Mommies are treated like queens in this borough!
Celebrate Mother’s Day with live music, art workshops, film, comedy, and even mushrooms in the World’s Most Delicious Borough next week.
Here’s a chronological list of activities. It will be updated as more information comes in.
Friday, May 9
Serial Mom at 7 pm
In this 1994 John Waters comedy, Kathleen Turner plays a suburban matriarch who maintains a seemingly happy home while committing countless crimes. General admission is $17.50, but seniors and students can attend for $12 and youngsters (3 to 17) pay $10.
Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria’s Kaufman Arts District.
I’ll Always Love My Mama at 8 pm
A Mother’s Day Weekend Soul celebration with Peaches & Herb, Keith Beaton’s Blue Magic, Lady Supreme: A Diana Ross Experience, Forever Donna: The Ultimate Donna Summer Tribute, and American Soul: Classic Soul and Motown. Tickets: $71 to $91.
Queens Theater, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
Saturday, May 10
Mommy and Me Floral Design Workshop at 10:30 am
Create a beautiful teacup flower arrangement during this workshop for mothers and their children. Tickets: $21.99 to $58.74.
Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing.
Love Your Mother (Earth) Mushroom Party at noon
The New York Mycological Society and others celebrate Mother Earth with help from fungi. Activities include a walk to explore local flora, an artist-led mushroom drawing workshop, a presentation on fungal microscopy, and the NYC premiere of “Fungi: Web of Life,” featuring mycologist Merlin Sheldrake and narrated by Björk. No price listed.
Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria’s Kaufman Arts District.
Afternoon Tea Experience at 1 pm
Sandwiches and Filipino-inspired baked goods by Whisk Pastry in a flower shop that also sells such artisanal products as candles and soap. Prices vary.
Ora La Casa de Las Flores, 42-08 43rd Ave., Sunnyside.
Sunday, May 11
Mother’s Day Open House & Block Party at noon
Live music, dancing, bilingual Drag Story Hour, art stations, solar cooked hot dogs, mascara making, a Migratory River Puppet Parade, cookie decorating with Little Chef Little Cafe, performances, magic shows, face painting, bubbles, piñatas, and more. Free.
Vicinity of The Chocolate Factory Theater, 38-33 24th St., Long Island City.
Mother’s Day: Creative Together at 1 pm Drop-in and create bouquets of colorful paper flowers. Draw inspiration from spring blooms. Enjoy a glass of Betty’s Zip punch, crafted with grapes from the museum’s vines. Tickets: $5 or $12 per family.
Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38th Ave., Flushing.
Serial Mom at 1 pm
In this 1994 John Waters comedy, Kathleen Turner plays a suburban matriarch who maintains a seemingly happy home while also committing countless crimes. General admission is $17.50, but seniors and students can attend for $12 and youngsters (3 to 17) pay $10.
Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria’s Kaufman Arts District.
Afternoon Tea Experience at 1 pm
Sandwiches and Filipino-inspired baked goods by Whisk Pastry in a flower shop that also sells such artisanal products as candles and soap. Prices vary.
Ora La Casa de Las Flores, 42-08 43rd Ave., Sunnyside.
Sip N Paint Mother’s Day Brunch at 2 pm
Enjoy great food and beverages while painting with instructors and meeting special guests. Tickets are $62.67.
Lux Venue, 122-13 Guy Brewer Blvd., Jamaica.
Family Leave Comedy Show at 5 pm
The comedy is for grownups, but babies are welcome. The comedians? All parents/caregivers. The audience? Anyone old enough to watch R-rated comedy or young enough to not understand what’s being said. Tickets: $15.
QED, 27-16 23rd Ave., Astoria.
Not A Mother…’s Day Comedy Show at 7 pm
A night of stand-up from comics who said “no thanks” to motherhood, lost their moms, or survived ones who really shouldn’t have had kids. The host is Carmen Lagala (Colbert, Don’t Tell Comedy, special on YouTube). Tickets: $15.
QED, 27-16 23rd Ave., Astoria.
In General
Aigner Chocolates, which is on Metropolitan Avenue in Forest Hills, is offering curated gift boxes, chocolate-dipped strawberries, hand-painted truffles, and nostalgic classics that evoke elegance and warmth.
Images: Ora La Casa de las Flores