[Fredslist] Fwd: You're invited! World's Fair Scavenger Hunt

[Corey Bearak]

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From: Melinda Katz <noreply at queensbp.org>
Date: October 10, 2014 at 9:51:01 AM EDT
To: "Corey B. Bearak" <bearak at me.com>
Subject: You're invited!
Reply-To: noreply at queensbp.org


Melinda Katz

President

Borough of Queens

October 10, 2014

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Our six-month series of celebrations to commemorate the World’s Fair anniversaries will conclude on Sunday, October 19, with a special free event: A World’s Fair Scavenger Hunt throughout Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

Sponsored by Delta Airlines and the Daily News, the World’s Fair Scavenger Hunt will involve teams of two to six people who will be given maps of Flushing Meadows Corona Park and a list of clues that will test each team’s knowledge of both World’s Fairs and of the Park as it is now. The clues will direct teams to various cultural institutions and other locations in and around Flushing Meadows Corona Park. At each location, each team will be given a token to prove it was there. The team that will have collected the most tokens by 5:30 p.m. will be the winner of the World’s Fair Scavenger Hunt and will receive valuable prizes, as will the top runners-up.

The October 19 closing celebration will also include special offers at the New York Hall of Science, the Queens Museum, the Queens Zoo and the Queens Botanical Garden along with free public tours of the New York State Pavilion, 50 cent Carousel rides and a 6 p.m. outdoor concert featuring the music of the Beatles tribute band, "Yesterday and Today."  The winners and runners-up from the Scavenger Hunt will be announced during the concert.

The day’s events will be kicked off by a press conference at the New York State Pavilion that I and other elected officials will be hosting at noon. Participants will be able to register for the Scavenger Hunt between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on the day of the event at the Queens Theatre, located adjacent to the New York State Pavilion.         

Flushing Meadows Corona Park was the site of the legendary 1939 and 1964 World’s Fairs. To celebrate the 75th and 50th anniversaries of those extraordinary events, the World’s Fair Anniversary Committee, which I co-chair along with Assembly member Marge Markey, has for the past six months held a series of special World’s Fair Anniversary events and programs in conjunction with NYC Parks and with the cultural institutions in the Park and surrounding areas.

Among these events was an opening ceremony on April 22 that included a rare opportunity for members of the public to tour the New York State Pavilion, which I am committed to preserving and restoring. More than 5,000 people took the tour of this unique and iconic Space Age structure that day.

Another major Anniversary event was the May 18 World’s Fair Anniversary Festival, which featured a full day of free activities in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, including outdoor concerts and a fireworks show.  More than 60,000 people enjoyed that festival.

I hope you are able to participate in the Scavenger Hunt and/or enjoy the many other free and fun events that will be taking place during our World’s Fair Anniversary closing celebration on October 19. Let’s all celebrate the legacy of 1939 and 1964 World’s Fairs together, which were two of the most important events in our borough’s distinguished history.

Fore more information, visit http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2014/10/19/worlds-fair-anniversary-celebration-closing-activities

Sincerely,

Melinda Katz
President
Borough of Queens
 

   

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