Queens Neighborhood Guide

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Join the fun on the farm with this pay-one-price event. Admission includes exhibits on birds of prey, frogs, and bugs, as well as animal shows, hayrides, pony rides (80 lbs. rider limit), and an animal feeding.

Cost: $8 per person

Contact Number: 718-347-3276

More info here.

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Schoolhouse Rock Live! Junior brings to life your favorite science and math songs from the hit TV show. Join them for "Interplanet Janet," "I'm Just a Bill", "Do the Circulation" and more. This show is performed by Kidz Theatre, the award winning nonprofit theater company for children. Show is free with general admission.
 

New York Hall of Science General Admission:

Adults (ages 18 & older): $11
Children (ages 2 – 17): $8
Students (with college ID): $8
Senior Citizens (age 62 & older): $8

More info here.

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Halloween - Remixed
Saturday, October 31, 2009, 2:00 PM
FREE
Before you trick or treat, stop by Flushing Town Hall in costume to celebrate the community traditions of Day of the Dead, Halloween, and All Saints Day with hands-on crafts and activities. Treats and giveaways included. Festive fun for the whole family!

www.flushingtownhall.org

Pumpkin Chucking
October 31 and November 1; 1 & 3 pm

Bring your Halloween pumpkin to NYSCI and watch it go splat! Using the 20-foot catapult, they’ll chuck your pumpkin hundreds of feet away to its messy end.

This event is part of the new Catapults programming. See more events here

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Learn about bats from around the world up-close and personal! Rob Mies, TV personality and director of the Organization for Bat Conservation, speaks about the benefits of bats, why we need to conserve them, and what you can do to help these unique mammals. Step into the mysterious world of bats and explore their benefits, habitats, and nocturnal strategies. Meet a local bat from North America and hear its high-pitched sound with a “bat detector.” You will also meet a straw-colored fruit bat from Africa, and an Asian fruit bat. The finale is the largest bat in the world, the Gigantic Flying Fox Bat from Malaysia. This beautiful bat has nearly a 6-foot wingspan!

Tickets sold on a first-come, first-served basis: $4, $3 members.

More here.

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Spend a spooky afternoon in historic King Manor Museum. Scary stories, costumes, crafts, and more fill this afternoon of ghoulish fun, with a historic twist! Costumes welcome – be prepared to be scared. Free!! Tours will not be offered this day.

More info here.

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Each It’s My Park Day, thousands of New Yorkers come together to volunteer and celebrate their neighborhood parks at parks and public spaces throughout the five boroughs! You can help! On It’s My Park Day, Partnerships for Parks invites you and your family to help care for and celebrate our parks! Registration is not required--all you need to do is find a local park that’s hosting an It’s My Park Day activity and show up at the park that day. It’s that simple.

IMPORTANT: Due the growing popularity of It’s My Park Day and limited project supplies, all corporate, school, and nonprofit groups must contact Partnerships for Parks to inquire about available volunteer projects.

Get involved, find out how here.