THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND IN QUEENS
NOVEMBER WEEKEND EVENTS - QUEENS NYC
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Things To Do in Queens this Weekend / Events NYC
NOVEMBER is the month when we transition to Daylight Savings Time and give Thanks for all that we have been given.
This month look for the NYC Marathon, Veterans Day Commemorations , Thanksgiving, Black Friday and the beginning of the holiday season.
The photo above was taken at a Veterans' commemoration in Sunnyside Queens in a prior year. Enjoy.
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Queens Art Events, Exhibits, Galleries & Queens Art Museums
Click for maps & info about Queens Art Museums.
Saturday, November 4, 2023 from 6 to 9 pm - Opening Reception for Off the Wall Affordable Art Fair. Over 100 local Long Island City Artists [aka LICA] feature their works for sale at Culture Lab LIC at 5-25 46th Avenue in Long Island City, Queens. The fair continues thru December 17th.
CLOSED _ Dorsky Gallery & Curatorial Services - LIC
I think they were a pandemic casualty.
Art Exhibits & Artist Talks
Description. Opening receptions averaging about monthly more or less - generally on Sundays from 3 - 5 pm.
Location. The Dorsky Gallery is at 11-03 45th Avenue in LIC.
Contact. 718.937.6317
Jamaica Center For Arts & Learning aka JCAL - Jamaica QNS NYC
Jamaica Art Exhibits, Talks & Performances
Current & Upcoming Things to do This Weekend in Queens NYC:
I. These are held at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center at 153-10 Jamaica Avenue [a couple of blocks east of JCAL]. Second Thursdays, October 12 & November 9, 2023 beginning at 8 pm - Jazz. Free but rsvp. Thursday, October 19, 2023 from 7 to 10 pm - Queens Gala - also at the Jamaica Center for Performing Arts. Fundraiser. $269. Tuesdays at 7 pm from October 24 to November 28, 2023 at 7 pm - You Cannot Define Me: The Black Man. Four Black authors talk about their identity & development. Free but rsvp. Thursday, October 26, 2023 from 8 to 10 pm - Open Mic / Spoken Word. Free but rsvp.
II. Thursday, November 30, 2023 beginning at 8 pm - Meet the Playwright. Watch a live staged reading of Black Daisies by Chelsea Dai. At the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning at 161-04 Jamaica Avenue. Free but rsvp at https://jcal.org/
Description. Programming for young & old alike. Performances and talks with artists, writers and curators. At the Jamaica Center For Arts & Learning in Jamaica. Events & times vary.
Locations. JCAL & JPAC are two very closely aligned arts organizations only blocks apart along Jamaica Avenue in Jamaica. The Jamaica Center For Arts & Learning is located at 161-04 Jamaica Avenue and the Jamaica Performing Arts Center is located at 153-10 Jamaica Avenue in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens.
Contact. https://jcal.org/ - 718.658.7400
Flux Factory - Long Island City QNS NYC
Flux Thursday & Other Arts Events
Current & Upcoming Things to do This Weekend in Queens NYC:
None as of this posting on 10/8/23.
Potluck Thursdays Dinner begins at 7 pm / presentations at 8 pm. On the second Thursday of every month there's a potluck dinner with presentations & conversation. Must bring food or beverage to share / free. This Potluck Dinner appears to have been a [pre?] pandemic casualty.
Description. An emerging artists community space that provides in-residency programs along with a portfolio of other resources to support emerging artists. Click here to view a prior story about the Flux Factory.
Location. The Flux Factory is located at 39-31 29th Street in Long Island City Queens NYC.
