Western Queens: More Space and New Arrangements
Join this tour with urban geographer and Queens Borough historian Jack Eichenbaum to learn about the traditional and new urban architecture in West Queens.
$20
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MoMA Ps1 Warm Up 2014
MoMA PS 1 22-25 Jackson Avenue at 46th Avenue, Long Island City, Queens, NY, United StatesMoMA PS1 presents Warm Up 2014, beginning June 28 and taking place every Saturday this summer through September 6.
$18 – $20
Saturday Farmers Market
Brooklyn Grange Flagship Farm NY, United StatesA farmers market and open house will be hosted at Flagship Farm every Saturday, May 17th through October 25th!
Queens Museum exhibitions
Queens Museum Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY, United StatesHead over to the Queens Museum of Art for great (and free!) exhibits!
*Sacred Waters: A Collection of Hindu Offerings from Jamaica Bay.
*The Natural History Museum: Community Partnership Exhibition Program.
*From Watersheds to Faucets: The Marvel of New York City's Water Supply System.
Free
Saturday Farmers Market
Brooklyn Grange Flagship Farm NY, United StatesA farmers market and open house will be hosted at Flagship Farm every Saturday, May 17th through October 25th!
Composting in the City workshop at Queens Botanical Garden
Queens Botanical Garden 43-50 Main Street, Flushing, NY, United StatesJoin the NYC Compost Project to learn how to reduce your waste and create "black gold" for your garden by composting leaves, kitchen scraps, garden…
$5
Winter Wildlife Viewing
Albert H. Mauro Playground Park Drive East and 73rd Avenue Terrace, Queens, NY, United StatesNew York City is home to an amazing abundance of wildlife. From falcons and salamanders, to deer and seals, wildlife viewing opportunities exist year-round in all of our parks.
This time of year is perfect to spot migrating birds and waterfowl which will call our parks home for the winter. Wildlife viewing is a perfect activity for any age.
Free
Watershed Relief Map Presentation
Queens Museum Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY, United StatesNew York City hosted the 1939 World's Fair in Flushing, Queens. To show off the city's water system that tapped mountain springs as far as 100 miles away, the Cartographic Survey Force, a branch of the Works Progress Administration, constructed a 3-dimensional model of the system out of wood and plaster for @ $100,000 (about $1.5 million in today's dollars).
You can now see the map for yourself and hear about its story from NYC water educator Matt Malina.
Free
Remembering Yesterday: Queens and Its World’s Fairs
Kingsland Homestead 143-35 37th Avenue , Queens, NY, United StatesRemembering is both a collective and a personal activity. In this exhibition, both are on display in relation to two World’s Fairs that took place in Flushing, Queens in 1939/40 and 1964/65.
Within this exhibition, collective memory is represented by shared experiences of the Fairs and personal memory by the memorabilia drawn from the collections of people who attended and fondly recall the Fairs.
Open Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, 2:30 – 4:30 pm. Through May 31, 2015.
$3.00
The World’s Park Community Forum 1
Queens Museum Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY, United StatesDo you want to participate in creative improvements to Flushing Meadows Corona Park?
Anyone interested in the future of Flushing Meadows Corona Park is invited to come to the Queens Museum for presentations as well as activities for all ages that will invite community members to thoughtfully engage with, and contribute, bold ideas for improving the access, circulation, and overall connectivity of the park with its surrounding communities.
Free
Queens Botanical Garden: Indoor Gardening Workshop: Start your Summer Veggies Indoors
Queens Botanical Garden 43-50 Main St, Flushing, NY, United StatesJoin Fred Gerber, Director of Education Emeritus for an adult workshop on starting your summer vegetables indoors.
$6
The New York City You’ve Never Seen: All New Queens Edition
Brooklyn Brainery 190 Underhill Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesDid you know Queens, NY is a land of discovery?
This virtual tour of some of Queens' hidden spots will entice you with the adventures that await you and arm you with what you need to organize your own fantastic day trips - no passport or plane ticket needed, just your metro card, a few dollars, and maybe your cell phone in case you get lost...
$10