Queens Art Events, Exhibits, Galleries & Queens Art Museums

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Bliss On Bliss Studio - Sunnyside

September 9: Proclamation No. 1081 - A Recollection

From 2 - 6 pm. Performance, music and history recollecting an important turning point in modern Philippine history.

September 30: Glocal

From 2 pm - 6 pm. Artist reception, violin performance and art show featuring Philippine artists from various locales around the world. Click here to obtain Bliss on Bliss map, address & website.

AES Gallery in LIC

Sept 27 - October 6: Paper Quilt

Opening Reception 9/27 from 5 - 7 pm. Recent Paintings exhibit explores humans as energy beings. AES is located at 44-02 23rd Street in LIC.

Space Womb in LIC

Thru September 6: Paper Quilt

Opening Reception 9/1 from 6 - 8 pm. Multi-layered collages with visually stimulating works. Space Womb is located at 22-48 Jackson Avenue in LIC.

Materials for the Arts LIC

Thru October 4: Sculpture & Collage From NYC's Waste Stream

Exhibit open from 10 am - 4 pm Mon - Fri. Twenty works inspired by objects collected from NYC's waste. Click here to obtain Material For The Arts LIC address & website.

Crossing Art - Flushing

September 15: Let Them Find An Effigy, They'll Never Find Me

From 3 - 6 pm. Nikki Schiro solo exhibition about the tension between art and commercial success. Click here to obtain Crossing Art Gallery Flushing address & website.

M55 Art Gallery - LIC

Ends September 1: Relationships Undressed

Opening reception 8/15 from 5 - 8 pm. This is a solo exhibit by Emily Stedman exploring relationships. Opening reception by invitation only. M55 Art Gallery is located at 44-02 23rd Street in LIC and is open Wed - Sat 12 - 6 pm.

Diego Salazar Art Gallery - LIC

September 20: Vision & Emotion

Opening reception from 6 - 9 pm. A Latin group show commemorating Latin Heritage Month with artists who've had their works shown in some of the prominent NYC art museums. The gallery is located at 21-25 44th Avenue in LIC.

Queens College - Flushing

September 6 - October 26: TRIFECTA (x3) | Curators' Choice

Click here for the business listing of Queens College with map, contact info and website link. Monday - Thursday 9 a - 9 pm. Friday 9 a - 5 pm. Closed weekends & holidays.

Flux Factory - Long Island City

September 7 - Septebmer 30: Public Trust

From 6 - 9 pm - opening reception on 9/7. In this exhibit ten artists explore the many dimensions of the relationship between cultural institutions and their audience.

September 13: Flux Thursdays

Begins at 8 pm. On the second Thursday night of every month, the Flux Factory holds a potluck dinner / art salon. This month it's entitled Public Trust about the relationship between institutions and the public. Free with food or beverage contribution.

Click here to view a prior story about the Flux Factory or here for the Flux Factory listing including hours, contact info, map & links.

Noguchi Museum In Long Island City

September 7: First Fridays

Begins at 5.30 pm. Stringed quartet performance of music, with short film about sculpture & design, beginning at 7 pm.

September 9: Second Sundays

At 3 pm. Music in the garden in the summers. This month features Gyan Riley classical & electric guitar. Free with admission.

Through September 9: Highlights From The Collection

This exhibit highlights a variety of Noguchi's work taken from the museum's collection. Of note are string and wood from the 1940's, steel and aluminum from the 1950's as well as drawings of furniture and lights.

All programs are free with admission $10 / $5. Click here to view a prior story about the Noguchi Museum in Queens. Click here for the Noguchi Museum in Long Island City including hours, map, contact info and link.

PS1 Art Exhibits in Long Island City

September 1 & 8: PS 1 Warm Up Parties

Begins at 2 pm through 9 pm. Rock / Jazz music performed outside with new art installation. Admission see below. Groups from Glasgow, Manchester & London for last weekend.

September 27 - 30: NY Book Fair

During opening hours it's all about books.