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Noguchi Museum In Long Island City - Art Museums in LIC Queens
Artsy Things to do This Weekend in Queens NYC
Current & Upcoming Things to do This Weekend in Queens NYC:
Thru February 4, 2024 - A Glorious Bewilderment: Marie Menken’s ‘Visual Variations on Noguchi’ exhibit. The Noguchi Museum is located at 9-01 33rd Road at Vernon Blvd in Long Island City / Astoria Queens NYC. https://www.noguchi.org
Description. A modern art & sculpture museum dedicated to artists / sculptor Isamu Noguchi. They host a number of disfferent exhibits of Noguchi's works, as well as those by other artists with some relevance / connection to Noguchi. Click here to view a prior story about the Noguchi Museum in Queens. The museum also hosts lectures, discussion, concerts & socials which are free w/ admission of $12 for adults and $6 for seniors and students.
Location. The Noguchi Museum is located at 9-01 33rd Road at Vernon Blvd in Long Island City / Astoria Queens NYC. Click here for the Noguchi Museum in Long Island City including hours, map, contact info and link.
Contact. https://www.noguchi.org - 718.204.7088
MoMA PS1 Art Museums in Long Island City Queens NYC
Art Exhibits & Things to do This Weekend in Queens NYC
Current & Upcoming Things to do This Weekend in Queens NYC:
New Exhibit opens Thursday, October 12, 2023 thru March 4, 2024 - Rirkrit Tiravanija: A Lot of People. It's a mixed media installation spanning 40 years of his work.
On Saturday, October 14, 2023 there's an opening reception for the new exhibit.
Thursday, November 16, 2023 MoMA PS1 opens two new exhibits - Leslie Martinez: The Fault of Formation and And Ever an Edge which is a Studio Museum Artists in Residence Exhibit. The MoMA PS1 Art Museum is located at 22-25 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City Queens NYC. For details and tickets see - https://www.momaps1.org/
WHEN DO THE ABOVE END???
Description. This was once an NYC public school which was transformed into a modern art museum with a courtyard. In the court yard during the summer they host Friday or Saturday night outdoor concerts. Admission Adults $10 / $5 Students and Seniors & Under 16 years free. Click here to view a prior report we did about an exhibit at MoMA PS1.
Hours. Thursday thru Monday from 12 noon to 6 pm, except on Saturdays when it stays open until 8 pm. Closed Tuesdays & Wednesdays.
Location. The MoMA PS1 Art Museum is located at 22-25 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City Queens NYC. Click here for PSI Art Museum contact info, link, map and hours.
Contact. https://www.momaps1.org/ - 718.784.2086
Godwin Ternbach Museum at Queens College
Weekend Things To Do in Flushing Queens NYC
Current & Upcoming Things to do This Weekend in Queens NYC:
October 4, 2023 to January 4, 2024 - Ubuhle Women - Beadwork and the Art of Independence art exhibit.
Description. The Godwin Ternbach Museum exhibits artistic and cultural works from around the world.
Hours. Monday thru Thursday from 10 am to 4 pm.
Location. The Godwin-Ternbach Museum is located at Queens College in 405 Klapper Hall at 65-30 Kissena Blvd in Flushing Queens NYC.
Contact & Tickets. https://gtmuseum.org/
Queens Museum - Art Exhibits & Museums in Flushing Queens NYC
Visiting Queens Museum Art Exhibits is a Weekend Thing to do in Queens
Current & Upcoming Things to do This Weekend in Queens NYC:
Sunday, October 15, 2023 from 12.30 to 4.30 pm - Bringing Water to Light: Tibbetts Brook to Flushing Creek – a case study on daylighting panel and culminating workshop. Free. This is about how Flushing Meadows Corona Park was developed and has to do with climate change.
Description. This building was used to house the United Nations General Assembly from 1946 - 1950, when that organization was just getting off the ground. The museum was renovated in 2013. Ongoing exhibits include Tiffany Glass, NY Watershed, NYC Panorama & NYC 1939 & 1964 Worlds Fairs. Viewing these exhibits is free w/ admission. Click here for story encompassing photos of each exhibit at the 'renovated' Queens Museum of Art. Click these links to view a prior story about the Queens Museum Of Art or Queens International Art Exhibit at the Queens Museum Of Art or the Queens Museum of Art. Free but suggested admission [used to be?] $5 / $2.
