This Week in the City: Queens County Farm, NYFF 54, Oktoberfest and Psycho Barn
Welcome to fall: a magical place of 65-degree days, flannels, and pumpkin flavored everything. While on the lookout for inauguratory fall activities, consider what is going on This Week in the City.
Trek out to the Queens County Farm Museum
Pick up some much-needed veggies at the Queens Farm seasonal farmstand, sip some cider, and hedge through the Amazing Maize Maze (a pun no one can resist). The maze includes puzzles and clues!
Hours
Farmstand (11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Wed thru Fri and 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Sat and Sun)
Amazing Maize Maze (thru Oct. 30, 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Sat and Sun)
Travel time (from TKC)
~1.5 hours via the 4/5 and QM5 bus
Cost
$10 for maze
LINK: http://www.queensfarm.org/
Kick back, relax and watch a film (like a hipster) at NYFF 54
The New York Film Festival kicks off this week at Lincoln Center! Features include films from around the world and a series of film shorts. A large variety of films will be playing on Oct. 1.
Hours
Showtimes vary
Travel time (from TKC)
~30 minutes via the 1
Cost
~$10-15 (student discount available with I.D.)
LINK: http://www.filmlinc.org/
A family-friendly (aka student-under-21-friendly) Oktoberfest at South Street Seaport
Doubtful that anyone will be heading to Munich on a college budget but why not enjoy games, live music, authentic eats, and lederhosen anyhow? Come for the food. Stay for the lederhosen.
Hours
Oct. 1 and Oct. 2, 12:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Travel time (from TKC)
~10 minute walk
Cost
Ticketed but free (Eventbrite: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/oktoberfest-2016-nyc-tickets-22261281091?aff=erelexpmlt)
LINK: http://www.nycgo.com/events/oktoberfest-at-south-street-seaport
Check out some creepy transitional art at the Met's rooftop garden
Transitional Object (Psycho Barn) by Cordelia Parker was recently installed in the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden. A transitional work is when an artist takes old ideas or themes and makes a new work. Parker is known for her dark and pensive works. She drew inspiration from Alfred Hitchcock's film Psycho. Go see some art, Norman Bates style.
Hours
Thru Oct. 31, 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Travel time (from TKC)
~30 minutes via the 4/5
Cost
Exhibition free with admission (a.k.a. throw a dime on the counter and recover from the judgement later)
LINK: http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2016/cornelia-parker