Queens Art Express

Under the No. 7 Train

davidbromley — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:12:11 +0000

Queens Art Express 2010 from Queens Council on Vimeo.

Corona, Outdoor Art in Jackson Heights, and L.I.C. Art Factories.

davidbromley — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:22:28 +0000

June 12 @ QAX2010 from Queens Council on Vimeo.

Fri, June 11 at QAX 2010

davidbromley — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 02:02:01 +0000

QAX 2010 Previews

davidbromley — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:57:37 +0000

Great kick off party last night at L-Haus. Driving rain can’t stop this Queens Art Express crew!!

Thanks to LP for spinning music; Hoong Yee, Lynn Lobell, Jessica Smith and the rest of QCA for making the party a smashing success. We can hardly wait for tonight.

Here is a list of articles that have came out thus far (listed by date published). With so much going on at Queens Art Express it is good to have a couple top-things-to-do-articles for the festival. Click on the links below:

Thur, May 27, Take the 7 train: Queens Art Express returns for a second year of showcasing Queens’ corridor of creativity. QUEENS TIMES LEDGER

Wed, June 2, QAX preview: TRANSITBLOGGER.com

Fri, June 4, Queens Art Express is Back. WE HEART ASTORIA.com

Mon, June 7, Long Island City weekly event round up; it’s an artsy summer in LIC! LIQCITY.com

Mon, June 7, New Weekend is QAX: QUEENSBUZZ.com

Mon, June 7, Queens Art Express to LIC. JOEY IN ASTORIA.com

Tue, June 8: The Quickie: Top 10 Reasons to Head to the Queens Art Express Q-NOTE.com

Wed, June 9, Queens Artists Come To The 7 Train, QUEENS TRIBUNE

Thu, June 10, Queens Council on the Arts puts cultural events just a stop away on 7 train with ArtXphone, NY DAILY NEWS

Thu, June 10, All Aboard the Queens Art Express Festival, OFFMANHATTAN.com

Sunday & Sunnyside go well together during QAX

jessicasmith — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 01:58:29 +0000

Sunnyside Artists Organization has three artistic events; Thalia Spanish Theatre has a performance plus an outdoor festival; Unity Stage Company presents a comedy; All on Sunday, June 13th during QAX in Sunnyside.

All events are close together, most are admission FREE and all are walkable to the No. 7 train.

Take your time going from one event to another, and enjoy exploring Sunnyside while experiencing these great artistic events during Queens Art Express this weekend.

Sunnyside Artists events take place on Sunday, June 13th from 1pm – 5pm. All events are close to the 46th Street/Bliss Street subway station:

“Portrait of The Exquisite” (a juried show)

Bliss Bistro 45-20 Skillman Avenue at 46th Street. (wine $5, soda $3)

“The Art of Architecture ” (a storefront exhibit)

41-03 46th Street near Skillman Avenue

Art Fair III at Queen of Angels

Skillman Avenue at 44th Street

http://www.sunnysideartists.org/events.html

Thalia Spanish Theatre presents a performance in their theatre (in Spanish) and a free outdoor festival on Sunday, June 13th during QAX. Both events are near the 40th Street subway station:

Thalia Al Aire Libre/Free Outdoors Festival : 1pm

Thomson Hill Park/Noonan Playground, corner of Greenpoint Avenue & 42nd St : FREE : 41-17 Greenpoint Avenue, Sunnyside : 718-729-3880

Prostitutes Will Precede You in the Kingdom Of Heaven: (in Spanish) : Admission: $25; $22: 4pm

41-17 Greenpoint Avenue

http://www.thaliatheatre.org/intro.cf

Unity Stage Company presents a comedy directed by Rao Chao. Six Cylinder Love Near the 46th Street/Bliss Street subway station. Sunday, June 13th at 3pm with additional show times during QAX weekend.

Six Cylinder Love : Director Ray Chao : 3pm

Anoroc Democratic Club, Inc. 45-23 47th Street: 917-548-1086: All tickets $15 : 3pm

http://unitystage.org/

Explore Corona During QAX

jessicasmith — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:47:07 +0000

Explore Corona during QAX thanks to QMA & Corona Action Network:

Heart of Corona Artful Tastes Tours: The Corona Action Network (CAN) and Queens Museum of Art (QMA), in collaboration with local business, will take you on artist-lead tours to discover the Tastes of Corona on Saturday, June 12. Enjoy an exciting journey through a neighborhood where cultures meet! Join their guides in Corona Plaza for a gastronomic tour featuring free samples then work off lunch with three cultural tours; explore African American and Italian heritage of Corona or cultural institutions in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
See tour details and map information below. Enjoy your afternoon in Corona during QAX!

