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Tribeca Film Festival presents free screenings in Queens
BY BILL PARRY
bparry@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
A $400 million fi lm studio is not the
only thing legendary actor Robert De
Niro is bringing to Astoria.
Tribeca Film Festival, which De Niro
co-founded in 1989, will present free
community screenings in Astoria Park
next month using a traveling 40-foot
state-of-the-art LED cinema screen.
“Our founding mission is even more
relevant today and we wanted to ensure
that we could reach all corners of New
York,” Tribeca Festival Co-Founder and
CEO Jane Rosenthal said. “Tribeca was
started to bring people together, and
that’s what we aim to do again this year:
to connect communities across all fi ve
boroughs and share our festival experience,
safely, while supporting local businesses.”
De Niro is building his Wildfl ower
Studios at the nearby site where Steinway
& Sons had a former piano storage facility
at 87 19th Ave. on Steinway Creek.
In addition to Astoria Park, the Tribeca
Film Festival is also coming to Flushing
Meadows Corona Park and the 30th
Street Playground in Far Rockaway.
Film screenings include “Selma” in
Astoria Park on Saturday, June 19; Steven
Spielberg’s highly anticipated “In the
Heights” in Flushing Meadows Corona
Park on Wednesday, June 9; “Belly” in
Rockaway Beach on Th ursday, June 10;
and many more.
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced
that Tribeca would be the fi rst in-person
fi lm festival to take place in North
America since the COVID-19 pandemic
began.
“As our numbers continue to decline
and more New Yorkers get vaccinated,
we can begin to turn the page on COVID
and look forward to getting back to the
new normal,” Cuomo said. “Events, venues
and businesses all across New York
state are reimagining how they operate
for a post-pandemic world, and Tribeca
Film Festival is no exception. Th is is a
huge step forward in our state and our
nation’s reopening that will let the rest
of the world know New York is back and
better than ever.”
The free community screenings
are in partnership with Bloomberg
Philanthropies.
“Th e Tribeca Film Festival was born
out of tragedy, helping our city recover
from the attacks of 911,” former Mayor
Michael Bloomberg said. “Th is year, the
festival is once again sharing the joy and
creativity of the movies as we rebound
from a diffi cult time. At Bloomberg
Philanthropies, we’re excited to help
bring the festival to even more people
through a series of free movie screenings
in neighborhoods across New York. We
hope you’ll join us, and enjoy the show.”
For more information and a list of the
screenings, visit the Tribeca Film Festival
website here.
“Th ere is no greater hub for diversity,
culture or the arts than Th e World’s
Borough, making it the perfect host for a
festival as signifi cant and as quintessentially
New York City as Tribeca,” Queens
Borough President Donovan Richards
said. “Queens is thrilled to celebrate 20
years of Tribeca with a wide selection
of fantastic fi lms for our families from
Rockaway to Astoria and beyond to enjoy
as one Queens community.”
Rock icons to perform at Citi Field this summer
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
cmohamed@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer
— three of the biggest acts in rock music
— are gearing up to get back on the
road this summer for “Th e Hella Mega
Tour,” making their way to Citi Field in
Flushing on Wednesday, Aug. 4.
Th e Hella Mega Tour — their U.S.
headlining stadium run — kicks off
with new 2021 dates beginning July 24
in Dallas, TX. Produced by Live Nation,
the 21-city North American outing will
bring the bands to some of the most
renowned stadiums including Dodger
Stadium, Wrigley Field, Citi Field,
Fenway Park and more, before wrapping
up on Sept. 6 in Seattle, WA. Th e
Interrupters will appear as special guests
on the tour.
Tickets for all shows, including the
rescheduled dates, along with more
information is available now at hellamegatour.
com.
In celebration of the announcement,
all three bands will participate in Good
Morning America’s Summer Concert
Series on July 17. Weezer and Fall Out
Boy will perform, with Green Day joining
them for an exclusive interview.
Th is weekend, Fall Out Boy will perform
on the season fi nale of American
Idol, airing live coast-to-coast on May
23 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on ABC. Last
week, Weezer released their newest single
“All My Favorite Songs” feat. AJR
and performed their song “All Th e Good
Ones” off of their latest metal infl uenced
album “Van Weezer” on Th e Tonight
Show starring Jimmy Fallon.
Five-time Grammy Award-winning
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees
Green Day also unleashed their brandnew
song “Pollyanna” on May 17.
Courtesy of Live Nation Entertainment
In celebration of the announcement, all
three bands will participate in Good Morning
America’s Summer Concert Series on July 17.
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The Tribeca Film Festival is coming to three Queens locations.
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