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InTheLoop | New York City Beer Week 2025 Is Here. Queens Is King Again!

New York City Beer Week 2025 is on tap. However, it’s worth noting that it actually lasts more than one week…and the best bashes are in Queens…or involve borough beverages. The Opening Bash is in Brooklyn’s Industry City (33 35th St., Building 5) on Saturday, Feb. 22, from 3 pm to 7:30 pm. More than…

#InTheLoop | Y’all Want to Honky Tonk? Mosey on Over to Ridgewood!

Put on your denim jeans, cowboy boots, and leopard clutch and head to Nashville for a night of two-stepping to steel guitars and fiddles. Or mosey on over to Ridgewood.  Gottscheer Hall presents monthly Honky Tonkin’ in Queens hoe-downs. The next one features Pat Reedy and the Low Water Bridge Band on Friday, Feb. 21….

#InTheLoop | Birds of Many Feathers in Queens

The borough is going to the birds, literally. Upcoming events include ways to watch, feed, and help these feathered friends. The Great Backyard Bird Count in Flushing Meadows Corona Park goes first on Saturday, Feb. 15, at 9 am. Organized by the FMCP Stewardship Team and part of the international GBBC, this three-hour excursion asks…

#InTheLoop | Great Entrées Served at Restaurant Week of the Sides (P.S. It’s Actually Two Weeks)

Yes, you can get mashed potatoes with your order. Restaurant Week of the Sides runs from Sunday, Feb. 16 until Saturday, March 1. Okay, to be honest, “sides” doesn’t refer to salad, succotash, and fried green tomatoes. This first-ever promotion involves eateries along the 7 line – from 40th Street in Sunnyside to 61st Street…

#InTheLoop | Enjoy Great Irish Music during Tradweek in Astoria

You’ll be so happy you’ll dance a jig! Tradweek, which has already started, runs at The Wolfhouse until Sunday, Feb. 16. Now in its ninth year, this Irish folk-palooza attracts world-class musicians from all over the pipe-and-fife world. Two-time All-Ireland fiddle champ Pat Mangan is ready to rock. So is Uilleann pipe master Cillian Vallely….

#InTheLoop | Workshops, Lectures, Discussions. Plenty of Self-Improvement Options in Queens in February

January is for New Year’s Resolutions. Now that we’ve forgotten about them, let’s say that February is for self-improvement and crafts. What a surprise! Queens hosts a bunch of enriching events over the next few days. They include workshops, discussions, and lectures that help people grow, have fun, and break out of the winter rut….

#InTheLoop | Big Motown Show at QPAC on Feb. 8. Then Get Ready for the Eagles, Michael Jackson, Crooning, the Circus, and Opera

You’ll be dancing in the streets – and the aisles – while your imagination runs away with you. The Queensborough Performing Arts Center hosts Legacy: Motown & More on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 8 pm. Launched in 2019, Legacy is an NYC-based male vocal group featuring members from Broadway’s “Motown The Musical.” With fancy footwork…

#InTheLoop | A Multi-Faceted Yoga Center Has Opened in Maspeth

A multi-service wellness center has just opened in Maspeth – and it’s offering special introductory rates and free trial classes for new students right now. Located at 55-25 69th St., Queens Community Yoga strives to serve everybody, regardless of talent or experience. Meditation is also a large part of the new studio’s mission and guided…

#InTheLoop | Watch the Best Movies that Hollywood Snubbed

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…

#InTheLoop | NYC Restaurant Week Features 29 Queens Gems

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…