Long Island City events, July 21st-26th

Crowd gathering for Outdoor Cinema at Socrates Sculpture Park, LIC

Tuesday 7/21

• TOMORROW! This summer’s Live at the Gantries FREE performance series continues at LIC’s Gantry Plaza State Park on Tuesday with a performance from Afrodita featuring Hector Morales. 50th Ave & the East River, LIC

• liQcity panel featuring the four District 26 City Council candidates at Manducatis Rustica, 7pm. 46-31 Vernon Blvd, LIC, 718.937.1312

Wednesday 7/22

• Socrates Sculpture Park‘s FREE summer Outdoor Cinema series continues with Jean-Luc Godard’s ‘Contempt’ from France at 7pm. 32-01 Vernon Blvd (@ Broadway), LIC, 718.956.1819

• The Space presents their own Movie Night, featuring 1977′s ‘Annie Hall.’ Short films will be screened sporadically accompanying movies. 42-16 West St, LIC, 718.752.0331

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

Thursday 7/23

• Nehemiah! A Case Study of Radical Pragmatism at SculptureCenter. The Center for Urban Pedagogy will present ‘Nehemiah! A Case Study of Radical Pragmatism,’ a slideshow and discussion about a visionary project made real. 6pm. 44-19 Purves St, LIC, 718.361.1750

• Last day of The Variety of Summer, “an exhibition of sculpture exploring a number of dynamic themes” at AES Gallery. There are also new works in the permanent collection from Eleanor Stride & Anatoly Mikhailov. 44-02 23rd Street, LIC, 718.249.9359

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

Friday 7/24

• 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 7/25

• 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

• WarmUp at PS1 featuring Alexi Delano (AD Music, NYC), Derek Plaslaiko (the Bunker/Specral, Queens), and Elliott Sharp’s Carbon (with Zeena Parkins, David Weinstein, and many others). 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

• Secret Burlesque at the Secret Theatre featuring renowned NY burlesque performers but also comedians, a magician, musical interludes from Astoria rapper, Hops, and not to mention BBQ, raffles, prizes, and more. “Come see 9 incredible acts in the intimate setting of a real theatre and liven up your life with a real Saturday Nite Live!” 10:30pm, $10. 44-02 23rd St, LIC, 718.392.0722

• AES Gallery presents Renzo Ortega: ‘Almost Ten Years of Hits’, an exhibition of works on paper. Runs July 24-26, opening reception July 25, 7-10pm. 44-02 23rd Street, LIC, 718.249.9359

Sunday 7/26

• 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: roots/Americana music from DB Reilly. NO COVER, 5-8pm. 45-58 Vernon Blvd, LIC, 718.786.5400
  
  

Continuing

• This summer’s Live at the Gantries FREE performance series continues at LIC’s Gantry Plaza State Park July 28 with a performance from Pachamama Peruvian Arts. 50th Ave & the East River, LIC

• 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 in two alternating programs of six plays each. Runs through July 31st, shows at 8pm, matinee on July 25th at 4pm. Both programs performed together on August 1st beginning at 5:30pm. 44-02 23rd St, LIC, 718.392.0722

• Socrates Sculpture Park‘s FREE summer Outdoor Cinema series continues with ‘Lou Reed’s Berlin’ from the US on July 29 at 7pm. 32-01 Vernon Blvd (@ Broadway), LIC, 718.956.1819

• Flux Factory‘s Going Places (Doing Stuff), an adventurous social experiment of artist-led bus tours to secret destinations, returns this summer for Part 2 through Sept 5. July tours are already filled so watch the website to sign up for tours in August. 39-31 29th Street, LIC

• FALLOW, presented by guest curator Bridget Stixrood in collaboration with Anonymous Gallery and Flux Factory. “Artists Mary Mattingly, Brendan Fernandes and Artemis Louis examine American culture from the point of our present economic state.” Exhibition runs through July 31 at Flux. 39-31 29th Street, LIC

• 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

• LICBDC‘s Networking Night on the rooftop of the Ravel Hotel coming up on August 11, 6-8:30pm.

• SculptureCenter‘s Architectures of Crisis/Architectures of Resistance has been rescheduled for Monday, July 27 at 7pm, featuring Teddy Cruz & the Center for Urban Pedagogy’s founder Damon Rich, discussing the economic crisis in relation to their current & ongoing work.

• Two of Noguchi Museum‘s Summer Public Programs approaching in early August: First Fridays on August 7 with free admission, extended hours until 8:30pm, and beer/wine cash bar available from 6-8:30pm; Summer Music in the Garden on August 9 with the American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME), “dedicated to the outstanding performance of contemporary masterworks of the 20th and 21st centuries.”

• Hip to Hip Theatre Company presents ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at Socrates Sculpture Park on August 15, 5-6:30pm, “one of Shakespeare’s most hilarious and enchanting romantic comedies, full of magic, mishap, music and adventure.”