Arts and Culture

Filmmakers from all over the globe will descend upon our borough from Tuesday, March 15 to Sunday, March 20, for the sixth annual Queens World Film Festival, a celebration of all (…)

Lockwood Shop and The Queens Museum are partnering for a one-of-a-kind shopping experience!

It’s an exciting time to be a music fan in Astoria. There’s an abundance of local spots to enjoy live tunes, HiFi Records is an awesome spot to sip coffee and (…)

Kaufman Astoria Studios has installed 373 solar panels on the roof of its Studio K.

  Have you heard of the LIC Reading Series? It’s an exciting monthly event that invites three incredible writers to share personal stories about Queens, read from their work, and engage in a (…)

  Vegans, we’ve got a great event for you! Queens-based cookbook author Terry Romero (best known for her bestseller Salad Samurai) will be discussing her latest mouthwatering work, Protein Ninja, (…)

  Local filmmakers, take note! Signups for the 13th installment of The Sparrow Film Project will take place on March 20 at The Sparrow Tavern. Here’s what the night will entail: (…)

Beyonce announced during halftime of the Super Bowl (like the boss diva that she is) that she’ll be embarking on a world tour this year, delighting her fans across the (…)

To prove Astoria is one of the coolest, most diverse neighborhoods out there, we wanted to highlight two weekend food events that couldn’t be more different, both held at our beloved beer (…)

Around this time each year we get pretty excited about learning who wins the Young Architects Program competition at MoMA PS1. The NY Times published the news yesterday—the winner is (…)

Do not throw away your shot at Drunken Vocab Bee glory! This Saturday, Astoria Coffee hosts the next installment of their popular mashup event with Astoria Bookshop, but with a twist. (…)

The Museum of the Moving Image (36-01 35 Avenue) presents its excellent See It Big series at different times of the year, and usually it showcases beloved classic films like Dr. Strangelove, (…)

  If you’ve looked at the upcoming forecast, it’s probably been determined that this will be a good weekend for movies. When it’s scary and snowy out, what better activity than (…)

With the weather approaching prime hibernation temperatures, it could be tempting to spend the next month bundled up in a pile of blankets. Resist the urge! There are some excellent (…)

  A new hidden gem rests off the beaten path of 30th Ave in the form of Seasoned Art, a family-run art shop on 43rd Street. Just a few blocks (…)