WALKING TOURS
11am-12pm, TOUR 1 : Tastings & Corona History with historian Jack Eichenbaum – North Corona Loop (Starts/Ends Corona Plaza, via LAHM)

12pm-1pm, TOUR 2 : Tastings & Corona History with historian Jack Eichenbaum – South Corona (Start Corona Plaza, ends Spaghetti Park)

2pm-3pm, TOUR 3: African American History of Corona for Families with artist Raul Hurtado (Louis Armstrong House, Dorrie Miller Houses, Langston Hughes Library)

2pm-3pm, TOUR 4: African American History of Corona with artist Tahir Hemphill * IN ENGLISH ONLY* (Louis Armstrong House, Dorrie Miller Houses, Langston Hughes Library)

3pm-4pm, TOUR 5: From Spaghetti Park to Flushing Meadows Corona Park with artist Georgie Flores (Starts Corona Plaza, through Italian Corona, then ends at Queens Museum)

IN THE PLAZA
11am-4pm: Tabling /Handing out QAX flyers, QAX Corona Maps (QMA, Corona CAN, Casa Ecuatoriana)

11am-12:30pm: DJ Juan Mapu spinning diverse Latin music (reggeaton, cumbia, retro) with a little South Asian bhangra for added spice

12pm-4pm: Art Making Workshops with Georgie Flores and Pablo Caviedes

12:30pm: Mariachi (Alex can we confirm which group)

1:20pm: Ayasamana Ecuadorian Folkloric Dance Performance

2:15pm: Charlie Cajares, “El Abogado De La Salsa”

3pm-4pm: DJ Juan Mapu closes things out!
*All events Bi-lingual English/Spanish unless otherwise noted

QAX Kick Off Party Tomorrow at L Haus

davidbromley — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:54:51 +0000

Join us for the QAX 2010 Kick Off Party
Featuring DJ Velvet & set visuals by multimedia artist Renzo Ortega of Local Project

When: Wed, June 9th, 2010
Time: 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: L haus, 11-02 49th Avenue, LIC
Directions:Take 7 train to Vernon Jackson, Follow 50th Ave East to 11th St.

Click Here to RSVP
for more information visit us at:
www.queensartexpress.com or www.queenscouncilarts.org

ArtXphone Bobby

davidbromley — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:17:56 +0000

The ArtXphone is up and running. If you don’t believe us we have an English Bobby to give us credibility.

For updated Queens Art Express listings by DATE and NEIGHBORHOOD go to www.queensartexpress.com or call 1877-7is-4ART (1-877-747-4278).

33rd St: HOT PROGRAM OPENING NIGHT AT LPAC

davidbromley — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 20:23:19 +0000

LaGuardia Performing Arts Center (LPAC) is a formidable bridge between LaGuardia Community College and the diverse community base of Long Island City, Queens. At LPAC development is the key and the LPAC LAB Residency provides a venue for emerging NYC artists with free rehearsal space, technical and marketing support for a run of performances. On its Mainstage Theatre and Little Theatre, LPAC reaches 30,000 people from Queens annually (home to 2.2 million) and the tri-state area through 52 affordable events and a variety of performing series.

The program for Thursday night, the first day of QAX 2010, features a performance poet, artist reception and a hot series of emerging film makers from the LaGuardia Community as LPAC “Screens On The Mainstage.”

4:30pm: “GROWING UP QUEENS”

Queens-born Performance Poet kahlil almustafa presents selections from his collection of poetry, “Growing Up Hip-Hop.” Joining kahlil for the event are poetry students from across Queens. Participating schools include: Renaissance Charter School, Henry Street International, Hyde Leadership andvothers.

Followed by Artist Reception

7:00pm: LPAC Screens On The Mainstage

SEVEN WORD PAIRS FOR THE #7 TRAIN:Directed by Priscilla Stadler

Shot entirely from the front window of the #7 train, our journey through Queens becomes even more dynamic with changes in speed and rhythm, gradations of shifting color, and superimposed text with phrases that NYC subway riders will recognize.

(10 minutes)

KING JEFF

The “most favorite film” of Sunnyside Shorts Film Festival

Produced in the United Kingdom

Directed by Phil Dale.

King Jeff is a black comedy with a social conscience which poses the question: if your imaginary world is a happy one, the is it really inferior to reality? The film is about making a choice between the imagined enemy and the real one.”

(14 min)

www.sunnysideshorts.net

THE GYPSY

Best Student Film at Barebones Film and Music Festival

Written/Directed & Produced by LAGCC student Jon Navarro.

A paranormal science-fiction thriller

(20min)

Thu, June 10, 4:30pm-8:30pm, Mainstage Theatre, FREE, Rsvp-lpac@lagcc.cuny.edu

Ho do I get to LPAC? Click here to find out

The Secret Theatre – No need to keep this quiet

jessicasmith — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:58:56 +0000

The Secret Theatre in Long Island City opened to the public on September 5, 2007. Richard Mazda, Artistic Director and Owner, saw a life long dream fulfilled as the studio’s conception and construction came together. Their facility is custom-built and therefore capable of handling various shows from proscenium to in-the-round. There is a full, programmable lighting system and excellent sound. Their seating capacity varies from 40-60, or 100 standing depending on the configuration. In addition to seeing innovative theatre, The Secret also offers opportunities to members of LIC and the artistic community through their Children’s Theatre and various workshops offered.

The Secret’s mission is to enrich the NY Theatre scene by fostering a unique, creative environment in LIC.

No need to keep it quiet – add The Secret Theatre and their performances of

The Taming of the Shrew & Ortonesque, A Festival of Joe Orton

to your Long Island City stops during QAX next week!

Thursday, 6/10 – Sunday, 6/13

44-02 23rd Street

Long Island City, NY

(718) 392-0722

http://secrettheatre.com/