Outdoor Recreation
Free Brunch and Yoga by the Waterfront in LIC!
This weekend you can enjoy a free Sunday morning yoga class on the LIC waterfront. Stretch and relax in the sun from 9:15am-10:15am Sunday August 22 and afterward enjoy healthy brunch at The View. Here is what the press release says about the event: TF Cornerstone Partners with Long Island City’s The Yoga Room for [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Dragon Boat Festival in Queens!
It’s the annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in the heart of Flushing Meadows Park this weekend Saturday August 7th and Sunday August 8th. Watch the as the magnificent dragon boats zip through Meadow Lake while the competing teams race to the finish. You don’t want to miss this once a year extravaganza! Before you [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Get Ready for Some Yankee Twang Friday Night!
I first heard Joe Thompson and the Comfortable Catastrophe at WNYC’s Battle of the Boroughs last month. With a fierce talent and sharp wit, their music cut through the room like the raging tide cuts though the calm sands at Rockaway… In other words, they blew audience away and won the Battle of the Boroughs. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Hot Weather and Full Moon at Astoria Music Now Festival Saturday!
It’s going to be 100 degrees and a full moon Saturday. While all the werewolves are shedding their fur and howling at the moon, you will be dancing in the green grass of Astoria Park with the Astoria Make Music Now! festival. Get out of your stuffy apartment and join the live bands and local [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Summer Stage in Queens!
I remember waiting in line for hours under the hot steamy sun to see Sonic Youth (among many other boated old punksters) in Central Park’s Summer Stage. Now, I don’t even have to leave the neighborhood. For the next two weeks Summer Stage is setting the scene in Long Island City & Queens! Enjoy hip [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Astoria Park Waterfront Concert and Fireworks
Get ready for summer fun! Astoria Park’s annual Independence Day Celebration takes place tomorrow night, June 30! Grab a blanket and enjoy the sights and sounds of the first of seven waterfront concerts for Summer 2010. The evening begins with Joe Battaglia and his Big Band performing live in the park, followed by a fireworks [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )PS1 Saturday June 26 Free Admission for Queens Residents
MoMA PS1 is FREE all day Saturday June 26th 12pm – 6pm for Queens residents. It’s Queens Community Day! I remember going to this some years back and all I had to do was present an electric bill and I got in for free- all for the love of Queens. It’s a good time to explore [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Play Me, I’m Yours Public Art Project Places Pianos in Queens Parks
This summer, Play Me, I’m Yours is touring the New York City streets. The public art project is an artwork installation by British artist Luke Jerram and presented by Sing for Hope. From 9am-10pm 60 pianos will be dispersed around the city parks from June 21-July 5. Take a walk through your neighborhood and show off your talent in these [...]
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