Category Archives: Pick of the Week

South Korea has made an enormous impact on modern day music, food, fashion, entertainment, technology, sports, and health.  So let’s celebrate!!!! The first-ever Korea Fest debuts at Culture Lab LIC on Sunday, Sept. 8, from 2 pm to 9 pm. Food is the major focus, and around 20 vendors will serve Korean fried chicken (the…

Sometimes you have to put your foot down…on 34th Avenue. Queens Distance Runners organizes the Jackson Heights Mile on Saturday, Aug. 31. It’s rain or shine, and the heats begin at 10 am. They also reflect the neighborhood’s diversity with various age divisions, relays, and non-binary options. The course is below. The schedule follows. 10…

International Dancehall, Soca, and Gospel stars are coming to Queens. Jamaica native Sean Paul, whose Dancehall hits include “Get Busy” and “Temperature,” takes the stage in Roy Wilkins Park on Saturday, Aug. 24, as part of the Rise Up NYC series. Doors open at 5 pm. Show starts at 6 pm. The next day, Trinidad-born…

Welcome to the 18th century! (Or if you don’t like that, we can go to the 17th century.) Queens Consort will present The Riches of Italy, a concert featuring Italian Baroque music, twice in Queens this weekend. Music by Antonio Vivaldi will be a big focus, but attendees will also hear songs by Arcangelo Corelli, Domenico…

Get a tan, catch some waves, and enjoy some art. The fourth annual Beach Sessions Dance Series will unfold at three iconic Rockaway venues – the beach, the boardwalk, and The Castle — this weekend. Dozens of top-notch choreographers will re-imagine their work on outdoor stages with the ocean in the background and viewers on…

The Queens Historical Society hosts a lecture on Breezy Point at the Kingsland Homestead in Flushing on Sunday, Dec. 14, at 2:30 pm. Paul Balukas and Cathy Murfitt will combine information on the Rockaway community’s past with current news on Hurricane Sandy’s impact and the residents’ response to it. The two presenters helped found the…

Every generation has a few artists who make it big…Really big. Matthew Barney looms oh-so-large in the fields of drawing, performance, photography, sculpture, and video. In the 1990s, he rocked the world – and the Guggenheim — with The Cremaster Cycle, a five-film, avant-garde, simply epic series. Then, the 1996 Hugo Boss Prize winner lived…

Editor’s note: Due to bad weather, this performance was re-scheduled to Monday, Sept. 2, at 6 pm. Work on your tan and take in some culture at the same time. The Beach Sessions Dance Series is on the sand between Beach 106th Street and the Rockaway shoreline on Saturday, Aug. 17, at 6:30 pm. Now…

They smell wonderful. They come in many colors. Their blooms include beautiful flowers. And they’ve been a large part of Taiwan’s culture and economy for centuries. Learn and experience more when Queens Botanical Garden hosts Taiwan: A World of Orchids all weekend (Aug. 11 to Aug. 13). Back for an eleventh year, this annual showcase…