Astoria Long Island City 50+ Things to Do This Summer (2019 Edition) by Claire Leaden It’s Memorial Day Weekend…which means it’s unofficially summer…which means it’s time for our annual 50+ THINGS TO DO THIS SUMMER list!! From opportunities to get more social (sports! trivia leagues! (…)
OUTDOOR MOVIES IN ASTORIA AND LIC, 2019 SUMMER SEASON by Claire Leaden Our “film buff” post a couple weeks back was only an appetizer for all of the outdoor movies in the neighborhood this summer! Here’s the full list so you know (…)
Astoria Astoria Filmmaker’s Sci-Fi ’90s Adventure “Wish Weasel” is His New Lease on Life by Claire Leaden A magical weasel crash lands in Queens and befriends a girl who’s down on her luck, granting her a wish for a new apartment. When evil General Zorgo gets wind, he (…)
Long Island City MoMA PS1 Becomes Biergarten for One Night Only this Friday by Claire Leaden Art + Beer may not be the most classic combination, but having all local breweries at an experimental art museum complete with a DJ set and outdoor film screenings? Now (…)
All About THE ARC: The Full-Block Arts & Music Center in Queens by Claire Leaden About a year ago, news spread that DMNDR—a global community of music lovers, photographers, filmmakers, artists, writers, and curators—was opening The Arc, a 20,000-sq.-ft. concert and recording space in Astoria. Okay, (…)
Weekend Picks: Kentucky Derby + Cinco de Mayo by Claire Leaden It’s a double party this weekend with the Kentucky Derby on Saturday and Cinco de Mayo on Sunday! Here’s where to participate in Astoria and LIC: Derby Day Celebrate with (…)
Astoria Weekend Picks: The Ultimate Queens Wedding Expo, International Food and MORE by Claire Leaden Hey there & happy last weekend of April! Can you believe May days are already here? We have your best event picks for this upcoming weekend, so take advantage of (…)
Astoria Long Island City The Best Events for Film Buffs in Astoria by Claire Leaden Last week we featured some of the best upcoming events for readers, but we haven’t forgotten those who prefer screens to pages! Astoria’s cultural scene is on-point with loads of (…)
Astoria Jackson Heights Long Island City Sunnyside Woodside Astoria and LIC Street Fairs 2019 by Claire Leaden The temps are rising, the trees are blooming and the streets are clear, which means it’s time for one thing: Street Festival Season! You may have seen the one on (…)
Astoria Long Island City Easter in Astoria & LIC 2019 by Claire Leaden From egg hunts to Sunday brunches, we’ve rounded up all of the best Easter events in Astoria and LIC this weekend. Hop to it! Egg Hunts 6th Annual Easter Egg (…)
Astoria Weekend Picks: Record Store Day, Hellboy and Yard Sales by Claire Leaden Record Store Day (RSD)—the annual celebration of the nearly 1,400 independently owned record stores in the U.S.—comes but once a year, and lucky for us we can participate right here in (…)
Astoria Long Island City Let’s Get Literary: Upcoming Reading Events in Astoria & LIC by Claire Leaden When thinking of neighborhood activities in Astoria, our mind tends to go to eating, drinking and maybe going to the park (how could we not?). But, the community also has (…)
THE END is Coming: GOT Premiere Events and Activities in Astoria by Claire Leaden We’ll all be yelling “For the Throne” for the last time soon, with the FINAL season premiere of HBO hit GAME OF THRONES this Sunday, April 14. Luckily you can (…)
Weekend Pick: Return of the Queens Craft Brigade by Claire Leaden Your favorite neighborhood artisans are back this Sunday, April 7 for the return of the Queens Craft Brigade (QCB)! For those who don’t know, QCB is a group that puts on (…)
Astoria Jackson Heights Long Island City Help Reunite Immigrant Families at Dining for Justice 4/14 by Claire Leaden What’s better than eating delicious food? Eating delicious food AND giving back to a great cause at the same time! That’s exactly what you can do at Immigrant Families Together‘s second “Dining (…)