Hours. Wednesday thru Sunday from 12 noon to 5 pm, except Saturday and Sunday when it opens at 11 am.
Location. The Museum is the New York City Building which is located in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, which can be accessed heading north on the Grand Central Parkway, just north of the LIE - Long Island Expressway. Click here for map of the Queens Museum.
Contact. https://queensmuseum.org/ - Tel - 718.592.9700
Sculpture Center - Art Exhibits & Museums in Long Island City Queens NYC
Attending an Art Exhibit or Performance is a Weekend Thing to do in Queens
Current & Upcoming Things to do This Weekend in Queens NYC:
Description. Click here to view a report on a prior Sculpture Center reception opening. Free admission, but a $5 donation is suggested.
Hours. Gallery hours are Thursday through Monday 12 noon - 6 pm.
Location. Click for the Sculpture Center in Long Island City map.
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Socrates Sculpture Park
Summer Programs Posted in the Friday Update
Current & Upcoming Things to do This Weekend in Queens NYC:
Description. Art / sculpture exhibit in the park. Admission free. Click here to view short reports on a prior events at the Socrates Sculpture Park In LIC / Astoria.
Hours. The park is open during daylight hours year round.
Location. Click here for a map of Socrates Sculpture Park in LIC / Astoria.
Contact.
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Click the header above for Queens Business Meetings, Events & Workshops or this link to go to the Queens Public Notices section of this site.
Also see Social Section & Member Calendar below.
Business / Real Estate
LIC Partnership & Queens Chamber of Commerce
Current & Upcoming Things to do This Weekend in Queens NYC:
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 - the LIC Summit - at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria.
Description. The LIC Partnership is a Business Improvement District organization. The Chamber of Commerce is a private membership business organization.
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* Also see Theater, Music & Art Sections for dance performances
Click here for Free Shakespeare in the Park in Queens and click here for free summer concerts in the park in Queens.
Topaz Arts - Dance Performances in Sunnyside Queens NYC
Attending a Dance Performance in Woodside is Weekend Thing to do in Queens
Current & Upcoming Things to do This Weekend in Queens NYC:
Saturday, October 21, 2023 from 4 to 6 pm, there's 23rd Anniversary Celebration at Topaz Arts. Free.
Description. Topaz Arts is a modern and classical dance and performance company and space.
Location. At 55-03 39th Avenue in Woodside Queens NYC.
Contact & Tickets.
Thalia Theatre - Bilingual English Spanish Dance, Music & Theater
Queens Things to do this Weekend in Sunnyside NYC
Past, Current & Upcoming Things to do This Weekend in Queens NYC:
November 17, 2023 - December 17, 2023 - Friday & Saturday at 8 pm and at 4 pm on Sunday - Christmas in Colombia / Navidad en Colombia. Colombian music and dance performances. At Thalia Theatre at 41-17 Greenpoint Avenue in Sunnyside. For details and $40 / $42 / $45 tickets see - https://thaliatheatre.org/.
October 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 & 29, 2023 Friday, Saturday & Sunday, at 8 pm Friday & Saturday, matinees at 3pm, Saturday & at 4 pm on Sunday - Zuhari. Show is about discovery of the hidden with magic and illusion. Tickets $30 / $25.
Description. Thalia Theatre is a bilingual [Spanish & English] theater company that hosts performances mostly by Latin dance and theater groups, performing in both Spanish and English.
Location. Thalia Theatre 41-17 Greenpoint Avenue in Sunnyside Queens. Click here to view a map of Thalia Theatre in Sunnyside.
Contact & Tickets. www.thaliatheatre.org | Also see up-to-date listings in Member Calendar.
