Socrates Sculpture Park
Broadway & Vernon Blvd
Long Island City, Queens
Socrates Sculpture Park presents this annual international film festival focused on a different country or culture each Wednesday evening. Now in its 15th year, this program invites visitors to picnic on the grass, see musical and dance performances, enjoy the cool waterfront breeze as the sun sets over the Manhattan skyline and watch exceptional international films on an outdoor screen.
This week:
A SCREAMING MAN
CHAD
2010, 92 mins. Written & Directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun. Not Rated
Ironically titled, this drama set in Chad follows the fortunes of Adam, a former swimming champion, now a 60-year-old “pool man” at a tourist hotel. Tensions between Adam and his grown son are exacerbated when the former loses his job to the younger man and his fragile world begins to crumble. The country’s endless civil war plays a decisive role in defining the two men’s psychic reality in this smart, subtle, and deeply moving.
Friends of Gantry Neighborhood Parks General Membership Meeting
7-9pm
Citylights Building
4-74 48th Avenue
Hunters Point, Queens
All are welcome at the Friends of Gantry general membership meeting. Learn more about how you can get involved in caring for the gardens in this waterfront State Park and more!
Starting June 15th, and running every weekend this summer, Long Island City is home to the newest flea and food market in New York. Enjoy some great eats, find a hidden treasure in the market, discover new artists and great local vendors all while taking in breathtaking views of the Manhattan skyline.
Just blocks from the 7, E, M and G trains as well as the East River Ferry and parking across the street.
Schedule is subject to change, in case of inclement weather or poor water quality, please consult the same website two hours prior or call: 718.228.9214.
Fitness on the Overlook in Astoria Park!
6pm
ZUMBA
Participants wear comfortable clothes and shoes.
Astoria Pool Terrace
19th St. & 23rd Ave.
Astoria, Queens
Get fit this summer with the Astoria Park Alliance!
Schedule subject to change and events are weather permitting.
Schedule is subject to change, in case of inclement weather or poor water quality, please consult the same website two hours prior or call: 718.228.9214.
THE LITTLE OPERA THEATRE OF NY
3pm to 4pm
Socrates Sculpture Park
Broadway at Vernon Blvd
Ravenswood, Queens
Liberté, Egalité, et Fraternité: THE LITTLE OPERA THEATRE of NY presents an afternoon of French opera including the work of Chevalier de Saint-George. LOTNY is a chamber opera company whose goal is to strip the artifice away from opera and present it as an intimate experience, enabling the audience to reconnect with the music, the performers, and the story.
Additional Changes are Being Proposed For the Queens East River North Shore Greenway (click photo to see the proposal).
CONSTRUCTION AND RESTORATION OF THE QUEENSBRIDGE SEAWALL HAS BEGUN!
Groundbreaking of the Queensbridge Seawall Restoration on May 10, 2013.
After over ten years of inaccessibility and disrepair, the Parks Department held a groundbreaking for the restoration and construction of the Queensbridge Park Seawall on May 10, 2013.
It is estimated that construction will take a year to complete and we will post photos and updates about the work and its progress here and on our website.
BIG!Compost, a program of Build It Green! NYC, is a community-scale composting network, that works to increase capacity for, acceptance of, and participation in composting in western Queens. We serve the public by hosting weekly and event-specific food scrap drop-offs, training community members in urban composting best practices, and providing high-quality compost to amend our city’s soils. The finished compost is used in community gardens, on street trees, and in public beautification projects.
Instead of adding your food scraps to the landfill, you can drop them off at one of BIG! Compost's weekly drop off locations:
Sunday:
9am to Noon
Jackson Heights Greenmarket
34th Ave at 77th Street
Jackson Heights, Queens
Monday:
8-10am
Queens Library Steinway Branch
21-45 31st Street
Astoria, Queens
2-6pm
Hour Children Food Pantry
36-49 11th Street
Ravenswood, Queens
Tuesday:
8-10am
On the west side of Broadway near the N/Q train
Astoria, Queens
More info: www.bignyc.org/compost
Thursday:
3:30-7:30pm
ARROW Community Center
35th Street btwn 35th & 36th Avenues
Astoria, Queens
4- 7pm
Hour Children Food Pantry
36-49 11th Street
Ravenswood, Queens
Saturday:
10:30am to Noon
Queens Library: Sunnyside
43-06 Greenpoint Avenue
Long Island City, Queens
Queens Library: Long Island City
37-44 21st Street
Long Island City, Queens
To learn more about BIG! Compost and to get involved, email: compost@bignyc.org Times and schedule are subject to change. For up-to-date information, visit: http://bignyc.org/drop-sites
Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Visitor Center General Public Visiting Hours
Saturdays
9am to 3pm
Visitor Center at Newtown Creek
329 Greenpoint Avenue
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
The Visitor Center at Newtown Creek tells the story of New York City’s water and wastewater systems. Located at the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (WTP), one of New York City's 14 treatment plants, the Visitor Center features DEP employees who narrate the cycle of water from water supply to distribution, wastewater treatment, and harbor water quality. This fascinating new facility will help you learn about the one billion gallons of water New Yorkers use every day, the thousands of miles of pipes, aqueducts, and water mains, and the responsibilities, through the eyes of our dedicated workforce, to serve New Yorkers.
