Sep. 11, 2025 By Jessica Militello The Queens County Farm Museum has a month filled with fun and unique events for guests to immerse themselves in the fall spirit. The city’s only farm has 47 acres to explore, including historical buildings, farm animals and much more. The month of September has something for everyone,…
Jul. 23, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The 35th annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival is set to return to Flushing Meadows Corona Park next month, bringing fun and lively boat races to Meadow Lake for the largest multicultural festival in New York state. The festival, which is one of the largest dragon boat festivals…
Dec. 30, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A new arts initiative in Queens has appointed a prominent leader from the borough’s cultural scene as its first executive director. Susan Agin, formerly the executive and artistic director of the Queensborough Performing Arts Center in Bayside, has been named the executive director of the Queens Culture &…
Nov. 12, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Q.E.D. Astoria is set to host four comedy events this week as part of the ongoing New York Comedy Festival. Q.E.D., a performance venue located at 27-16 23rd Ave., already hosted its inaugural event of the festival, a stand-up performance by Myq Kaplan, on Sunday night. It will now… Read more »
Nov. 4, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Culture Lab in Long Island City has announced the premiere of its New Works Festival, which showcases the year-long, original work of four Emergence Artists in Residence at the art gallery and cultural space. The festival will run from Thursday, Nov. 7 until Sunday, Dec. 8 at Culture Lab,… Read more »
Oct. 31, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan One Astoria family paid homage to Chappell Roan, one of this year’s biggest breakthrough pop stars, by transforming their porch into the ‘Pink Pony Club’ for Halloween. On Broadway and 32nd Street, two skeletons holding microphones are staged in a cobweb sea of pink and purple lights. One wears… 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. 6, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The New York Mets announced that the team will celebrate the diversity, creativity, and culture of the “World’s Borough” at Citi Field during games against the Oakland A’s on Tuesday, Aug. 13, and Wednesday, Aug. 14. Dubbed “A Celebration of Queens Culture,” the occasion is meant to pay…
Jul. 9, 2024 By Athena Dawson The Shops at Skyview Mall will host a “K-Fun Summer School” Korean culture class on Sunday, July 28 from 2-5 p.m. The mall, located at 40-24 College Point Blvd. in Flushing, is hosting the summer school event as part of its “Skyview High” theme, which runs now through early August….
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Oct. 20, 2023 By Rachel Butler Flushing Town Hall will host its ninth annual Diwali Festival featuring food, dance, music and art for audiences of all ages next month. The celebration, which will be held from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 19, will include a performance by Kathak classical dancer Abha Roy, her…
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