The Noguchi Museum

The Noguchi Museum shuttle bus from Manhattan
On Sunday June 1st,The Noguchi Museum is launching a summer pilot shuttle bus from the Rubin Museum of Art It's a great way to visit the Noguchi Museum in Long Island City If you bring your ticket Stub both Museums are offering half-off admission.
The bus leave from The Rubin Museum of Art 150 west 17th Street at 12:00p,1:45pm and 3:30pm. Return trips from The Noguchi Museum are 1:00pm,2:45pm and 5:30pm

Paddle in the cove

Long Island City Community Boathouse

Summer is here now and in full Swing !

Join the Long Island City Community Boathouse 

Saturday June 28, 2014 

Saturday July 5th, 2014

Saturday July 12, 2014

For more information CLICK HERE 

The cliffs: The largest climbing gym in the North East

YMCA work out in the park

picture courtesy by ymca.

SUMMER FITNESS SERIES AT Gantry State Park

Monday,June 16 at 6:30pm-7:30pm

Enjoy the scenic views as you strengthen, tone, shake, groove, and dance your way to better fitness with your favorite LIC YMCA instructors at Gantry State Park This is a free event for the community.

Socrates Sculpture Park

Socrates Sculpture Park Event

The 2nd annual Northwest Queens Food Day Saturday June 7 11:00am-3:00 pm

SOCRATES SCULTURE PARK
Join us for cooking demonstrations, community food advocacy, Youth planting workshops, composting demos, the first growNYC green market of the season, and much more. All activities are free!....
And don't forget the kick off of socrates+Film forum July 2. This is the 16th year that Socrates Sculpture Park is having this Outdoor Cinema with collaboration with Roof Top Films 

Hunters points south waterfront park

Hunters Points South Waterfront Park

Hunters Points South Park  in Long Island City was recently an abandoned post-industrial area. It's now a transformed relaxing space that offers fun for everyone. The new park include a central green, a playground, a dog run, a bike way, a water side promenade, a basketball court, and a 13,000 square foot pavilion with comfort stations and a concession place called Coffeed that offers Beers, wines and soft drinks. 

Live at the Gantries

 June24, July1,8,15,22,29
August 5,12 2014  at 7:00 pm

Live at the Gantries is a series of free outdoor performances featuring a collection of Queens-based musicians as diverse as the borough. Performances include Jazz, Big Band sounds, Brazilian Farro, Middle eastern fusion, Irish music, and Salsa dancing. The Series is presented by the Kupferberg center, The New York State Parks, Queens Theatre.  

COFFEED coffee shop

On Wednesday May 21 2014 COFFEED the new Coffee shop at LIC LANDING was officially opened. LIC LANDING is located in Hunters Point South Park in Long Island City 

Hunters Point Park Conservancy

Celebrate the waterfront's 16th anniversary!

Come to Hunter's Point South Park for the public unveiling of Hunters Point park conservancy  and waterfront 16th anniversary. Food and drinks will be provided. 

Saturday May 31st, 2014

6:00pm-8:00 pm

Purchase tickets here 

Giana Cerbone-Teoli has been selected by the The Small Business Administration  as the 2014  Phoenix Award Winner for Outstanding Contributions to Disaster Recovery by a volunteer.

Mrs Cerbone, locally know as Mama Giana is the owner of Manducatis Rustica Restaurant in Long Island City CONGRATULATIONS Mama Giana!

The next video is one of the events that Mama Giana sponsored Queens Council on the Arts in her Restaurant.

Noguchi Museum Gala 2014

Noguchi Museum Gala Night 2014

Falun Dafa outside china

Falun Dafa is free practiced in more than 100 countries  worldwide. All practice sites are organized by volunteers and instruction is always free. Falun Dafa and its founder, Mr. Li Hongzhi, have received hundreds of awards throughout North America for the benefits Falun Gong has brought to those who practice it and the communities in which they live. Additionally, Mr Li has been nominated four times for the Nobel Peace Prize for more information go to faluninfo 

LIC SPRINGS! Block Party

                                         

                                         

LIC SPRINGS! IT'S A DAY OF CULTURE, CRAFT FITNESS AND MORE IN LIC MAY 17

The Long Island City Partnership will host the first ever LIC SPRINGS! block party. complete with free performances, arts displays, family-friendly activities, and culinary tastes of the neighborhood-on Saturday May 17th the event coincides with the popular LIC Arts Open festival and the weekend LIC FLEA & FOOD  outdoor market-creating a day of activities through Long Island City.

(info courtesy by licpartnership)     

Honoring Sheila Lewandoski

Executive Director and co-founder of the Chocolate Factory Theatre, Sheila Lewandoski was honored as a community hero by the LICYMCA. Sheila's passion for engagement in her community started as a child. Her first petition was to extend libray hours when she was 7 years of age. Sheila founded The Chocolate Factory Theatre in 2004 with her Husband (then partner)

LICqueenstv: LIC YMCA, FUNDAY!

LICqueenstv: LIC YMCA, FUNDAY! SUMMER 2013

The Annual wine tasting and Auction LICYMCA

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LIC ARTS OPEN STUDIOS

MAY 14-MAY 18 2014 

LIC ARTS OPEN STUDIOS

LIC ARTS OPEN STUDIOS is a Celebration of the thriving arts community in Long Island City,NY.
it involve visual, art music, theatre, comedy, dance, film, and more. for more information

CLICK HERE  picture courtesy by LICarts open.