News From The Queens Tourism Council
How and where do you like your live music? Upcoming events include a crooner in a park, a chamber ensemble in an historic building and even complementary compositions in a theater while movies show on a screen.
Queens residents can also stay local and camp outdoors, watch dance performances and/or rewrite the Constitution with a quill pen.
Here’s the rundown:
• Friday, Sept. 14, 8 p.m., Live Music Accompanies Avant-Garde Movies in Cinema 16 Program. A performance by ARP, a solo project by New York musician/artist Alexis Georgopoulos with cellist Clarice Jensen, will accompany five films. The evening’s theme is extreme exploration and adventure including psychedelic, terrestrial and celestial travel. Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria, 1-718-777-6888, www.movingimage.us.
• Friday, Sept. 14, noon to 3 p.m., Hands-on History: Constitution Celebration. Commemorate the Constitution’s birthday by learning about the document and how it was written. Write your own Constitution with a quill pen. King Manor in King Park, near Jamaica Avenue between 150th Street and 153rd Street, Jamaica, 1- 718-206-0545, www.kingmanor.org.
• Friday, Sept. 14, 7:30 p.m., St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble. One-hour concert of classical favorites, including Beethoven’s Septet and John’s Book of Alleged Dances. Free. Melt Bakery will sell gourmet ice cream. Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing, 1-718-463-7700, www.flushingtownhall.org.
• Saturday, Sept. 15, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., End of Summer Concert. A free, outdoor concert featuring Sally Dee, an Ozone Park native. Dee covers Frank Sinatra, Neil Diamond, Johnny Mathis and other crooners and pop music stars. Event sponsored by State Sen. Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. at the Addabbo Playground/Tudor Park, 133rd Avenue between 83rd Street and 81st Street, Ozone Park, 1-718-738-1111.
• Saturday, Sept. 15, 8:30 p.m., Three Stories Below. A collaborative performance piece by dancer/choreographer Lauren Hale Biniaris, the PITH Dance Company and awardwinning fiction writer Caedra Scott- Flaherty. The piece explores the inner and outer worlds of a family from a daughter’s perspective and is comprised of three sections of dance, three short stories and three original music scores. Green Space Studio, 37-24 24th St., Long Island City, 1-718-956-3037, www.greenspacestudio.org.
• Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 15- 16, Overnight Camping Adventures. Spend the night with the owls, bison and coyotes. Queens Zoo, 53-51 111th St., Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, www.queenszoo.com.
• Sunday, Sept. 16, 7 p.m., Fertile Ground. A monthly dance showcase for emerging and established artists now in its seventh season. This noncurated performance features about half dozen choreographers and includes a post-performance discussion with wine and cheese, moderated by Green Space Artistic Director Valerie Green. Green Space Studio, 37-24 24th St., Long Island City, 1-718-956-3037, www.greenspacestudio.org.
• Sunday, Sept. 16, 8 a.m. (registration), 10 a.m. (event), QSCAN Annual Sickle Cell Walk-A-Thon. The Queens Sickle Cell Advocacy Network invites concerned individuals to walk for sickle cell awareness, education and research. September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month. The walk begins near York College and ends at Roy Wilkins Park in Jamaica. $25 ($20 if preregistered),
1-718-712-0873, www.qscan.org.
• Sunday, Sept. 18, 6 to 8 p.m., Food Entrepreneur Networking Night. Gogo’s Garlic Dip, a Greek skordalia maker, will co-host a networking event to let food entrepreneurs share ideas, insights and tips. Wine and beer with potluck refreshments. Free. The Entrepreneur Space, 36-46 37th St., Long Island City, 1-646-246-5788. RSVP by Sept. 17 to samios.jay@gmail.com.
The “It’s In Queens” column is produced by the Queens Tourism Council with the hope that readers will enjoy the borough’s attractions.