Admission $10 / $5 students, except on PS1 Warm Up Party Saturdays when admission is $15. Click here to view a report about PS1, or here for PSI Art Museum contact info, link, map and hours.

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Sculpture Center - Long Island City

September 8: Block Party

From 12 noon - 5 pm. Live music, artist performances and large sculpture. Affordable art objects and food by local restaurateurs will also be available. Admission free.

Gallery hours are Thursday through Monday 12 noon - 6 pm. Free admission, but a $5 donation is suggested. Click here to view a report on a prior Sculpture Center reception opening. Click for the Sculpture Center in Long Island City map, contact info & website link.

Queens Museum Of Art [QMA] Exhibit in Flushing

September 23: Caribbean Carnival

From 3 - 8 pm. Costume making, music & dance lessons and an in-the-museum carnival with the audience participation. Free with admission.

September 30: Book Fair

From 2 - 7 pm. 7th Annual Book Fair celebrating & hosting presentations by authors of the Caribbean. The program includes authors, reception, live music and book party. Free with admission.

Thru October 7: Fifteen Years of SE Asian Women's Creative Collective

Opening reception on 8/11 from 3 - 6 pm. Art works by 100 women of the SE Asian diaspora that explore the various roles of women through a range of mediums.

Thru January 2012: Caribbean Crossroads of the World

Fascinating new exhibit examining the multi-ethnic culture of the Caribbean. Free with admission.

Admission $5 / $2. 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 contact info, hours, map & link.

Socrates Sculpture Park

September 9 - March 31, 2013: Broadway Billboard & Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition

Opening reception from 2 - 6 pm on 9/9. Opie's billboard and new exhibits by 14 artists exploring various aspects of humanity & in particular Americana. Sculptures include a 1965 Mustang, a flagpole with security straps and a transparent Buddha. Admission free.

The park is open during daylight hours year round. Click here to view short reports on a prior events at the Socrates Sculpture Park In LIC / Astoria. Click here for a listing of Socrates Sculpture Park in LIC / Astoria.

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Business & Educational Seminars in Queens - also see Social

September 11: Newtown Avenue Pedestrian Plaza

From 7 - 10 pm. Community Board One will vote on two DOT proposals to reduce accidents at Newtown & 30th Avenue. Click here to view our report on the proposed Newtown Ave pedestrian plaza. The meeting is being held at Astoria Manor at 25-22 Astoria Blvd.

September 13: Notice of Zoning - District Education Council 30

Begins 6.30 pm. Plan for zoning of District 30's new school P.S. 329 which will be located at 26-25 97th Street at P.S. / I.S. 127 at 98-01 25th Avenue in East Elmhurst.

September 13: Advocating For Your Aging Parent

Begins 6 pm. This event is about how to help your parents with medical care and is being hosted at 27-40 Hoyt Avenue in Astoria. Admission free.

September 20: Healthcare Reform / Managing Debt

Begins 3 pm [Healthcare Reform] & 6.30 pm [Managing Debt] respectively. Discussion about impact of healthcare reform in first seminar and about how to work out of debt, including info about debt collecting laws. BOC Network Office 96-11 40th Road in Corona, NY. Rsvp 718.205.3773. Admission free.

September 27: Cancer, Chemotherapy & Radiation

Begins at 11 am. Talk about cancer therapies & side effects. At Archbishop Iakovos Senior Center at 32-06 21st Street in Astoria. Admission free.

September 27: Queens Tech Meet Up

From 7 - 10 pm. Talk about technology & network in Queens. At Hunters Point Plaza South on 10th Floor. Admission $10.

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Jamaica Center For Arts & Learning - At JPAC

September 8 & 22: Dance Performances

Beginning at 3 pm on 9/8. Four local dance troupes perform outdoors. Free.

Beginning at 7 pm on 9/22. Four dance troupes perform.

September 19: Making Humps & Bumps Bro Lab and opening reception for the Big Drawing Show.

From 6 - 8 pm. Learn how photos, models of sculptures and rendering are used to make public sculptures.

Click for map of the Jamaica Performing Arts Center in Jamaica.

