May 24 2010

Long Island City event round-up; May 24th through 30th

Check out the “Godfather Dinner” at Manducatis Rustica, LIC

Wednesday 5/26

Manducatis Rustica is hosting a special feast and wine tasting in honor of “The Godfather” on Wednesday night. Enjoy a selection of the finest wines from Francis Ford Coppola winery paired with authentic dishes from the movie “The Godfather”. Reservations start at 7pm. 917.937.1312 46-33 Vernon Blvd EVENT CANCELLED

Thursday 5/27

Court Square Wine & Spirits hosts FREE wine tasting events every Thursday & Friday of the week from 4:30-7:00pm. 2420 Jackson Ave, LIC, 718.707.9911

Friday 5/28

Little Closets holds French Class every Friday @ 11am for newborns to toddlers & their parents/caregivers – sign up your child every Monday (beginning this month, $5 fee per 30-min class). In each session, “caregivers and children will learn interactive songs, rhymes and finger play in French. Exposing children to multiple languages early on has been shown to positively impact language acquisition and expand vocabulary. You do not have to speak French to join the class.” 46-46 Vernon Blvd, LIC, 718.707.0470
Cross Pollination coming up at Green Space Dance Studio on May 28th, “a monthly event for sketch artists to draw dancers as models-in-motion and for dancers to improvise with one another, while being inspired to move by the art in the making!”

Saturday 5/29

CrossFit LIC is still holding their FREE Saturday classes at 10 or 11am – no CrossFit experience required. “The training session takes about one hour and consists of a warm-up, skills required for the exercises to be performed, workout and stretches” and you can sign up using their Online Scheduler. 5-26 47th Ave, LIC, 646.415.8363
Dean Project presents the gallery’s annual invited curator exhibition. “Jack in the Space”, curated by Heng-Gil Han of the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning. Exhibition Dates: May 27th – July 17th 2010. Opening Reception: Saturday May 29th from 6-9pm. 718.706.1462 45-43 21st St, LIC

Upcoming Events

Local Project introduces a new Summer series of Point of View workshops starting in June, including: Saving Lives at Nighttime (a five session DJ course), Art of the Critic, Watercolor Painting, and Collage Workshop. All of the workshops have limited space – cost is $50 per 5 week course. Registration in advance is required, last day to register is May 29th at Local Project space from 2pm-6pm. For more info call 646.298.0969 or email info@localproject.org.
Now in its second year, the Queens Art Express spring festival is happening Thurs, June 10th – Sun, June 13th, and will feature performances, exhibitions, art events along the entire Queens route of the No. 7 train. Many Long Island City stops. Sponsored by the Queens Council on the Arts.
BBQ for Bloggers & Writers at 5:30pm on June 3rd at LIC’s L Haus. Please join Queens Council on the Arts for a relaxing evening BBQ and networking event for writers and bloggers as part of a new initiative to develop and strengthen the art of writing in the boor of Queens. Music, BBQ and live social media will converge on-site in the yard at L Haus. RSVP here.
Upcoming at Secret Theatre: Ortonesque from June 3rd-27th, “Joe Orton, iconic British playwright, was a rising star whose talent and promise were cut short when he was brutally murdered by his boyfriend. The Queens Players proudly present some of Mr. Orton’s best work.” Also coming up: Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew from June 10th-26th.
Knight’s Move performance series at SculptureCenter continues on June 3rd: “An immersive evening of music and live performance features Tom Thayer’s eccentric combination of sound, puppetry, and animation; Yuji Agematsu’s durational exploration of NYC via slide projection and field recordings; and solo performances by Circuit Des Yeux (Haley Fohr), Tom Kovachevich, and Mother Earth (Kyle Clyde and Dylan Hay).”
Flux Factory‘s new show called Science Fair is coming up from June 5th-13th, “inspired by grade-school education fairs, with presentation booths and interactive experiments. The Science Fair will showcase over two dozen projects including an artist-run weather station, homemade hot air balloons, and robots that draw.” For more info contact they@thetheyco.com.
The Back to Basics Boot Camp adult workshop series is continuing at Socrates Sculpture Park on June 20th from 2-4pm: Cooking With Fire with The Brooklyn Kitchen & The Meat Hook. Call 718.956.1819 to register.
Live DJ Yoga

Continuing

Cityscape: Surveying the Urban Biotope at Socrates Sculpture Park now on view: “This exhibition will feature eleven artists who are exploring both the cultivated and invasive presence of nature in our built urban environment.” Runs thru August 1st. 32-01 Vernon Blvd @ Broadway, LIC, 718.956.1819
Knight’s Move now on view at SculptureCenter. Exhibition runs thru July 26th; more related music, readings & performances coming up. “Curated by Fionn Meade, this survey of new sculpture in New York embodies an informed yet playful and questioning view of the contemporary.” 44-19 Purves St, LIC, 718.361.1750
Space Womb thing

Long Island City Arts in the News