Jamaica Performing Arts Center - JPAC in Jamaica
Attending is a Dance Performance in Woodside is Weekend Thing to do in QNS NYC
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Green Space - LIC - Modern Dance Performances in LIC Queens NYC
Attending is a Dance Performance in LIC this Weekend in Queens NYC
Current & Upcoming Things to do This Weekend in Queens NYC:
Saturday & Sunday, November 17 & 18, 2023 beginning at 8 pm - Take Root with Grazia Capri & Fadi J Khoury - FJK Dance Company. Modern dance performance featuring local dancers & choreographers [$20 / $25 Admission].
Sunday, November 19, 2023 beginning at 7 pm Fertile Ground featuring Emily Tarrier, MadSol - Solange Rodrigues Madison Lynch, James Barrett, Baggy Pants Dance, Harper Foote & Chris Ferris & Dancers. Modern dance performances - New Works Showcase. Admission $18.
Description. Green Space is a decade(s) old, independent dance modern dance company. In addition to public performances, they also teach classes, do rehearsals and rent practice / performance space.
Location. At 37-24 24th Street in Long Island City Queens.
Contact & Tickets. https://www.greenspacestudio.org
Queens Buzz.com
Restaurants & Food
See restaurant reviews in the Queens Buzz Restaurant Reviews section of this site.
Click here for our report about Halloween Bars, Restaurants & Halloween Parties in Queens NYC.
Click here for New Years Eve parties in Queens NYC.
Thursday, November 9, 2023 from 6 to 9 pm, the International Food Expo will be held at the NY Hall of Science at 47-01 11th Street in Corona [in FMC Park]. Proceeds benefit the Queens Together Food Pantry. For details and $100 tickets see - https://expo.queenstogether.org
Queens Restaurants
Restaurants in Queens
Visit our restaurants section to view report about some of the more interesting restaurants in Queens.
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Queens Greenmarkets / Farmers Markets Queens
Click for info about Queens Farmers Markets opening & closing dates .
Some Queens farmers markets are sponsored by the City of New York Department of Parks and Recreation, Grow NYC, Local Harvest & Down To Earth Markets. Click here for Manhattan things to do manhattan.
You may also use the search function to find a report on CSA's [Community Supported Agriculture in Queens].
The following are the approximate opening & closing dates for Queens Green Markets. CLICK LINKS ABOVE FOR PRECISE DATES THIS YEAR.
Astoria Farmers Market - July 5 - Nov 15 - Also see LIC for Socrates
WEDNESDAYS between 8 am – 3 pm. Click to view a map of the Astoria Farmers Market.
Corona Farmers Market - July 7 - Nov 17
Fridays 8 am to 3 pm. Click to view a map of the Corona Farmers Market.
Elmhurst Farmers Market - June 6 - November 21
TUESDAYS 8 am – 4 pm. Click to view a map of the Elmhurst Farmers Market near Elmhurst Hospital.
Flushing Farmers Mkt Qns Botanical Gardens - June 16 - Nov 17
Fridays 8.30 am - 4 pm off the north corner of the Queens Botanical Gardens. Click to view a map of the Flushing Farmers Market / Queens Botanical Garden Farmers Market.
Forest Hills (Post Office) - Year Round
Sundays 8 am - 3 pm at 70th Avenue and Queens Blvd [Post Office]. Click to view a map of the Forest Hills Farmers Market & Post Office.
Fresh Meadows / Pomonock Farmers Market - July 5 - November 22
WEDNESDAYS between 9 am - 4 pm. Maple Playground at 67-09 Kissena Blvd. Across from Queens College. Click to view a map of the Pomonock farmers market in Fresh Meadows across from Queens College.
Jackson Heights Farmers Market - OPEN YEAR ROUND
SUNDAYS between 8 am – 3 pm. Click to view a map to the Jackson Heights Farmers Market / Travers Park Farmers Market.
Jamaica Farmers Market - June 16 & 17 - Nov 17 & 18
Open Fridays from 8.30 am to 4 pm and Saturdays from 8.30 am to 4 pm. Click to view a map of the Jamaica Farmers Market.
