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formance by Grammy nominee Innov
Gnawa. The event lasts from 1:30
to 4 p.m. Tickets cost $8 for adults,
$4 for seniors and FREE for students
and children. Join us at the Queens
Museum, NYC Building, Flushing
Meadows Corona Park. Call 718-592-
9700 for details.
11 Take a tour at the farm! The
Queens Botanical Garden
invites you to visit the Herb Garden
and QBG Farm and about the plants
they use to create botanical dyes, the
substance that adds color. The tour
starts from 1 to 2 p.m. and is located
at the Queens Botanical Garden,
43-50 Main St. Cost $6 for adults,
$4 for children & seniors, FREE for
members. Visit queensbotanical.org
for more details.
12 Learn the art of hapazome!
From 2 to 4 p.m., Jess
Bey from Dyed in Queens will teach
you hapa-zome, the art about imprinting
natural dyes of plants into fabric.
Plant your own hapa-zome container
as you will be using plants
like basil, marigold and many more!
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This event takes place at the Queens
Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St. $20
for members, $25 for non-members.
Visit queensbotanical.org for more
details.
MONDAY, AUG. 6
13 Come and hang out with
the Urban Rangers! From
10:30 to 11:30 a.m., go to Rockaway
Beach and join the Urban Rangers in
a series of nature programs including
fishing games, animal identification,
button making and many more!
So, come and join us at the Rockaway
Beach Boardwalk, Beach 94th St.,
off Shorefront Parkway. Call 718-318-
4000 for more information.
TUESDAY, AUG. 7
15 Come and join us for
National Night Out Against
Crime! From noon to 9 p.m., celebrate
when the community and the
police come together for barbecue
and festivities for this special day!
Don’t miss this special event at Beach
17th Street and Seagirt Boulevard in
Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk. Call
718-868-3441 for more details. This
event is free.
16 Have your yoga session
by the beach! From 7:30
to 8:30 p.m., yoga instructor Helen
Kilgallen from Ocean Bliss Yoga will
teach a yoga class near the water of
Rockaway Beach! Please bring either
a mat or large towel. This class is held
at Beach 102nd Street & Shorefront
Parkway in Rockaway Beach and
Boardwalk. This class is free to attend.
Call 718-318-4001 for more details.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 8
18 Lend a hand and join the
NYC Compost Project! From
9 a.m. to noon, learn how to grow
healthy crops and to foster a farm
ecosystem. This project provides multiple
tasks like processing food scraps,
building a compost pile, harvesting,
plant activities and more! Volunteers
must be at least 16 years old to participate.
The project will take place at
the Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50
Main St. Admission is FREE for members,
$6 for adults and $4 for seniors
and students. For more information,
visit queensbotanical.org.
19 Release your inner artist
by nightfall! From 6:30 to
8 p.m., Donna Levinstone, an LIC artist,
will be providing guidance to help
you create your own masterpiece
of anything that your heart desires,
while watching the stunning sunset.
The event is free and all supplies
are included! This event is held at the
LIC Landing Events Space in Hunter’s
Point South Park, Center Boulevard,
Long Island City.
20 Shakespeare in the Park
presents “All’s Well That
Ends Well”! From 7 to 10 p.m.,
witness the full display of one of
William Shakespeare’s famous plays
at Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
Before the show starts, children will
get the chance to interact with the
text with a free interactive workshop
called “Kids & the Classics.” This show
is located at the Unisphere in Flushing
Meadows Corona Park. This event is
free! Call 718-760-6560 for details.
Do you need help to improve your math skills for the math section of
SHSAT test? Students from the Stuyvesant High School Math Team may
be your solution! From 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 6, students from
grades 6 to 10 will receive help from the math team to make them feel
prepared for the exam. The lessons are held at the Queens Library in
Fresh Meadows, 193-20 Horace Harding Expressway. Please call 718-
454-7272 to register.
Take it to the sky! From 11 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Aug. 7, come and
learn how and why rockets fly in the air at Flushing Meadows Corona
Park! Witness real model rocket launches that soars over several hundred
feet in the air and deploying parachutes for their safe return!
Join us for this special event at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 111th
Street and 53rd Avenue. Please bring a low chair or blanket for this
event. For more information, call 718-760-6560.
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