Please Note: Due to the rain forecast for Saturday, April 23rd, the following events have been rescheduled for Sunday, April 24th.

WHAT: Through grants to seven community groups totaling more than $4,000 from Starbucks Coffee Company, local organizations are collaborating to produce a series of free events along the Astoria / Long Island City Waterfront on Saturday, April 23. Events range from a puppet show and eco-circus to canoe rides off Hallets Cove.

WHEN: Saturday, April 23, 2005

WHERE: Two Locations

Queensbridge Park (Vernon Blvd at 41st Ave), Queens

• 10:00AM - 2:00PM: LIC Community Service Project and Earth Day Celebration Hosted by City Year, East River Development Alliance, Friends of Queensbridge Park
• 2:00PM - 5:00PM: Celebration activities include a puppet show, eco-circus, face-painting, games, music and more. Hosted by: Green Circus, Just Food/Ravenswood CSA, Local Project, Rude Mechanical Orchestra and Queens Recreation.
• 5:00PM: Walking tour of Astoria/LIC Waterfront Parks Tour begins at the entrance of Queensbridge Park. Hosted by: Greater Astoria Historical Society

Socrates Sculpture Park (Vernon Blvd at Broadway)

• 11:00AM: Beach Clean-up
• 2:00PM - 7:00PM: Free Hallets Cove Canoe Rides Hallets Cove is located on Vernon Blvd near 31st Ave. Hosted by: LIC Community Boathouse

WHY: Local groups in Astoria and Long Island City recently met for the first time to begin envisioning the type of change they'd like to see in the seven parks that line the Queens waterfront. Through grants from Starbucks Coffee Company, groups were given the opportunity to collaborate on an event. Groups range from the well-known Socrates Sculpture Park to "Just Food", which supports local sustainable agriculture, and projects are as diverse as an educational puppet show, an ecological circus, and a sensory garden. The day's events also include a waterfront parks walking tour and free canoe rides for the first time ever in the region.

Please visit AstoriaWaterfront.org for more information. See you there!