FEBRUARY EVENTS Queens Museum of Art Flushing Meadows-Corona Park www.queensmusuem.org Families affected by autism will get the opportunity to view and create art at this museum event. Participants will take a tour of the museum and at the end they can create their own art work based on the pieces they saw throughout the day. Sessions will take place on Saturday, February 9th and 26th from 11 a.m. to noon. To register, email [email protected] or call Jenn at 718-592-9700 ext. 130. When registering, be sure to include your name, the child and sibling’s names, ages, phone number, email and the date you would like to attend. Flushing Town Hall 137-35 Northern Boulevard www.flushingtownhall.org The Momenta Quartet with Min Xiao Fen will perform on February 13, 2013 at 3 p.m. The quartet will perform pieces from classical French composer Claude Dubussy as well as Jason Hwang. Acclaimed Chinese musician Mim Xiao Fen will also perform a Tan Dun Pipa concerto, a classic Chinese performance. On Saturday, February 9, 2013, The Ebony Hillbillies, one of the last black string bands in the country, look to pass on the tradition of homegrown jazz. Instruments ranging from the violin to the banjo will combine with percussions and vocals to give the audience a taste of Southern music. Tickets for both events are $15 and $10 for members and students with student ID. Members can call (718) 463-7700 ext. 222 to purchase tickets or you can visit their website. Nassau County Museum of Art One Museum Drive Roslyn Harbor, NY 11576 Nassaumuseum.org The Artists in America Film Series will run until February 24. Six films will run during the course of the week, each focusing on a different American artist and their contribution to the art world. Films will run each day at 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Admission to the films are free with admission into the museum, and seating is on a first come first seated basis. For more information, you can visit their website or call 516-484-9338. From 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. on February 20-22, children will be given a family tour of the museum as well as the opportunity to create artwork in different mediums. An additional $8 family materials fee will be charged in addition to the entrance to the museum. BY CRISTABELLE TUMOLA Chinese in Flushing, Greek in Astoria, Indian in Jackson Heights — these are just a few of the cultures and cuisines representing Queens’ diversity. Those that live in and around the borough are lucky enough to have access to an international menu that is not only varied, but also delicious. But with all those choices, navigating the Queens restaurant scene can be daunting. A new book, Food Lovers’ Guide to Queens: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Culinary Offerings, makes it easier. Its publisher, Globe Pequot Press, has put out dozens of other “Food Lovers” guides to cities and areas across the country, including Brooklyn and Long Island. For each one, they seek a local food expert to research and write it, and selected blogger Meg Cotner for the Queens guide. Cotner has her own food website, HarmoniousBelly.com. She is co-founder of the blog We Heart Astoria and editor of QueensNYC.com. She has been living in Astoria since 2005. When she moved to the borough, she brought her passion for good food, and was able to expand her palate with Queens’ diverse dining. “Growing up I didn’t eat the most elaborate stuff,” said Cotner. “But I always liked food and I liked talking about.” In addition to writing for the previously mentioned sites, she also wrote about Queens for About. com. Through that job, her editor connected her to the publisher of the Food Lovers’ Guide books. The book allowed Cotner to indulge in her passion for Queens and its food. “It was exciting to get to know parts of Queens I hadn’t gone to before,” she said. “It was a lot of fun to discover these hidden spots.” But it was difficult narrowing down what to include in the guide. “I feel like I just scratched the surface of Queens. I feel like there’s so much out there,” said Cotner. Food Lovers’ Guide to Queens is organized by neighborhood and subdivided into local foodie faves, landmarks (restaurants with a multigenerational following that have been around a long time), specialty stores, markets and producers and street food. There are also additional sections with recipes from local chefs and food artisans, a list of Queens food festivals and events, information about community supported agriculture and local food-related websites. Cotner hopes the guide, which is aimed at both locals and tourists, will bring more people to Queens. “The borough offers the opportunity to have an amazing meal for a small amount of cash,” she said. “Almost any ethnicity you can imagine is represented by food. You can have incredibly authentic food here.” 36 North Shore Towers Courier n Febuary 2013 A food lovers’ paradise New book offers guide to diverse Queens food scene Photo courtesy of Globe Pequot Press Food Lovers’ Guide to Queens is a useful book for both tourists and locals looking to discover more about Queens’ diverse cuisine.
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