Two cunning drag queens outwit a self-absorbed empress. What could go wrong? Get the hilarious, wacky details when PinProductions and Ducky & Patsy present Fairytales for Sophisticated Adults…an Oktoberfest Screening! at Culture Lab LIC on Saturday, Oct. 26, at 4 pm. This unique event blends drag and animation, bringing to life classic fairytales with a…
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If you want to head straight toward the prize, we got you. If you want to meander past beauty on the way to glory, we got you. If you want to do both, well, we got you, too. The Sunnyside Post Halloween Mile is on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Rain or shine.) Now in its eighth…
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Cloning. Telepathy. Drone videos. There are so many Halloween options in Queens this year that people will have to get creative to attend them all. To make things simple, we provide the following regional list of events with the borough divided into four areas. However, we understand that we might have missed a few fun…
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Shall we go to a movie? Actually, many, many movies. Peliculas, filmes, and eiga, too. The Museum of the Moving Image hosts Directors’ Fortnight: 1969 and Directors’ Fortnight Extended over the next two weeks. The French Directors’ Guild founded DF (aka Quinzaine des cinéastes) in 1969 to promote new talent and serve as an independent…
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#InTheLoop | Salsa, Bachata, Jazz, Irish Strings, Classical + Plena. Music Is Everywhere in Queens These Days
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They say that music soothes the savage beast, but it also seems to fill calendars at Queens venues these days. Upcoming performances include everything from Irish harp virtuosos to famous Colombian Salsa bands to innovative Jazz artists. Some concerts kick off long-running series. Here’s a chronological list. Friday, Oct. 18 Máire Ní Chathasaigh + Chris…
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American Beeches, Bald Cypresses, and various kinds of Oaks are among 18 Queens natives that made the recent NYC Parks Department’s Great Trees of New York City list. Akin to a hall of fame, the honorees are among 61 trees from around the five boroughs that were chosen by authors, arborists, and thought leaders from…
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Victor is obsessed with inventing a living, intelligent human being. Instead, the young scientist creates a monster…and a classic, timeless horror story. City Gate Productions presents a unique version of Frankenstein at The Secret Theatre in Woodside from Friday, Oct. 18, to Sunday, Oct. 27. Adapted by Vincent S. Hannam, this play follows the ambitious…
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Sunnyside’s Got Talent. Thalia Spanish Theatre hosts Divas de España from Friday, Oct. 18, to Sunday, Oct. 27. Inma Heredia rocks this solo show which mixes comedy with music and dance while paying homage to four transcendent artists who were born in Spain, but achieved international success. Speaking English, but singing in Spanish, Heredia will…
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It’s time to sign up – and train – for the Queens Marathon. That’s right, on Sunday, Nov. 17, hundreds of intrepid sorts will run 26.2 miles in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Organized by Queens Distance Runners in collaboration with the NYC Parks Department, the race is scheduled to kick off in the vicinity of…
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#InTheLoop | Celebrate 100 Years of Sunnyside Gardens History in — Where Else? — Sunnyside Gardens on Oct. 12
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In 1924, Calvin Coolidge was president, a silent film called “The Sea Hawk” was the biggest grossing movie in the U.S., and a subway ride cost five cents. In that same year, Colonial Court, the first residential section of Sunnyside Gardens, was completed. Celebrate this 100th anniversary with historians, architects, writers, residents, and preservationists at…