Category Archives: Pick of the Week

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…

According to the Chinese zodiac, it’s the Year of the Dragon, a time of luck, strength, and energy.  Thus, all fire-breathing mythical creatures and humans should attend the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Races in Flushing Meadows Corona Park this weekend.  Several dozen teams – consisting of paddlers, a drummer, and a steerer – will splash…

Grammy-winning crooner Samara Joy, whose voice recalls Ella Fitzgerald, has dazzled crowds at jazz clubs, festivals, and cultural institutions across the globe and amassed a massive TikTok following. Her debut Verve Records album Linger Awhile was named one of the Best Jazz Albums of 2022 by The New York Times. Now the Bronx native’s taking her talents to Queens, where…

BY QEDC IT’S IN QUEENS Question #1: When was the last time you went to a concert and heard “Nessun Dorma” on trombone?Question #2: What about “The Flight of the Bumblebee” on harmonica?Question #2: “Ave Maria” on the saw? (Yes, the saw.) Noteworthy Novelties will fill St. John’s University’s Great Lawn with beautiful music on Sunday, July…

They’re famous for their annual, two-way mass migration from the Sierra Madre Mountains in Mexico to Canada and back. But these fascinating, unique insects from the Nymphalidae family are also important pollinators that spread beauty wherever they go. Learn more during Butterfly Kingdom: Monarch Conservation at Queens County Farm Museum on Saturday, July 13, at…

Alexa West is a choreographer and dancer who explores how materials and spaces influence human motion and collective action.  The artist takes her creative process to an active community space via Open Process at SculptureCenter in Long Island City from Friday, July 5, to Monday, Aug. 12. The project emphasises the development stages, and the…