A major exhibition is about to demonstrate that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. The Gatherers, which explores excess production, failing infrastructure, and political instability, opens at MoMA PS1 on Thursday, April 24. Featuring 14 international artists—many exhibiting for the first time in a U.S. museum—the presentation fills the third-floor galleries with sculptural installation,…
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“I can’t promise you it will be easy, but I can promise you it will be worth it.” The Museum of the Moving Image unveils Mission Impossible: Story and Spectacle on Friday, April 18. On time for the Memorial Day Weekend release of the eighth MI film, The Final Reckoning, this exhibition spotlights the Paramount…
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#InTheLoop | Women in Space + Cities at Work. New York Hall of Science Opens Two New Exhibitions
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Beechhurst native and Bayside High School graduate Ellen Louis Baker (née Shulman) is physician who also participated in three shuttle flights and logged more than 686 hours in space as a NASA astronaut. Learn about her achievements and those of other high-altitude females at the Imaging Women in the Space Age exhibition at the New…
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Japanese beauty is alive and well in Queens. This post reports on cherry blossom events and bonsai workshops before listing public spaces to see blooming trees. Events The Cherry Tree Grove in Flushing Meadows Corona Park is about to explode with flowers, floral fragrances, and nature lovers. Urban Park Rangers lead a free stroll through…
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Christopher Clary, Molly Soda, Sarah Rothberg, and Bhavik Singh are members of the artist collective “is this thing on?” They push the boundaries of live, interactive performances with their platform thing.tube. Their pushing gets an extra shove when the Museum of the Moving Image presents THING+YOU from April 12 through Aug. 10. This exhibition blends…
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Everybody has posed with Santa Claus for a Christmas card. Ho hum. Well, here’s the new rage. The Shops at Atlas Park hosts Photos With Bunny from Friday, April 4, to Sunday, April 19. In a clear sign that Easter is coming, the furry, long-eared friend will be near The UPS Store on the Glendale…
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Sounds like a one-stop shop for an epic birthday party! The Shops at Skyview just signed lease agreements to bring a bowling arcade, a trampoline park, and a Korean restaurant to Flushing. Details follow. Round 1 Bowling & Arcade The first Round 1 (top photo) in the five boroughs will be on level 3 near…
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Don’t tell Ponce de León, but the Fountain of Youth might be located in Queens. After all, it’s where the company Culinary Argan Oil is located. True to its name, this Forest Hills-based importer sells Extra Virgin Culinary Argan Oil, which mixes a nutty flavor with several potential health benefits. It’s undiluted, pure, and organic…
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This place really toys with your emotions. It’s also the center of action (figures) in Astoria. The Museum of Nostalgia is open for oohing and aahing at 31-27 31st St. It’s part store, part exhibition, part stroll down Memory Lane, and part fantasyland. Head there for everything from Cabbage Patch Kids to Raggedy Ann dolls…
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InTheLoop | Former Japanese National Team Soccer Player Leads Coaching Session in Queens on March 29
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With his natural leadership ability and strikingly accurate passing skills, Takuya Yamada enjoyed a 20-year professional soccer career. The midfielder and defender played on several teams in his native Japan and the United States and represented his country in international competitions before retiring in 2017. Now Yamada is heading to Queens where he will be…