Community Day at the Noguchi Museum
The Noguchi Museum
9-01 33rd Road
Long Island City NY
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Suggested Ages: All
Enjoy free Noguchi Museum admission with tours of the collection and interactive art-making activities celebrating themes of peace and uplifting New York City’s Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) creative communities. Visitors of all ages are invited to pick up art materials and explore Isamu Noguchi’s work through art-making in the galleries.
Advance reservations are recommended; visitors without a reservation will also be welcomed based on museum capacity.
Field Guide: Planting Workshop
Join neighborhood farmer Anna Poaster of Hellgate Farm and talk about plants, planting, then get into the soil! Plant vegetables, herbs, and flowers in the education gardens.
Over the rest of the summer, these plants will be attracting pollinators, and being used, tasted, smelled, touched, and propagated in the season’s workshops.
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Salsa n Samba Vibes’ Plaza Dance Party
Join Queensboro Dance Festival for a thematic afternoon of performances, followed by a dance lesson and open dance floor for all to a live Queens band or DJ.
Includes performances by Cucala Dance Company, Drye/Marinaro Dance Company, and Flamenco Latino, a NY Salsa dance lesson with Cucala Dance Company and open dance floor with…
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‘Jazzy Jams’ Dance Party at Murray Playground LIC
Join Queensboro Dance Festival for a thematic afternoon of performances, followed by a dance lesson and open dance floor for all to a live Queens band or DJ/
Includes performances by Chieh&Yoyo, Cole Collective and 10tecomai, Japanese dance lessons with 10tecomai and an open dance floor with Queens musical guest Roy Futaba Jazz.
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Gantry Plaza State Park/Hunter’s Point Park South
Visit two Long Island City playgrounds within walking distance of each other set in a large riverside oasis with spectacular Manhattan views.
Lots of places to climb and spin (and splash in the summer) at the playground at Gantry Plaza State Park with a cushioned rainbow floor and groovy design. Stroll along the park’s four…
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