Astoria Long Island City The Backlot Festival is BACK at Kaufman Astoria This Weekend (including the first Queens Mutt Show!) by Claire Leaden The Backlot Festival is BACK! This second annual free festival celebrating community though performances, musical acts, readings and exhibitions takes place this Saturday, Sept 21 from 2 to 8 p.m. (…)
Astoria Did You Know? The OA Filmed in Astoria by Meg Cotner Some scenes from the Netflix series, The OA, were filmed at Kaufman Astoria Studios.
Astoria New Sound Stages Coming to Kaufman Astoria Studios by Meg Cotner Kaufman Astoria Studios filed plans to build two new sound stages to their campus.
Astoria Kaufman Cuts Carbon Footprint With New Solar Panels by Meg Cotner Kaufman Astoria Studios has installed 373 solar panels on the roof of its Studio K.
Astoria Astoria’s Columbus Day Parade is October 11 by Meg Cotner Italian culture is still very prominent in Astoria, from its food to its festivals, and the Christopher Columbus Day Parade continues to be a celebrated annual event. This year’s parade—the 37th Annual—is happening (…)
Senator Elizabeth Warren Visits Astoria to Film a Cameo for Alpha House by Meg Cotner Well how cool is this?!? MA Senator Elizabeth Warren was in town! On Thursday she spent time at Kaufman Astoria Studios to film a cameo in Amazon’s Alpha House. According (…)
Astoria New York on Location is Coming to Astoria in September by Meg Cotner We wanted to let you know about this amazing event coming later in September—New York on Location. It’s going to happen on the Kaufman Astoria Studios backlot on Sunday, September 21, 2014 (…)
Astoria How to Throw Killer Block Party with Your Friends and Change the World by Meg Cotner [Our friend Hoong Yee Krakauer, Executive Director of the Queens Council on the Arts, muses in this post on her emotional and analytical process in producing the upcoming QCA Block Party. (…)
Win Awesome Prizes- We Heart This Raffle! by Mackenzi Farquer It’s no secret, we’re big fans of APAC. If you haven’t heard, Astoria Performing Arts Center produces, “adventurous theater in Astoria” according to the New York Times, and in my (…)
Astoria The Kaufman Arts District Established in Astoria by Meg Cotner On Thursday, we had the honor and pleasure to attend the announcement of the Kaufman Arts District. A whole slew of Western Queens cultural leaders and elected officials were there to (…)
Astoria The Astoria Flea and Food Is Coming to the Kaufman Studios Backlot by Meg Cotner Today, via BORO and the Queens Courier, we learned that the LIC Flea & Food is expanding… to Astoria! Aptly called the Astoria Flea & Food, it will take place (…)
Astoria What’s Up With Kaufman Astoria Studios and the Now Closed 36th Street by Meg Cotner An update on what’s happening in and around Kaufman Astoria Studios in July 2013.
Astoria Changes Coming to Kaufman Astoria Studios by Mackenzi Farquer IMAGE VIA ROCKWELL GROUP/ARCHTAGON Have you heard? Kaufman Astoria Studios is undergoing quite the renovation. The upcoming changes include closing 36th Street between 34th Avenue and 35th Avenue and building (…)
Queens Art Express (QAX) Kick Off Fun by Meg Cotner 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 (…)
Queens Art Express (QAX) Kick Off Party by Meg Cotner 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 (…)