Astoria Long Island City Eat Well + Do Good at Taste of LIC 2019 by Claire Leaden This Wednesday, June 12 at 6:30 p.m. is the 14th Annual Taste of LIC event, which pairs the best of Western Queens food and drink with a good cause: supporting (…)
Astoria Ways to Make an Impact This Weekend: Fundraisers, Politics and Pride by Claire Leaden Weekends, of course, are usually about having fun and enjoying some well-deserved R&R, but time off from work can also present a great opportunity to take actionable steps to engage (…)
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 (…)
Long Island City Help End Hunger at the Empty Bowls Fundraiser at Manducatis Rustica by Meg Cotner Help support the efforts to end hunger in NYC by participating in the Empty Bowls fundraiser this week.
Astoria Women’s (month of) March Fundraisers at The Queens Kickshaw by Meg Cotner The Queens Kickshaw has planned a series of fundraisers for the month of March.
Astoria Astoria Music & Arts Holding Variety, Burlesque, and Music Fundraising Event 7/25 by Lindsay Goyette Astoria Music & Arts is having a busy summer. On Saturday, August 29th , they’ll be throwing their 7th Annual New World Queens Fest, an Astoria Park extravaganza with live music, (…)
Come To the Q.E.D. Jam for Astoria Park Alliance by Meg Cotner Beautiful Astoria Park in warmer weather. This coming Sunday, March 1, join the Astoria Park Alliance for the Q.E.D. Jam – this is live performance at Q.E.D. to benefit the (…)
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 (…)
Astoria Astoria Park Shore Fest 2013 Is Coming and Needs Your Help by Meg Cotner The 2013 Astoria Park Shore Fest is in the midst of a fundraising campaign, looking to raise about $4,300. They can use volunteer help, too!
Beach Plum Week is Coming by Meg Cotner 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 (…)
Cinema Soiree Fun by Meg Cotner 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 (…)
Donate to the Astoria Park Shore Fest by Meg Cotner For the past couple of years, the Astoria Park Shore Fest (formerly known as the Astoria Water Walk) has happened for three successive weekends each August. Shore Blvd along Astoria (…)
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 (…)