Latino Cultural Festival Begins

Outdoor Theater In Astoria, Flushing / Indoor LIC

July 29, 2010 / Queens Buzz. This weekend, generally clear skys, with highs in the low 80's [lows in mid 60's] with a 40% chance of rain on Sunday. Thursday night in Flushing, Queens Theatre In The Park kicks off it's annual Latino Cultural Festival at 8 pm with Contra Tiempo, Urban Latin Dance Theatre. The festival opening will be followed by a party that runs until 12 midnight [theater]. The Latin Cultural Festival runs through August 8th. Also the last performance of the International Theater Festival begins at 6.30 pm Thursday night at LPAC in LIC [theater].

On Friday in Flushing the Queens Museum Of Art continues its passport Fridays, with an outdoor dance / music performance and a film about Taiwan [art]. In LIC on Saturday night starting at 5 pm there's an Alex Chilton festival, including readings, a screening and a concert [theater]. Also in LIC, beginning Saturday afternoon, PS1 continues hosting its Warm Up parties in their courtyard [art]. On both Saturday and Sunday in Astoria Park, the Curious Frog Company will perform A Midsummers Nights Dream at 1 and 4 pm respectively [theater].

For details of these and other events, click into the Queens Events link on the tool bar above. Also note that this weekend there are three wine tastings [Thurs / Fri / Sat] in LIC and Astoria, the details of which may be found in the Members Calendar along with several other member posted events.

A Taste Of The World 2010 & Photos

Queens Leading Culinary Event Feeds Hundreds

May 18, 2010 / Flushing / Queens Buzz. Queens leading culinary event happened last night at Caesar's Club in CitiField in Flushing in spite of a very dark wet drizzly evening. Hundreds of people came from around the borough to sample the food and beverages provided by some 30 or more vendors.

We found a wide variety of cuisines to sample, and in the process learned a bit more about the culinary history of the borough. Two businesses received awards for serving the community for 80 and 50 years. These businesses continue to this day and were successfully handed from one generation down to the next. Click here to read our full report about A Taste Of The World 2010 & Photos in Queens.

Chinese New Year Parade Queens

Photos Of Chinese New Years Parade In Flushing Queens

Flushing / February 20, 2010. This story includes our report and photos of the Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing in 2010. The weather was near perfect for a mid February parade, as it was sunny and dry, and the temperatures were in the low forties. Photos of the Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing Queens include a mix of photos of the costumed parade participants as well as the large crowd.

We estimate that over 10,000 people came out to see the Chinese New Year cultural extravaganza in Flushing. The parade was followed by a number of cultural events given by both traditional Chinese and Korean performers.

Click here to read our reports about the Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing, including a slideshow and photo album.

Waterpod: A Good Idea That Floats

Flushing / September 26, 2009. Today, amidst all the reasons for cynicism and despair, I found a refreshing glimmer of hope in, of all things, a waterpod. It's a waterpod that contains within it a couple of beings, which if properly funded could spread a good idea like appleseeds across the land, perhaps the globe, and enable all of us to help shape the future of the world in which we live.

Mary Mattingly and Ian Daniel are modern day, Ghandi-like activistics. They have guided the good ship Waterpod into and out of eight different harbors along the New York City network of waterways, carrying with them an art performance eco-friendly message that makes a huge statement in very small ways ... but in every moment of each one of their days.

Click here to read the rest of the story on The Waterpod in Queens. Scroll down to the next two stories to read the weekend events postings and / or click into the Queens Events section of this site.

Tour De Queens - Photos Of Riders

Flushing Queens /Queens Buzz. The second annual Tour De Queens departed on time today at 9.30 am for an 18 mile ride through the borough [the original plan was for a 24 mile course]. We'll be posting a photo album later today with tons of photos taken of the riders as they departed from the Queens Museum Of Art in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The winds were blowing at between five and ten miles per hour which cooled things down, as the temperatures rose into the low eighties on a moderately humid day. Originally the course was to be outlined within the New York Panorama inside the Queens Museum Of Art as had been done last year. But given the current exhibition, Red Lines Housing Crisis, was already using the panaorama as part of the exhibit, outlining the course for the Tour De Queens was dropped. The course was finalized late Friday July 10th, but we are in the process of creating a map of it, so stay tuned. Click here to view photos and read a brief report about the Tour De Queens bike ride - photos in Queens or click here to view photos of the Tour De Queens Bike Riders.

