Friday, April 9 Starting at 8 p.m., the Brazilian and Indian cultures will meet at the Flushing Town Hall, located at 137-35 Northern Boulevard in Flushing. The dance floor will be opened during this festive night, featuring two live bands. Velly Bahia features Axe music from Bahia, linking Brazil’s African roots with energetic drumming, dancing [...]
Artists and audiences alike will soon have more space at the SculptureCenter in Long Island City. On Tuesday, April 2, Sascha Bauer, chair of the center’s board of trustees; Mary Ceruti, executive director and chief curator; Borough President Helen Marshall, Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer and Kate Levin, commissioner for the New York City Department of [...]
BY DALE REYNOLDS Sometimes less is more. The Broadway stage has always been the ultimate goal of every actor, singer and dancer. But the truth is that there are only so many stages, a handful of productions and not enough parts to go around. The solution? Off-Broadway. Not that many years ago established actors would [...]
Hey, hey, hey, Bill Cosby is coming our way. On Saturday, April 6, one of America’s most beloved and respected comedians, will be taking the stage at the Colden Auditorium at Queens College to share his stories with anyone looking for a night filled with laughs. “For me to perform at a college is usually [...]
The Queens Museum of Art (QMA) is getting a major makeover. This fall, the international art space will double in size and shorten its name. “This is a time of tremendous change for the Queens Museum,” said executive director Tom Finkelpearl. Come October, the institution will total 105,000-square-feet. It will have new galleries, artist studios, [...]
It’s the biggest news since Madonna kissed Britney. The 30th annual MTV Video Music Awards will be coming to Brooklyn this year, at the Barclays Center to be exact, on Sunday, August 25. The blockbuster, globally watched event usually takes place at the Los Angeles Staples Center. It’s the first time an awards show of [...]
Though she started her career working in front of the camera as a young actress, Effie Fradelos always knew she belonged behind the scenes and didn’t let fear stop her from making her way into the Queens World Film Festival. The 25-year-old was born in Astoria yet moved around Queens for a few years before [...]
Saturday, March 24 Starting at 8:30 a.m., the fourth annual “Allstate Life Insurance(SM) New York 13.1 Marathon” will take place at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, located at 111-01 Corona Avenue in Flushing. Experienced and rookie runners can participate in the 5K run. After the race a party with free food and beverages will be held. For [...]
If you’re not out celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Queens this weekend, here are some other events going on in the borough. Saturday, March 16 Starting at 3 p.m., the Five Boroughs of Music Festival will make its stop in Queens with a performance by East of the River: Levantera at Flushing Town Hall, located [...]
BY ANTHONY O’REILLY With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner, everyone is a little bit Irish. The culminating event of St. Patrick’s Day weekend is the 251st annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Manhattan. The city-wide parade will take place on Saturday, March 16 this year. It will start on 44th street at 11 a.m, [...]