Adults only, all ages and levels of experience, including beginners. Bring a friend!
do it (outside)
Daily through July 7, 2013
Socrates Sculpture Park
Broadway & Vernon Blvd
Ravenswood, Queens
In collaboration with Independent Curators International (ICI), Socrates Sculpture Park presents do it (outside), an exhibition conceived of and curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist. With historical antecedents in Dada and Fluxus, do it (outside) is a selection of artists' instructions interpreted by other artists, performers, community groups, and the public. In the last 20 years, versions of do it have been presented in over 50 venues worldwide, giving new meaning to the concept of the “Exhibition in Progress.” do it (outside) at Socrates Sculpture Park will be the first presentation of the exhibition in New York City and the first to be presented completely outdoors in a public art venue.
Socrates Sculpture Park
Broadway at Vernon Blvd
Ravenswood, Queens
SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, MAY 11 - SEPTEMBER 29, 2013 Weather permitting. Classes are free and designed for all experience levels.
Participants should wear comfortable clothing and, for yoga, bring a mat or a towel.
YOGA
Saturdays, 9:30 - 10:30 AM & 11 AM - 12 PM Sundays, 10 AM to 11 AM Kripalu Yoga is a system of Hatha Yoga that integrates body postures, breathing techniques, relaxation, and meditation. Taught by Monique Schubert and Yojaida Estrella, participants are encouraged to integrate their yoga practices with this very special waterfront environment of nature and art.
TAI CHI
Sundays, 11 AM - 12 PM Led by certified instructors from the Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA, these classes offer the opportunity to learn Taoist Tai Chi, improve one's health, relax, and exercise in an outdoor setting among changing exhibitions of contemporary sculpture.
Socrates Sculpture Park
Broadway at Vernon Blvd
Ravenswood, Queens
This market will serve the Long Island City and Astoria communities with farm-fresh fruits and vegetables and family-friendly activities every week. For over 30 years, GrowNYC has been working together to promote regional agriculture, preserve farmland, and ensure a continuing supply of fresh, local produce for all New Yorkers. To learn more about GrowNYC's Greenmarket program, visit www.growNYC.org.
LIC Flea & Food
Saturday & Sunday
10am to 6pm
5-25 46th Avenue
Hunters Point, Queens
Starting June 15th, and running every weekend this summer, Long Island City is home to the newest flea and food market in New York. Enjoy some great eats, find a hidden treasure in the market, discover new artists and great local vendors all while taking in breathtaking views of the Manhattan skyline.
Just blocks from the 7, E, M and G trains as well as the East River Ferry and parking across the street.
Waterfront Vision Plan for Astoria & Long Island City, Queens
The Waterfront Vision Plan was created for the community and by the community with Green Shores NYC & The Trust for Public Land.
In the summer and fall of 2010, hundreds of Western Queens residents came together to participate in seven neighborhood listening sessions, two area-wide brainstorming sessions and a waterfront bus tour generating more than a thousand comments, ideas and solutions for creating a more connected, useful and beautiful waterfront.
To request a copy of the plan by mail or for more information, email: mail@greenshoresnyc.org.
IT'S YOUR WATERFRONT!
Green Shores NYC works to enliven the Astoria-Long Island City waterfront by caring for and advocating for safe public parks, green spaces, street trees, waterways and a waterfront greenway. Visit us online at: www.greenshoresnyc.org
To include your event on our updates and calendar, please email: mail@greenshoresnyc.org and put "EVENTS" in the subject line.
