Do you think you know this town? Well, here’s your chance to prove it. Take the Panorama Challenge at the Panorama of the City of New York (where else?) at Queens Museum on Friday, April 12, from 6 pm to 9:30 pm. Presented via a partnership with the Municipal Art Society of New York and City…
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They’ve known him as Fatboy Slim, Pizzaman, Mighty Dub Katz, Fried Funk Food, Cheeky Boy, and DJ Quentox (The OX that Rocks). Regardless of his stage name, his parties are absolute blowouts. Take part in the Big Beat experience when the British DJ, musician, and record producer performs at Knockdown Center on Saturday, May 25,…
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How about some great food and lower-than-normal prices? If the answer isn’t “yes,” let’s add the fact that somebody else will do the dishes. Sunnyside Restaurant Week 2024 runs from Wednesday, March 20, to Thursday, April 4. More than 50 local establishments – including a few from bordering neighborhoods — will offer three-course dinner menus for…
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We know that Coke doesn’t promote Pepsi and vice versa, but this three-day event is only a short bridge ride from The Rockaways – or a short boat ride in Rockaway Inlet – and it’s simply wonderful. The Floyd Bennett Field! Public Arts Festival runs from Friday, April 19, through Sunday, April 21. This family-friendly…
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Some rabbits spend their days chewing, digging, foraging, hopping, and sleeping. But others patiently greet children and smile for cameras for hours and hours. The latter species will participate in Photo with Bunny at The Shops at Atlas Park in Glendale from March 15 to March 30. The same species started posing last week at…
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Franco Raicovich grew up eating Fuzi with his immigrant grandparents in Woodside. On Sundays, the family would gather around the table and carry out the family folding ritual that creates this diamond-shaped pasta, a traditional staple in Istria, a peninsula whose regions belong to Croatia, Italy, and Slovenia. These days, Raicovich shares his family secrets…
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Developed in Argentina’s hyper macho Pampas during the 19th century, Malambo is male dance with battle undertones. Men prove their athleticism, talent, and vigor via complicated foot movements called “mudanzas” in a small space. Drums, guitars, and hand claps provide the background music as dancers gyrate and groove. Feel the passion and revel in the…
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Interactive. Spontaneous. Intensely creative. Eye-poppingly awesome. Get ready for a one-of-a-kind puppetry experience when Flushing Town Hall hosts Cardboard Explosion! on Saturday, March 16. Brad Shur transforms simple cardboard shapes into elaborate puppet characters. Then, he brings them to life and uses them to tell four original stories with help from audience members who shape…
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#InTheLoop | Ready for a Brutal Comedy? Queens Theatre Hosts ‘The Revolutionists’ from March 15 to March 24
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It’s been described as a “brutal comedy” about four women who really lived – and lived boldly – in Paris during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror (1793-1794). Filled with dreams and passion, the play mixes violence with art, activism, feminism, sisterhood, terrorism, and the desire to change the world. Titan Theatre Company offers The…
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#MonthlyPicks | Epicenter-NYC Is The Borough’s Hot New Media Outlet. What Do Staffers Love About Queens?
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Epicenter-NYC began as a newsletter to navigate Covid in 2020 and quickly grew into a multi-platform media outlet. Recently, the entity won a $250,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to create a community center for art, culture, education, and journalism with a podcast studio and video creator lab in Queens. Now it hits the Big…