Question: Besides being world famous Hollywood icons, what do Danny DeVito, Donald Sutherland, Hugh Grant, Jim Carrey, Mia Farrow, Richard Gere, and Rita Hayworth have in common? Answer: They were never in the final round for an Oscar…and they are featured in an upcoming Queens program. Snubbed Forever: Great Actors, No Nominations runs at the…
Author Archives: Rob MacKay
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Regardless of any jet lag, prehistoric Australian dinosaurs will visit Modern Day Flushing for a few hours on Sunday, Feb. 2. Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live will evolve at Queens College’s Colden Auditorium, starting at 3 pm. Audience members will observe, meet, feed, and interact with life-like dinosaurs, insects, and other giant puppet creatures. They’ll be…
Monthly Picks
#MonthlyPicks | What Does A Choreographer, Dancer, Arts Promoter + Healer Love About Queens?
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MonthlyPicks/Valerie Green Great Eats The Greek restaurants in Astoria tend to be fantastic, and I enjoy trying different ones. However, if I had to name a few, I’d go with Taverna Kyclades on Ditmars Boulevard, Stamatis on 23rd Avenue, and Agnanti Meze just off Astoria Park. There’s nothing like octopus when it’s prepared properly and…
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Dinner is served! Lunch, too. NYC Restaurant Week kicked off on Tuesday, and it runs until Feb. 9 this year. Organized by New York City Tourism + Conventions, this promotion offers prix-fixe, two-course lunches and three-course dinners for $30, $45 and $60. (Beverages, taxes, and tips not included.) Twenty-nine Queens gems are among the several…
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Some taste great. Others take consumers on a trip. Still more help clean the environment. And many are simply beautiful. But can a Queens resident grow them at home? Learn the answer to this question and much more during Make a Mushroom Grow at Biotech Without Borders in Long Island City on Tuesday, Jan. 28,…
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What happens when creativity multiplies? Find out when Green Space Studios hosts the Cross Pollination Jam in Long Island City on Saturday, Jan. 25, at 7 pm. Presented with Vox Nous, this three-hour blow out features dance, music, improvisation, models, and sketching. (Individually and together.) The soiree kicks off with “15 Minutes of Fame,” a…
newsflash
#Newsflash | Skyview Celebrates the Year of the Snake with Live Mural Painting, K-POP + Dance
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HoJin Im is a doodle, animation, digital, and documentary artist who’s known for his distinctive character-driven pieces and his use of pop culture to connect communities. On Wednesday, Jan. 29, the South Korea native will be in Flushing to host a Year of the Snake Live Mural-Painting and K-Pop Party at The Shops at Skyview…
intheloop
#InTheLoop | More than 70 Entities Offer Lunar New Year Bargains/Specials in Long Island City
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It’s time to celebrate the Year of the Snake with bargains, bargains, and more bargains as the LIC Lunar New Year Celebration is back by popular demand for a fourth consecutive year. Head to Western Queens for food, drink, art, family-friendly activities, pet luxury, fashion, and maybe even a dragon or two (or three!) between…
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The Queens Economic Development Corporation is happy to announce that Ben Guttmann will succeed Seth Bornstein as Executive Director on July 1, 2025. Bornstein joined QEDC as a program manager in 1979 after working for two Borough Presidents. He helped coordinate the borough’s first commercial revitalization programs which led to the founding of many local…
Pick of the Week
#PickoftheWeek | Welcome the Year of the Snake with the Nai-Ni Chan Dance Company in Queens this Weekend
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Intuition, transformation, and wisdom are the main buzzwords of the approaching Year of the Snake. Celebrate this spirit with colorful costumes, graceful movement, and maybe even a dragon or two. The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company offers two shows at Queens College’s Goldstein Theatre this weekend. Consider it a “vibrant weave” as performers bring ancient choreography…