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November 13 at 11am
Astoria
Part conversation, part creative experiment, and part community gathering, a signature Queens World Table Lab anchors this festival stop at Kaufman Astoria Studios. Table Catalysts guide participants through questions of hope, resilience, and public art.
November 15 at 11am (This weekend)
Queens Museum · Corona
Late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century family photographs, patents, and artwork from the Lewis Latimer House archive inspire new local comics and audio guides during this presentation at the Queens Museum.
November 15 at 5pm (This weekend)
Flying Fox Tavern · Ridgewood • $$
Phantom Creep presents a double-feature lecture series at the Flying Fox Tavern, featuring Leila Taylor discussing stairways and doorways alongside Lauren Seeley examining medieval art and grief.
December 5 at 2pm
Lewis Latimer House · Flushing
Food and culture shape this afternoon of storytelling at Lewis Latimer House, where six Queens memoirists read from their work alongside a live performance by Afro-Andean Funk artist Araceli Poma.
December 14 at 8pm
Kew & Willow Books · Kew Gardens
David Ezra Stein reads from his beloved picture books, then kids get crafty making holiday cards. A festive afternoon in Kew Gardens' coziest corner.
November 10 at 5pm
The Garage Art Center · Bayside • Free
Four photographers unpack what it means to belong in America. Portraits of America's closing reception brings Gina Minielli, Jim Richards, Tony Gonzalez, and Zachary Schulman together to talk identity, history, and the stories behind their images.
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Fri, Nov 13 · 2:30 PM
Museum of the Moving Image · Astoria
Sat, Nov 14 · 3:00 PM
Bukharian Jewish Community Center · Forest Hills
Thu, Nov 19 · 6:00 PM
Astoria Art Center · Astoria
Ptolemy · Glendale
Flushing Meadows Corona Park · Flushing
MoMA PS1 · LIC
210th St · Queens
MoMA PS1 · LIC
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