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#InTheLoop | SculptureCenter Unveils Distinct Exhibitions by Emerging International Artists

It might be the best gallery you’ve never visited. SculptureCenter is NYC’s only contemporary art museum dedicated primarily to sculpture. Located in a cavernous converted trolley repair shop in Long Island City, the venue specializes in emerging international talent. Recently, SculptureCenter unveiled some great new exhibitions that will be on display until Dec. 11…So hurry!…

#Newsflash | Hey, Singles, Skyview Has a Date for You!

Tinder, Jdate, Hinge, Bumble. Nothing compares to Singles’ Day at The Shops at Skyview! Set for Saturday, Nov. 11, the third annual Singles’ Day is an afternoon of serious “Me Time,” featuring pampering, live music, mingling, and a panel discussion with Asian-American heartthrob Kevin Kreider from Netflix’s Bling Empire. Here’s the schedule. Superstar Makeover (2…

#MonthlyPicks | What Does the Borough’s Burger King Love about Queens?

Long Island City resident Frank Ottomanelli runs the F. Ottomanelli by the Water concession in Hunter’s Point South Park and the F. Ottomanelli’s Burgers & Belgian Fries butcher shop/restaurant in Woodside. He’s also spearheading an effort to construct a community mural. Here are some things he loves about his home borough. Great Eats The food…

#PickoftheWeek | Bulbfest Begets Beautiful Borough Blooms

April showers bring May flowers, but November powers it all. The Hunters Point Parks Conservancy’s ninth annual LIC Bulbfest returns to the East River Waterfront in Western Queens on Saturday, Nov. 4, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Several dozen volunteers are expected to plant more than 20,000 bulbs — 6,100 tulips, 6,000 daffodils, 5,895…

#Newsflash | Flushing Bowling Event Honors Queens Reporter + Raises Funds to Fight Cancer

It’s time for a positive strike. A Flushing bowling center will host a fundraiser to honor a dearly departed Queens journalist on Saturday, Oct. 28, from 11 am to 4 pm. The event, Strike for a Cure, will support Memorial Sloan Kettering in loving memory of NY 1 anchor Ruschell Boone, who died on Sept….

#Newsflash | Lace ‘Em Up! Ice-Skating Rink Is Coming to Western Queens

You’ll go for the ice, but stay for the burgers. A brand new skating rink will open at Ottomanelli’s By The Water in November. The Hunter’s Point Park South concession will soon operate an outdoor facility with fantastic views of the East River and Midtown Manhattan. Spread out over more than 4,000 feet, the rink…

#Newsflash | Hologram Art Captures Emotions of the Captured

Find out what it feels like to be trapped inside a machine. Museum of the Moving Image unveils Dissolution in the Amphitheater Gallery on Friday, Oct. 27. Created by multi-faceted artist David Levine, this jewel-box hologram—viewable from any angle—beams colorful pixels at 30 frames per second onto an oscillating glass plate that clatters like a…

#InTheLoop | Musica Reginae Kicks Off 24th Concert Season with Children’s Book Show on Oct. 28

Musica Reginae Productions organizes live shows for adults and youngsters in Queens. MRP’s 24th season begins with a magical children’s show, Sari-Sari Storybooks with Music, in Forest Hills on Saturday, Oct. 28, at 2 pm. Professional actors Bing Magtoto and Patrick Elizalde will present Christina Newhard’s tales about a painfully shy boy, a bullied girl,…