Go on an adventure in a magical forest a few steps north of the 7 train line. The Tianyu Lights Festival is in two Citi Field parking lots until Sunday, Jan. 19. In Queens for the first time, this experience mixes traditional Chinese folklore with modern day light technology to offer a wonderland of art,…
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Monthly Picks | What Does an Arab-American Musician and Arts Administrator Love about Queens?
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Flushing Town Hall Deputy Director Sami Abu Shumays has lived in Sunnyside, Long Island City, and Woodhaven since moving to NYC in 1999. Proud of his Arab roots and extremely talented with a violin, Shumays recently won a Taproot Fellowship from the Alliance for California Traditional Arts. Here’s what he digs about the world’s most…
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#Newsflash | New York Irish Center Mixes Irish Wren and Puerto Rican Parranda to Celebrate Christmas
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Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad, and Nollaig Shona. The New York Irish Center’s next Crossroads Concert mixes Irish Wren Boy and Puerto Rican Parranda – two Christmas traditions that include visiting homes and playing music in exchange for food, drink, and amusement – on Thursday, Dec. 5, at 7 pm. The performers include Mary Courtney (voice,…
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Leave it up to the experts. That’s exactly the point behind Curators’ Choice, which is at the Museum of the Moving Image in December. This annual series screens the year’s best films as chosen by MoMI Senior Curator of Film Eric Hynes and Associate Curator of Film Edo Choi with contributions from Curator of Science…
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Good things come in small packages…and small spaces. The Little Window Gallery exhibits work by local artists in a box set into the brick facade of All Saints Episcopal Church at 43-12 46th St. in Sunnyside. Katie Berka’s Plastic Rings is currently on display. Alongside the painting, she asks: “Is there something you keep in…
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#PickoftheWeek | New York Theatre Ballet Presents ‘The Nutcracker’ in Queens on Dec. 1
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Tickets are selling like sugar plum hotcakes for The Nutcracker at Queens College’s Colden Auditorium on Sunday, Dec. 1, at 3 pm. New York Theatre Ballet offers this rendition of the timeless Christmas classic, which has a 1907 Art Nouveau theme with mischievous mice, sparkling snowflakes, dancing flowers, a time-bending clock, and a luminous owl….
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There’s a new place to bask in beauty in Queens! Celebrate – and check out some great pieces – at FitzgeraldArt Studio‘s grand opening in Woodside this weekend. The hostess with the mostess, Karen Fitzgerald, will display her works along with creations by three other local artists: Jim Richards, Alison Cuomo, and Deborah Barlow. All four…
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They came. They saw. They shopped until they dropped. The Southeast Queens nonprofit BlaQue Community Cares is organizing a cash mob at Earnest Foods in Jamaica on Sunday, Nov. 24, from 2 pm to 4 pm. Similar to the cellphone-driven flash mobs that take place around the world, this event – BlaQue Cash Mob – aims…
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Kimchi and empanadas, anyone? The Bayside Historical Society hosts Harmonious Horizons: Celebrating Korean and Latin American Songs on Sunday, Nov. 24, at 3 pm. The concert pairs Ensemble Yeon, which blends Korean musical traditions, with special guest artist Nilko Andreas, a Colombian guitar virtuoso who has offered solo performances at Carnegie Hall, Prague Symphony Orchestra,…
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#Newsflash | QEDC Forms a New Partnership with Witness to Mass Incarceration. They Launch Programs to Help the Formerly Incarcerated
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Looking to help justice-involved individuals, create jobs, and provide services and products, Queens Economic Development Corporation has joined forces with Witness to Mass Incarceration, a nonprofit that serves individuals affected by the legal system and their family members. As such, WITNESS Founder and Executive Director Evie Litwok is now QEDC’s Director of Reentry Services. Working…