More Live Music and More Ice Cream For Long Island City This Summer

Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, London, LA, Long Island City – an incongruous lot to say the least, what do they all have in common? As of today they all have a ‘Four Winters Ice Cream’ location. Paris, Tokyo, Manhattan, and ahem Brooklyn do not. The newest branch opened at 47-38 Vernon Boulevard today and by 5pm had to close for a 30-minute regrouping due to the crowds according to a manager on location.

According to a recent article in Eater Los Angeles:

The company made its name by making custom order ice cream from -196 degree liquid nitrogen, where fresh ingredients are flash frozen into a liquid base. The flavors plans are simple: Four Winters uses the seasons of the year for inspiration.

Now all I need to do is decide between Knafeh and Brown Sugar Speculoos.

On the live music side, there’s a free South Asian Dance Party with DJ Rekha on the Oval in Hunters Point Park this Saturday, August 4 from 5pm – 6:30pm. DJ Rekha is a London-born musician, DJ, producer, curator, and activist who specializes in fusing Bhangra music with international Hip Hop and drum beats. Her show will also include a live percussionist and a free Bhangra dance lesson.

Also New York State Parks, in conjunction with the Jazz Foundation of America, is sponsoring an annual free concert series in the park. This year, the jazz bands will play under the Gantries on Saturdays in August from 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Check out the lineup below:  

August 3 – Greg Lewis Organ Monk August 10 – Mel Davis & Friends August 17 – Kelvyn Bell August 24 – Steve Swell Kende Dreams

Four Winters Ice Cream – mm-mm

After Amazon Left, Silence – a public housing resident says politicians and others who claimed to care about jobs have done nothing since

Williamsburg School of Music Opens at 45-02 23rd Street – music education facility offering private and group lessons for guitar, voice, bass, piano, drums, woodwinds, strings and just about anything else

MoMA PS1 Re-Opens James Turrell Installation – check it out at Warm-up tomorrow

Why Do Queens Addresses Not Just Say ‘Queens?’ – sit back wee one and let me tell ye a story about the olden days