Camp can create great memories…for adults! Valerie Green/Dance Entropy is currently registering participants for the VG/DE Summer Dance Intensive. To run from Monday, July 8, to Sunday, July 14, at the Green Space in Long Island City, this program is suggested for actors, choreographers, dancers, directors, and movement lovers of any kind and every skill…
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#InTheLoop | Cheo’s Eclectic Jams Kick Off the Live at the Gantries Concert Series on July 9
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Great music is in front of you with the East River and the Midtown Manhattan Skyline in the background. Open air is above with parkland on both sides. And if that’s not enough, several food trucks are behind you. Live at the Gantries kicks off with Cheo on Tuesday, July 9, at 7 pm. The…
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Is it possible to have too many fantastic concerts in a summer? No, but Queens is certainly pushing the envelope. Last week, we reported on Jackson Heights, Woodside, and multi-neighorhood Queens College events. Now, we’re back with music in Astoria, Bayside, Forest Park, Gantry Plaza State Park, and Long Island City. Let’s begin with Italian…
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As July is Disability Pride Month, the obvious choice is Lakshmee Lachhman-Persad. The digital marketer has a wheelchair-using sister, Annie Lachhman, who was born with cerebral palsy. The Guyana-born siblings founded and run the Accessible Travel NYC website, a great source for planning, carrying out, and enjoying tourism in the Big Apple, thanks to their…
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Who is this Bard of Avon guy and why does Jim Haines want you to like him? Get answers to these burning questions at The Crackpot Shakespeare Theories, Volume 1, which is playing in Ridgewood from Friday, June 28, to Sunday, June 30. In this one-man play, a middle-aged actor reflects on his life’s stories…
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The parks are alive with the sound of music. Queens College and NYC Parks have united to offer free performances and interactive workshops on music, dance, and the visual arts through October. Events will take place outdoors in Alley Pond Park, Crocheron Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Forest Park, Highland Park, Roy Wilkins Park, and…
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It’s a homecoming for America’s funniest family. The Museum of the Moving Image presents Marx Brothers Double Feature on Saturday, June 29, at 12:30 pm. Two films that were shot at Paramount’s legendary Astoria studio – The Cocoanuts and Animal Crackers – will screen with introductions by Marx Brothers historian, podcaster, and author Noah Diamond…
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Are Woodside and Jackson Heights waging a Battle of the Bands? Summer Sundays kicks off with the Jackson Heights Orchestra at Travers Park (78th Street and 34th Avenue) on Sunday, July 7, at 6 pm. Sponsored by the Jackson Heights Beautification Group, the free annual series will present diverse music weekly until Aug. 25, always…
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They’re like two peas in a pod. Queens County Farm Museum recently unveiled a green market at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center’s Axel Building (134-20 Jamaica Ave. in Richmond Hill). To operate on Fridays from 10 am to 3 pm, it’ll sell fresh flowers, fruit, herbs, and vegetables until Nov. 1. Now in its sixth year,…
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Something is cooking in La Placita. The Corona Plaza Vendor Initiative manages more than a dozen food-and-merchandise posts in a 15,000-square-foot, outdoor market just below the 7 train’s 103rd Street subway station. It smells delicious, thanks in part to La Michoacana Corp, where Lucia showcases the ancient tradition of tamale making. The Guerrero native’s products…