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new: february 2008 lima charlie cd review by janene otten queens albums you should know.... here brick cafe review glimpses of the moon: a theater review confessions of a superbowl geek
Djerdan review sexless & happy: a valentine tale sports: why georgetown is overrated persopolis : film review The Quays: A Taste of Queens Open Mic cloverfield review here there will be blood: reviewed by tommy ucciardi
january 2008 to have and to hold: the latest tandem the scorecard: read m's latest dating adventure here The Young Gods, The Officers, Undercut: a london concert review picking daisies cd by local artist shelly bhushan reviewed by janene otten review don't threaten me with a good time: a winter 2008 television guide here roid rage: everyone keeps asking me to write about steroids…more evil resides in Astoria : my evening with Schaffer the Darklord by melissa cruz...here turning stirring lives into insipid films...here
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Every Monday night at the LIC Bar there will be the Monday Music Showcase Revue: a new weekly live music series for emerging singer-songwriters . Hosted by local Queens resident Gustavo Rodriguez, this night differs from the open mic because the local musicians are playing all original songs. Monday, February 25th was the first try out with performers: Astoria-based fun house band Bliminal , Ukelele-wielding songwriter Brian Meece, Banjo-slinging sharpshooter David Stephens and Gustavo Rodriguez & Miss Kelley. This new weekly event is definitely worth checking out. Music will start at 8:30 p.m. and ends at 11:30 p.m. The line up will change weekly. Next week on March 3, stop by and check out a singer songwriter named Streetlamp (aka Ryan Milligan) and Astorian Kelli Ellis. LIC bar is located at 45-58 Vernon Boulevard. No cover. |
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St. Patrick's day starts early in Queens, this weekend to be exact. On Saturday, March 1st, stop by the Queens county St. Patricks Day Parade in the Rockaways, this usually draws up to 50,000 people. The parade route starts at Beach 129th St and Newport Ave >> Along Newport to Beach 116th St >> To Rockaway Beach Blvd >> Along Rockaway Beach Blvd >> Ends at Beach 94th St and Rockaway Beach Blvd. Take the A train the 116th street. Post parade ceremonies will be at First Congregational Church, 320 Beach 94th St, Rockaway Beach. There will be 25 bands marching and lots of bagpipes. Want to continue the festivities? Stop by one of the local pubs afterwards: but be warned, come early to grab a seat.
For more details check out the official website here.
On Sunday, March 2 , wander over to Sunnyside for the St. Pat's Parade for All. This parade was started in retaliation in 2000 to the NYC parade that prohibited gays and lesbians from marching in the parade. This years theme at the parade will be "Cherishing All the Children of the Nation Equally." Highlights will include a puppet art group, local community groups, and the Keltic Dreams dancers. This year the parade will extend for a week long event that includes community forums, film screenings, local schools concerts of traditional music dance and storytelling. For more info on the parade click here. Parade starts at 12:30 p.m. Parade route: Starts at 43rd St and Skillman Ave in Sunnyside >> East on Skillman >> North on 56th St >> East on Woodside Ave >> Ends at 61st St and Woodside Ave. After festivities will be at any and all of the bars listed below:
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In search of something a little more unconventional for Valentine's Day? Here are a few alternative options: The Creek and the Cave is having a pimp and ho's party on Friday the 15th. " Come dressed in your finest feathers, your tightest skirts, and your most fabulous (slutty) gear. Win prizes. Get hammered. Maybe find your special pimp or ho!" The Creek and the Cave is located at 10-93 Jackson Ave, Long Island City.
Hell Gate Social: Friday the 15th: Valentines Day Lovefest - With a burlesque performance by GIGI LA FEMME . DJ LO-FI on the 1's & 2's. You'll also have a chance to win great prizes when you compete in couples kissing and sexy singles contests. Fun starts at 9pm. FREE. Hell Gate Social is located at 12-21 Astoria Boulevard, Astoria.
Flux Factory: Makeout Party: Friday the 15th.Open 9pm Red hot burlesque show starts at 10pm. Dancing to follow till the wee hours of the morning Dress: Skimpy Cover: $5 sliding scale All proceeds to benefit Flux Factory, soon to lose our home in Queens Flux Factory is located at 38-38 43rd St. Long Island City
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The New York Times has a great story on the Beta Male's Charms. After having a hard time meeting women, three local Astoria men decided to create an "anti-entourage show". Angel Acevedo, Steven Tsapelas and Brian Amyot started “We Need Girlfriends,” a no-budget Web series. Watch the show here. |
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"Football is for jerks. Yeah, I said it. Always felt it. Well, that’s not entirely true... " read more confessions of a superbowl geek by dennis borowsky |
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CHUCK AND GINGER BABCOCK PERFORMING LIVE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ALMOST 50 YEARS!!
