Some taste great. Others take consumers on a trip. Still more help clean the environment. And many are simply beautiful. But can a Queens resident grow them at home? Learn the answer to this question and much more during Make a Mushroom Grow at Biotech Without Borders in Long Island City on Tuesday, Jan. 28,…
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#InTheLoop | More than 70 Entities Offer Lunar New Year Bargains/Specials in Long Island City
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It’s time to celebrate the Year of the Snake with bargains, bargains, and more bargains as the LIC Lunar New Year Celebration is back by popular demand for a fourth consecutive year. Head to Western Queens for food, drink, art, family-friendly activities, pet luxury, fashion, and maybe even a dragon or two (or three!) between…
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#InTheLoop | SculptureCenter Unveils Exhibition by Iranian Artist Anita Esfandiari on Jan. 22
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Trained as a painter in Iran, Anita Esfandiari studied drawing, installation, and sculpture at the German art school Städelschule. She’s best known for her depictions and transformations of fountains, which are historical gathering places in her home country. Check out Esfandiari’s creative evolution at In Practice, which opens at SculptureCenter in Long Island City on…
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy are celebrated with a national holiday on the third Monday of January. However, many people honor the Civil Rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner before and/or after this date, especially in Queens. A list of local MLK Jr. Day activities follows. Museum of the Moving Image Chisholm…
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Bungee-jumping, kite-surfing, and zip-lining are soooooo 20th century. Bodyflight is the new passion – and it includes a 25 percent discount in LIC these days. iFLY Indoor Skydiving is now operating at 10-20 Borden Ave. near the Long Island Rail Road yard and the Long Island Expressway entrance. There’s no jumping or falling in this…
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Flushing Town Hall is putting Queens on the map. Thanks to funding from the New York State Council on the Arts, the venerable Northern Boulevard nonprofit is spearheading an initiative to document the borough’s artistic landscape to highlight what people are doing and the challenges they’re facing. It’s called “The Queens Cultural Mapping Project.” Since…
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Civil rights are human rights. They’re also the main focus of a great new photo exhibition at the Queens Historical Society. Remonstrance! A History of Social Justice in Queens is on view until June 2025. About 30 images – all from QHS archives; mostly black and white – are on display in the first floor’s…
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Peanut butter & jelly. Gin & tonic. Tom & Jerry. Some things are just meant to be together. The next colossal combo is Natan Badalov with Tootles & French. That’s right. The Astoria-based comedian has a steady, First Sunday gig at a local restaurant for the next few months. He’ll tackle empathy, family, and the…
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The concept is simple. Nobody knows more about film than professionals who dedicate their careers to the genre. So let them select their favorite pieces and then let the public enjoy them. The Museum of the Moving Image hosts the second half of its annual Curators’ Choice program from Saturday, Jan. 4, to Sunday, Jan….
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Some people like to close a chapter and start a new one. Others enjoy the social opportunities without the stress of buying presents. And then there are the party animals, who are always excited to hit the town. New Year’s Eve is on Tuesday, Dec. 31, and to nobody’s surprise, Queens is the place to…