Tour de Queens Bike Ride - Cycling In Queens NY

Tour de Queens Bike Ride This Sunday

500 Bicyclists Slots Available The Morning Of The Ride

The Tour de Queens Bike Ride is scheduled for this Sunday. About 1,000 riders comprised of singles, adults, families and kids will ride through parts of the borough with a police escort. The bike ride will cover a 24 mile trail beginning and ending at the Unisphere across from the Queens Museum Of Art in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

The trail route will not be officially disclosed until the morning of the ride but we have unconfirmed reports it will have an eastern Queens slant through some of the neighborhoods of great jazz legends and some beautiful architecture. Click here for more on Biking In Queens / Tour de Queens Bike Ride 2009.

A Taste Of The World 2009 - Queens

Flushing / April 21, 2009. We had the opportunity to cover 'A Taste Of The World' at Citi Field on Tuesday night. Unfortunately we were confined to Caesar's Club which is the new bar and restaurant on the fifth floor of the complex, so this report will include only a small update on the new stadium.

Sixty restaurants were included in the event, all of which were from a section of Queens. We sampled a number of their offerings and we'll provide a full review in the Restaurants section sometime this weekend or early next week. In the meantime, click this link for a very sketchy first draft of A Taste Of The World in Queens at Citi Field in Flushing NY.

Queens International Art Exhibit At Queens Museum Of Art - Flushing NY

Queens International Art Exhibit 2009

Flushing / Queens Buzz. This a report and review of the fourth bi-annual Queens International Art Exhibit which opened at the Queens Museum Of Art in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in the Flushing / Corona neighborhoods of Queens NY.

Queens Theatre In The Park

Sam Rossi & The Chart Toppers

Flushing / Queens Buzz. This is story about Sam Rossi And The Chart Toppers which was a singing engagement featuring Sam Rossi who sang songs from the sixties and seventies at Queens Theatre In The Park in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens NY.

Queens Museum Of Art

Indian Arts Of The Diaspora

Flushing / Queens Buzz. This is a review of the Indian Arts Of The Diaspora Art Exhibit at the Queens Museum Of Art in the Flushing Meadows Corona Park in the Flushing / Corona neighborhoods of Queens NY. This exhibit is includes some forty Indian emigrant artists who delve into and express the influences of their multi-cultural lives.

Queens Botanical Gardens

Aphrodisiac Class & Other Plant Classes @ Botanical Gardens

Flushing / Queens Buzz. This is a report on a class taught at the Queens Botanical Garden in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens NY. The class was intended to enhance one's understanding of the nature, effect and care of herbs which may be used as aphrodisiacs.

Last Baseball Games Played At Shea

Mets Lose To Marlins 4 - 2

Flushing Meadows / September 2008 / Queens Buzz. The New York Mets played the Florida Marlins in the last three games played at Shea Stadium in the Flushing Corona neighborhood of Queens NY. Shea Stadium will be demolished in the winter of 2009.

Jerry Stiller At Queens Theatre In The Park

Flushing / Queens Buzz. Jerry Stiller, George Costanza's father in Seinfeld and Doug Heffernan's father-in-law in The King Of Queens performed at The Queens Theatre In The Park in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens NY.

Flushing & Corona Events

Cultural Events In Flushing & Corona

Flushing & Corona / Queens Buzz. This section contains reports of cultural events that have happened in Flushing & Corona. Click here to view the reports, including maps, photos and slide shows.

Queens History Is America's History

Flushing Neighborhood / Queens Buzz. My compliments to the six cultural and historic sites that participated in the annual Historic Holiday House Tour. On a rainy, but unseasonably warm Sunday, I traipsed through the streets of Flushing with historian Jason Antos visiting some of the most interesting historic sites in Queens. Each of these sites entertained visitors in different ways, from traditional apple cider, to old fashioned holiday songs with piano accompaniment, to a five piece jazz band [see photo].

The historic sites were fascinating and included two houses associated with religious freedom in America; one house associated with a talented nineteenth century African American inventor who was involved with patents for the light bulb and the telephone and whose parents were instrumental in galvanizing support for the freedom of slaves; a beautiful well preserved Victorian era home; one of Queens important cultural centers; and the home of the Queens Historical Society - sponsor of the event.

Click the following links to read about the Bowne House, Friends Meeting House, Lewis Latimer House, Kingsland Homestead and the Voelker Orth House and Gardens. Or click this link to view a previous story summarizing some of Queens history.

Flushing Neighborhood / Corona Neighborhood

Flushing Neighborhood / Corona Neighborhood

Large Asian & Latin Neighborhoods

Flushing & Corona / Queens Buzz. This is the Flushing Neighborhood / Corona Neighborhood section of this site which contains news and information about events, attractions restaurants, shopping and more. Flushing has seen an influx of investment in buildings, including high rise retail and office space. It's also worth noting that in 2009 Shea Stadium was replaced by a brand new stadium CitiField and the city's largest swimming facility [complete with new year round ice rink] was opened in that same year.

Click here to view the front page of the Flushing neighborhood & Corona neighborhood section of this site.