Must Attend Events- Astoria Art Festival

This post is brought to you by the good folks at Astoria Arts Festival. We encourage you to get out and experience some art this weekend. -Mackenzi

The 2^nd Annual Astoria Art festival kicks off on Friday, September 27^th at 9 pm at Hell Gate Social (12-21 Astoria Blvd). Live music from local legends The Ten Cent F%^$ Flicks starts at 10:30 pm. Art will be exhibited by Haydee Naula, Michelle Witchipoo, Joe Kavitski and Dark Mass.

The party will continue at midnight at the Sparrow Tavern (24-01 29^th street). DJ Frankie Pancakes will have the crowd dancing as they check out the Instagram photo exhibit.

On Saturday, September 28^th, Impossible Project, We Heart Astoria, Singlecut Beersmiths and Gooey Co. have sponsored an afternoon of interactive art at Lockwood (32-15 33^rd street). AJ Andrews will be creating a photograph collage with the new Impossible Project Instant Lab camera. The event starts at 4 pm and ends at 8 pm.

Sunday, September 29^th, at 4 pm stop by Mars (3421 34^th ave) to preview the paintings of Clemens Kois and listen to the DJ Wet Magic Shave while enjoying some oysters and specialty cocktails.

At 8 pm wander up the street to enjoy the art of Caitlin Allen at Queens Kickshaw (40-17 Broadway) and listen to the music of Earlybird Stringband, a Norwegian bluegrass band.

The events continue on Tuesday, October 1^st as Queens Comfort (4009 30^th avenue) hosts the opening of Bradley Hawks photography Plates on Plates. Stop by for dinner, free donuts and the DJ.

The Astoria Art Festival closing events start of with a group photo show on Friday October 4^th at Olde Prague (28-48 31^st Street) and the live music of The Back Burners.

Maryann Benedetto will be showcasing her art at Singlecut Brewery (19-33 37^th street) on Saturday, October 5^th. LIGHT/SPEED is a solo exhibition of photography and live visuals by Mary Ann Benedetto as part of the Astoria Art Festival. Opening starts at 7 pm.

The last event will be Sunday, October 6^th at 3 pm at the Astoria Park Wine and Spirits with an exhibit of the newest photography from Adrienne Darnell. The shop will be doing a wine tasting from 3 pm – 6 pm. 28-07 24^th avenue.