Sept. 3, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The New York Irish Center launched its 20th-anniversary season by announcing a series of new and unique programming initiatives beginning this month. The New York Irish Center, located at 10-40 Jackson Ave., has announced an Irish-language film festival, a new animation series from five-time Oscar-nominated Irish studio Cartoon Saloon,… Read more »
Sept. 3, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The much-anticipated annual Sunnyside Post Mile will return this October with another Halloween-themed event. The event, which raises funds for Sunnyside Community Services, will take place at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26, with children’s dash events taking place along Skillman Avenue from 10:45 a.m. Participants are encouraged to… Read more »
Aug. 30, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The owner of a well-known establishment on the border of Woodside and Astoria, the Brewery Bar and Kitchen, is opening a new Irish bar in Jackson Heights, with plans to open by the fall. Padraic Sheridan, a native of Ireland’s County Cavan who opened the Brewery Bar ten years… Read more »
Aug. 29, 2024 By Shane O’Brien She Goes To Your Head, a well-known unisex salon that has been a Steinway St. staple for almost 50 years, is set to close its doors for the last time this Saturday. Owner Pauline Jannelli, who opened the salon in 1977 at 25-60 Steinway St. before moving it to… Read more »
Aug. 28, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The Chocolate Factory Theater in Long Island City will honor New York State Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado, Leah Krauss, senior program officer at the Mertz Gilmore Foundation and former New York City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer at its third-annual gala next month. The gala will take place at… Read more »
Aug. 27, 2024 By Shane O’Brien ART BreakOUT, a platform for artists from underrepresented backgrounds, will host a month-long exhibition at the Local NY next month, showcasing dozens of marginalized and predominately self-taught artists. “The Art of Solitude” will run at the Local NY, located at 13-02 44th Ave. in Long Island City, from Sep…. Read more »
Aug. 26, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The Queensboro Dance Festival will hold its annual “Dancing with the Queens Stars” event early next month, featuring a line-up of local Queens leaders and locals participating as judges and contestants. The community dance competition, a yearly fundraiser for Queensboro Dance Festival, will take place between 6 and 9… Read more »
Aug. 26, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A collective of Queens artists and theaters is hosting its second annual artist meet-up in early September, giving local artists a chance to connect with artists and arts organizations. The Queens Artist Connection (QAC), founded in 2023 in response to a lack of resources for theater-makers living in Queens,… Read more »
Aug. 23, 2024 by Shane O’Brien The Taste of Sunnyside restaurant crawl, a hugely popular annual event that showcases the neighborhood’s diverse culinary offerings, is set to return on Sunday, Oct. 13. More than 60 local restaurants will take part in Taste of Sunnyside 2024, with more than 20 new businesses coming on board. The… Read more »
Aug 23, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A three-ring circus is coming to Culture Lab LIC next month as part of the art gallery’s annual gala fundraiser. “The Grand Carnaval,” which is scheduled to take place between 7 and 10 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, will bring a night of 1930s circus flair to Culture Lab,… Read more »