Astoria Party Preview: Best of Astoria Bash 2015 by Emily Rios As you already know-we are getting ready for our big Best of Astoria Bash! This year we are partying with our neighbors at Tacuba on Tuesday, April 7th. We are so (…)
Astoria Immersive Shakespeare Storms Into Astoria with “The Tempest” by Lindsay Goyette What do you get when you mix Shakespeare, audience immersion, and cabaret-style singing? First Day Productions‘ The Tempest, performing through Tuesday at various locations throughout Astoria. I attended Thursday evening’s opening (…)
Astoria Astoria’s Broom Tree Theatre Presents “The First Time I Ever” Storytelling Night 3/27 by Lindsay Goyette Brave storytellers will be taking the stage at the Broom Tree Theatre tonight at 7pm for “The First Time I Ever:” an evening of autobiographical tales focusing on firsts. Whether dishing (…)
Astoria “Time Out For Hunger” Comes to Astoria Sunday, March 29 by Lindsay Goyette Eat this appetizer from De Mole during Time Out For Hunger. In case you need yet ANOTHER reason to enjoy some of New York City’s best restaurants, we’ve got one: on (…)
Astoria A Sunday Afternoon at the Astoria Market by Lindsay Goyette This past Sunday, vendors and shoppers from all across the five boroughs traveled to the Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden for Astoria Market‘s Spring Shopping Event, a gathering of local artisans and small (…)
Astoria Astoria Market’s Spring Shopping Event Comes To Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden This Sunday 3/22! by Lindsay Goyette Is there a better sign of spring in Astoria than crowds gathering at the Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden? There’s nothing like emerging from cold weather hibernation to drink beer in (…)
Astoria Long Island City Queens World Film Festival Prepares To Celebrate Their Fifth Year! by Lindsay Goyette The Academy Awards may be over, but Queens movie buffs are lucky enough to have another film event to look forward to: the Queens World Film Festival! Featuring 117 films from 30 countries, (…)
Astoria Long Island City Astoria Symphony Orchestra Celebrates Their Twelfth Year With a Concert by Lindsay Goyette Celebrating their twelfth season, the Astoria Symphony Orchestra will bring the music of Mozart, Brahms, and Barber to Long Island City High School on Sunday, March 15 at 5 p.m. Concertgoers (…)
Astoria The NYC Social Innovation Festival by Emily Rios The NYC Social Innovation Festival is headed to Queens! Hosted at the fantastic QNS Collective, the event highlights technology for a better life in NYC. Join them on Saturday, March (…)
Astoria Experimental Sound, Dance, And Video Comes To Museum of The Moving Image Saturday March 7th by Lindsay Goyette Fans of experimental expression will be in for a treat this Saturday at Museum of the Moving Image, when I/O: An Evening of Multimedia Performance, makes its debut. Curated by Alex Nathanson and Will (…)
QCA: Casino Caliente by Emily Rios Are you tired of cold, gray, winter weather? Do you have a hot outfit that needs to see the light of day? Do you want to support the future (…)
Astoria Astoria Bookshop Launches a Pop-Up at Q.E.D by Judith Rich Q.E.D creative performance space and the Astoria Bookshop have launched a new pop-up bookshop opening this weekend!
Astoria A Night For Gavin Fundraiser Saturday Night At Daly’s Pub by Meg Cotner A WHA reader brought to our attention this fundraiser happening tomorrow evening, Saturday October 25. It’s at Daly’s Pub, one of Astoria’s beloved bars, and focuses on the brother of (…)
The 2014 Fiaccolata di San Rocco Is October 18 by Meg Cotner The annual Fiaccolata di San Rocco Is October 18—thanks to Magna GRECE for keeping a list of these things. It is sponsored by the Societá Gioventú Quagliettana, whose clubhouse resides in (…)
Astoria Queens Council on the Arts: Junior Board Opportunity by Emily Rios Calling all young professionals looking to share their personal awesomeness with the Queens creative community! The Queens Council on the Arts Junior Board (QCAJB) is a group of local emerging leaders who are (…)