For more information,
visit http://www.
queenslibrary.org/event/
new-york-hua-mei-perform-
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