Long Island City event round-up, November 17th-22nd

The “curtain’s up and the tops are off” at Secret Burlesque in Long Island City

Tuesday 11/17

• Internet Radio Workshop at Local Project on November 17th and 19th, 7pm to 9pm (2 hours each session). Learn how to build your own internet radio station and broadcast audio from your house or office. Students should bring their own laptops. Cost: $35. For more information contact Local Project. 45-10 Davis St, LIC

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

Wednesday 11/18

• LICBDC presents their Annual Luncheon and Trade Show at Terrace on the Park in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, 9am-2pm. “Join businesspeople from all over the NYC metro area to meet new clients and vendors. With over 130 exhibitors and 3,500 attendees expected, the Trade Show is one of Queens’ best business networking events.” For more info, contact Indra Smith at 718.786.5300 x 21 or ismith@licbdc.org. Registration also available online. 52-11 111th St, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, 718.592.5000

• Community discussion regarding the preservation of the Queens Plaza millstones at 6:30pm in the office of the Greater Astoria Historical Society. Includes a brief review of the millstone’s past, a discussion of the current plight of the stones, and a sharing of ideas on how they can be preserved. Quinn Building at 35-20 Broadway, 4th FL, Astoria/LIC, 718.278.0700

• This month’s Queens Green Drinks, the informal social gathering/networking event for environmentally-minded folks, is hosted by The Q Note at Fine Art Frame Works in LIC, 6:30-9pm. “Free drinks, bubbly and snacks from Astoria Accomplice and The Q Note!” 10-47 48th Ave, LIC

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

Thursday 11/19

• There will be a Community Board 2 public hearing today in the basement of St. Mary’s Church in LIC at 6:30pm. Issues discussed will be the Hunters Point South “Open Space” project and the conversion of 49th Ave between 5th St and Vernon Blvd to a one-way Eastbound. Further details in a PDF. 10-08 49th Ave, LIC

• Custom framing/gift shop Matted LIC presents an exhibition of famed Pop Art collage artist Michael Albert, who describes his “Cereal Box collages – which he calls ‘Cerealism’ – as ‘a cross between Picasso’s Cubism and Warhol’s Pop.’” Opening on November 19th, 6-8pm. Exhibition runs through December 30th. 46-36 Vernon Blvd, LIC, 718.786.8660

• Vernon Blvd restaurant Lounge 47 is hosting a Benefit Auction for their artist friend Mike Yaniro, who was the victim of a brutal assault this past October. He has been left with thousands of dollars in medical bills and a long road to recovery. “Please come out and help our friend. His artwork, along with that of many other talented artists, will be up for auction on this night.” 7pm-2am. 47-10 Vernon Blvd, LIC, 718.937.2044

• Internet Radio Workshop at Local Project on November 17th and 19th, 7pm to 9pm (2 hours each session). Learn how to build your own internet radio station and broadcast audio from your house or office. Students should bring their own laptops. Cost: $35. For more information contact Local Project. 45-10 Davis St, LIC

• Last day to catch Dean Project gallery’s ‘Mirror on Mirror Mirrored’ exhibition featuring Karlos Carcamo, Nicholas Kashian, & Barbara Weissberger. More info in PDF. 45-43 21st St, LIC, 718.706.1462

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

• 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 11/20

• Workshop at The Yoga Room: Yogaspanda: DJs and Downdogs from 8:30-10:30pm, $25 if paid for by Monday of event and $30 otherwise. “A class that unites downtempo, hip-hop, house, soul and funk with a breath-centered, vinyasa flow.” All levels welcome. 10-14 47th Rd, LIC, 718.786.7962

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

• 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

Saturday 11/21

• Secret Theatre presents their 4th round of Secret Burlesque at 10:30pm. Burlesque, pole dancing, stand-up comedy, and bring your appetite for the BBQ and 4/$10 drink special. Admission is $10. 44-02 23rd St, LIC, 718.392.0722

• The LIC Greenmarket is open in Hunters Point every Saturday until Nov 28th, 8am-3pm. Rain or Shine. 48th Ave between Vernon Blvd & 5th St, LIC

• Manducatis Rustica has begun serving its long-awaited weekend brunch from 11am-3pm every Sat & Sunday. Not to be missed. 46-33 Vernon Blvd, 718.937.1312

