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LIST OF
17 THINGS TO DO
THURSDAY, FEB. 7
2 Queens Council of
the Arts will host
a Bollywood Carnival.
Celebrate diversity in the borough
of Queens with custom
cuisines, Bollywood dancing
and henna painting. All participants
have the chance to win
raffle prizes. Alumni artists
will have 60-second portrait
sketches for attendees. Food
will be catered by Manducatis
Rustica, Long Island City’s
Authentic Trattoria. The
Carnival will honor Spotify’s
Senior Editor of Indian
Culture Himanshu “Heems”
Suri with the Jeanne Dale
Katz Queens Artist Award and
Ali Najmi of Esquire with the
Jimmy Van Bramer Cultural
Equity Champion Award.
Music by DJ Rehka. Festive
attire encouraged.
When: Thursday, Feb. 7, from
7 to 10 p.m.
Where: The Knockdown
Center, 52-19 Flushing Ave.,
Maspeth
Cost: $200
Contact: 347-505-3013
3 Join filmmaker and
founder and director
of American Indian Artists
Inc. for a screening of two of
her films, “The Heart Stays”
and “The Reawakening”
(2014). Afterward, Fraher will
talk about her work. Post
screening, she will cover
topics such as depictions of
Native American people in
film and their work in the
American film industry. Her
most recent film, “The Heart
Stays” is the first feature film
with a Native woman in the
lead role.
When: Thursday, Feb. 7, from
happenings ›FEB.7-13
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EDITOR’S
PICK
Edible Queens and The Wine Room of Forest Hills have come together to provide a
night of romance, pairing fine wines with cheese and chocolate from Forever Cheese
for your pre-Valentine’s Day fix. Drink Italian wines and munch on chocolates and
fine cheeses from Forever Cheese at the renowned Wine Room of Forest Hills.
When: Thursday, Feb. 7, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Where: The Wine Room of Forest Hills, 96-9 69th Ave., Forest Hills
Cost: $40
Contact: 347-228-6112
5 to 7 p.m.
Where: Kupferberg Holocaust
Center, 222-05 56th Ave.,
Bayside
Cost: Donations accepted
Contact: 718-281-5770
4 Amy Feltman will
make her local debut
for her new book “Willa
& Hesper.” “Willa & Hesper”
discusses topics such as
queerness and coming of age
in uncertain times, especially
in the midst of Trump’s presidency.
On Friday, the author
and Kerry Cullen will come
together in conversation at
The Astoria Bookshop. “Willa
& Hesper” has been praised
by BOOKLIST and best-selling
author Chloe Benjamin.
Feltman has an MFA from
Columbia University in New
York, and currently lives in
Astoria with her partner.
When: Friday, Feb. 8, from 7
to 8 p.m.
Where: The Astoria Bookshop,
31-29 31st St., Astoria
Cost: Free
Contact: 718-278-2665
FRIDAY, FEB. 8
5 There’s a DJ clinic
series for teens
ages 14 to 18 on Friday.
Participants will learn the
art of scratching, mixing and
blending sounds. This is a
free, two-hour workshop.
Queens Park and Recreation
organized this event for the
community.
When: Friday, Feb. 8, from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Sorrentino Recreation
Center, 1848 Carnaga Ave.,
Queens
Cost: Free
Contact: 718-471-4818
6 TAKE ROOT has given
artists a space to
grow, improve and flourish
for 10 seasons. This monthly
series encourages experimental
artists by establishing
stages. In February, Green
Space will have caitlin+dancers
and Kristen Carcone’s
“Dinner is Served.” Carcone’s
explores reality, inner dialogue,
outer dialogue, truth
and perception through the
worlds of 10 different characters.
caitlin+dancers, a NYCbased
performance company,
strives to capture human
subtlety through their movements.
According to caitlin+
dancers, they use “movement
as a conduit for imaginative
grandeur.” These
two shows were curated by
Gierre Godley.
When: Friday, Feb. 8, at 8
p.m.
Where: Green Space, 37-24
24th St. #211, Long Island
City
Cost: Advanced sale tickets
for $17 online
Contact: 718-956-3037
SATURDAY, FEB. 9
7 Plaxall Art Gallery
will host “PAIRINGS,”
curated by Nancy
Gesimondo. She is a interior
designer and bi-coastal
artist who resides in Long
Island City, New York, and
Palm Springs. She is a board
member on LIC Artists. In
“PAIRINGS,” Gesimondo will
place artwork “side-by-side
to generate a compelling dialog,
weaving together various
themes of expression to
create a visual synergy that
enhances and augments the
messaging.” The work will
be on display from Feb. 7 to
March 3.
When: Saturday, Feb. 9, from
7 to 10 p.m.
Where: Plaxall Art Gallery,
5-25 46th Ave., Long Island
City
Cost: Free
Contact: 917-287-3093
8 Tradition meets
Modern Beauty:
Wonju Seos Contemporary
Interpretation of Korean
Pojagi is having their
ongoing exhibition at the
at Flushing Town Hall.
Wonju Seo, a Korean artist,
creates abstract textile art,
which was inspired from the
ancient art of Pojargi. The
artist will teach participants
how to make a single-layer
paper Pojagi using five
colors of Asian rice paper
and glue. These include red,
blue, yellow, white and black.
Pojargi is a historic Korean
art form of textile patchwork.
Her work is being featured
twice in The New York Times
in “Seeing Asian Cultures
Through an Indigo Lens” and
“Origami Heaven Unfolds.”
Come experience Seo’s artwork
for yourself which she
says personally redefined her
personal and cultural identities.
Ages 5 and up.
When: Saturday, Feb. 9, all
day
Gierre Godley
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