EVENT: Barry Lewis Visits Sunnyside Gardens on Channel 13 & Celebration of Sunnyside Park's 80th Birthday
Dear neighbors,
Our friend and advisor Barry Lewis reminds us that WNET is currently re-broadcasting its popular series of “Walks.” And this isn’t a pledge drive, so they’re being presented without interruption. Of special interest to us, “A Walk Through Queens with David Hartman and Historian Barry Lewis,” will be shown on Channel 13 tonight (Thursday), October 12, from 9:30 to 11 PM, and it will repeated October 17 from 1:30 to 3 AM.
Channel 13 is using a view of Sunnyside Gardens in its on-air announcements for the coming show, and our neighborhood appears approximately 35 minutes into the program. Barry sums up by saying, “I can’t think of a better neighborhood to live in in New York City”– the quotation that appears on back of our historic Sunnyside Gardens T-shirt.
Those T-shirts are still available at last year’s prices ($12) through this Sunday’s 80th Anniversary Celebration of Sunnyside Park, from 3 to 6, which everybody is invited to join in, whether you’re a member of the Park or not.
Above is an image that also appears in “A Walk Through Queens.” (If the Guinness Book of World Records acknowledged the most kids who ever fit on a single sliding board…) This is one of the historical photos that the Park will display, in addition to its other festivities. You won’t want to miss this event. The Park’s detailed announcement follows.
See you there,
Herbert Reynolds [email protected]
Sunnyside Gardens Community Association, Inc.
Presents an 80th Anniversary Celebration & Reunion
to Mark the Opening of Sunnyside Park
Sunday, October 15, 2006
3 PM – 6 PM Rain or Shine
Featuring
Carol Sudhalter’s Astoria Jazz Band
Sunnyside Park is a privately operated community park created in 1926 as part of the historic Sunnyside Gardens planned community. The park is open to neighborhood residents and families who support it through dues and volunteer labor. It also hosts several community events annually. Come join us in celebrating the 80th year of park operation.
Park Association members are invited to enjoy the music at no charge.
Nonmember admission to the park on Oct. 15th is $5/person at the gate beginning at 3 PM.
Catered buffet is available for $ 16/person advance purchase; $20/ person at the gate (price includes admission for nonmembers). Buffet tickets are limited.
Purchase your advance buffet tickets by check payable to SGCA at the Park Office between 10 AM – 7 PM daily. Or purchase tickets by mailing your check to SGCA, 48-21 39th Ave., Sunnyside, NY 11104. Tell us if you want your mail-ordered tickets held at the gate.
Call 718-672-1555 for tickets and more information or e-mail [email protected].
Please note: For our children’s safety, pets are not allowed in Sunnyside Park. Also, glass bottles are prohibited. Thanks for your cooperation.