Arts and Culture

With all of the bad news circling these days, it’s nice to take a moment and reflect on what we’re thankful for. Living in such a wonderful, vibrant community is (…)

Mark your calendar for August 20th! SculptureCenter has announced details for its annual LIC Block Party, and it’s going to be a whole lot of fun. To get in on the action, (…)

Summer is heating up and so are our giveaways. We’ve got a pair of tickets to Panorama NYC going down July 22-24 at Randall’s Island Park. Panorama is a one-of-a-kind (…)

I need to begin this post with a full disclosure. I am not artistic. If you’ve ever played a game of Pictionary with me, you know this to be true. (…)

If there’s one party you DEFINITELY want to add to your calendar this season, it’s this one. The 3rd Annual Paper Factory Summer Party is going to be outrageous, over-the-top, (…)

Back by popular demand, the Astoria Where’s Waldo? search kicks off today, courtesy of Astoria Bookshop! Everyone’s favorite bespectacled stripes-wearing traveler will be hiding in twenty-five local businesses, and those (…)

  The Brass Owl is taking “small business” to a whole new level with their super cute Kidpreneur Pop-Up Shop event. This Sunday, from 1pm-3pm, they’ll be hosting six young Astoria (…)

Forest Hills Stadium is New York gem in the middle of a renaissance.  During its first heydey in the 1960s and 70s, the stadium hosted The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, (…)

Today, June 21, over 1,000 musicians will take to the streets of New York City to participate in Make Music New York: a free, city-wide outdoor music festival across all five boroughs. (…)

At We Heart Astoria, we’re HUGE fans of Astoria Bookshop, a go-to spot to buy books, attend events, and check out what’s new in the literary world. Did you know (…)

The Thirsty Koala’s chef, Katherine Fuchs, will compete on the Food Network’s reality show, Chopped, this Tuesday, June 7. Celebrate with them at The Thirsty Koala!

Q.E.D. has hosted its fair share of cool events, but this may be one of the coolest: on Sunday, 6/19, they’ll be hosting an Official Watch Party for the Season (…)

The seventh annual Welling Court Mural Project opens its 2016 season with over 130 murals painted by some of the most talented street artists around.

Enjoy live music, DJs, dance, fireworks, and more right here in Astoria and LIC! Here’s our chronological list of summer’s live performances in the neighborhood.

Queens Council on the Arts is turning the big 5-0 and they’ve never looked better! On Thursday, May 26th celebrate 50 years of artistic Queens development and party at LIC (…)