Arts and Entertainment

Basketball & Belmont In LIC This Weekend

June 7, 2019 by editor 1 Comment

Gantry Plaza State Park basketball — Men’s basketball tourney on Saturday, kids on Sunday

There are many signs this week of summer’s imminent arrival in LIC. The PS78Q Spring Fair on Center Boulevard is this Saturday, as is the 3rd Annual LIC Hoops Men’s Basketball Tourney. The latter is hosted by Gantry Plaza State Park on their 48th Avenue courts and will be followed on Sunday with a kids basketball tournament for boys and girls in grades 1 – 12. The line-up for ‘Live at The Gantries’ was released and the Metropolitan Opera announced their summer recital at Socrates Sculpture Park will be on June 17.

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Pig Beach to Open in Long Island City Late Fall

May 16, 2019 by editor Leave a Comment

LIC Springs on Vernon Boulevard 2019 — Not a beach, but LIC

LONG Island City will get a third new BBQ restaurant in 2019 when Pig Beach opens it’s second location in the former Studio Square space up near the Astoria border. According to an article in Boro Magazine, this will happen in late Fall.

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AMAZON PATS, LIC-CON, PRINCESS PARTICULAR IN LIC

February 1, 2019 by editor 3 Comments

NEWS about Amazon dominates the local media this week, but there’s not a lot of meat in the stories. At least we have the Super Bowl this weekend …oh wait, the Patriots are playing in it – are they not amazonish?

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HALLOWEEN PARADE AND FALL FESTIVAL WILL BE ON OCTOBER 28

October 18, 2018 by editor 2 Comments

The Star Chamber of Long Island City has passed down through their disciples that the LIC Halloween Parade on Vernon Boulevard will occur on Sunday, October 28 this year. You know the drill: kids wear costumes and get candy from the local merchants. In addition, [Read more…] about HALLOWEEN PARADE AND FALL FESTIVAL WILL BE ON OCTOBER 28

DANCING WITH THE STARS COMING TO LIC

October 16, 2018 by editor Leave a Comment

No poutine here — Egg and ham but no poutine hoy

PULL that white 3-piece suit out from the back of the closet because Dancing With The Stars is coming to LIC on Friday, November 2. It will take place at the Plaxall Gallery between 6-9pm and feature local residents competing in a fundraiser for the Floating Hospital and the Queensboro Dance Festival. The glitz, glamour, and glory are sure to make this contest resemble Dirty Dancing and Footloose and not They Shoot Horses Don’t They. Tickets include open bar and a buffet by Woodbines & M. Wells and an open dance floor after the show. [Read more…] about DANCING WITH THE STARS COMING TO LIC