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Calendar of Events
NYC Wildflower Week Native Gardens Tour
Saturday, May 19, 2012, 1pm
Fee: Free with admission (indicate that you are attending this native garden walk)
Check out our native plants in bloom! Discover natives in the woodland and perennial gardens and the beautiful fragrance walk with Fred Gerber, QBG's Director of Education Emeritus. See the Green Roof and the native plants around our Visitor & Administration Building -- LEED® certified by the U.S. Green Building Council. |
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Children's Activity Table sponsored by TD Bank
Sundays, now through September 2, 1 to 4pm
Fee: free with admission
While you enjoy a day at QBG, be sure to bring the kids over to the Children's Activity Table sponsored by TD Bank, from 1to 4pm. |
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Children's Activity Table
Saturdays through September 1, 1 to 4pm
Fee: free with admission
While you enjoy a day at QBG, be sure to bring the kids over to the Children's Activity Table. |
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Celebrate New York State Museum Week at QBG
Thursday, May 31 through Wednesday, June 6
Enjoy half-off admission plus a 10% discount in the QBG Store (and 25% for selected decorative glassware) as part of this week-long celebration of our state's museums. Just mention "New York State Museum Week" at the entrance gate and gift store (discount does not apply to Parking Garden). |
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Art Exhibit: The Artist Within - The Urge to Create
June 1 through September 30
Fee: Free with Garden Admission
Enjoy this diverse collection of artwork from the Jamaica Estates Association, on display in the Visitor & Administration Building Gallery. |
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Art Exhibit: Vignettes from The Queens Project
LAST WEEKS! Runs through May 19
Artist's Talk May 19, 1 to 2:30pm
QBG is honored to present the photography of Audrey Gottlieb in the Visitor & Administration Building Gallery. Her best-known images show multicultural America today. Save the date for an Artist's Talk on May 19. Click here for more information.
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Community Volunteer Day
Sunday, June 3, 9:30am to noon
Fee: Free
Roll up your sleeves and join your neighbors in volunteering to keep QBG clean and green! Led by QBG staff, groups and individuals will participate in a variety of activities from seeding to weeding. Registration required. Email rforlenza@queensbotanical.org or call 718-886-3800, ext. 204. |
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NYC Compost Project in Queens: Composting in the City at the Queens County Farm Museum
June 5, 5:30 to 7:30pm
Where: Queens County Farm Museum
73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Queens
Fee: free
Leaves, kitchen scraps, garden trimmings, and weeds can all become garden gold through composting. Join us at the Queens County Farm Museum to learn the essentials of outdoor composting in city yards, and using a worm bin indoors. Registration required. Email compost@queensbotanical.org or call 718-539-5296 to register. |
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17th Annual Rose Gala
Thursday, June 7, 6 to 9pm
Individual tickets: $250
Join us as we honor Strong Women in Communities: Dorothy Lewandowski/NYC Parks –Queens Borough Commissioner, Julia Ermish/Community Activist, Suzanne Karl/Chairwoman, Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy, Linda Lam/Assurance Managing Partner at Ernst & Young, LLP, Northeast Region.
Proceeds from the event will help support all our gardens and programs. Click here for more information about sponsorship opportunities, journal ads or tickets, or email Annette Fanara at afanara@queensbotanical.org. |
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NYC Compost Project in Queens: Composting in the City at Rockaway Hip Hop Community Garden
June 16, 10am to 12:00 noon
Where: Rockaway Beach Blvd at Beach 59th St, Queens
Fee: free
Leaves, kitchen scraps, garden trimmings, and weeds can all become garden gold through composting. Join us at the Rockaway Hip Hop Community Garden to learn the essentials of outdoor composting in city yards, and using a worm bin indoors. Registration required. Email compost@queensbotanical.org or call 718-539-5296 to register. |
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Music in the Garden Series: BodyArtDance
Saturday, June 16, beginning at 6pm
Fee: Free with Garden Admission
BodyArtDance, Leslie Scott/Director, presents a "roving dance tour" of Queens Botanical Garden. Join us for an evening of dance and nature with one of our most adventurous Queens-based dance companies. The tour will allow the audience to view both dance and the Garden in a new way through a site-specific work created especially for QBG. |
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Summer Solstice: Celebrate Birds!
Sunday, June 17, beginning at 11am
Fee: Free with admission
Come for a day of music, story, nature, and family fun. Join QBG staffer and avian enthusiast Shari Romar for a bird and nature walk at 11am (meet at the Visitor & Administration Center lobby), followed by delightful story-telling by Bobby Gonzalez at 1pm. Stay for the highly regarded and world-touring Quintet of the Americas performing at 2:30pm in the Visitor & Administration Building Auditorium -- seating is limited, or enjoy the music on the Terrace!
Plus bring the kids to the Children's Activity Table, sponsored by TD Bank. |
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HSBC Children's Garden Summer Session
July 9 through August 23, 2012
Flexible schedule options available
The HSBC Children's Garden at Queens Botanical Garden offers hands-on discovery for ages 5-12. Children's imaginations and knowledge blossom as they plant and harvest vegetables and flowers, visit the Bee Garden, and more!
SUMMER 1: Mondays and Wednesdays, July 9 through August 22, 9am to 4pm *
- Full program (7 weeks): $900 non-members / $810 members
- July only (July 9 through August 1): $490 non-members / $441 members
- August only (August 6 through 22): $420 non-members / $378 members
SUMMER 2: Tuesdays and Thursdays, July 10 through August 23, 9am to 4pm *
- Full program (7 weeks): $900 non-members / $810 members
- July only (July 10 through August 2): $490 non-members / $441 members
- August only (August 7 through 23): $420 non-members / $378 members
OR, create your own schedule -- contact us for other flexible options!
To register email rwolf@queensbotanical.org or call 718-886-3800, x. 230. |
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Music in the Garden Series: Radio Jarocho
Saturday, July 14, beginning at 6pm on the Oak Allee
Fee: Free with Garden Admission
This versatile ensemble specializes in "son jarocho," traditional music and dance from southern Vera Cruz, Mexico, a style rooted in Spanish music and a mixture of Afro-Caribbean and Mexican sounds. The five-member ensemble will perform "son jarocho" along with original compositions based on this style and influenced by a range of sources, creating a contemporary repertory that captures the spirit of the traditional style. The program will include works from Radio Jarocho's just-released CD, Café Café! |
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Music in the Garden Series: The Eclectic Sounds of "Eart' Acte" commonly called "Earth"
Sunday, August 26, beginning at 6pm on the Oak Allee
Fee: Free with Garden Admission
"A Score of Pop Tunes" will treat listeners to a rollicking evening of favorite pop tunes from the 1940s to the 1990s. Featuring George Masone (vocals and guitar), Stephen C. Josephs (flute and keys), Rob Davies (electric bass), and Michael Vaccerella (drums). |
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Music in the Garden Series: Locating the Sacred Performance
Saturday, September 15, beginning at 2pm on the Cherry Circle
Fee: Free with Garden Admission
As part of the City-Wide Locating the Sacred festival produced by the Asian American Arts Alliance, QBG is proud to host traditional artists from Asia and Africa presenting authentic and inspiring music and dance grounded in spiritual journeys and beliefs.
- Desai Mala, traditional Odissi Dance of India
- Alhaji Pappa Susso, African Kora (21-stringed harp-lute)
- Doo-Yi Park, traditional Korean Kayageum (zither)
- Hussain Ikhlaq, classical music of North India (sitar)
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Compost workshops and programs are funded by the NYC Department of Sanitation, Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse & Recycling.
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