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Ice skate, shop and dine at the
Douglaston Winter Festival
Bayside business to host free beauty party and winter coat drive
BY SUZANNE MONTEVERDI
smonteverdi@qns.com / @smont76
Head to Bayside for an evening of fun and
freebies for a good cause.
Co-owners and mother and daughter duo
Kathy and Elena Duque will host a “Winter
White” party at their business, BodyBrite
Bayside, on Dec. 9. In partnership with nonprofi
t New York Cares, the owners of the
boutique medical spa at 34-38 Bell Blvd. are
asking locals to stop by with a new or gently
used coat to donate to those in need.
Between 4 and 8 p.m., attendees will be
able to enjoy complimentary mini facials,
makeovers and hair stylings by Riva Hair
Salon. Th e fi rst 25 guests will also receive a
“swag bag” fi lled with freebies.
Celebrity DJChef, a champion on Food
Network’s Cutthroat Kitchen, will be
spinning at the event while attendees
enjoy catered bites and cocktails. Demos
and promos will be off ered on all services.
White attire is encouraged.
“Th e winter months are terribly cold,
and it can be a struggle for low-income
families as well as the homeless to purchase
a coat,” Elena Duque said. “We are
a part of many online groups in the community
and we knew it would be a great
way to get everyone together while helping
those less fortunate.”
BodyBrite Bayside has off ered skincare
services, laser hair removal, skin tightening,
teeth whitening and other services
to the community since its opening two
years ago. Learn more on their Facebook
page or by calling 718-766-8020. Photo courtesy of BodyBrite Bayside
BY SUZANNE MONTEVERDI
smonteverdi@qns.com / @smont76
An afternoon of free holiday fun is
coming to Douglaston.
The Douglaston Village Winter
Festival will take place on Dec. 9 from
2 to 6 p.m. The community is invited
to enjoy a series of activities, refreshments
and local shopping opportunities
at the Douglaston Station Plaza, a
public space next to the LIRR station.
A portable rink will be set up at
the site for the duration of the event.
Guests can rent skates and enjoy a turn
on the rink for free.
Fight the cold with hot bites to eat,
including pasta, chili, pretzels and
other refreshments available for purchase,
with all proceeds benefiting P.S.
98. Local vendors will also be selling
jewelry, crafts, foods, holiday plants
and wreaths and other goods.
The Patti Schmidt Dance & Exercise
Center will put on a performance of
“The Nutcracker” at the plaza. Guests
are also invited to take a jaunt down
the business corridor to enjoy caroling,
hot chocolate, mulled cider and other
treats courtesy of some of the local
businesses.
Santa is slated to make an appearance
at around 2 p.m., and the village’s holiday
lights will be illuminated for the
occasion.
Awards will be given out to those
people and pets in attendance donning
the best ugly Christmas sweaters
around 4 p.m. Attendees may also
drop off unwrapped toy donations to be
handed over to Toys for Tots.
Organizers ask that all children at the
event be accompanied by an adult. The
festival is presented by the Douglaston
Local Development Corporation and
P.S. 98, the Douglaston School.
The Douglaston LIRR Station is located
at 235th Street and 41st Avenue, off
Douglaston Parkway and Wainscott
Avenue. In the event of inclement
weather, the festival will take place on
Sunday, Dec. 10.
For more details about the event
as they become available, visit the
Douglaston Local Development
Corporation Facebook page.
