See the Sights a Girl Can Only See From the #7 Subway Heights
Walking Tour - The World of the #7 Train - June 7, 2008, 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.- Geographer and NYC explorer Jack Eichenbaum leads his signature tour of the neighborhoods along the #7 subway. A long, but eye-opening (and mouth-watering) visit to multi-ethnic Jackson Heights, Flushing, Corona, and more. (Also in June, Eichenbaum gives tours of Astoria, Ravenswood, and the Bronx.) (About.com's 7 subway tour)
Big Brown Bally-Ho
Belmont Stakes - June 7, 2008- Not entirely in Queens...close enough! This June you might see history as Big Brown goes for the Triple Crown. The gates open the morning of Belmont Stakes at 8:30 a.m. Admission to the grandstands is $10, a pretty cheap ticket to see some thoroughbreds run like the wind.
Pride of the Parade in Jackson Heights
Queens Pride Parade and Festival - June 1, 2008- The Queens Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Parade kicks off in Jackson Heights at noon (37th Ave and 89th St) on June 1 (718-592-8650). The parade ends at the street festival, which runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (37th Rd, between 73rd and 77th Sts). Randy Jones -- the "cowboy" from the Village People -- will be there, celebrating the biggest event of the year for the borough's GLBT community. An inclusive, multi-cultural event, Queens Pride draws a lot of spectators and festival-goers from neighborhood families.
Get Hippie on Solstice
Summer Solstice Celebration at Socrates Sculpture Park - June 21, 2008, 5 p.m. - sunset- Music and drum circles and an "urban shaman," oh my! The event description screams hippie-dippie, but I know these events at Socrates always attract a bigger crowd and are a lot of fun, especially for the kids. Celebrate the longest day of the year with music and art-making down on the banks of the East River.
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