Arts and Culture

Don’t forget, tonight is another installment of Socrates Sculpture Park’s “Outdoor Cinema 2011” a free international movie series. Tonight’s feature: CARAMEL, LEBANON 2008, 95 mins. Directed by Nadine Labaki. This Lebanese (…)

Astoria is special in many ways, but one of the reasons why this is this time of year is the Independence Celebration!  Scheduled a little earlier than July 4, this (…)

I don’t know about you, but I love Make Music New York – it is such a fun event. Astoria had a ton of participating sites, which meant lots of (…)

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 (…)

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 (…)

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 (…)

  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 (…)

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 (…)

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 (…)

Well, well, well… there sure is a lot going on in Astoria/LIC this weekend!  First, have you entered our giveaways?  There are three still up in the air! 12 Days (…)

Don’t miss a great local show at LIC bar tonight. Listen to some music in adavance over on Phone Home’s bandcamp site (including their EP!), or check out their Myspace (…)

As I mentioned yesterday, the Astoria Music Society kicks off its 2010-11 season with a symphonic performance on Friday, October 1. They – along with the FSSA orchestra – will (…)

This Friday hails the start of the 2010-11 season for the Astoria Music Society.  The Astoria Music Society (AMS) includes the Astoria Symphony and the Lost Dog New Music Ensemble.  This (…)

One of the most unusual and interesting festivals in NYC is the musical saw festival, which has been going on in Astoria for 8 years now. In fact, Astoria has (…)

This Saturday hails the coming of Astoria Music Now, a day-long celebration of local rock/pop music talent taking place right in Astoria Park, sponsored by Astoria Music & Arts.   This (…)