Wednesday, February 20th marks the triumphant return of the beloved song and dance team The Babcocks! Many may remember, or your grandparents may remember, that fateful day in 1962 when Chuck and Ginger were cyrogenically frozen as part of a time capsule project. Well, the time capsule project has been aborted and The Babcocks have been thawed just in time to show the modern world exactly what entertainment is all about! This dynamic duo will be appearing live on February 20th at their Gala Fundraising Event at Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn. The festivities begin at 7pm and will include raffles, trivia, games and prizes! Chuck and Ginger will be performing songs from their brand new show "Thawed for Your Pleasure!" Do not miss an opportunity to catch this fabulous sneak peek and witness two living legends in top form! For info on Chuck and Ginger: www.myspace.com/chuckandgingerbabcock |
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Head to Djerdan for the food, not the ambiance (unless you like cafeterias). Check out Brick if you don’t mind a pretty face with not much to say….review |
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Not into the Super Bowl Madness? There is an art opening Sunday, February 3 from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. at the Fisher Landau Center Art. THOMAS NOZKOWSKI: Paintings FIGHTING WORDS : Voices of Dissent: Social, Political and Environmental Statements PICTURES IN SERIES: Multiple Visions and Sequential Imagery The Fisher Landau Center for Art is a 25,000 sq foot facility in Long Island City, open since 1991. It was once a parachute harness factory. The Center has a 1,200 collection that mostly consists of art from the 1960's until the present with pieces from Ellsworth Kelly, Cy Twombly, Andy Warhol, Susan Rothenberg, Barbara Kruger, and Matthew Barney. Most of the collection was purchased by Emily Fisher Landau. Admission is free. 38-27 30th street, Long Island City. |
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For those of you looking forward to the Super Bowl this Sunday, Hell Gate Social will be hosting their annual Super Bowl Party. Kick off starts at 6 p.m. From 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. there will be happy hour priced drinks and $10 will get you all the wings and sandwiches you can eat. Hell Gate Social is located at 12-21 Astoria Bvd, Astoria.
For the brave of heart and skin, Long Beach is having their annual Polar Bear Club, this Sunday at 1:00 p.m. Started by two guys taking a swim out in Long Beach on Super Bowl Sunday in 1998, all donations and money raised goes out to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Last year there were over 4,000 people there. I will be there, cheering a few people on and joining in on the festivities that warms up the frozen brave few afterwards. For more details and/ or to make a donation, click here.
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Two years ago Far Rockaway was written up as the next Hamptons. Accessible by subway ( a long ride on the A )and the LIRR, it was the beach to invest in. Last summer the surf scene quickly over populated this one time ghetto beach, aka Rockapulco. The New York Times wrote a profile Sunday on the neighborhood. Between the over building and the escalating mortgage payments , the economy of the neighborhood has been threatened. Read the article here. |
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On Saturday, January 26th, it's Australian Day at The Creek and the Cave. There will be live Jazz with three bands : Brian Seeger Trio, Andy Guthrie Trio, and the Sean Nowell Duo. Australian Day at the Creek and the Cave means "Aussie beers, pies, vegemite sandwiches, live music and all sorts of madness and mayhem." Hopefully this means some accented hotties. $5 will get you in to see the jazz bands. From 9 p.m.- 4 a.m. The Creek and The Cave is located at 10-95 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. |
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The Queens Museum of Art's latest exhibit Back on the Map: Revisiting the New York State Pavilion at the 1964/65 World's Fair is having it's opening reception Opening Reception: Sunday, January 27, 2008, 3:00 – 6:00 pm. "Commissioned by Governor Nelson Rockefeller, the New York State Pavilion featured a complex of structures: a Theaterama building, three observation towers, and the “Tent of Tomorrow,” a 12-story, open-air elliptical pavilion capped by the World’s largest suspended cable system roof fitted with colored acrylic panels. For the floor of the “Tent of Tomorrow,” Johnson commissioned the largest-known representation of any area of the earth’s surface: a 130-foot-by-166-foot terrazzo replica of a Texaco New York State road map. A fusion of Pop Art imagery and traditional craft techniques, the Texaco Road Map was a crucial component of Johnson’s Pavilion and is considered – alongside graphic paintings by Roy Lichtenstein on the Theaterama's exterior–one of the first public Pop Art monuments." Visitors will get a chance to see the restoration close up. * Fun fact : All music played will be from bands that have played at the Pavilion. Queens Museum of Art is in Flushing. |
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White Landscape: A Series of Drawings by Jin Lee will be exhibited on Thursday, February 7 from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at Queens College Arts Center. The exhibit will feature both paintings and drawings from this Korean-born artist. There will be a talk and reception from 5 p.m. -6 p.m. Queens College Arts Center is located at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts 6th floor, Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library, Queens College 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing. |
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