Today I was tipped off to the existence of Beach Plum Week in Long Island City. What are beach plums? They are tiny, slightly tart plums (1/2 inch to an (…)
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By now, you may be aware that Astoria has a new greenmarket on Saturdays, located at Socrates Sculpture Park! It started back in June and will go until November 19, (…)
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 (…)
Last night I attended the Queens Art Express (QAX) Kick Off Party at Kaufman Astoria Studios, and had a great time! It was really nice to run into so many (…)
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 (…)
Last night I stopped by the Cinema Soiree at Hell Gate Social. As we’ve mentioned, this was a fundraiser for the Outdoor Cinema series at Socrates Sculpture Park. It’s a (…)
A while back , we told you about a series of neighborhood listening sessions about the Astoria/LIC waterfront, organized by Green Shores and the Trust for Public Land. The sessions (…)
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 (…)
July brings to Western Queens the 2nd Annual Cheesemonger Invitational. I was aware of it last year, and wondered how successful it was. Looks like it was quite so, as (…)
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 (…)
We were recently made aware of a really interesting event coming up – a cruise along Newtown Creek. Newtown Creek is, of course, the waterway (it’s an estuary, just like (…)
This year Greek Orthodox Easter and Easter in the Western church happen on the same day, which means Holy Week for both Churches coincide. Here in Astoria you can witness (…)
