What To Do This Weekend (At Home!): April 17-19 by Claire Leaden Though times are different, there’s still plenty to do in Astoria—safely at home! Here are our top picks for the best virtual events and new local businesses to support this (…)
Arts and Culture Astoria Beer and Wine Brunch Comedy Community Event Theater Weekend Meet The Cake Boys: A Queens Drag King Collective by Claire Leaden Kick up your brunch game this weekend at the only drag king brunch in NYC—right here in Astoria! The Cake Boys—made up of four long-time friends, Richard, Muscles Monty, Sweaty Eddie and (…)
Arts and Culture Astoria Comedy Community Event Long Island City Museums and Galleries Sunnyside Weekend What To Do This Weekend! Feb. 1-2, 2020 by Claire Leaden We know y’all love a good weekend roundup, so we’re bringing “What To Do This Weekend” back! The first weekend in February is full of public forums, film screenings and (…)
Arts and Culture Astoria Comedy Community Free Neighborhood POD SAVE ASTORIA WEEK: How to Start Your Own Podcast with Chris Gersbeck by Claire Leaden When we started looking into local podcasts a few weeks back for story ideas, there were so many good opportunities for content that we decided to make it a week-long (…)
Arts and Culture Astoria Comedy Community Free Neighborhood POD SAVE ASTORIA WEEK: Making the First Move with ‘Shooters Gotta Shoot’ by Claire Leaden When we started looking into local podcasts a few weeks back for story ideas, there were so many good opportunities for content that we decided to make it a week-long (…)
Arts and Culture Astoria Comedy Community Free Neighborhood POD SAVE ASTORIA WEEK: Chatting New Yorkers Up with ‘We’ll Be Right Back’ by Claire Leaden When we started looking into local podcasts a few weeks back for story ideas, there were so many good opportunities for content that we decided to make it a week-long (…)
Arts and Culture Comedy Community Featured Free Small Business Owners Spotlight POD SAVE ASTORIA WEEK: The History of Podcasting with ‘Keith and The Girl’ by Claire Leaden When we started looking into local podcasts a few weeks back for story ideas, there were so many good opportunities for content that we decided to make it a week-long (…)
Arts and Culture Astoria Comedy Community Dance Event Food and Drink Free Music Restaurants Theater Weekly Events in Astoria & LIC ‘Actoria’ Brings Upbeat Cabaret Fun to Astoria at Beans & Lager by Claire Leaden Did you know you can experience legendary Broadway shows right here in Astoria? Okay, the stage might be *slightly* smaller, but the energy (and talent) is just as palpable! We’re (…)
Art Arts and Culture Astoria Comedy Dance Event Movies Museums and Galleries Theater Weekend Local Theatre, Performance Art and Storytelling Festivals: Fall 2019 Arts Roundup by Claire Leaden Happy Fall! Here’s a round-up of all of the amazing arts programming going on this season, as we share from time to time. Enjoy and let us know what you’re (…)
Art Arts and Culture Astoria Comedy Community Dance Event Food and Drink Free Literary Long Island City Movies Music Neighborhood Theater Weekend The Backlot Festival is BACK at Kaufman Astoria This Weekend (including the first Queens Mutt Show!) by Claire Leaden The Backlot Festival is BACK! This second annual free festival celebrating community though performances, musical acts, readings and exhibitions takes place this Saturday, Sept 21 from 2 to 8 p.m. (…)
Arts and Culture Astoria Comedy Community Event Neighborhood Theater Weekend “Message in a Bottle” at Q.E.D. is a Love Story Between Woman and Vodka Bottle (Literally) by Claire Leaden Local comedian Michelle Drozdick is performing her abstract, dark humor one-woman show “Message in a Bottle” for three nights at Q.E.D., this Sunday through Tuesday (8/18-20) at 7 p.m. Message in (…)
Arts and Culture Astoria Comedy Community Event Featured Neighborhood Relive Elementary School Glory w/ Adult Spelling Bees at Q.E.D. TONIGHT! by Claire Leaden You were either the kid that was fighting for first place against your 5th grade arch-nemesis every year, or the one purposely spelling the second-round word wrong because you couldn’t (…)
Arts and Culture Comedy Movies Music Three Local Things To Do This Sunday, December 16 by Laura Caseley Looking for something to do that’s a little out of the ordinary this weekend? Look no further. Here’s a really quick roundup of three local things that are happening this (…)
Arts and Culture Comedy Drawing Room Entertainment Transforms Homes Into Private Comedy Clubs by Lindsay Goyette One of the coolest parts of living in Queens, and NYC in general, is the endless out-of-the-box entertainment options. No matter what you enjoy, there’s a hustling artist who is creating (…)
Arts and Culture Bars Cocktails Comedy Long Island City Neighborhood Sponsored Cocktails take Center Stage at The Standing Room LIC by Emily Rios It’s hard for me to say the following sentence without sounding like a total lush…but I’ve been around the cocktail block many (many) times. I’ve rarely met a cocktail that (…)