Long Island City LIC Farmers Market - June 3 - Nov 18
Open Saturdays from 8 am - 4 pm. Click to view a map of the Long Island City LIC Farmers Market at Socrates Sculpture Park Farmers Market.
LIC - Brooklyn Grange Farmers Market - May 20 - Oct 21
Open Saturdays from 11 am - 4 pm. On the Standard Motor Lofts Building in LIC on Northern Blvd.
**LIC - Youth Market - September 5 to September 26, 2016.** NOT UPDATED YOUTH MARKET
SATURDAYS 9 am - 4 pm. Location: 48th Avenue & Vernon Blvd.
Pomonok Flushing Farmers Market - June 5 - November 22
Open Wednesdays from 9 am - 4 pm. Click to view a map of Queens Community House Pomonok Center Farmers Market at 67-09 Kissena Blvd, Flushing 11367 - across from Queens College.
**Ridgewood Farmers Market - July 9 - November 19, 2016 **NOT UPDATED YOUTH MARKET
Open Saturdays 8 am - 4 pm. Click to view map of Ridgewood Farmers Market including info.
**Rockaway Beach Farmers Market / Youth Market - July 9 - November 19, 2016 **NOT UPDATED YOUTH MARKET
Open Saturdays 9.30 am - 3 pm. Click to view map of Rockaway Beach Farmers Market including info - TBD.
Sunnyside Farmers Market - Open Year Around
Saturdays between 8 am – 3 pm. Click to view a map of the Sunnyside Farmers Market.
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Also see Historic & Arts sections & Member Calendar
Saturday, November 18, 2023 beginning at 7 pm - Queens World Film Festival Listening Tour. Described as follows, " ... The Listening Tour is a program of Queens World Film Festival that brings small groups together to video tape their thoughts on Hope and Resilience. The program launched in September 2021 and has produced 46 segments featuring school children, the kitchen staff of local diners, artists, teachers, community organizers, 8th grade environmental activists and many other of our Queens neighbors. Join us as we share segments featuring community members from Rockaway to Flushing...". At the Local 1302 44th Avenue in Long Island City. Free w/ popcorn and chocolate while supplies last. To rsvp [required for admittance] see - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1e534qAdZojy7dzMiSFlpO77AardRWiZdydbbI7cImUBXtQ/viewform.
Museum Of The Moving Image - Astoria
Themed Film Screenings Regularly
Current & Upcoming Things to do This Weekend in Queens NYC:
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MoMI is hosts regular film screenings including talks by writers, designers, actors, directors and producers.
Click to read our report on the newly remodeled Museum Of The Moving Image, or a review of a prior exhibit entitled Ming Wong, or about the Museum Of The Moving Image in Astoria.
Events are generally free with admission, which is $15 / $11 seniors 65+ & students 18+ / $7 kids 3 - 17. Click for the Museum Of The Moving Image contact info, hours, map and link. Free gallery admission every Friday 4 - 8 pm.
For More Films - Also see MOMA PS1 & Queens Museum of Art in Art section above.
FREE MOVIES IN QUEENS PARKS. Click for listing of free movies / films in Queens Parks - free movies in Queens parks.
Queens Historical Sites and Cultural Performances
Also see KIDS / PARADES section below. Click here for maps & info about Queens History.
Langston Hughes Library - Jackson Heights / Corona
Childrens & Adult Programs
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On Saturday mornings / afternoons, they regularly do some artistic, musical and film programs which are generally free. At the Langston Hughes Library & Cultural Center at 100-01 Northern Blvd [718.651.1100].
NY Irish Center - LIC
Films & Musical Performances
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Generally begins w/ cocktails at 7.30 pm / show at 8.30 pm. The Center is hosting a performance by The Murphy Beds of modern and traditional Irish music. Admission $22 / $25.
