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A & F Auto Repairs, Inc. General Auto Repairs (Foreingn and Domestic) Accessories (June 19 to June 26) • Tires • Batteries • Electronic Tune-ups • Inspection Station Lawn concert. Youth concert. more than 1,000 free concerts in Fair historian Pierre Montiel gives • Towing LGBTQ concert. Ray Charles public spaces throughout New a lecture and the Queens Histori- tribute concert. More than 1,000 York City. Astoria, Corona, Elm- cal Society opens an exhibit on the concerts on the same day. There’s hurst, Glendale, Jackson Heights, subject. $5. QHS, Weeping Beech plenty of live music on the horizon Jamaica, LIC, Ridgewood, and Park, 143- 35 37th Ave., Flushing, ARIS & FRANK in Queens, including a site-specif- Sunnyside host events, www. www.queenshistoricalsociety.org. 43-05 111th Street • Corona Heights, NY ic “sound performance” featuring makemusicny.org. June 22, Corona Youth Music Greek, Spanish and Italian Spoken traditional instrumentation, am- June 21, Summer Solstice Fes- Project Summer Concert, 3 pm. plification of objects, juxtaposi- tival, noon to 4 pm. Celebrate the In celebration of the Summer tion of voices, and experimental Summer solstice, make ice cream Solstice and the end of the school (718) 592-7470 electronic sound. But there are the old-fashioned way, create sun- year, the Corona Youth Orchestra also opportunities to celebrate the inspired art and crafts, and play and Corona Children’s Chorus Summer Solstice, learn history, historic games. Free. King Manor perform. Queens Museum, New (718) 699-2499 and crawl to more than 20 bars in Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave., York City Building, Flushing one day. Here’s the rundown. Jamaica, www.kingmanor.org. Meadows Corona Park, www. Kenny Brawner is Ray Charles, June 21, Lecture on 1913-1914, queensmuseum.org. 8 pm with solo lecture perfor- 1:30 pm. Al Ronzoni examines 16 June 22, Bayside Historical Soci- mance at 7 pm. This hybrid con- months spanning 1913-1914. The ety’s Annual Lawn Concert, 6 pm. Finz & Finz cert/theater work brings the music 1913 Armory Show was the first The group Something In Between and story of Ray Charles to vivid large exhibition of modern art in plays hits from the 1960s through Millions Won In Verdicts & Settlements life. Master pianist/vocalist/actor the U.S. The Rite of Spring, a bal- today. Attendees are welcome to In All Types Of Injury Cases Kenny Brawner leads his 12-piece let and orchestral concert by Rus- bring lawn chairs, blankets, and Auto Accidents • Birth Injuries • Construction Site Injuries • orchestra and three sultry vocal- sian composer Igor Stravinsky, picnics. Free. Crocheron Park, Medical Malpractice ists. $20. Flushing Town Hall, was first performed, causing a Cross Island Parkway, between 137-35 Northern Blvd., www. near-riot. The following summer, 33rd and 35th avenues, Bayside, Scaffold & Ladder Accidents • Defective Machinery flushingtownhall.org. the heir to the throne of Austria- www.baysidehistorical.org. • Lead Poisoning • Slip & Fall June 21, Queens Council on the Hungary and his wife were assas- June 24, Life Itself, 7 pm. This Fires & Explosions • Injured Children • Product Liability • Arts Block Party, 4 pm to 10 pm. sinated by a Serbian nationalist, documentary by Steve James re- Wrongful Death The newly designated Kaufman leading eventually to World War counts Roger Ebert’s life. Based Arts District hosts a party with I. $5. Greater Astoria Historical on his bestselling memoir of the Our Aggressive Attorneys internationally known Queens- Society, Quinn Building, 35-20 same name, Life Itself explores Will Fight For You To Maximize Your Recovery based artists, musicians from Broadway, Fourth Floor, LIC, the legacy of Ebert’s life, from Free Consultation • No Fee Unless We Win Make Music New York, a BBQ www.astorialic.org. his Pulitzer Prize-winning film Clients