#WeeklyColumn | It’s In Queens!
BY QEDC It's In Queens
The weather is slowly getting warmer this week, but the activities list is red hot with dining bargains, an egg hunt, a career expo, Disco dancing, comedy, sneakers, and activism.
March 20, Sunnyside Restaurant Week, April 4. More than 50 restaurants offer three-course dinners for $35, while some also offer a special lunch menu. Expect cuisine from Colombia, El Salvador, India, Italy, Japan, Mexican, Nepal, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Turkey, and Venezuela.
March 23, Sole-ful Spring, 2 pm. Those who donate a pair of sneakers (new or gently worn) receive coupons from participating tenants along with complimentary drinks. The event includes a party with artist Jason H. Lee, a deejay, raffles, and giveaways. The Shops at Skyview, Level 4, 40-24 College Point Blvd., Flushing.
March 23, Brass Queens, 3 pm. This group has a signature sound that combines jazz from New York and New Orleans. The result is a nonstop party with the audience singing along to classic pop hits, dancing, and feeling like they’ve been transported to Frenchman Street. Louis Armstrong House Museum, 34-47 107th St., Corona.
March 23, Barnyard Egg Hunt, March 30. Collect colorful, prize-filled eggs in the orchard with Whiskers the Bunny on March 23 and March 30 from 11 am to 4 pm. Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Glen Oaks.
March 23, Lewis Latimer Science & Career Expo, 9 am. A day of scientific exploration featuring panel discussions, guest speakers, interactive workshops, and a nonprofit showcase. It’s geared for students in fifth-to-eleventh grade. York College, 94-20 Guy Brewer Blvd., Jamaica.
March 23, RAM Concert, 5 pm. Random Access Music members — Lish Lindsey (flute and ryuteki), Thomas Piercy (clarinet and hichiriki), Sabina Torosjan (violin and viola), Daniel Hass (cello), Marina Iwao (piano) – perform. The Secret Theatre, 38-02 61st St., Woodside.
March 23, WFUV Garden Party, noon. Host Benham Jones and friends from the WFUV radio station hang out with music, nature, and altruism. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing.
March 23, Roni, 8 pm. The weekly Sounds From the Gallery series presents Roni who promises to elevate the ambiance of the gallery space, transforming it into an enchanting musical haven. CultureLab LIC, 5-25 46th Ave.
March 23, Piano Concert, 4 pm. Forest Hills composer and pianist Margin Alexander is world renowned for his solo performances and collaborations with ensembles, music societies and solo artists in a wide range of musical genres. Maple Grove Cemetery, 127-15 Kew Gardens Rd.
March 24, The Rainbow Fish, 1 pm + 4 pm. Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia’s stage adaptation of several Marcus Pfister stories features innovative puppetry, striking scenic effects, and evocative original music. The 4 pm show has ALS interpretation. Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
March 24, Vietnam Era Dance, 3:30 pm. Paul Capo and a DJ provide instructions and then facilitate a 1970s dance party. Maple Gove Cemetery, 127-15 Kew Gardens Rd.
March 24, Family Day: Commemorating Women’s History Month, 1 pm. An afternoon of captivating stories that highlight the resilience, creativity, and brilliance of women from diverse backgrounds through drop-in workshops and story-telling by Queens-based poet Tara Jayakar, who founded Raptor Press. Queens Museum, NYC Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
March 27, Riddim Section Presents: Chardavoine, 8 pm. Chardavoine has covered the gambit of musical styles through the waves of his guitar. Born in Haiti, he represents the best of modern music and the future of jazz. Jamaica Performing Arts Center, 153-10 Jamaica Ave.
March 27, Letters from Anne and Martin, 2:30 pm. This two-person short play highlights the lives of Anne Frank and Martin Luther King Jr., featuring the direct words from Anne’s diary and Rev. Dr. King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” Following the performance, the actors and an educator from the Anne Frank Center engage with the audience. Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56th Ave., Bayside.
March 27, Jest Kidding, 7:30 pm. Hosted by Rich Kiamco (Howard Stern, ABC), the lineup for this stand up show includes John Luna (Netflix is a Joke Radio, Roast Battle Champion: The Comedy Store), Sabeen Sadiq (opened for Hasan Minhaj), Carlos Garcia (MTV, Taxi Cab Comedy on FOX Nation, Beavis and Butthead Show), Christiana Jackson (Cash Cab, NY Comedy Festival), and Barak Ziv (World Series of Comedy). QED Astoria, 27-16 23rd Ave.,
March 27, Artist Meet-Up, 6 pm. A monthly meet up for artists of all disciplines to gather, connect, and talk. Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd.
March 28, Marvels of Media Festival, March 30. This third annual promotion invites audiences to discover a diverse selection of 17 new films and one virtual reality project. Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria’s Kaufman Arts District.
March 28, Literary Thursdays, 6 pm. Sonia Hu discusses her first biographical literature collection, Reminiscence of Fleeting Times, which includes 19 articles that she has written in recent years, 14 of which were published in the Taiwanese magazine Biographical Literature. She presents via a zoom with Queens Public Library. Click here to join with Meeting ID 81618454068 and Passcode 434435.
Top image: Socrates Sculpture Park;
bottom image: The Castle