Located at 10-40 Jackson Ave in LIC / 718.482.0909.
Voeker Orth Museum - Flushing
Periodic History & Horticultural Programs
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From 12.30 - 5 pm. Tickets $.
Click photo for contact info and address which is 149-19 38th Avenue. Hours 1 - 4 pm Wed, Sat & Sun. Click here for a short report on the Voelker Orth House Museum.
King Manor Museum - Jamaica
Periodic Childrens Programs & Chamber Music
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Saturday or Sunday afternoons for periodic childrens programs & weekday evenings for periodic classical music concerts with discussion at the King Manor Museum in Jamaica. Admission varies with programs.
Greater Astoria Historical Society GAHS - Astoria NY
History Programs
Periodically hosts a number of historical talks, walks and lectures that range from free to possibly $20 generally on Monday night, or a weekend.
Ongoing - Museum Exhibits
GAHS has a collection of things on a variety of topics, such as the Sunnyside Boxing Arena, films covering both of Queens' World Fairs and the Blackwell door. Current exhibit about East River ferries.
Click for The Greater Astoria Historical Society contact info, hours, map and a link.
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Queens Historical Society / Kingsland Homestead - Flushing
History Programs
From 12.30 to 2 pm.
Ongoing - Kingsland Homestead Museum
Admission $3 / $2 and children / kids under 10 free. Click for Queens Historical Society in Flushing contact info, hours, map and link.
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Queens Holidays & Holiday Weekends - Things To Do in Queens & Holiday Events Qns
Also see Sports / Parks & History [above] & Theater Events [below]
Halloween Parties & Parades in Queens NYC
Click here for Queens Halloween parties, parades & events Qns NYC.
_ There are numerous Parades. Check our Friday postings for updates.
Queens Restaurants
Dining in Queens
Click this link to view our listing of some of the more interesting Queens Restaurants serving Astoria, Long Island City, Sunnyside, Woodside, Jackson Heights, Flushing & Jamaica.
Queens Botanical Garden
Various Programs
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The Queens Botanical Garden carries a wide range of plant life and also offers classes and exhibits.
Admission $4 / $3 / $2. Hours vary by season. The Botanical Gardens are a good place for Children / Kids to learn about the environment. Click this link for a business listing of the Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing including contact info & links to website & map.
New York Hall Of Science
Science For Kids & Adults
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Events are free with General Admission $11 / $8, unless otherwise specified.
Hours July through June are: Mon - Thurs 9.30 - 2 pm, Friday 9.30 - 5 pm and Sat / Sun 10 am - 6 pm. Click this link for our business listing of the New York Hall Of Science which includes contact info and links to website & map.
Queens Zoo In Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Feedings & Kids Activities
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Sea Lion feedings at 11.15 am, 2 pm and 4 pm. There's also a Storytelling / Arts / Crafts area called the Wild Room [it's a zoo] which is open from noon - 4 pm on Saturdays and Sundays and school holidays.
Admission $7 / $3. The zoo is open weekdays from 10 am - 5 pm and from 10 am - 5.30 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Good for Children / Kids. And they have a new cafe. Click this link to the business listing of the Queens Zoo in Flushing for contact info & links to website & map. Here's a link to some other Queens things to do in Queens.
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Also see Film & Theater & Parks
Click here for Free Shakespeare in the Park in Queens and click here for free summer concerts in the park in Queens.
Louis Armstrong House In Corona NY
Historic Tours & Programs
Current & Upcoming Things to do This Weekend in Queens NYC:
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Dates, programs & ticket prices vary.
Exhibits & tour. Admission $10 / $7 which includes 40 minute House Tour - last one begins at 4 pm.
Click to our report on the Louis Armstrong House tours in Queens or here for The Louis Armstrong House in Corona info.
