Sparrow Film Project Awards Gala by Meg Cotner 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 (…)
First Green Drinks of 2011 by Meg Cotner One of the coolest mixers and community gatherings in Queens is Green Drinks. Organized by Helen Ho, Green Drinks provides a place to connect with like minded people concerned with (…)
Art House Astoria First Annual Gala by Meg Cotner Art House Astoria, a conservatory for music and art, is holding their first annual fundraiser gala on Monday, March 28. Festivities will last from 6-10pm. There will be all sorts (…)
Halloween in Astoria by Meg Cotner Halloween is almost upon us! And Astoria truly delivers in the celebration department. Judith and Meg suggest some Halloween-oriented activities and such to make your Supah-H-Weekend lots of fun! All (…)
Astoria Outdoor Indie Flea Photos by Meg Cotner Today I stopped by the Astoria Outdoor Indie Flea. It was a really nice event! The weather was amazing, too – just perfect. There was a nice selection of vendors, (…)
Astoria Water Walk Week 2 by Meg Cotner This weekend brings us the second installation of the Astoria Water Walk! This week’s focus: FOOD! The Astoria Water Walk presents Taste the Neighborhood. Yummeh! Here’s the schedule of free (…)
Join Dish Du Jour’s Culinary Challenge at their 9th Annual Food & Wine Tasting Event by Judith Rich Dish Du Jour is back at it with another awesome tasting event, this year featuring an exciting cooking challenge between Bravo’s Top Chef contestant Andrea Beaman and Astoria’s acclaimed chef (…)
8th Annual NYC Musical Saw Festival by Meg Cotner 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 (…)
Astoria Water Walk on Sunday by Meg Cotner This weekend hails the second year of the Astoria Water Walk! What is the Astoria Water Walk? It’s a celebration of fun on Shore Blvd along Astoria Park, in the (…)
Astoria Music Now by Meg Cotner 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 (…)
Queens Art Express is Back by Meg Cotner The Queens Art Express returns! In its second year, it will “feature performances, exhibitions, art events and great places to eat in the unique cultural communities along the route of (…)
2 Fun Ways to Celebrate Cinco De Mayo by Judith Rich Happy Cinco de Mayo Astoria! What a beautiful day we got to celebrate this boisterous holiday. There’s never a shortage of fun things to do in Astoria and here are (…)
No Impact Man Screening in Astoria This Week! by Meg Cotner Just received this from the Western Queens Compost Initiative – the film, No Impact Man, is about a year in the life of blogger Colin Bevan, when he decided to (…)