Mommies are treated like queens in this borough! Celebrate Mother’s Day with live music, art workshops, film, comedy, and even mushrooms in the World’s Most Delicious Borough next week. Here’s a chronological list of activities. It will be updated as more information comes in. Friday, May 9 Serial Mom at 7 pm In this 1994…
Author Archives: Rob MacKay
30
Apr
Apr
All are invited to the grand opening of a public access community art center in Long Island City on Saturday, May 3, from 5 pm to 9 pm. AlterWork Studios will launch at 40-20 22nd St. during a night of live music, festivities, networking, and a gallery art show. (Dress code? Creative!) First the exhibition….
30
Apr
Apr
How many times can an audience shout “Viva México!” Find out at Viva el Cinco de Mayo 2025 at Queens College’s Colden Auditorium on Sunday, May 4, at 3 pm. This third annual family celebration features world-renowned ensembles performing traditional Mexican music and dance with colorful costumes and shoe-smacking choreography. General admission is $20 with…
30
Apr
Apr
His trophy case features seven Grammys and seven Latin Grammys…and his bandmates are just as good. Queens College’s Colden Auditorium hosts Chucho Valdés: Irakere 50 Featuring Emilio Frías on Thursday, May 8, at 8 pm. Let’s begin with Valdés. The Cuban pianist has enjoyed a 60-year career that includes all the Grammys, being named an…
29
Apr
Apr
Dizzy Dragon, Flying Carpet, and Samba Balloon are coming to the borough! Queens County Farm Museum hosts the Apple Blossom Children’s Carnival on two consecutive weekends, May 3-4 and May 10-11. Organized in partnership with Newton Shows, events include cultural celebrations and interactive farm experiences with help from a Merry Go Round in the orchard,…
29
Apr
Apr
This event is the cat’s meow. To celebrate 50 years of adorableness and commerce, the Hello Kitty Café Truck will pop up in Flushing on Saturday, May 3. To be stationed by The Shops at Skyview’s main entrance at 40-24 College Point Blvd. from 10 am to 7 pm, the mobile unit will give away…
29
Apr
Apr
WiFi? Yes! AC? Yes! Free? Yes! Huge? Yes! The Museum of the Moving Image’s Open Worlds 2025 begins on Friday, May 2. It runs until Tuesday, Nov. 2. Located on MoMI’s first floor lobby and courtyard, the community center is an estimated 15,500 square feet with a green space and a concession. A safe spot…
25
Apr
Apr
Queens Economic Development Corporation Director of Reentry Services Evie Litwok and her associates provide a wide array of services to help former inmates achieve long-term employment success. She works out of the Entrepreneur Space in Long Island City. Here’s what she loves about Queens. Good Eats Let me begin by informing that my parents were…
23
Apr
Apr
Queens is a Drama Queen! Some great plays are about to begin. First up is A View from the Bridge from May 1 to May 18. Douglaston Community Theatre presents this 1965 Arthur Miller work about betrayal, tragedy, obsession, and corruption with Brooklyn dockworkers, Italian immigrants, and a beautiful niece in the mix. Ticket prices…
23
Apr
Apr
Pop over to this pop-up and your taste buds will go pop! Arellano Pandesal is at Alewife Brewing at 41-11 39th St. in Sunnyside every Saturday (including April 26) from 1 pm to 4 pm. If you oversleep, don’t worry. The Woodside-based, Filipino-style bakery will be at Fifth Hammer Brewing at 10-28 46th Ave. in…