FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com JULY 31, 2014 • THE QUEENS COURIER 3 Photos Courtesy of Quiet Events ‘Quiet Clubbing’ comes to Astoria beer garden BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO a different genre of music such as hip-hop, old-school [email protected] hits and top 40s. Guests put on their headphones and @aaltamirano28 can switch to any of the three stations with LED lights on the headphones changing from blue, red and green, The music booms silently at one Astoria beer garden. letting others know which DJ they’ve picked. Every other Friday, guests are greeted at the Bohemian “We took a beer garden and almost turned it to a festival,” Hall & Beer Garden, located at 29-19 24th Ave., with Petz said. He estimates that between 500 to 600 wireless headphones and a quiet dance fl oor. Once people attend each night, with the numbers only growing. they put on their headphones, the party begins. Petz said that although some people might assume This biweekly party is called “Quiet Clubbing” and these types of parties are “anti-social,” he believes the is organized by the company Quiet Events, founded environment actually allows guests to get together and in 2012 by College Point resident William Petz after adjust the volume on their headphones to be able to he experienced what is known as a “silent disco” on a strike up conversations. cruise with family. “It kind of is weird but it is not silent, it is not quiet. “We enjoyed it so much and thought someone had to People are singing to songs, laughing and having be doing it in New York, but no one was,” Petz said. “I conversations with friends,” Petz said. “You can have fi gured let me buy 300 headphones and worst comes to friends who love different types of music, dancing worst I sell them on eBay.” together. We get people to do things they normally During the event, there are three live DJs each playing don’t want to do.” Along with the biweekly “quiet clubbing” parties at the Beer Garden, Quiet Events, which will soon move its headquarters to Astoria, also organizes other events such as mobile parties. During these mobile parties about 100 to 150 people are taken around New York City, all with headphones on, and walk with a certifi ed tour guide. Petz said it is sort of like beer crawl, but guests get to learn more about the city as well. Quiet Events also rents its equipment to other bars and clubs, and in some cases sells the equipment. The next Quiet Clubbing party at the Beer Garden is Friday, Aug. 1, and starts at 10 p.m. Tickets are $5 online at www.showclix.com/event/ BeerGardenPartyDancing and $10 at the door. “The best part for me is when you talk to someone and they say they don’t get it and afterwards they love it,” Petz said “You won’t get it until you put those headphones on. It’s golden.” Sponsored by Providing comprehensive end-of-life care in the home, nursing home, and in-patient setting throughout the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Nassau County. For referrals or information call 718.472.1999 or visit www.hospiceny.com
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