Flushing Town Hall - Weekend Things to do in Flushing Queens NYC
Music & Cultural Performances
Current & Upcoming Things to do This Weekend in Queens NYC:
Sunday, November 19, 2023 beginning at 12 noon - Diwali Celebration. Folk dance and musical performances, as well as exhibits of Indian clothing, decoration and food. For details and $10 - $22 tickets use contact info below.
Description. A one and a half century old building, once a government building and jail, was transformed into a cultural center, primarily of music and dance, in Flushing.
Location. At Flushing Town Hall at 137-35 Northern Blvd in Flushing.
Contact & Tickets. https://www.flushingtownhall.org.
New events posted weekly - see Friday front page.
Click here to see the Flushing Town Hall schedule of events with link to tickets. Ongoing - the suggested donation is $5. Click here for Flushing Town Hall in Flushing Queens contact info, hours, map & link.
FREE LIVE MUSIC IN QUEENS. Click here for free things to do in Astoria, LIC, Sunnyside, Woodside, Jackson Heights, Flushing, Jamaica and Queens Summer 2011.
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Click to the Queens Issues section or the Eco-Friendly Queens section for related reports. Click this link to go to the Queens Public Notices section of this site.
_ There's an Alzheimers Walk & others. More coming later.
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Queens parks are open year round - also see Social & Kids sections for park events. Click for a compendium of Queens Parks & activities.
Click here for free things to do in Astoria, LIC, Sunnyside, Woodside, Jackson Heights, Flushing, Jamaica and Queens Summer.
LIC Boathouse - LIC / Astoria September X: Hallets Cove Free Kyaking From 1 - 5 pm on TBD. Must be accompanied by an adult. Click for Hallets Cove map.Flushing Meadows Corona Aquatic Center / Richmond Hill H.S. / Far Rockaway H.S.
Swimming Lessons
See Member Calendar for postings of weekly Swim Strong Swimming Lessons in Queens.
Al Oerter Recreational Facility
Public Indoor Basketball Court, Computer Labs, Exercise Rooms, Handball Court, Dance Studio & Ping Pong Tables In Queens
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Open Monday through Friday 6 A - 10 P and Saturday 9 A - 5 P. Closed for important holidays. Bring padlock for locker and a change of clothes for athletics.
Free admission. Click here for a map to the Al Oerter Recreational Facility in Flushing Queens.
Public Golf Courses In Queens
Golfing in Queens
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Click here for story, maps & info about the public golf courses in Queens.
Queens Golf Courses are open year round.
Aqueduct / Belmont Race Track In Jamaica NY
Acqueduct / Belmont Racetrack
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Horse Races. Use the following links for more current info. Gates open at 11 am and General Parking is free.
Click for a map with directions for the Acqueduct Race Track at 110-00 Rockaway Boulevard in Jamaica, NY, or here for the telephone number and website of the Acqueduct Race Track / NYRA in Queens.
NYC Parks – Indoor Swimming & Ice Skating In Queens NY
Aquatic Center & World Class Ice Rink
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The Flushing facilities are open year around. Bring a swimming suit, a swimming cap and quality padlock to be admitted to the pool. And you can rent skates to use the world ice arena [both in the same buillding]. Click on this link for a story about the Queens World Ice Arena & Natatorium Indoor Swimming Pool, including daily admission fees.
Click here for a complete listing of swimming pools in Queens Parks, as well as a smattering of other non-profit public pools in Queens. All outdoor swimming pools in public parks close after Labor Day Weekend.
The Flushing pool is open Monday - Friday from 6 am to 10 pm, Saturday from 9 am - 10 pm and Sunday from 9 am - 8 pm. Annual Fee is $75 adults / $10 seniors / and under 18 is free.
Click for a map of the Queens Ice Rink and Natatorium Indoor Swimming Pool, and the business listing of the NYC Parks department - NYC Queens Parks.
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Also check the Kids, Historic / Culture, & Sports / Parks sections for related events.
Click on header above for Street Fairs in Queens for the 2023 season.
Click here for a full listing of Queens Street Fairs MAPS showing the location of them.
