Category Archives: Pick of the Week

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…

It’s a homecoming for America’s funniest family. The Museum of the Moving Image presents Marx Brothers Double Feature on Saturday, June 29, at 12:30 pm. Two films that were shot at Paramount’s legendary Astoria studio – The Cocoanuts and Animal Crackers – will screen with introductions by Marx Brothers historian, podcaster, and author Noah Diamond…

Are you ready for an intergalactic experience? Valerie Green/Dance Entropy presents Everything at the Museum of the Moving Image on Sunday, June 23, at 3 pm. A Summer Solstice celebration, this dance installation evokes the ever-expanding universe, transforming the performance space into a constellation of stars and human bodies in various states of formation and…

It’s hard to believe that it became a federal holiday only three years ago! Juneteenth celebrations are scheduled all over Queens over the next few days. Gospel music, spoken word, and a drum circle are among the options. One of the big ones is Lewis Latimer House Museum’s Juneteenth Reopening Celebration on Saturday, June 15,…

Queens got talent! Lots of talent. See it with your own eyes at the Astoria Artists Theater Variety Show on Saturday, June 8, starting at 6 pm. Borough born and bred entertainers will perform for the crowd and a panel of judges for fun, glory, and prizes. Debbie Despina Cartsos will offer her unique belly…

Live music on every block, beach volleyball, aerialists, breakdancers, ping pong, martial arts, face painting, and bouncy houses. And if that isn’t enough: restaurant stroll! At least 3,000 fun-seekers are expected at Bayside’s Bell Blvd Food & Music Fest 2024 on Sunday, June 2, at 2 pm. Presented by the Bayside Village BID, this annual,…

Woodside (11377) lost more native sons in the Vietnam War than any other zip code in the entire United States. And of course, countless other Queens heroes have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country over the years.  The borough honors service members – especially those who died and their family members – with parades,…

It’s simply called an “open house,” but really it’s a mind-expanding day in one of the borough’s nicest properties. On Saturday, May 18, MoMA PS1 will host an eight-hour celebration with the unveiling of four new exhibitions, live music, performances, food, and talks with artists and curators. It’s free and open to the public from…