Firework Spots
Fourth of July Fireworks and Events - July 4, 2008- Oh say can you see the fireworks any better than from Gantry Plaza Park and the Water Taxi Beach? Long Island City has the best seats in the house for the big July 4 fireworks show.
Squares Dance on the Art Farm
Warm Up at PS 1 - Opens July 5 - Saturdays through September 6, 2008- The biggest art and dance party in Queens goes green this year. The new installation for the courtyard party at PS 1 includes actual crops -- foodstuffs -- being raised (and planted) above the heads of the crowd.
Cunningham Idyll
NY Philharmonic Concert in Cunningham Park - July 10, 2008- It doesn't get too much finer in Fresh Meadows than a cool night on the grass at Cunningham Park with Mozart pulsing the air. This neighborhood tradition is a tradition that trumps all.
Where in the World Is Newtown Creek?
Cruise Up Newtown Creek - July 13, 2008- New York City's hidden waterway Newtown Creek is very much in the news after a long slumber. Hopes for a major clean-up float. This annual boat trip is an excursion into what industrial New York doth wrought in the 20th century.
Party the Park
Colombian Independence Day Festival - July 20, 2009- Want to party with the Colombians? One of the biggest outdoor events in New York City, the Colombian Independence Day Festival fills up Flushing Meadows Park like little else. Expect fits of yellow, red, and blue, plus bbq and music.
Move Mountains
Gospelfest at Baisley Pond Park - July 26, 2008- Gospel singers and choirs from across the city and from New England gather outdoors in the park. As their voices wash over you at this afternoon and evening event (3-8 p.m.), there's face painting and crafts for the kids to do.
At a Real Farm, a Powerful Dance
30th Annual Thunderbird American Indian Mid-Summer Powwow - July 25-27, 2008- The biggest and longest-running Native American powwow in NYC is a spiritual event. You will be moved by just a couple hours at this three-day dance competition.
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