The drive-in is back

The “drive-in” has returned, bringing with it a new kind of adventure at the New Hall of Science, from Oct. 4 to Oct. 20.

Climb in and out of cars reclaimed from local junk yards as you watch a live show or film projected on the big screen. And the best thing of all is that your car is not required.

The large-scale multimedia installation and full-scale outdoor theater is made of reclaimed and recycled materials, and features a 40-foot screen and concession stand. Seating in cars are sourced from junk yards and low-power radio sounds emit from each vehicle.

Oct. 4-7 from 7 to 11 pm: “The End of the Road” is a featured slide show presented by the Museum of the Moving Image and Todd Chandler and Jeff Stark.

“Bollywood Bash” is on the big screen on Oct. 5 from 7 to 11 pm.

View a good ol’ fashioned double feature of the works of acclaimed B-movie producer Samuel Z. Arkoff on Oct. 6 from 7 to 10 pm.

“Animation Flip Out” is featured on Oct. 10 from 5 to 9 pm, and is presented by Thomas Slathes and Tammy Arnstein. There will also be demos of projectors and film splicing, and flip book activity.

Oct. 11 and 12 offer a slide show of drive-in themed photos by Stephen Mallon, from 7 to 11 pm.

New films and filmmakers are spotlighted on Oct. 16 from 5 to 9 pm, featuring short films by youth media organizations from around the city.

Take a space adventure with “Flux Factory in Galactic Drive-In” on Oct. 17 from 7 to 10 pm.

The playbill features “A Night at the Races” — bike races that is! — on Oct. 18 from 7 to 11 pm.

Silent movies are spotlighted, along with a new short film by Lem Cohen on Oct. 19 from 7 to 11 pm.

The last show at the drive in is “American made: Cars, Trucks and Working Machines on Oct. 20 from 7 to 10 pm.

Empire Drive In installation is open daily from 10 am to 5 pm, with the special showings as outlined above.

New York Hall of Science [47-01 111th St. at Avenue of Science in Corona, (718) 699–0005 X353, www.nyscience.org]. $15 ($10 members).

Speakitaly NYC

SPEAKITALY NYC offers stimulating and entertaining lessons for children 0 to 16 years through a wide combination of activities based on the communicative approach anchored in the Common European Framework of Reference: active learning (group work, role plays, etc.) and practice exercises aimed to improve listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Kids will start speaking and using Italian in a very natural way.&nbsp; Small classes capped at 6 students to make sure each one gets the needed attention and facilitate learners' progress.&nbsp; Our method is driven by a didactic method that is the result of constant updates, professional certifications and more than 10 years of experience in working with non-native speakers from different native languages and levels of knowledge. Our aim is to develop a range of Italian language skills while improving accuracy that will enable the students and participants to interact without stress or feeling rushed. We want to help those in the community really embrace not only the true culture in Italy but the Italian culture within New York City&hellip; Who doesn&rsquo;t love what Italy represents in the kitchen, in history &amp; in the arts? Speakitaly wants to support multilingual families who want to learn a new language or pass along their ancestor&rsquo;s heritage and culture. Raffaella, the founder said: "We see language awareness and intercultural sensitivity as the milestones for an inclusive society. Italian, like all other languages, is an enrichment and a growth in every way. Vi aspettiamo!"

The Language Workshop For Children

After offering both group and private lessons for many years and analyzing the results over&nbsp;time, The&nbsp;Language Workshop for&nbsp;Children, founded&nbsp;in1973, has decided&nbsp;to emphasize private remote lessons at shorter intervals.&nbsp;Our skilled educators&nbsp;will&nbsp;focus their attention exclusively on the&nbsp;unique needs, learning style, and interests of your child.&nbsp;This allows a&nbsp;bond&nbsp;to develop&nbsp;between teacher and student, which&nbsp;has been&nbsp;shown to&nbsp;drastically improve retention.&nbsp; OUR METHOD&nbsp; Developed by the pioneers of language education for children, our programs bring decades of&nbsp;experience to your living room with individualized, active language classes. Each lesson is based on proven methods and materials perfected to capture your&nbsp;child&rsquo;s attention during the ages when he/she absorbs information the fastest. &nbsp;&nbsp; While other online language classes rely on videos for passive learning, we deliver interactive, and engaging lessons with native-fluent teachers. In addition, all our teachers are certified in the Thibaut&nbsp;Technique which has been featured&nbsp;in the New York&nbsp;Times, the&nbsp;Wall Street Journal, and many other well-respected&nbsp;publications.&nbsp;&nbsp; Our short one-on-one lessons give kids the chance to focus, hear pronunciation clearly, and practice speaking in their target language.  THE PROCESS&nbsp; First, students have a short meeting with our Director&nbsp;Francois&nbsp;Thibaut, in&nbsp;English, with&nbsp;their parent(s)&nbsp;present.&nbsp;Mr. Thibaut&nbsp;will determine&nbsp;the best course of study, including&nbsp;class length and&nbsp;frequency, the&nbsp;right&nbsp;teacher, lesson&nbsp;format and materials (or action games for younger students.) Then the learning&nbsp;begins!&nbsp;Mr. Thibaut will continually check in on your child&rsquo;s learning to assure they are getting the most&nbsp;of&nbsp;their&nbsp;classes.&nbsp; OTHER OFFERINGS&nbsp; We can also help your child prepare for: the French subject tests for SAT, AP &amp; CLEP, the European DELF/DALF, the Canadian TEF and other standardized testing, college entry exams, studying or traveling abroad,&nbsp;cultural changes when moving abroad,&nbsp;and much more!&nbsp; &nbsp;

Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian's Legacy

The Morgan Library &amp; Museum will present a major exhibition devoted to the life and career of its inaugural director, Belle da Costa Greene (1879&ndash;1950). Widely recognized as an authority on illuminated manuscripts and deeply respected as a cultural heritage executive, Greene was one of the most prominent librarians in American history. The exhibition will trace Greene&rsquo;s storied life, from her roots in a predominantly Black community in Washington, D.C., to her distinguished career at the helm of one of the world&rsquo;s great research libraries. Through extraordinary objects―from medieval manuscripts and rare printed books to archival records and portraits―the exhibition will demonstrate the confidence and savvy Greene brought to her roles as librarian, scholar, curator, and cultural executive, and honor her enduring legacy.