The Year of the Snake is here. These slithering reptiles are not very social, but Queens residents might think they travel in huge groups due to the large number of local festivities honoring them. We recently reported on dance performances, bargains, a live mural painting, and a K-pop event, but we were only just getting…
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What happens when creativity multiplies? Find out when Green Space Studios hosts the Cross Pollination Jam in Long Island City on Saturday, Jan. 25, at 7 pm. Presented with Vox Nous, this three-hour blow out features dance, music, improvisation, models, and sketching. (Individually and together.) The soiree kicks off with “15 Minutes of Fame,” a…
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#Newsflash | Skyview Celebrates the Year of the Snake with Live Mural Painting, K-POP + Dance
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HoJin Im is a doodle, animation, digital, and documentary artist who’s known for his distinctive character-driven pieces and his use of pop culture to connect communities. On Wednesday, Jan. 29, the South Korea native will be in Flushing to host a Year of the Snake Live Mural-Painting and K-Pop Party at The Shops at Skyview…
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The Queens Economic Development Corporation is happy to announce that Ben Guttmann will succeed Seth Bornstein as Executive Director on July 1, 2025. Bornstein joined QEDC as a program manager in 1979 after working for two Borough Presidents. He helped coordinate the borough’s first commercial revitalization programs which led to the founding of many local…
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The beach is closed, but waves of great musicals keep landing on the Queens shoreline. Rockaway Theatre Company’s Young People’s Theatre Workshop is currently presenting Shrek The Musical Jr. while getting ready to offer Finding Nemo Jr. in February. Based on the DreamWorks Animation franchise, Shrek Jr. premiered on Broadway in 2004. The plot follows…
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The borough’s first Black-owned hot yoga venue will open in Queens Village on Saturday, Jan. 25, at 9 am. After a ribbon-cutting with stakeholders and elected officials, the celebration at I Am Yogi Studios will include free classes, giveaways, raffles, and community-engagement activities. The triumphant day marks a new challenge for founder Lisa Robertson, a…
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Save the Date! Queens Economic Development Corporation and Queens Tourism Council proudly announce that Queens Taste 2025 is set for the New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Tuesday, May 13, from 6 pm to 9 pm. In other words, get ready for everything from crunchy to creamy, delectable to delightful,…
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Ralph Lemon’s Ceremonies Out of the Air is currently on display at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City. The exhibition features more than 40 pieces with collaborative monthly performances of dance, drawings, painting, photographs, sculpture, video installations, and whatever else happens. The “whatever else happens” is about to…well…happen with In Proximity, a program that includes…
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#Newsflash | NEA Jazz Master Branford Marsalis Headlines MLK Day Ceremony at Queens College on Jan. 19
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NEA Jazz Master Branford Marsalis is taking his talent to Queens College. The three-time Grammy-winning saxophonist headlines an annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Ceremony at Colden Auditorium on Sunday, Jan. 19. Known for telepathic interplay and extraordinary energy, the Branford Marsalis Quartet – which includes Joey Calderazzo on piano, Eric Revis on bass, and…
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Nature lovers just got 25 more reasons to visit Flushing. New Crabapple trees were recently planted in Queens Botanical Garden, thanks to The City Gardens Club of New York City. All members of the Malus species, the group includes seven Royal Raindrops, five Golden Raindrops, eight Prairiefires, and five Donald Wymans. About four years old,…