Long Island City weekly arts events round up
Arts Events in Greater LIC from March 19th – 25th:
Sophocles’ tragic play Antigone, directed by Greg Ciccino and produced by Richard Mazda, is still playing at The Secret Theatre for two more weeks. March 18-22, 25-28, 8:00pm, Matinee Saturday the 21st, 4pm, $15, 44-02 23rd St, LIC, 718.392.0722
Local Project is having an opening this Friday night called “There, where you are not.” Photography and other works by Sol Aramendi. Opening: Friday, March 20, 6:00-9:00pm, showing March 20 – April 2, 45-10 Davis Street, LIC
Astoria Artists are Awesome is meeting at Cafe Bar this weekend, Saturday, March 21, 2:00pm, 32-90 36th Street, Astoria, 718.204.5273
At La Guardia Performing Arts Center, the Astoria Symphony and Long Island City Ballet present Spring Song Dance with special guests The Martha Graham Ensemble and Octavia Cup Dance Theatre. Saturday, March 21, 8:00pm, $20/$15 Students & Seniors, La Guardia Community College, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, LIC, 718.482.5151
DanceNow’s Raw Festival is coming to Queens this weekend, to GreenSpace in Long Island City, and Topaz Arts in Woodside. Free afternoon performances featuring up-and-coming dancers and choreographers: Tomomi Imai, Danielle Russo, Katy Myers, Jocelyn McIntosh and dancers, Jahna Bobolia, Leanne Schmidt, Maria Colaco, Sarah Council, Dina Denis, Jessica Danser, Catey Ott, and Robin Rapoport. Saturday, March 21, 4pm @ Topaz Arts, 55-03 39th ave., Woodside, 718.505.0440; Sunday, March 22, 4pm @ GreenSpace, 37-24 24th St., LIC, 718.956.3037
While you’re at GreenSpace, check out the new Dutch Kills Gallery (we’ve never heard of it before), in the same building. The Gallery is having its Inaugural Group Exhibition, March 7 – April 5, 2009, Saturdays and Sundays 12-5 or by appointment, 37-24 24th St., Suite 402, LIC
In celebration of Irish History Month, the Greater Astoria Historical Society will be opening an art exhibit, and hosting a lecture by Historian Ian McGowan, and reception to raise funds for their newest program, the Winged Fist Project. Monday, March 23, 7:00 p.m., Quinn Building, 35-20 Broadway, 4th floor, LIC/Astoria, 718.278.0700
The Chocolate Factory Theater has a new show opening, called Red Metal Mailbox – [ ], Directed by Sarah Maxfield. Performed by Jillian Sweeney and Rachel Tiemann. Designed by Chloe Z. Brown, Brad Kisicki, Mary McKenzie and Jason Sebastian (Also featuring video by Chocolate Factory Artistic Director Brian Rogers). March 25-28, Wednesday-Saturday, 8:00pm, $15, 5-49 49th Ave., LIC, 718.482.7069
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The Buzzeo Building Gallery 31-16 36th Avenue Long Island City, Queens
Press Release
The Soft Plan May 7 – May 17, 2009
Exhibition of new work by Liz Burow and Angelo Monaco presented by Christine Purcell in collaboration with the Buzzeo Building Gallery
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 7, 2009 7-9 pm
Closing Reception: Sunday, May 17, 2009 7-9 pm
Poetry Readings: Saturday, May 9, 8-10 pm, Thursday, May 14 7:30-9:30 pm
Artist Liz Burow explores the abstract textures and patterns of urban landscapes using soft, tactile materials such as felt, topographic maps, recycled fabrics and paper. These three dimensional, abstracted textile works engage an interplay between utilitarian and recreation, softscape and hardscape, line and form, scale and context.
Angelo Monaco’s works on paper depart from the idea of Agit Prop – a visual strategy using propaganda to agitate the senses. Instead of political slogans, bright colors or superhuman figures to manufacture a consensus, he uses poetic fragments, magazine pages, blocks of black, and half-shaped human figures to identify in each of us an individual will. Like the poetic fragments of Sappho, they are broken mirrors that begin and end with silence. An epic story made from the artifacts of a lost world.
Gallery Hours:
5/8 Friday 6-9 pm
5/9 Saturday 12-10 pm
5/10 Sunday 12-5 pm
5/14 Thursday 6-10 pm
5/15 Friday 6-9 pm
5/16 Saturday 12-5 pm
5/17 Sunday 12-9 pm
Events:
5/9 Saturday 8-10 pm
Poetry reading
Featured poets: Eddie Hopely, Nicole Wallace, Douglas Piccinnini,
Gordon Faylor, Diana Hamilton, Sara Wintz
5/14 Thursday 7:30-9:30 pm
Poetry reading
Featured poets: Tomara Aldrich, Josef Kaplan, Lorraine Doran,
Magdalena Alagna and others
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this is very informative. now i can plan with these art events included. i have always been an art fanatic. i will bring my family with me during this event.