Sunday 11/22

• The Astoria Park Alliance and Green Shores NYC are working with Partnerships for Parks, Queens Compost Project of the Queens Botanical Garden, NYC Department of Parks and Recreation to bring leaf composting to Western Queens. This is the last Sunday of Leaf Fest, taking place in Astoria Park from 11am-1pm. Bring your leaves, learn how to compost, and take some home. Donations of non-perishable food items are also being collected for local food pantries. Enter the park at 19th Street and Hoyt Avenue North, underneath the RFK Bridge, Astoria

Continuing

• ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ is the inaugural production at the Secret Theatre‘s brand new 3000 sq ft, 100-seat theatre, running through November 29th and December 2nd-5th @ 8pm with matinees @ 3pm on November 28th & 29th and December 5th. Tickets are $15, on sale now. “Packed with dazzling poetry and wordplay from our hero Cyrano, this play produces a range of emotions that run from funny to sad and finally tragic.” 44-02 23rd St, LIC, 718.392.0722

• New exhibition ‘Burnt Bridges’ by artist Domenick Di Pietrantonio at Local Project through November 30th. Gallery hours Sat/Sun: 12-6pm, other hours by appointment: 718.358.5536. 45-10 Davis St, LIC

• New exhibition ‘Beatus Abjectus,’ a collection about the abject and the artists’ relation to the subject, runs at Space Womb gallery through November 30th. Gallery open Thursday-Monday 12–6pm, and Tuesday and Wednesday by appointment. 22-48 Jackson Ave #1, LIC, 718.670.1342

• SculptureCenter‘s Fall shows continue through November 30th. Check out the newly opened exhibitions: Grand Openings, A Voyage of Growth & Discovery, & In Practice Fall 2009. 44-19 Purves St, LIC, 718.361.1750

• The Space‘s Fardom Gallery presents Radar Eyes, an exhibition of hallucinogenic prints featuring over 200 prints by more than 50 international artists. More work & installation by Sakura Maku in a nearby secret location. Runs through December 2nd. 25-17 41st Ave, LIC

• P.S. 1‘s fall exhibitions are now on view, including ’1969′ and ‘Between Spaces’. Exhibitions run through April 2010. 22-25 Jackson Ave @ intersection of 46th Ave, LIC, 718.784.2084

• Socrates Sculpture Park‘s EAF 09: Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition is on view through March 2010, featuring 16 artists awarded fellowships with the Park to create and exhibit their work in the outdoor studio. 32-01 Vernon Blvd (@ Broadway), LIC, 718.956.1819

Beyond

• 2nd of 2 November Kimchi-ology workshops at Flux Factory on November 23, 7:30-9:30pm. “Ex-Flux Resident, ceramic artist, and food guru Ellen Kleckner will teach you how to slice-n-dice, prepare and devour your own homemade kimchi!” $20, includes tasting session. Every participant will walk away with a self-made “starter jar” to enjoy later. Sign up on EventBrite.

• Dean Project gallery hosts the Queens performance of the Five Boroughs Music Festival, featuring string quartet Brooklyn Rider at 8pm on November 24th.

• Coming up at Chocolate Factory: Dream Express, running December 1st-19th (performance schedule: Tuesdays-Saturdays @ 8pm; no performances 12/15-17). “The legendary outlaw lounge act is back in town! New songs! New stories! New tattoos! More wisdom! More noise! Journey to the end of the night on the Dream Express, performed by Steve Mellor and Deirdre O’Connell.”

• Save the date: gala opening of the brand new Secret Theatre space and the closing of the Queens Players’ latest production of ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ on December 5th. Featuring two performances by the LIC School of Ballet, the ribbon cutting ceremony for the theatre at 5pm, and the final performance of ‘Cyrano.’

• Flux Factory is having a Box Set Fundraiser on December 10th, a “stellar night of performances, music, free booze, and excellent people,” as well as “specially commissioned prints at extremely ridiculous prices.” Open bar cocktails start at 7:30pm, performances at 8:30pm, suggested donation $20.

• Saturday Sessions at P.S. 1, a new program of emerging performance art that will take place on the second Saturday of each month; December 12th features Wayne Hodge and Daniel Perlin, in conjunction with Open Studios for ‘Rising Currents: Projects for New York’s Waterfront,’ 4-6pm.