One man’s trash is another man’s treasure! All are invited to participate in Bottle to Bottle at Culture Lab LIC on Saturday, Sept. 9, and Sunday, Sept. 17. (Both days at 4 pm.) Queens-based artist Annalisa Iadicicco will create an installation from used bottles donated by community members and laundromats. Edjo Wheeler, a local sculptor,…
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Old Astoria Neighborhood Association President Richard Khuzami’s civic participation includes membership on Community Board 1, Queens General Assembly, and Eastern Mediterranean Business Culture Alliance. He’s also a composer and professional musician with a specialty in Lebanese percussion. His album Fused mixes Middle Eastern, Latin, North African, Pop, Reggaeton, and other genres. Here are some of…
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#Newsflash | Fighting Food Insecurity: How YOU Can Help Panel Discussion in Forest Hills on Sept. 17
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Food insecurity is a big problem in New York City right now, and it threatens to get worse due to higher prices, changes in SNAP benefits, and the influx of new populations. To discuss the nature and extent of the borough’s food insecurity problem and explore ways everyone can join in the fight, the Church-in-the…
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Broadway has a good reason to be jealous of the southernmost point of Queens. Rockaway Theatre Company will present God of Carnage from Friday, Sept. 8, to Sunday, Sept. 24. Written by Yasmina Reza, this comedy begins with a playground altercation between 11-year-old boys. Two very different sets of Brooklyn parents meet to resolve the…
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She’s gone, but she’s not forgotten. The Museum of the Moving Image will present a Tribute to Sinéad O’Connor from Sunday, Sept. 3, to Sunday, Sept. 10. The program features two screenings of a documentary on the famous entertainer and two screenings of a movie which demonstrates her acting talents. General admission is $15 per…
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Cool runnings. Queens Live! Reggae on the Boardwalk is at the Rockaway Beach Amphitheater on Sunday, Sept., 3, at 3 pm. The four-hour event features a Jamaican soundsystem, a large configuration of huge speaker boxes designed to amplify music with volume and clarity. Scheduled performers include DJs Sir Tommy, WiFiOG, Jah Earl, Baddamon, Amy Wachtel,…
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A 1954 Ford tractor has pulled into Queens, and it’s ready to party…or at least branch out. The Queens County Farm Museum presents its annual County Fair from Friday, Sept. 8, to Sunday, Sept. 10, this year. This 40th agricultural festival features pie-eating and corn-husking contests, hayrides, carnival rides, games, crafts, food, entertainment, the Con…
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New York Fashion Week is coming! Get into the groove at the Opening Night NYFW Party in Sunnyside on Friday, Sept. 7, at 6:30 pm. A benefit for the Break Free Foundation, which advocates to end the stigma of mental health, the four-hour-plus concert features live performances by Nicole Yuengling, Direz, Riese, Scott Buksbaum, JXHAR,…
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It’s an original musical comedy about a heroic subway crew’s response to a flood. Theater for the New City’s award-winning Street Theater Company will present Life on the Third Rail, or A Subway Delay to the Future in Jackson Heights on Sunday, Aug. 27, at 2 pm. Staged with trap doors, giant puppets, smoke machines,…
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Ready to start a new chapter in your life? The Greater Astoria Historical Society will start a new book club in September. The theme is “Exploring Social Class in New York City,” and all are invited. Free and monthly, the discussions will happen via Zoom at 7 pm always on a Monday night. To join,…