[Fredslist] Fwd: October in Queens - Events, Places and Happenings/ and Happy new year

Fri Sep 30 15:54:47 EDT 2011

See below for events in my home borough,  including a lot of nice things for the kids or the grandkids.

And to our tribal family,
L'Shana Tova from Shelly & me.
And wishing we can share such greetings and more for many years to come.
Looking forward to meeting those I've not yet met in person.
-Corey

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From: Discover Queens <events at queensny.org>
Subject: October in Queens - Events, Places and Happenings
Date: September 30, 2011 3:19:53 PM EDT
To: bearak at aol.com
Reply-To: events at queensny.org

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October 2011                                                                                      
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October 2, Noon
Shop Forest Hills Fall Festival: Over 250 vendors will showcase unique jewelry, clothing, collectibles and more. Jazz concert at 3:30 p.m. Cost: FREE
Austin Street between 69th Road & 72nd Road, Forest Hills

October 2, 11 a.m.
Apple Festival: Learn about apples, buy them and watch the nation's largest apple cobbler be baked on site. Enjoy hayrides, children's games and more. Cost: FREE  Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park 

October 9, all day
Family Workshop and NY Book Fair Expo: Family activities centered around the exhibition Wonderstruck in the Panorama, and the sixth annual fair celebrating the richness and diversity of the languages of New York. Cost: FREE
Queens Museum of Art, Corona-Flushing  

October 9,  10 a.m.
Fall Foliage Hike: Explore nature, clear your head or discover New York City's rich history and diversity with an Urban Park Ranger hiking guide. Cost: FREE 
10-31 49th Ave., Long Island City

October 14, 5 p.m. 
The Collage Aesthetic of Louis Armstrong: Did you know the jazz great was a collage artist? Be part of an exhibit, opening reception and jazz concert. Cost: $5  
Flushing Town Hall, Flushing

October 15, 1 p.m. 
Noshwalk Culinary Tour: Wear a good pair of walking shoes and get a taste of Little Guyana and NYC's small Portuguese enclave. Cost: $16 - $49
Meet up: Lefferts public library, Richmond Hill & Jamaica

October 15, 2:30 p.m.    
Historic House Fall Festival: A day of open-hearth cooking demos, tastings and learning. Churn butter, make cornhusk dolls and other activities! Cost: FREE
King Manor Museum, Jamaica

October 16, 3 p.m. 
Three Mo' Tenors: exciting musical event with thrilling performances of Opera, Broadway, Jazz, Motown and Blues by these new voices. Cost: $35-$40 
Queensborough Performing Arts Center, Bayside

October 21, 8:15 p.m.
Movie Night: Enjoy a special documentary movie night with award-winning films The Pipe and Forty Food. Q&A will follow. Cost: $6 - $11  
New York Irish Center, Long Island City     

October 21-23, times vary.  
Route 66: musical tribute on the life and music of Nat King Cole, written and performed by Jeff Obafemi Carr. Dinner also offered. Cost: $30-$45
Black Spectrum Theatre, Jamaica  

October 25 - 30, 6 p.m. & 8 p.m.  
Othello: Paranoia, betrayal and P.T.S.D. propel this highly physical play reinvention depicting returning U.S. Afghanistan War veterans. Cost: $10
The Secret Theatre, Long Island City

Ongoing through October 30, times vary. 
Chix 6: Broadway-bound musical by Indie rock sensation and Queens native Lourds Lane that will captivate the eye, the ear, and the heart. Cost: $42-$49 
Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing

Find these and many more events on www.discoverqueens.info 
Hispanic Heritage Month  
Special events:
Oct. 1 - Hispanic Heritage Festival Where: Langston Hughes Library
Oct. 2 - Dominican Fold & Modern Merengue Concert Where: Central library
Oct. 9 - La Ciencia y Yo  
Where: New York Hall of Science 
Ongoing - Colombia y su Salsa  
Where: Thalia Spanish Theatre  
Calendar of events 
Queens Hall of Fame Exhibit

Second exhibit of the 
Queens Hall of Fame is now on display at the Discover Queens Visitor Center, located inside Queens Center mall in Elmhurst.
Restaurants  
Special events:  
Oct. 1- Oct. 6     Discover Queens Restaurant Week extended by some restaurants.  

Oct. 9 On the Patio Oktoberfest, Austin's Ale House.

Oct. 18 Taste of Sunnyside, various restaurants  
Attractions
Queens Zoo
Sea Lion Feedings  
11:15 a.m.
2 p.m.
4 p.m.
 www.queenszoo.com
Neighborhoods
Special Events
Richmond Hill
Oct. 22 - Diwali 
Indian Festival of Lights
Connect with Us

Scaring Up Some Fun
Pumpkin patches, corn mazes, hayrides, costume contests  and more Halloween fun for all ages throughout the month of October!     
Pumpkin Patch and Oktoberfest
October 8, Noon - 6 p.m.
Salvatore LaRussa Dance Theatre 
Spooktacular
October 28, 5 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Al Oerter Recreation Center 
Maze by the Moonlight
October 8, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Queens County Farm Museum 
Canine Costume Carnival
October 29, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Rockaway Freeway 
Pumpkin Party
October 9, 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Alley Pond Environmental Center  
Halloween Delights
October 29, 10 a.m. - Noon 
Alley Pond Environmental Center 
Oktoberfest and a lot more
October 15, 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.
The Poppenhusen Institute
Halloween Walking Tour
October 29, 11 a.m.
Greater Astoria Historical Society 
Rockaway Fall Festival
October 16, Noon - 3 p.m.
Bayswater Park  
Halloween Haunted House
October 29, 4 p.m.
Queens County Farm Museum 
Harvest Fest and Pumpkin Patch
October 16, Noon - 4:30 p.m.
Queens Botanical Garden  
2nd Annual Halloween - Remixed Costume Party
October 29, 8 p.m.
Flushing Town Hall 
Blood Fest 2011: Halloween Show
October 22, Noon 
Flushing Library  
Dead or Alive Food Experiment
October 30, All day
New York Hall of Science 
Halloween Harvest Festival
October 22, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Socrates Sculpture Park
Halloween - Remixed
October 30, 2 p.m.
Flushing Town Hall 
Howlin' Halloween
October 27, 5 p.m.
Hollis Library  
Celebrate Day of the Dead
October 31, 6 p.m.
Jackson Heights Library 
Haunted Lantern Tours
October 28, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Fort Totten Park   
Trick-or-Treat at the Center
October 31, 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. 
Discover Queens Visitor Center   
For more information, view our calendar of events and browse by date. 
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