Live at the Gantries on Tues & Wed; Greenmarket opens Sat & LIC Events

July 4th kicked off PS1 MoMA’s Summer WarmUp Series, LIC –photo

Tuesday 7/7

• This summer’s Live at the Gantries FREE performance series continues at LIC’s Gantry Plaza State Park tonight with a performance from Robert Royston Dance & Ephrat Asherie. 50th Ave & the East River, LIC

• Bar Domaine hosts the local Steve Blanco Trio twice a week on Tuesday and Friday. 9p-midnight. 50-04 Vernon Blvd, LIC, 718.784.2350

Wednesday 7/8

• Live at the Gantries FREE Summer Music Series rained out performance from last week is rescheduled for Wed, July 8th. Earthdriver is featured, with their soulful hip-hop spoken word show. 50th Ave & the East River, LIC

• Shi Restaurant is hosting karaoke on Wednesday nights. 4720 Center Blvd, LIC, 347.242.2450

Thursday 7/9

• It’s Ladies Night every Thursday night at Shi Restaurant, offering 2 for 1 drink specials. 4720 Center Blvd, LIC, 347.242.2450
  
  

Friday 7/10

• Bar Domaine hosts the local Steve Blanco Trio twice a week on Tuesday and Friday. 9p-midnight. 50-04 Vernon Blvd, LIC, 718.784.2350

Saturday 7/11

• The LIC Greenmarket opens this Saturday, July 11th in Hunters Point. Every Sat until Nov 28th, 8am-3pm. Rain or Shine. 48th Ave between Vernon Blvd & 5th St

• July 4th WarmUp at PS1. The 2009 WarmUp season kicks off with Reagenz featuring Jonah Sharp (Spacetime Continuum) & Move D (extended live set), and a DJ set by Daniel Bell a.k.a DBX. 2-9pm. $10, LIC residents & MoMA members get in free. Advance tickets can be bought from any agnès b. stores in NYC. 22-25 Jackson Ave at the intersection of 46th Ave, LIC, 718.784.2084

• Flux Factory‘s Going Places (Doing Stuff), an adventurous social experiment of artist-led tours to secret destinations, returns this summer for Part 2: July 11 through September 5.

Sunday 7/12

• Music in the Garden at Noguchi Museum on July 12 featuring Gamelan Son of Lion playing music representing traditional Indonesia as well as contemporary compositions from American & Indonesian composers.

• Sunday Afternoon Music & BBQ at LIC Bar. Live bands perform in the bar’s patio section while the BBQ grill serves up burgers and dogs. This Sunday: jazz from the J. Walter Hawkes Band. NO COVER, 5-8pm. 45-58 Vernon Blvd, LIC, 718.786.5400

Continuing

• Now Playing at the Chocolate Factory Theater: Performance Lab 115′s Caucasian Chalk Circle. Performances run through July 11, Wednesday thru Saturday at 8pm. “Expect song, dance, alienation, and interrogation of the Terrible Temptation to do Good.” 5-49 49th Ave, LIC, 718.482.7069

• ‘PIG’ continues at Deitch Studios through August 9. Thurs – Sun, 2-8pm. 4-40 44th Drive, LIC

• Socrates Sculpture Park has launched their various weekend fitness programs from now until September. Yoga, Pilaties, and Capoeira classes in the park. FREE. 32-01 Vernon Blvd (@ Broadway), LIC, 718.956.1819

• In partnership with the LIC Community Boathouse (LICCB), Socrates Sculpture Park offers FREE canoeing and kayaking in Hallets Cove through October 25. 718.228.9214

Beyond

• Socrates Sculpture Park‘s free summer Outdoor Cinema series kicks off at 7pm with ‘The Betrayal’ from Laos/Thailand on July 15.

• Jonathan Jacobs, The Vintage DJ‘s FEROCIOUS SPECTACULAR, Episode 1: The Black Death, featuring M. Lamar, July 16-18 at the Chocolate Factory.

• The Queens Players, in association with the Secret Theatre and lit mag The Ampersand Review, present: The White Box Theatre Festival, an evening of new one act plays. Two programs of 6 plays each, running from July 15 thru 31st.

• 7th Annual Musical Saw Festival, curated by ‘The Saw Lady’, Natalia Paruz, right here in LIC on July 18th at Trinity Church. Also attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the ‘Largest Musical Saw Ensemble.’

• Camp Bow Bow‘s One Year Anniversary Party & Adoption Drive on Sat, July 18th, Noon-4pm. Come adopt an animal. Raffles, Games & $25 microchipping. Dogs and their two-legged companions are invited to come and take a free tour of the doggy daycare and overnight boarding camp. 47-16 Austell Place, between Skillman Ave and 27th St, LIC 718.392.WOOF