This is some reel fun. Festival of Cinema NYC illuminates several Queens neighborhoods from Friday, Aug. 2 to Sunday, Aug. 11. This eight-annual movie-palooza screens about 100 independent films and offers workshops, panel discussions, improvisation classes, and other related activities at Regal UA Midway (108-22 Queens Blvd.), Forest Hills Library (108-19 71st Ave.), Queens Center…
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#Newsflash | Don’t Miss the Pineapple Dance! Socrates Hosts Guelaguetza Festival on July 28
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The word “Guelaguetza” translates as “offering” or “exchange of gifts” in Zapotec, an indigenous Mexican language. And the annual Gueleguetza festival in the southeastern Mexican state of Oaxaca is an earth-based celebration related to the worship of corn and the Zapotec corn god. Activities include costumes, food, masks, music, offerings, parades, and the Pineapple Dance….
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Grammy-winning crooner Samara Joy, whose voice recalls Ella Fitzgerald, has dazzled crowds at jazz clubs, festivals, and cultural institutions across the globe and amassed a massive TikTok following. Her debut Verve Records album Linger Awhile was named one of the Best Jazz Albums of 2022 by The New York Times. Now the Bronx native’s taking her talents to Queens, where…
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BY QEDC IT’S IN QUEENS It went from an ash dump to one of the most popular sites at the 1964-65 World’s Fair. Then, it served as a concert hall, roller-skating rink, and filming venue for the 1978 movie The Wiz before becoming an idle structure at center of modest civic controversy. Get the whole story about the…
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The chef puts a nice piece of ground beef on a hot griddle or skillet and gives it a good smash. That way, the patty cooks fast and remains juicy while displaying crispy edges. Smash burgers are simply delicious…and they’re growing in popularity by the bite. Enjoy some distinctly Queens versions at 76-04 Woodside Ave….
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#Newsflash | Sculpture + Time Capsule to Honor Unidentified Children in Queens Cemetery
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BY QEDC IT’S IN QUEENS Tremendous art is being created at the graveyard. Four students from South Ozone Park’s Epic High School South are working with sculptor Samantha Newman at Maple Grove Cemetery these days. Newman is the artist-in-residence at the Kew Gardens resting place, and the interns – Dana Gervais, Jackeline Mejia, Giselle Cartagena, MaKayla…
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#PickoftheWeek | St. John’s Hosts Richmond County Orchestra, Harmonica Virtuoso, Flying Trombonist + Saw Musician
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BY QEDC IT’S IN QUEENS Question #1: When was the last time you went to a concert and heard “Nessun Dorma” on trombone?Question #2: What about “The Flight of the Bumblebee” on harmonica?Question #2: “Ave Maria” on the saw? (Yes, the saw.) Noteworthy Novelties will fill St. John’s University’s Great Lawn with beautiful music on Sunday, July…
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BY QEDC IT’S IN QUEENS The movement, music, and regalia are spectacular. So are the buffalo burgers and fry bread. Queens County Farm Museum hosts the Thunderbird American Indian Powwow next weekend (Friday, July 26, through Sunday, July 28). Now in its 45th year, this friendly competition attracts more than 40 Indian Nations – i.e. Cherokee, Choctaw, Delaware,…
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BY QEDC IT’S IN QUEENS In this modern world, there are countless ways to watch a movie, but let’s be honest, it’s always more fun on a huge screen in a comfortable chair with friends. Museum of the Moving Image presents See It Big: 70mm! from Thursday, July 18, to Sunday, Aug. 18. Back for a ninth edition,…
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BY QEDC IT’S IN QUEENS Can you feel the passion? Flamenco Latino will present the 2024 Más Allá Series in a few Queens venues from Wednesday, July 24, to Saturday, Aug. 24. This year’s program features guest artists Omar Edwards (Tap) and Paige Stewart (Hip-Hop). It has a “We’ve Been Here Before” theme, a tongue-in-cheek response to claims…