Weekend events roundup – claymation in Flushing, art in Long Island City, pumpkins in Floral Park, and history in Jamaica

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    This weekend in Queens is filled to the brim with activities for adults and kids. You can learn stop motion filmmaking and claymation, go to an art opening reception, frolick in a pumpkin patch, and visit the grandeur of aeronautical history. Check out our events calendar for even more things to do around the borough.

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    Stop Motion at QMA for Families Affected by Autism – In this four week workshop at the Queens Museum of Art, which starts today at 4pm, participants will be taught the techniques for stop motion animation and claymation. They will collaborate with their peers in making an animated film using claymation characters and created backdrops. This educational program is open to families, and all children are invited to participate. 

     

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    The Loneliness of The Middle Distance Runner Exhibition Opening Reception – On Friday, Flux Factory will host an opening reception for the group exhibition The Loneliness of the Middle Distance Runner. This group show brings together film, photography, and performance works from Wales and New York City. The works in the show tangentially speak about solitude and surveillance, a reflection upon success and more vocally, failure. Expect durational, vocal and homily-based performances throughout the opening night.

     

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    Pumpkin Patch at the Queens County Farm Museum – It’s Pumpkin Month at the farm! For the whole month of October, the Queens County Farm Museum will open its pumpkin patch to kids of all ages starting this Saturday, October 6. The Pumpkin Patch open on Saturdays and Sundays until October 28. Event is free for everyone, except on Oct 28 when they celebrate the Fall Festival.

     

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    The TWA Flight Center will open its doors to the public as part of this weekend’s openhousenewyork. This rare opportunity provided by openhousenewyork gives the public rare access into the modernist building designed by Eero Saarinen for TWA. Located at the JFK Airport, this beautiful reminder of aviation’s past is a must see on Sunday.

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