Green Space In LIC

September 15: Take Root - Pith & Lauren Hale Dance

Starts at 8.30 pm. Two performances - see Take Root in Member Calendar for description and link. Admission $15.

September 16: Fertile Ground - New Works

Begins at 7 pm. Six performances - see Fertile Ground in Member Calendar for description and link. Admission $10.

September 30: CSA Potluck Dinner & Movie Food Stamped

Begins at 7.30 pm. Comedy about trying to eat healthy on Food Stamps. Bring food and admission free.

Click here for Green Space in LIC contact info, map, hours & links.

Topaz Arts - Woodside

September 29: Defiant Daughters Dancing - A Reading

From 4 - 6 pm. Rina Angela Corpus talks about her new book which won U. of Philippines Center For Women's Studies Outstanding Thesis in 2006. rsvp@topazarts .com. Admission free / donations. Click to Topaz Arts map.

Queens Buzz.com

September: Restaurants & Food

See restaurant reviews in the Queens Buzz Restaurant Reviews section of this site.

September 21: Viva La Comida

From 4 - 9 pm at 82nd Street and Baxter Avenue in Jackson Heights. 82nd St BID, J. Orlick of iwantmorefood.com, local restaurants and food street vendors team up for one night festival including music.

Turkish Cultural Center Queens - Sunnyside

September Events: Classes, films and other cultural events. Admission free.

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Queens Greenmarkets / Farmers Markets 2012 - Queens

Click for info about Queens Farmers Markets opening & closing dates 2012. Some Queens farmers markets are sponsored by the City of New York Department of Parks and Recreation, Grow NYC & Local Harvest.

You may also use the search function to find a report on CSA's [Community Supported Agriculture in Queens].

Astoria Farmers Market - July 11 - Nov 14, 2012

WEDNESDAYS between 8 am – 3 pm. Click to view a map of the Astoria Farmers Market.

Corona Farmers Market - July 6 - Nov 16, 2012

Fridays 8 am to 5 pm. Click to view a map of the Corona Farmers Market.

Flushing Farmers Market NY Hall Of Science - CANCELLED in 2012

Click here for Douglaston & Elmhurst Farmers Market info.

Flushing Farmers Mkt Qns Botanical Gardens - June 22 - Nov 4, 2012

Fridays 8.30 am - 4 pm in front of the Queens Botanical Gardens. Click to view a map of the Flushing Farmers Market / Queens Botanical Garden Farmers Market.

Glendale / Atlas Park Farmers Market - June 16 - Nov 17, 2012

SATURDAYS between 8 am – 3 pm at the Shops At Atlas Park Mall in Glendale. Click to view a map of the Glendale Farmers Market.

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 29 & 30 - Nov 16 & 17, 2012

Open Fridays 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 23 - Nov 17, 2012

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.

Pomonok Flushing Farmers Market - August / September 2012

Open Thursdays from 10 am - 4 pm. TBD - Click to view a map of Queens Community House Pomonok Center Farmers Market at 67-09 Kissena Blvd, Flushing 11367.

Click here for Ridgewood Farmers Market info.

Sunnyside Farmers Market - June 2 - Dec 22, 2012

Saturdays between 8 am – 3 pm. Click to view a map of the Sunnyside Farmers Market.

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Museum Of The Moving Image - Astoria

Thru September 30: Cinema in the Digital Age

Showing of films in the beginning of the digital age.

September: Ongoing

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 $12 / $9 senior / $6 kids under 18. Click for the Museum Of The Moving Image contact info, hours, map and link.

NY Irish Center - LIC

September 7 & 21: Dancing At Lughansa - Film

Doors open 7.30 pm. Live performance on 9/21. The acclaimed film, Dancing at Lughnansa, story about a family in Donegal during the 1930's - touching film about family & life. Complementary tea, coffee, soda & snacks and pre-show beer $3 and wine $4. Admission $11 / $6.

September 29: Top 10's Genealogy

Begins at 2 pm. Learn about how to research your Irish ancestry. Admission free, but rsvp at genealogy@ newyorkirishcenter.org

Click for map of NY Irish Center.