Treated With Dignity and Respect Free Home & Hospital Visits throwdown with local restaurants June 21, Astoria Tour-de-Bar, criticism at the Chicago Sun- Quick Settlements - Large Recoveries - and an evening screening under noon to 8 pm. The event kicks Times to becoming one of the Hablamos Espanol the stars. This event kicks off an off at KATCH Astoria, 31-19 most influential cultural voices in eclectic calendar of upcoming Newtown Ave., where attendees the U.S., to his public battle with A Serious Injury Needs A Serious Law Firm arts events. $35. Kaufman Astoria pick up event gear, including a the cancer. $20. Museum of the - Talk To A Lawyer - It’s Free Studios Backlot, entrance on 35th wrist band, food and drink tick- Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Avenue and 36th Street, Astoria, ets, a backpack, visor and t-shirt. Astoria, www.movingimage.us. www.queenscouncilarts.org. Throughout the day, attendees June 25, Flushing’s Chinatown, 1-877-FinzFirm • (1-877-346-9347) June 21, LGBTQ Immigrant head to more than 20 bars and par- 6 pm. A guided walking tour with • 516-433-3000 • 212-513-1000 Voices Concert, 7 pm. Celebrat- ticipate in activities, such as the official Queens historian Jack www.FinzFirm.com ing Pride Month and immigrant Irish flag picture scavenger hunt. Eichenbaum through an immi- communities in Queens, Flushing $30, a portion of the proceeds grant destination and commercial Town Hall and Terraza 7 Café benefits the Childhood Cancer center that rivals its Manhattan host an LGBTQ-themed concert Society. www.astoriatourdebar. antecedent. Meet near restrooms featuring local performers. Par- eventbrite.com. on second floor of New World ticipants were selected via an open June 21-22, West Indian Ameri- Mall. (Enter on Roosevelt Av- call to musicians, dancers, and can Business and Cultural Expo, enue between Duane Reade and performance artists. $15. FTH, 10 am. Free. Resorts World Casino Macy’s.) $15, [email protected] or 137-35 Northern Blvd., www. New York City, 110-00 Rockaway (718) 961-8406. flushingtownhall.org. Blvd., Jamaica, www.rwnewyork. June 26-29, Astoria Park Festi- June 21, Summer Solstice Cel- com. val. Rides, games, food, entertain- ebration, 5 pm to dusk. Welcome June 22, Festival de las Flores/ ment. (Thursday, 4 pm to 10 pm; the summer with special sound Summer Solstice Celebration, Friday, 4 pm to 11 pm; Saturday, performances by various artists, noon to 5 pm. Experience this noon to 11 pm; Sunday, noon to 10 a Solstice ritual, a picnic, and a beautiful Colombian tradition of pm). Free. Astoria Park Parking wonderful Manhattan skyline. creating large floral medallions Lot, www.centralastoria.org. Free. Socrates Sculpture Park, or silletos. Free with admission. The “It’s In Queens” column is 32-01 Vernon Blvd., LIC, www. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 produced by the Queens Tourism socratessculpturepark.org. St., Flushing, www.queensbotani- Council with the hope that readers June 21, Make Music New York, cal.org. will enjoy the borough’s wonder- 10 am to 10 pm. Now in its eighth June 22, History and Highlights ful attractions. More info at www. year, this unique festival features of a World’s Fair, 2:30 pm. World’s itsinqueens.com. Splish, Splash! Andean Bear Takes a Bath at Wildlife Conservation Society’s Queens Zoo
Bouba, a young Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus), goes for a swim at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Queens Zoo. Bouba is a 2–year-old male that made his debut at the Queens Zoo in the fall. He shares a habitat with a female Andean bear named Spangles. The Andean bear is the only bear species endemic to South America. It is native to Andean lowlands in Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Argentina. The species is classified as “Vulnerable” by the International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN).