You’ll be so happy you’ll dance a jig! Tradweek, which has already started, runs at The Wolfhouse until Sunday, Feb. 16. Now in its ninth year, this Irish folk-palooza attracts world-class musicians from all over the pipe-and-fife world. Two-time All-Ireland fiddle champ Pat Mangan is ready to rock. So is Uilleann pipe master Cillian Vallely….
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Queens Got Talent! Check out these skills during Bayside Historical Society’s Winter Art Show, which runs from Wednesday, Feb. 5, at 1 pm to Sunday, March 2, at 1 pm. Now in its 24th year, this annual showcase exhibits contemporary, borough-based artists in a variety of styles and mediums. Expect paintings, sculptures, photographs, mixed media,…
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Get in the game, Fortnite lovers! Queens Museum hosts Systemic (il)logics: Cameron A Granger & Kara Güt in Conversation on Sunday, Jan. 12, at 6 pm. It sounds simple, but Granger and Güt will chat in an artist-built Lego Fortnite playscape. The’ll discuss gaming architecture’s parallels to discriminatory urban design, modding as a mechanism of…
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Dec
Traditional Queens met Modern Queens with tremendous results recently. The Instagram account Astoria Storefronts posted a video about the borough’s oldest bakery on Dec. 2 – and it went viral. The roughly-90-second clip about La Guli Pastry Shop had accrued more than 234,000 views, 8,500 likes, 480 comments and 4,800 shares as of Christmas Eve….
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Every year, the Queens Economic Development Corporation and Queens Tourism Council produce a printed calendar. Past themes include Arts, Restaurants, Sports, and the World’s Fair. Well, the new year is around the corner…and so is the 2025 calendar. The theme? Off The Beaten Path! Each month features a large photo of a Queens spot that’s…
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Jamie Maleszka-Tate is a proud daughter of Queens who lives with her husband and two cats in the same Astoria house where she grew up. A writer and poet, she’s also a passionate advocate for the arts, transformative justice, and dismantling the prison industrial complex. She currently serves as the Director of Creative Arts at…
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Oct
Creative dining, contemporary circus, dance theater, and toy drama are on the menu at Culture Lab LIC. This first-ever New Works Festival will share original work by the venue’s 2024 Emergence Artists in Residence Danie Kohn, Helixx C. Armageddon, Yvonne Huatin Chow (House of Chow), and Gaby FeBland. Kohn, who has roots as a contemporary…
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Oct
Sunnyside’s Got Talent. Thalia Spanish Theatre hosts Divas de España from Friday, Oct. 18, to Sunday, Oct. 27. Inma Heredia rocks this solo show which mixes comedy with music and dance while paying homage to four transcendent artists who were born in Spain, but achieved international success. Speaking English, but singing in Spanish, Heredia will…
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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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Aug
Don’t miss the last two weeks of New York City’s only zipline. Bring the family to Glendale for thrills at Zip Jump Climb. Open until July 9, this attraction offers three fun challenges: Zip Lining, Rock Climbing, and Extreme Air Jump. Each activity is $10. The Shops at Atlas Park, 8000 Cooper Avenue, Glendale. On…