Get ready for two days of pie-eating and corn-husking contests! The Queens Agricultural Fair is at Queens County Farm Museum this weekend. Now in its 41st year, this autumn celebration mixes hands-on activities and friendly competitions with agricultural contests, crafts, hayrides, history, and shopping. (Pumpkin patch, too.) A main stage will host musicians, while a…
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Let’s go another round! Frank Ottomanelli has just released a third Request For Proposals for the community mural (#LICMural) at his Hunter’s Point Park South restaurant Frank Ottomanelli’s By The Water. He’s asking artists to submit their ideas for three-foot-high panels of any length that will be added to an existing panorama that wraps around…
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#Newsflash | The Jamaica Performing Arts Center’s Thursday Night Jazz Series Kicks Off on Oct. 10
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Drum virtuoso Marcus Gilmore performs at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center on Oct. 10 at 8 pm. It’s a homecoming for the Hollis native whose trophy case includes a Latin Grammy Award, but it’s also the start of something big. Tickets are $10, but please read on for information about upcoming two-for-one deals. The concert…
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Queens is looking good these days! The AsianInNY 2024 New York Fashion Show is in Flushing on Sunday, Sept. 22, at 4 pm. This event features collections by two designers and a dance performance amid fashion illustrations and visual art designs. General admission is $50 online and $80 on site. VIP tickets are $100. Here’s…
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It’s seedy, fishy, and crummy…and that’s why we love it. New York BagelFest is at Citi Field’s Piazza 31 Club on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 10 am to 4 pm. Celebrating its fifth anniversary – but in Queens for the first time – this smorgasbord features about 50 exhibitors of bagels (naturally), spreads, and other…
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#Newsflash | Music from Around the World and Around the Corner! The Queens United International Party Is in Sunnyside on Sept. 21
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Brazil, Colombia, Ghana, India, Mali, Nigeria, and Uruguay will be there. So will Pink, of course. The Queens United International Party will fill Sunnyside Gardens Park with beautiful music and delicious food on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 4 pm to 10 pm. Now in its seventh year, this family-friendly Queens-palooza features performances by Yacouba Sissoko,…
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#Newsflash | Whisky/Spirits Tasting — with 75+ Brands — to Make a Splash in Queens on Sept. 22
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This will be a good way to meet some kindred spirits. Wonders of Whisky presents the WoW Tasting Experience in Long Island City on Sunday, Sept. 22, at 4 pm. The six-hour celebration will showcase more than 75 whiskies, including ones from Scotland (naturally), Australia, India, Israel, Japan, and the United States. Cocktails, champagne, cognac,…
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Major Hindu Goddess Durga protects the universe from evil. Often depicted riding a lion or tiger, she represents divine feminine powers and motherhood. Kew Gardens-based Vivarta Arts leads an homage to Durga, Garba Around the Globe, near the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Saturday, Sept. 14, at 5 pm. Dance is at the…
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Two politicians walk into a bar and … Get the punch line and many other jokes during the Debate Watch Party at QED Astoria on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 8 pm. While Former President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris battle it out before the cameras, three professional comedians will provide running commentary….
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Who has the smoothest moves in the borough? Dancing with the Queens Stars is at Queens Theatre on Monday, Sept. 9, at 6 pm. This annual fun competition involves four teams of two people—one local resident and one professional from the Queensboro Dance Festival. Here they are. Team Soca: Darren from carNYval Dancers and Danesia…