The Sunnyside Of Life

On Saturday, October 17, 2009 from 11AM until 2PM, Socrates Sculpture Park will present the 9th annual Halloween Harvest Festival. This FREE family and community event celebrates Halloween and the fall harvest with creative activities in the dynamic setting of Socrates Sculpture Park.

The 2009 Festival theme is glamrock! Visitors will experience a live concert by New York’s own, Audra Rox and become the rock stars of their dreams with the help of Socrates Sculpture Park artists Martin Basher, Pilar Conde, Lars Fisk, McKendree Key, Zak Kitnick, Samara Kupferberg, and Athena Preston (all costume making materials will be provided and will be free of charge). Participants will also have the chance to join a Giant Instrument Jam with Freestyle Arts Association; get glamorus with Transformation! Facepainting by Agostino Arts; try harvest foods from Sage General Store; picnic in the Park; or just watch the fun!

Back by popular demand, Socrates will also host its 6th annual Canine Costume Contest at 1pm (registration at front gate). Visitors can enter their dogs and win fabulous prizes for being the cutest, scariest, best dressed or most rocked-out pooch. BARC Shelter, will be in attendance to help judge the contest and offer information about adopting a pet. Dr. Jules Adams from City Vet will also judge the contest.

At 2pm, The Red Door Theatre Company will present a special outdoor performance of the The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Chrysten Peddie has adapted this classic Halloween tale by Washington Irving for the Company’s 3rd year with Socrates’ Halloween Harvest Festival. Come see Ichabod Crane, Katrina Van Tassel, and Brom Van Brunt, as they tell the story of the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow. A blanket or lawn chair is recommended. The performance is free of charge. For more information about The Red Door Theatre Company visit www.thereddoortheatre.com.

Socrates Sculpture Park is open 365 days a year from 10am to sunset and is located at the intersection of Broadway and Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City/Astoria, Queens.

Saturday, October 17, 2009
11 AM – 2 PM
1PM 6th annual Canine Costume Contest
2PM The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
FREE / RAIN OR SHINE

Winning logo by Ben Perez

Sunnyside Shines is proud to host a show of original logo art based on the theme of Sunnyside. After launching a contest for a logo that captured the essence of Sunnyside, they received over 200 images from over 50 artists.

Cannes, Toronto, Tribeca… Sunnyside!?!? Now joining the canon of great film festivals, we’d like to introduce The 3rd Annual Sunnyside Shorts Film Festival. All great things start small and who knows, you could be catching a glimpse of the next Spike Lee or Spike Jonze…

THE 3rd ANNUAL SUNNYSIDE SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER 12th, 2009
Start time: 7:30 pm with music by Woodside’s own Kristen Cerelli.
Films at 8 pm.

Location: Sunnyside Gardens Park, 49th St. & 39th Ave. 
Rain or cold weather location: Sunnyside Community Center
43-31 39th St. between Queens Blvd and 43rd Ave. Same date and time. 
Refreshments will be served. 

THE 3rd ANNUAL SUNNYSIDE SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAM:

Lords of the Playground, Director Matt Fabiano
Ticket to Bollywood, Director Zoe Sullivan
King Jeff, Director Phil Dale
Weeki Watchee Girls, Director Kim Cummings
Steve’s Perfect Vacation, Director Anandh Ramesh
Which Way, Director Nic Beery
Maine Story, Director Nina Chernik
Dated Advice, Director Dan Truman

*All of the 44 films that were submitted for consideration had wonderful attributes. Some will be considered for next year’s festival. Thank you to all of the filmmakers who sent us your work.

For more info, please go to: www.sunnysideshorts.net. 

Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce and Queens Chamber of Commerce
Cordially Invites you to a Business Card Exchange

Great Opportunity to Make NEW BUSINESS CONTACTS in the Long Island City / Sunnyside / Woodside area through this free Community networking events a chance to meet members of the Chamber and
other members.

May 19th 6:30 to 8:30 PM
Pure Spa
Relax – Breathe – Revitalize
www.purespanyc.com
40-15 Queens Boulevard
Sunnyside
Parking under the El
Complimentary Wine & Hors D’Oeuvres
For more information call: Luke 718 784-8437 or 718- 482-6053 or Pure 718-784-6400.