Address: 5-49 49th Ave., Long Island City, and www.
chocolatefactorytheater.org. Video documentation is at vimeo.
com/chocolatefactory.
THE SECRET THEATRE
The Secret Theatre features a custom-built, 98-person, threequarter
round performance space and a rehearsal room. It’s a
Mecca for independent troupes and hosts musicals, operas, film
festivals, and even art openings.
Inside scoop: The venue has an in-residence company, The
Queens Players, an improvisational comedy group.
Address: 44-02 23rd St., LIC, and www.secrettheatre.com.
YORK COLLEGE PERFORMING
ARTS CENTER
The York College Performing Arts Center has a Main Stage for
about 1,360 patrons and a 152-seat Little Theater. The nonprofit
puts on a wide variety of plays, concerts, dances, benefits,
operas, tributes, and poetry nights, often celebrating African-
American, Latin and Caribbean cultures. A parking lot has 750
spaces with a 170-space lot nearby.
Inside scoop: The Fine Arts Gallery at York College is on the
same campus. The gallery, which opened in 1990, boasts a
1,000-sq.-ft. floor plan with movable walls and state-of-the-art
technology that enable displays of diverse artworks. Located in
the Academic Core Building with an entrance on Liberty Avenue,
the gallery presents up to four professional contemporary art
shows and two current student art shows over the academic year.
Address: 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., Jamaica, and www.york.
cuny.edu.
BONUS
The Festival of Cinema NYC screens more than 100 films over
10 days in August. The event includes networking, workshops,
art, food, panel discussions, Midnight Madness, and an awards
ceremony.
Address: www.festivalofcinemanyc.com.
The Oratorio Society of Queens is the borough’s oldest
performing cultural organization. Established in 1927, the
society strives to engage, educate, and uplift the community by
presenting musical programs that span the repertoire from great
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