June 5, Moriah Evans: [\u2026\/+*^%<>\u20ac\u00a3\u00a5$&@!!!!^^^], June 13.<\/a> A new evening length dance by Moriah Evans that confronts the body as a site of political and existential conundrums. Shows at 7 pm on June 5-6 and 11-13. The Chocolate Factory Theater, 38-33 24th St., Long Island City.<\/p>\n June 5, Free First Friday, 11 am.<\/a> Admission is free on the first Friday of every month. Reservations are suggested but not required. The Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33rd Rd., Long Island City.<\/p>\n June 6, Queens Poetry Symposium, noon.<\/a> With the theme \u201cPoetry on Kissena,\u201d this full-day symposium provides opportunities for enthusiasts to engage with the literary community, discuss the nuts and bolts of writing and publishing poems, and put together a poetry collection. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing.<\/p>\n June 6, Queens Rising Night Market, 4 pm.<\/a> A night of live entertainment, including a 6 pm DJ set by Ralph McDaniels and a 7 pm show by Conjunto Los Chachos. New York Hall of Science Backyard, Flushing Meadows Corona Park.<\/p>\n June 6, Power Play: Sculpture and Photography, 4 pm.<\/a> Opening reception for a solo show by Donnelley Marks. Through sculpture and photography, the NYC\u2013based artist transforms found and discarded materials into works that explore perception, impermanence, resilience, and the liberating power of play. This display, which runs until Aug. 15, includes six large-scale photographic works alongside the original sculptures that inspired them. The Garage Art Center, 26-01 Corporal Kennedy St., Bayside.<\/p>\n June 6, Musica Reginae Youth Chamber Ensemble, 3 pm.<\/a> This Forest Hills-based ensemble consists of young musicians of varying skills and ages who perform chamber music. In Celebration Hall with reception to follow. Maple Grove Cemetery, 129th Street and Kew Gardens Road.<\/p>\n June 6, Italian Festival, noon. This event is organized in partnership with the Federazione Italo-Americana di Brooklyn and Queens and the Juniper Park Civic Association. Juniper Valley Park, 80th Street and Juniper Boulevard South, Middle Village.<\/p>\n June 6, Heirloom Tea, 2 pm.<\/a> The Bayside Historical Society hosts an elegant afternoon with sandwiches, sweets, and a variety of aromatic teas. The Castle, 208 Totten Ave., Fort Totten. June 6, The Great Woodhaven Yard Sale, June 13.<\/a> Households hold yard sales from 9 am to 4 pm on June 6 and again June 13. Multiple locations in Woodhaven.<\/p>\n June 6, Hands on History: Weaving, 1 pm.<\/a> Hands-on History is a free activity series every first and third Saturday of every month. Weaving was an important trade for colonial women. They used wool yarn and linen thread to make clothes, bed sheets, and other fabrics. King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave.<\/p>\n June 7, Tenor Henry Drangel, 4 pm.<\/a> The program includes operatic selections from Rossini, Tosti, Franz Schubert, Beethoven, Lili Boulanger, Gabriel Faure and more in Italian, German, French and English.\u00a0Maple Grove Cemetery, 127-15 Kew Gardens Rd.<\/p>\n June 10, Monthly Jazz Jam Honoring Bessie Smith, 7 pm.<\/a> Musicians, students, educators, and hobbyists get together and jam. Don\u2019t play? Come listen. This month\u2019s theme is Besse Smith. $15. Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd.<\/p>\n June 10, Pride Performances, June 25.<\/a> Artist treya lam blends song and story to explore themes of protest, identity, love, loss, and hope. Catch the act at Queens Public Library branches as per this schedule: Seaside, June 10, 3 pm; Glen Oaks, June 13, 3 pm; Glen Oaks, June 13, 3 pm; Elmhurst, June 15, 3:30 pm; Flushing, June 17, 6 pm; and Rosedale, June 25, 6:30 pm.<\/p>\n June 11, NY PhilHarmonic, 8 pm.<\/a> Elim Chan conducts a festive program with Principal Cello Carter Brey performing Saint-Sa\u00ebns\u2019s \u201cCello Concerto No. 1\u201d and music by Copland and Ravel. Cunningham Park\u2019s 193rd Street Field, near 81st Avenue and Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows.<\/p>\n June 11, Crossroads Concert: Irish & Albanian, 7 pm.<\/a> Taulant Mehmeti (\u00e7ifteli, guitar), Nezih Antakli (Darbuka, Riqq, Bendir), Tom Fitzgerald (fiddle, dance), Dylan James (banjo, fiddle, dance), and Colin Harte (vocals, piano, bodhr\u00e1n). New York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Ave., Long Island City.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/LICWaterfront5K-300x200.jpg\")
June 6, LIC Waterfront 5K, 9 am.<\/a> At least 2,250 runners and walkers participate in this 11th annual family-friendly event which benefits the Hunters Point Parks Conservancy. Special dash for youngsters (ages 2-9). $35 for adults, $20 for children. Kick off at the intersection of Center Boulevard and Borden Avenue in Long Island City.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/QF.Butter-300x232.jpg\")
June 6, Colonial Culinary: Herbed Butter, 10 am.<\/a> This program chops, mixes, and bakes through history. This session is on creating and preserving herbed butter. $55. Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Glen Oaks.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Woodhaven.Sale_-300x200.jpeg\")
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June 7, Bell Blvd Food & Music Fest, 2 pm.<\/a> Bayside Village BID\u2019s annual extravaganza mixes a Restaurant Stroll with seven blocks of free, family-friendly activities, including live music, dance, bouncy houses, games, crafts, and demos. Bell Boulevard from 38th Avenue through 43rd Avenue.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WC.ExteriorShot-300x169.jpeg\")
June 11, World Cup Fan Fest, June 27.<\/a> Free activities related to soccer and soccer fandom. Times vary. Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WC.StadiumInterior-300x169.jpeg\")
Meadows Corona Park.<\/p>\n