All of my exes live in Texas. That’s why I live in Queens! Don’t worry. I still get the great food, though, as the Texas Chili Cook-Off 2025 is at Pig Beach NYC in Astoria on Sunday, May 18, from 1 pm to 6 pm. Maybe I’ll bring my exes. After all, this 56th annual…
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Apr
Apr
A man in blue, a man with a yellow cab, and a man who got married in kilt walk into a bar and… Find the punchline and many more jokes during A Cop, A Cabbie, and A Crusader at the Greek Cultural Center on Saturday, April 12, at 5 pm. This play, which mixes comedy…
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Mar
Mar
This place really toys with your emotions. It’s also the center of action (figures) in Astoria. The Museum of Nostalgia is open for oohing and aahing at 31-27 31st St. It’s part store, part exhibition, part stroll down Memory Lane, and part fantasyland. Head there for everything from Cabbage Patch Kids to Raggedy Ann dolls…
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Mar
Mar
Do you have a sweet tooth? Are you at least 21 years old? You’re in serious luck. Tipsy Scoop Queens is ready to offer a series of Boozy Ice Cream Cocktail Classes in Astoria. Taking mixology to a new level, these sessions teach how to make the store’s signature products that might include Southern Coke…
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Feb
Feb
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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Dec
Dec
Peanut butter & jelly. Gin & tonic. Tom & Jerry. Some things are just meant to be together. The next colossal combo is Natan Badalov with Tootles & French. That’s right. The Astoria-based comedian has a steady, First Sunday gig at a local restaurant for the next few months. He’ll tackle empathy, family, and the…