24 THE QUEENS COURIER • SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
Get ready for the Queens BBQ Smokedown
& Brew Fest at LIC Flea & Food
LIC Flea & Food, home to the best in
global eats, unique vendors with handcraft
Keep sending us entries to our “Salute to
People in Queens Parks” photo contest!
If you have a love for photography and
the borough of Queens, we have a contest
that’ll make you smile in a fl ash.
Th e Queens Courier and the New York
City Department of Parks and Recreation
are teaming up to present the “Salute to
People in Queens Parks” photo contest.
We’re looking for photographers of all
levels to submit their best photos people
enjoying themselves of Queens parks.
Th e contest is divided into two categories:
groups and individuals. It will showcase
men, women and children enjoying
everything that Queens parks has
to off er.
Each category has 12 fi nalists, and all
fi nalists will have their pictures on display
at the Queens Museum as part of
a special exhibit. One fi nalist from each
category will be selected as overall fi nalists
for the grand prize: a $100 gift card
to a fi ne dining establishment in Queens.
Th e second overall fi nalist will receive a
$75 dining gift card, and the third overall
fi nalist will receive a $50 dining gift card.
Th e “Salute to People in Queens Parks”
photo contest is open now; all entries
must be sent via email to editorial@
qns.com (subject: Salute to People in
Queens Parks) or on our Instagram page,
www.instagram.com/QNSgram with the
hashtag, #salutetoqueensparks. All entries
must be submitted by Friday, Oct. 13,
2017.
No purchase necessary. Void where
prohibited. Employees of Schneps
Communications or its subsidiaries and
the New York City Department of Parks
and Recreation are not eligible to participate.
Photo by Angela Callisaya
ed, vintage and curated items and
the LIC Flea Beer Garden serving up
local craft beers, will host the fi rst Queens
BBQ Smokedown & Brew Festival this
Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 16-17.
Admission to the market is free, but
if you want to explore local craft beer,
then grab a ticket for unlimited tastings
of diff erent brews while enjoying amazing
barbecue from pitmasters in the tristate
area.
BBQ dishes will be available from
Butcher Bar, Miss Holly’s Smokehouse
& Top Gun BBQ, among other amazing
vendors.
Butcher Bar is Astoria’s fi rst organic,
natural and local butcher shop. Th eir
belief in old traditional methods and
their exclusive use of high quality, pasture
raised, hormone- and antibiotic-free
meat guarantees quality and taste.
At Missy Holly’s, it’s all about that
smoked beef brisket! She is bringing
Southern Smokehouse to the North and
everyone who tries it fi nds themselves
eternally grateful.
Top Gun BBQ’s award-winning team
will be serving a chopped BBQ pork
shoulder and slaw sandwich. Th ey use
two cleavers on the chopping block, a
sound almost calling people to come try
their succulent pork.
Of course, that’s not all that’s happening
at LIC Flea this weekend! In addition
to the current vendors, the market will be
welcoming Marc’s Unique Antiques. Mr.
Schafl er has a BA from Queens College in
history and art history (1977). He started
his own auction company in 1989, Sports
Auctions of New York, specializing in
sports memorabilia.
Since then, Schafl er’s focus has been
in the area of antiques with a specialty in
coordinating tag and estate sales.
Don’t miss the 1st Annual Queens BBQ
Smokedown & Brew Fest. Get your tickets
now at http://www.licfl ea.com/special
events/bbq-and-brews/ and enjoy a
20% discount by using the promo code
COURIER.
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. in Long
Island City at the corner of 5th Street and
46th Avenue. For more information and
to learn about the monthly special events
visit www.LICFlea.com