Image courtesy of Sunnyside Shines

Lance Corporal Thomas P. Noonan Playground at 43rd Street and Greenpoint Avenue, near the MTA  40th St./Lowery station in Sunnyside,  is the site of family entertainment Friday night, August 5,  from 8-10PM as Sunnyside Shines/BID helps sponsor a presentation of 1920-1940  jazz cartoons. The show is part of a weekend festival presented by the Bix Beiderbecke Sunnyside Memorial Committee.

The cartoons at Noonan Playground kick off  “Summer Streets,” a month of weekend events from Sunnyside Shines which will usually occur under the Sunnyside Arch. The arch is at 46th Street and Queens Boulevard, next to the #7 train 46th St./Bliss Station. For additional information, visit Summer Streets 2011 program.

In addition to the BID, the committee partners for the cartoon festival are the Kiwanis Club of Sunnyside, Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce, Queens Council on the Arts and Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer.

BID Executive Director James Bray reports, “We have a good line up of summer entertainment and activities.  The arch will become a pedestrian plaza on Saturdays. ” He urges, “But tonight is at Noonan Playground. We hope to see everyone tonight at 8pm. Bring snacks, chairs and blankets!”

Sunnyside Shines covers all properties fronting Queens Boulevard from 38th St. to 49th St., Greenpoint Avenue from 43rd St. to 48th St., and South Roosevelt Avenue from 48th St. to 49th St.

For more information, go to: http://www.sunnysideshines.org