Make Music New York- Astoria Edition! by Mackenzi Farquer Don’t forget to check out all the great free musical events that are happening all over the city today. This year Astoria is home to more shows than ever. Here’s (…)
Pop -Up Pianos by Meg Cotner My friend Heather alerted me to the presence of Pop-Up Pianos in Astoria and LIC last week and then over the weekend, a few other friends brought this to my (…)
Queens Art Express (QAX) Kick Off Fun by Meg Cotner Last night I attended the Queens Art Express (QAX) Kick Off Party at Kaufman Astoria Studios, and had a great time! It was really nice to run into so many (…)
Outdoor Cinema Series Schedule at Socrates Sculpture Park by Meg Cotner One of the questions I’ve received the most this past month is “Which movies are they showing at Socrates this summer?” I saw a listing on another site but was (…)
Cinema Soiree Fun by Meg Cotner Last night I stopped by the Cinema Soiree at Hell Gate Social. As we’ve mentioned, this was a fundraiser for the Outdoor Cinema series at Socrates Sculpture Park. It’s a (…)
Waterfront Vision Plan Reception by Meg Cotner A while back , we told you about a series of neighborhood listening sessions about the Astoria/LIC waterfront, organized by Green Shores and the Trust for Public Land. The sessions (…)
Save The Date- A Summer Nights Dream by Mackenzi Farquer Save the date for an amazing even by the brand new In Bloom Collective, June 18h At Hell Gate Social. Art, music, short films, vendors and drink specials all make (…)
Long Island City 2nd Annual Cheesemonger Invitational by Meg Cotner July brings to Western Queens the 2nd Annual Cheesemonger Invitational. I was aware of it last year, and wondered how successful it was. Looks like it was quite so, as (…)
Queens Art Express (QAX) Kick Off Party by Meg Cotner Queens Art Express is coming! The Queens Council on the Arts (QCA) presents the Queens Art Express 2011 (QAX 2011) in just a couple of weeks. What is the Queens (…)
Donate to the Astoria Park Shore Fest by Meg Cotner For the past couple of years, the Astoria Park Shore Fest (formerly known as the Astoria Water Walk) has happened for three successive weekends each August. Shore Blvd along Astoria (…)
Newtown Creek Cruise by Meg Cotner We were recently made aware of a really interesting event coming up – a cruise along Newtown Creek. Newtown Creek is, of course, the waterway (it’s an estuary, just like (…)
Scenes from Whitey Ford Field by Meg Cotner Yesterday I headed west to the Build it Green! block party, and wandered past the festivities and toward Whitey Ford Field (located at the west end of 26th Ave). I (…)
Spring in Astoria Park by Meg Cotner Yesterday I took a walk over to Astoria Park and saw for myself just how beautiful it is this spring, so I thought I’d share some of the photos with (…)
Greek Orthodox Good Friday Pascha Street Procession – Epitaphios by Meg Cotner This year Greek Orthodox Easter and Easter in the Western church happen on the same day, which means Holy Week for both Churches coincide. Here in Astoria you can witness (…)
Sparrow Film Project Awards Gala by Meg Cotner Back at the beginning of March we told you about Sparrow’s Sixth Film Project, encouraging you to sign up and submit a film. Well, the day has come to check (…)