Category: culture

Annual Momo Crawl returns to Jackson Heights this Sunday

Sep. 10, 2024 By sobrien Sept. 10, 2024 By Shane O’Brien An annual food crawl celebrating the Tibetan and Nepalese dumpling, called “the momo,” will return to Jackson Heights this Sunday. The 12th Annual Momo Crawl will run from 12-5 p.m. at Diversity Plaza on Sunday, Sept. 15. Around 1,100 tickets have already been sold… Read more »

Sunnyside Drum Corps celebrates 47th anniversary, calls for new members

Members of the Sunnyside Drum Corp. Credit: Tony Lana

Sep. 10, 2024 By sobrien Sept. 10, 2024 By Shane O’BrienĀ  The Sunnyside Drum Corps is appealing for new members as the marching band celebrates its 47th anniversary. The Drum Corps, founded by local resident Tony Lana in 1977, holds practice in the All Saints Episcopal Church at 43-12 46th St. every Saturday from 10… Read more »

MoMA PS1 to debut Jasmine Gregory’s first US exhibition ‘Who Wants to Die for Glamour’ in October

A piece from Jasmine Gregory's "Who Wants to Die for Glamour" exhibition at MoMA PS1. Credit: MoMa PS1/Arthur Pequin.

Sept. 5, 2024 By Shane O’Brien MoMA PS1 will host the first institutional exhibition in the US by artist Jasmine Gregory, featuring a number of new works exploring the difficulties of creating art in modern-day society and themes of generational inheritance. Gregory, who was born in Washington D.C. but lives and works in Zurich, Switzerland,… Read more »

NYC’s inaugural Korea Fest comes to Culture Lab in LIC this Sunday

Sept. 3, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Culture Lab LIC will host New York’s first-ever Korea Fest this Sunday, bringing more than 20 food vendors to the performing arts venue. The inaugural Korea Fest will take place from 2-9 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8 at Culture Lab, located at 5-25 46th Ave. The event will feature… Read more »

New York Irish Center in LIC launches 20th Anniversary season this month

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 »

Eighth annual Sunnyside Post Mile returns this October, sign up now for early bird discounts

Sunnyside Mile 2022 (Photo: Michael Dorgan, Queens Post)

Sep. 3, 2024 By sobrien 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 Saturday, Oct. 26, with children’s dash events taking place along Skillman Avenue from 10:45… Read more »

LIC nonprofit receives $25K grant from Spectrum

Aug. 28, 2024, By Ethan Marshall The Long Island City-based nonprofit Public Housing Community Fund was awarded a $25,000 grant from Spectrum during Queensbridge Family Day on Saturday, Aug. 24. The Spectrum Digital Education grant will go towards the nonprofit’s New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Youth Tech Corps: Intergenerational Connections program, which aims to… Read more »

Chocolate Factory Theater in LIC to hold third-annual gala next month

Aug. 28, 2024 By Shane O’BrienĀ  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 »

‘The Art of Solitude’ exhibition to feature diverse, underrepresented artists at The Local in LIC this September

The Tigress by Dominican artist MIlka Montero. One of the many works at the upcoming "Art of Solitude" exhibition. Credit: ART BreakOUT

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 »