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Tap Takeover & family fun this weekend at the LIC Flea
Come on down and meet the crew
behind Blue Point Brewery while chilling
out at their “Tap Takeover” this weekend
at the LIC Flea & Food Market.
Sip their unique craft beer while you
play drinking games, listen to music, and
snap some pics in the photo booth. Th ey’ll
be lots on tap so prepare yourself for
amazing drink specials and fl ights!
When hunger strikes, head on over to
Empanada Papa for Latin street fare created
by incorporating classic French techniques
with hints of American infl uences.
Owner and chef, Pedro prides himself
on using the best ingredients to produce
mouth-watering street food with a
Mexican fl air. Crowd favorites include
the cheese empanadas.
Once your thirst and hunger is satisfi
ed, try a little shopping at Reclaimed
& Recycled where woodwork and custom
furniture is produced by Queens
local craft sman Daniel Kress. Made from
reclaimed and recycled materials, the rustic
chic décor will enhance your home
and make a great gift for friends or family.
If the kids get antsy, take them over to
the Bounce House, which will have them
literally jumping for joy as they work off
that sugar rush from Bench Flour Bakers.
Little ones (and you) will love their double
chocolate chip cookies and salted caramel
apple pies.
Th e LIC Flea & Food is open every
Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. until
6 p.m. and is located at 5-25 46th Ave., at
the corner of 5th Street and 46th Avenue,
in Long Island City. For more information
and to learn about monthly special
events, visit www.LICFlea.com
Photo: Facebook/SculptureCenter
Mold a masterpiece out of 2,000
pounds of clay in LIC this weekend
BY ANDREINA PEREZ
editorial@qns.com / @QNS
A local sculpture club will bring back
its founding summer tradition to Long
Island City next weekend.
On Saturday, Aug. 19, from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m., SculptureCenter, located at
44-19 Purves St., will host a day of
sculpting and creativity. Not only will
members and artist participate in the
clay creations, but the public will be
able to join in the long-awaited revival
of the tradition in a large-scale community
sculpture studio.
Two thousand pounds of clay will
be provided for anyone in the community
to creatively mold for free
use or in artist-led activities. Th e artists
that will lead these projects include
Christian Holstad, Joanna Malinowska,
Kate Newby, Hayley Silverman and Ser
Serpas, Agathe Snow, and Patrice Renee
Washington.
Th is event is free to the public.
Music and food will be available at the
SculptureCenter building.
Founded by sculptor Dorothea
Denslow in 1928, members of
SculptureCenter (known at that time
as Clay Club) would meet up at Staten
Island to create sculptures out of natural
clay.
For more information about Clay
Club at SculptureCenter, call 718-361-
1750 or visit www.sculpture-center.org.