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Queens Beer Fest to return to LIC Flea & Food this October
BY THE QUEENS COURIER STAFF
editorial@qns.com
@QNS
Join in the fun Oct. 5 and 6 for the festival,
where you can get unlimited tastings
of local craft beer from Queens,
Brooklyn, the Bronx, Long Island, Staten
Island and Upstate NY. Th ere will be
over 50 local craft beers and ciders to
taste, including some from LIC Beer
Project, Iconyc Brewing Co., Big aLICe
Brewing Co., Single Cut Beersmiths,
Coney Island Brewing Company, Blue
Point Brewing Company, Gun Hill
Brewing Company, Mikkeller Brewing
NYC and many more.
Festival-goers will receive a souvenir
mug for their tastings. Tickets start at $39
and are available at www.QueensBeerFest.
com. Use code COURIER and get 10 percent
off of your tickets.
Th e Flea Market is also open and we
will lots of amazing vendors for you to
shop and eat. Grab a taste of global cuisine
from Don Ceviche, Empanada Papa,
Muzzles and more. For those with a sweet
tooth, Cozi Treats will be onsite selling
gourmet cupcakes and macarons.
For those who love to shop vintage
and hand-craft ed items, look no more.
Nomada Colors will be on hand selling
handmade earrings and Valencia Leigh
will be also be selling jewelry and headbands.
LIC Flea & Food is open on specifi c
dates Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.
until 6 p.m. and is located at 5-25 46th
Ave. in Long Island City, at the corner of
Fift h Street and 46th Avenue. For more
information and to RSVP for a chance to
win Flea Bucks, visit www.LICFlea.com.
Bayside Historical marks 80th anniversary of 1939-40 World’s Fair
BY JENNA BAGCAL
jbagcal@qns.com
@jenna_bagcal
Th is year marks the 80th anniversary of
the 1939-1940 World’s Fair, which drew
millions of visitors to Flushing Meadows
Corona Park.
On Sept. 6, the Bayside Historical
Society (BHS) will commemorate the
occasion with a book signing by World’s
Fair authority, expert and author Bill
Cotter. His book, “Th e 1939-1940 New
York World’s Fair (Images of America)”
shows how the exhibition brought a sense
of hope toward the end of the Great
Depression, even with the world on the
edge of global confl ict.
BHS will also showcase memorabilia
and souvenirs from the historic fair. Th e
event is free to BHS members and costs
$5 for non-members. Visit the BHS website
for more information and to register.
Th e World’s Fair opened on April 30,
1939, allowing visitors to get a glimpse at
“Th e World of Tomorrow.” It was divided
into several zones: transportation, communications
and business systems, government,
food and amusement.
Several of New York City’s businessmen
along with Parks Commissioner
Robert Moses, Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia,
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
and Fair Corporation President Grover
Whalen collaborated to plan the World’s
Fair.
Th e event was the second most expensive
American world’s fair, second to the
1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St.
Louis, Missouri.
Cotter’s book includes vintage photographs,
many of which have not been
published in the past. Each chapter takes
readers through the fair zones, which
were spread out across a 1,216-acre site in
Flushing Meadows.
An estimated 45 million people from
around the globe attended the World’s
Fare during its two seasons, generating
roughly $48 million in revenue.
Th e book selling and signing is on
Friday, Sept. 6, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at
the Bayside Historical Society headquarters
at 208 Totten Ave.
Photos by Corazon Aguirre
Photo credit: Library of Congress
Color photograph of the Corona entrance at the 1939 World’s Fair
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