Jan. 14, 2025 By sobrien Jan. 14, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The founders of Velvet Turtle Events, a Long Island City-based events and photography company, have attributed their exponential growth in 2024 to partnerships with community-based organizations and non-profits. Over the past 12 months, these collaborations have fueled their success, allowing the company to… Read more »
Jan. 9, 2025 By sobrien Jan. 9, 2025 By Shane O’Brien State Sen. Mike Gianaris and Assembly Members Jessica González-Rojas and Zohran Mamdani joined members of the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) coalition Tuesday to celebrate a new law requiring New York State documents to separate MENA New Yorkers from the white category. The… Read more »
Jan. 9, 2025 By sobrien Jan. 9, 2025 By Shane O’Brien The Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) will honor Martin Luther King Jr. next week with a family day of talks, tours, and digital media activities. MoMI, located at 36-01 35th Ave., will hold a Family Day on Sunday, Jan. 19, between 2 and 5… Read more »
Jan. 7, 2025 By Shane O’Brien A high-energy celebration of African culture and acrobatics will kick off Black History Month in East Elmhurst at the end of January. A troupe of Zuzu African Acrobats will take to the stage at the Lexington Center on Friday, Jan. 31, the eve of Black History Month, which runs… Read more »
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 &…
Dec. 24, 2024 By cmotherway Dec. 24, 2024 By Colum Motherway For decades, Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) communities in New York State have been statistically invisible, lumped into the white category on government documents—a misrepresentation that has hindered their visibility and access to resources. Now, a new law aims to change that. Assembly… Read more »
Dec. 18, 2024 By sobrien Dec. 18, 2024 By Shane O’Brien MoMA PS1 has received a $1 million gift for new exhibitions from the Teiger Foundation, which supports curators of contemporary visual art. The gift will allow the museum, located at 22-25 Jackson Ave., to create a Teiger Foundation Exhibition Fund and directly support the… Read more »
Dec. 10, 2024 By sobrien Dec. 10. 2024 By Shane O’Brien A Filipino Christmas festival celebrating the rich holiday traditions of the Philippines will make its Long Island City debut this weekend. Paskong Pinoy 2024, a collaboration between the Philippine Department of Tourism and Philippine Fest, will take place at The Pond, LIC’s newly opened… Read more »
Dec. 5, 2024 By sobrien Dec. 5, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Sunnyside Trad Weekend, a popular event featuring traditional Irish music, song and dance, will return to the neighborhood Thursday night for a four-night run at Courtyard Ale House. The event, which will take place at 8 p.m. every day from Dec. 5-8, returns to… Read more »
Dec. 3, 2024 By sobrien Dec. 3, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Pet owners in Long Island City will have an opportunity to capture a festive snap with their furry friends this Sunday at Culture Lab LIC’s “Paw-liday Celebration”. The event will take place indoors at Culture Lab, located at 5-25 46th Ave., between 2 and… Read more »