Sunnyside Gardens Park - Sunnyside

September 22: Flicks in the Garden Film Festival

Music at 6.30 pm / films begin at dusk. The presentation of vintage animated films alongside locally produced, acted or written films at Sunnyside Gardens Park. Suggested donation of $10 / $5.

Queens World Film Festival - LIC

September 27: Films on Rooftop of Z Hotel

From 7.30 - 9.30 pm. The presentation of three short films (Easy Street, Andrew & Queen) shown at the 2012 Queens World Film Festival. Free admision & $1 OFF wine & beer purchases.

FREE MOVIES IN QUEENS PARKS. Click for listing of free movies / films in Queens Parks - free movies in Queens parks.

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Queens Historical Sites and Cultural Performances

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King Manor - Jamaica

September 28: QC Baroque Ensemble

From 6.30 - 7.30 pm. Classical music performance at King Manor in Jamaica. Admission $20 / $10.

Flushing Town Hall

September 9 -October 7: 150 Years of Community, Creativity & Culture - including time capsule exhibit

Opening reception from 1 - 5 pm. 150th anniversary is the theme for the current exhibit which shows the contents of a time capsule buried in 1862 when the building was erected.

Open Wed - Sun 12 noon - 5 pm. Click here to see the Flushing Town Hall schedule of events 2012. Suggested donation is $5. Click here for Flushing Town Hall in Flushing Queens contact info, hours, map & link.

September 8 - 16: Voelker Orth Museum - Flushing

On 9/8 opening reception from 2 - 4 pm [regular admission]. And on 9/15 piano concert reception from 6 - 8 pm [admission $12 / $10].

Open Saturday, Sunday & Wednesday afternoons from 1 - 4 pm. Click for contact info, location and website of the Voelker Orth Museum in Flushing. Admission $4.

Greater Astoria Historical Society In Astoria NY

September: TBD

Begins at 12 noon. Walking tour of bridges and tunnels ending at the MTA Museum in Brooklyn. Meet at TBD. Admission $15 / $10.

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.

Click for The Greater Astoria Historical Society contact info, hours, map and a link.

Queens Historical Society / Kingsland Homestead - Flushing

September: TBD

From 2.30 - 4.30 pm. TBD. Suggested donation $5.

Ongoing - Kingsland Homestead Museum

May 2012 - exhibit spaces [only] closed for remodeling. 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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Louis Latimer House

September: TBD

TBD.

Ongoing - Louis Latimer House

Open weekends. Click here for the business listing of the Louis Latimer House is located at 34-41 137th Street in Flushing. Admission $10 / $7.

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911 Memorial Events in Queens

September 8: Remember Me Run - St Michael's Cemetery - East Elmhurst

Registration begins at 10 am, speeches at 1 pm & the kids run at 2 pm. Admission $25. Proceeds go to an education fund for the children of those who died working on the 911 pile. St Michael's Cemetery is located at 72-02 Astoria Blvd in East Elmhurst.

September 11: York College Big Band 911 Memorial Concert

Begins at 12 noon in the Academic Core Plaza at York College in Jamaica across from the Performing Arts Center. Free.

September 23: Hispanic Heritage Parade

Begins at 12 noon. Parade along 37th Avenue from 69th Street to 86th Street in Jackson Heights. Celebrates independence of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala & Nicaragua. Free.

King Manor - Jamaica

September 15: Hands On History

From 12 - 3 pm. Kids get hands on history workshop at King Manor. Click for info & map link to King Manor in Jamaica.

Queens Botanical Garden

September: Botanical Gardens Events

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

September: Science For Kids & Adults

Events are free with General Admission $11 / $8, unless otherwise specified.

Hours April 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

September: Feedings & Kids Activities

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.

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Astoria Park - Astoria Music Now Music Festival

September 8: From 11 am - 9 pm. Music Festival in Astoria Park celebrating local musicians with performances by about 30 bands. Click here for prior coverage of Astoria Music Now - musical festival in Astoria Park. Admission free.

York College - Jamaica - Royal Drummers of Burundi

September 3