Category Archives: Pick of the Week

Interactive. Spontaneous. Intensely creative. Eye-poppingly awesome. Get ready for a one-of-a-kind puppetry experience when Flushing Town Hall hosts Cardboard Explosion! on Saturday, March 16. Brad Shur transforms simple cardboard shapes into elaborate puppet characters. Then, he brings them to life and uses them to tell four original stories with help from audience members who shape…

The Space Gal is about to land in Queens! Netflix and FOX host Emily Calandrelli launches her new book, Stay Curious and Keep Exploring: Next Level: 50 Bigger, Bolder Science Experiments to Do with the Whole Family, during a special appearance at the New York Hall of Science on Wednesday, March 6, at 3 pm….

After releasing the Speaking in Tongues album, Talking Heads hit the road in 1983. As part of the tour, the rock band offered three concerts at Pantages Theater in Hollywood that December. Those shows rock on via the Stop Making Sense documentary that will screen at the Museum of the Moving Image from Friday, Feb….

Mr. Hatch works at a shoelace factory where he eats lunch by himself. At night, he reads the paper and goes to bed early. He doesn’t like change and he’s happy to be alone in his colorless world. At least, he thinks he’s happy. On Valentine’s Day, he receives a candy-filled heart with a note…

One idol pays homage to another. Queensborough Performing Arts Center presents Ruben Studdard: An Evening of Luther Vandross on Saturday, Feb. 10, at 8 pm. Studdard will do favorites by Vandross, an eight-time Grammy winner who produced 11 straight RIAA-certified platinum albums. The audience can expect “Always & Forever,” “Never Too Much,” “Here and Now,”…

Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning is beaming into another dimension. Get the details at JCON 2024, a Sci-Fi-Fantasy-Horror convention to happen from noon to 6 pm on two Sundays – Feb. 3 and Feb. 17. Attendees can expect an artist market, live commissions, workshops, artist talks, and maybe even some Star Trek costumes. Attendance…

It’s cold outside so let’s stay inside and eat…and drink…a lot. M. Wells hosts a Winter House Party on Sunday, Jan. 28, at 6 pm. This seasonal fête includes fondues, hot pots, cheeses, veggies, meats, seafood, dips, sauces, breads, chocolate, fruits, sweets, and six pairings of high altitude attitudinal wines and spirits. Expect the ambiance to…

Soar through the air while staying warm and dry. iFLY Indoor Skydiving, a Texas-based “bodyflying” company, has just opened a branch at 10-20 Borden Ave. in Long Island City. There’s no jumping or falling, participants simply float in a wind tunnel with clean air that recirculates from outside. And with a wall-to-wall air column and…

The Gudeg Jogja (jackfruit stew) is fabulous. The Lontong (rice cake wrapped in banana leaves with squid) is out of this world. And the Ketan Serundeng (sticky rice with aromatic coconut flakes) is to die for. The New York Indonesian Food Bazaar returns to Elmhurst on Saturday, Jan. 6, from 11 am to 5 pm….

The Queens Economic Development Corporation invites you to the World’s Fair! With the title “It’s 2024, but we’re going to party like it’s 1964,” QEDC’s new calendar features one event photo for each month with informational captions. It’s beautiful. It’s educational. It’s a great housewarming or birthday gift. And it’s free…as long as supplies last….