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Saturday, November 4 - December 17, 2023 - Off the Wall Affordable Art Fair. Over 100 local Long Island City Artists [aka LICA] feature their works for sale at Culture Lab LIC at 5-25 46th Avenue in Long Island City, Queens.
Also see Dance, Music, Art & History sections above.
Click here for Free Shakespeare in the Park in Queens and click here for free summer concerts in the park in Queens.
Queens Theater
Coming soon.
ASTORIA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
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LaGuardia College Performing Arts Center - Modern & Classical Dance, Theater & Music in LIC
Things to do this Weekend in LIC Queens NYC
Current & Upcoming Things to do This Weekend in Queens NYC:
Wednesday, Friday & Saturday, November 15, 17 & 18, 2023 at 2.30 & 7.30 pm - Everybody. Also, Monday, November 20, 2023 at 12 noon. They describe the production as follows, " ... Inspired by the 15th century morality play Everyman, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ play follows Everybody as they travel down a road toward life's greatest mystery and confront the inevitable (their death). An unpredictable, hilarious, and inventive inquiry into the ways we cope with our own mortality...". Free dress rehearsal on Wednesday 11/15 at 2.30 pm. After that tickets are $10 / $15. Use the url below.
Description. The LaGuardia Performing Arts Center performs and hosts numerous classical and current theatrical, cultural, musical and dance performances. Things to do this weekend in Queens NYC.
Location. At 31-10 Thomson Avenue in Long Island City Queens.
Contact & Tickets. https://www.lpac.nyc/
Click for contact info & map for La Guardia Performing Arts Center.
York College Performing Arts Center
Modern Dance, Plays & Performances
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Begins 7 pm Friday & Saturday and 3 pm on Sunday. TBD. Admission $20 / $10.
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Click here to view a map of York College Performing Arts Center and click here to view the full season advertisement of YPAC theater in Jamaica NY including links to purchase tickets online.
The Secret Theatre - LIC Long Island City
Dance, Plays & Performances
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Begins at 8 pm Friday, 3 pm and 7 pm Saturday and 3 pm Sunday. Performances of the comedy. Each performance includes about six or seven one act plays [$15 Admission].
Click here to view a prior review of the Secret Theatre in LIC, or here for business listing for the Secret Theatre in LIC including map and website links.
The Chocolate Factory - Contemporary Dance, Plays & Performances in LIC Qns
Things to do this Weekend in LIC Queens NYC
Current & Upcoming Things to do This Weekend in Queens NYC:
Wednesday - Saturday, December 6, 7, 8 & 9, 2023 beginning at 7 pm - Small Songs. They describe the performance as follows, " ... Brian Rogers assembled more than 100 hours of audio material, recorded solo, generally late at night, via modular synthesizer. Throughout 2020 and 2021, these recordings were meticulously (and exhaustively) condensed and sequenced into twenty nine very short compositions (or “small songs”), which unfold as a kind of abstract, auditory, autofictional narrative of shifting interior states, informed by a month-long cross country road trip Rogers undertook, solo, in 2021. Writer and cultural critic Claudia La Rocco composed the song titles in the form of a 29 line poem; the recordings were mastered by Stephan Mathieu; and the album was pressed in a very limited edition of vinyl LP’s which, due to a global vinyl shortage, only recently arrived...". Tickets run from $10 - $275.
Description. The Chocolate Factory Theater is a modern dance company and performance space.
Location. At 38-33 24th Street in Long Island City Queens.
Contact & Tickets. https://chocolatefactorytheater.org
Begins at 8 pm Wednesday thru Saturday. Performances of TBD [$18 Admission].
Admission on Thursdays is free for Queens residents on a first come first serve basis. Click here to view a report on a prior performance at the Chocolate Factory Theater LIC. Click here for a Chocolate Factory review / map and here for contact info, url and tickets for the Chocolate Factory in LIC.
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