Astoria Queens Is Getting Its Own Drive-In Film Festival in Flushing Meadows Corona Park by Claire Leaden Who knew we’d be boasting two drive-in movie theaters in Queens in 2020?! After the Bel Aire Diner did its thing, our own local Museum of the Moving Image has (…)
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 (…)
You Can Still Enjoy Special MoMI Film Screenings With Their New ‘Virtual Cinema’ by Claire Leaden Though the Museum of the Moving Image is of course temporarily closed, you can still enjoy renowned film screenings like always. As the Museum works to create and share online (…)
What To Do This Weekend! March 6-8 by Claire Leaden From a killer sci-fi film festival to pre-St. Patrick’s Day festivities, here are all the fun things to do in Astoria this weekend. And we’re unofficially welcoming spring! *ALL WEEKEND! (…)
7 Places to Visit in Queens in Honor of Black History Month by Claire Leaden In honor of Black History Month, a time in February set aside for commemorating the incredible achievements of African Americans throughout our country’s history, we’ve put together some historical places (…)
Astoria Long Island City Sunnyside 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 (…)
Astoria The 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Exhibit is Opening at MoMI This Weekend (See Photos)! by Claire Leaden Our friendly neighborhood museum, the Museum of the Moving Image, announced in November they were opening a brand new, extensive exhibition on iconic filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. And now the time has finally (…)
Astoria Step into LIC’s Most Stylish Art Galleries This Weekend at LIC OPEN ARTS by Claire Leaden If you’ve ever strolled past any of the gorgeous, curated art galleries in Long Island City, but felt too intimated to walk in or didn’t quite know how the process (…)
Astoria Second GIF Series “The Situation Room” Opening at MoMI this Friday by Claire Leaden If you’ve been to the Museum of the Moving Image in the past two years (and if you haven’t, you definitely should go asap!), you’ve been greeted by projections of (…)
Astoria This New Website Lets You See the Secret Histories of Astoria by Claire Leaden Many of NYC’s museums and historical societies have teamed up with tech nonprofit Urban Archive to share the hidden histories of the city with New Yorkers. The nonprofit, whose mission (…)
Astoria 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 (…)
Long Island City Check Out this Traveling Queens Art Exhibit in 3 Different Neighborhoods by Claire Leaden The Plaxall Gallery in Long Island City (5-25 46th Ave) is the first stop in a multi-month traveling art exhibit called Creative Mosaic, focused on showcasing emerging artists from Queens. (…)
Astoria Jackson Heights Long Island City Sunnyside WHA Wedding Week: How Four Astoria Locals Did Their Big Day by Claire Leaden Now that you have all the details from venues to photography to food to design, see it all come together with four local Queens-based weddings! Who: Dan McNamara and Tabitha Vidaurri (…)
Astoria Long Island City WHA Wedding Week: The Venues by Claire Leaden Welcome to WHA Wedding Week! With wedding season in full swing, we’re so excited to bring you a full week of Queens-focused wedding content. We have interviews with locals about (…)
Astoria POSTPONED: FREE Outdoor “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” Screening 9/8 at Rainey Park by Claire Leaden Embrace Astoria’s Greek Culture–along with a dash of humor–this Sunday, 9/8 (postponed because of the rain on Friday) with an outdoor screening of the iconic family comedy “My Big Fat Greek (…)