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 Kick off   summer at the LIC Flea 
 Couldn’t  get  outside  and  celebrate  
 summer  on  the  fi rst offi  cial  day? Come  
 out to the LIC Flea this weekend to kick  
 off  the fi rst offi  cial weekend of summer! 
 Th  e  Flea  has  a  ton  of  great  vendors  
 to  shop  this  summer.  Grab  a  Blossom  
 handmade scarf from Anatolico to wrap  
 up your hair with on a hot summer day.  
 Summer  equals  sundress  so  pick  up  an  
 embroidered  cotton  dress  from  Shop  
 Stevie  +  BD.  Grab  a  new  necklace  to  
 match from makers like Soly handcraft s  
 and De Pana Madre. 
 Th  e Flea has all kinds of food to sample  
 from  young,  entrepreneurial  chefs  
 and local start ups. Cool off  with an Acai  
 bowl  from  Acai  Brazil  aft er  you  chow  
 down on the offi  cial food of summer...a  
 Coney dog from Th  e Coney Shack. Th  at’s  
 just the beginning, there’s so much more  
 to choose from. Th  e Flea will have their  
 Queens  beer  garden  open  all  day  so  
 swing  by,  grab  a  few  beers  and  lounge  
 around on the AstroTurf. Between beers  
 and  hot  dogs  you  can  challenge  your  
 friends to a game of ping pong, corn hole  
 or a little basketball shoot off . 
 Th  e Insitu Dance Festival will be happening  
 along the waterfront July 8 9 but  
 they will be giving LIC Flea patrons a  
 sneak peak with performances this weekend  
 on both Saturday and Sunday. Th e  
 dances are created with the site in mind  
 so each is unique to its environment.  
 Check out more about the festival at insitudancefestival. 
 com and at LIC Flea all  
 weekend! Get inspired and dance your  
 way over to Koeppel Subaru’s booth and  
 check out their sleek new models. 
 LIC  Flea  has  a  great  line up  of  summer  
 special events! Grab a ticket to one  
 Druzy quartz body chain necklace by De Pana Madre Copper and stone hand wrapped necklace by Soly Handcrafts 
 of  the  upcoming  events  like  the  Wine  
 &  Sweets  Festival  on  July  22 23  where  
 you  can  enjoy  unlimited  wine  tastings  
 and  lots  of  sweets.  You  can  also  grab  a  
 ticket  to  the  International  Beer  &  Food  
 Festival on August 12 13 where you can  
 enjoy  unlimited  samples  of  beers  from  
 around  the  world  alongside  global  eats.  
 September 16 17 brings the BBQ & Beer  
 Fest! Pig out on the best BBQ NYC has  
 to  off er  and  grab  unlimited  beer  tastings  
 while you’re at it. Wrap up the festival  
 season  at  the  2nd  Annual  Queens  
 Beer  Fest  on  October  14 15.  Visit  www. 
 licfl ea.com/special events  to  grab  your  
 tickets now. 
 Attached  photos:  Blossom  handmade  
 scarf  by  Anatolico,  Embroidered  
 dress by Shop Stevie + BD, Copper and  
 stone  hand wrapped  necklace  by  Soly  
 Handcraft s,  Druzy  quartz  body  chain  
 necklace  by  De  Pana  Madre,  Acai  bowl  
 by  Acai  Brazil,  Holy  Phuc  hot  dog  by  
 Coney Shack. 
 Blossom handmade scarf by Anatolico Embroidered dress by Shop Stevie + BD Holy Phuc hot dog by Coney Shack