NYC Urban Sketchers - Famous Third Annual Picnic Summer Celebration

Queens Botanical Garden 43-50 Main Street, Queens, NY, 11355

It’s such a wonderful spot, and the QBG loves the idea that artists would come to their oasis to capture the beauty of the surroundings. So we are having our Third Annual Summer Celebration here again.

The Queens Botanical Garden is a real gem. The 39-acre site features rose, bee, herb, wedding, and perennial gardens; an arboretum; and an art gallery.

We’ve rented a gorgeous indoor space, and we have loads of surprises for you, Raffle prizes of really cool things, a “Garage” Sale of new and gently used art supplies. Please bring cash or checks for these items. All winners must be present to win prizes.

We will be doing a timed sketch crawl through the park organized by Mel Barranco.

The $10.00 fee includes admission to the garden, free sweets, and drinks. Bring your own lunch. Please try to bring your event ticket with you.

Prizes sponsored by, Blick, Daniel Smith, Etchr, Legion Paper, Strathmore, Stillman and Birn and more!

If its just an OK day we will still have the celebration, we have the indoor space and there are covered areas to sketch. If its really looking bad we have a rain date of the following day Sunday July 21th set as well. A call will be made on Friday July 19.

What: NYC Urban Sketchers Third Annual Picnic Summer Celebration

Where: The Queens Botanical Gardens - 43-50 Main St, Queens.

When: Get there at 10:00am to enjoy the full day. Sleeping late? Come anyway - we’ll be there.

T imeline: The garden is open 8am-6pm. You are welcome within that time. But our sketch event will be as follows:

10:00am: Official start to sketch event

1 1:00am: Raffle items on view and raffle ticket sells start, Garage Sale open.

Bring Your own lunch, or get lunch in the area, there are many choices!

1:00pm-1:30pm: Sketch Walk with Mel Barranco

2 :00pm: Last call for bids. Refreshments

2 :45pm: Winner announcements. Must be present to win.

How:

Parking Garden Entrance (parking costs $10) 42-80 Crommelin Street, Flushing

Midtown Tunnel — Tunnel to Long Island Expressway (East) to Exit 23 Main Street. Turn left onto Main Street. Follow to Dahlia Avenue and turn left. Dahlia Avenue becomes Crommelin Street. The parking lot entrance is on the left.

Triborough Bridge — Bridge to Grand Central Parkway to Long Island Expressway (East). Follow directions from Midtown Tunnel.

Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island — Belt Parkway or Jackie Robinson Parkway to Van Wyck Expressway to Exit 12A (College Point Boulevard). Follow College Point Boulevard to Blossom Avenue. Make right. Blossom Avenue becomes Crommelin Avenue. Make a quick right into the Garden’s parking lot.

Long Island — Long Island Expressway (West) to Exit 23 Main Street. Make right turn on Main Street. Follow to Dahlia Avenue and turn left on Dahlia Avenue. Dahlia Avenue becomes Crommelin Street. The parking lot entrance is on the left.

New Jersey — New Jersey Turnpike to George Washington Bridge I-87 south to Triborough Bridge. Follow directions from Triborough Bridge.

Upstate and Connecticut — Throgs Neck Bridge to Clearview Expressway to Long Island Expressway (West). Follow directions from Long Island.

Take Q44SBS or Q20A/B from the Bronx or Jamaica, or in Flushing.

Take the no. 7 subway or Long Island Rail Road (Port Washington line) to Main Street/Flushing.

Then, take the Q44SBS or Q20A/B bus, or walk eight blocks south to QBG along Main Street.

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