Fri Jan 03 2025
CLASSY VIBES Stand Up Comedy in Astoria Queens w/ Late Night Happy Hour
📍 3615 Ditmars Boulevard, Astoria, Queens, NY 11105, USA
Come see New York's hottest, freshest, and most positive comedians who perform at the city's biggest clubs! Live at Tootles & French Wine Bar & Cafe, voted one of USA Today's Best New Restaurants of 2025 & located in the heart of Astoria, Queens. In addition to 20 wines by the glass and over 100 by the bottle, our beverage selection includes wine-infused cocktails, sangrias, and specialty spirits.
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Sun Jan 05 2025
Free Naloxone Training at Astoria Food Pantry
📍 25-82 Steinway Street, Astoria, NY 11103, USA
Free naloxone training at Astoria Food Pantry on 1/5 at 1pm. Naloxone, sold under the brand name Narcan among others, is a medication used to reverse/reduce the effects of opioids in an overdose situation. All are welcome. Hope to see you there!
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Relationshit! Comedy and storytelling with real therapists
📍 QeD
Have you ever wanted to be a voyeur into one person's therapy session? Watch as comics tell stories about all types of relationships and one lucky performer gets onstage therapy with real therapists! Hosted by Lynn Bixenspan and Morgan Pielli Featuring: Marc Gerber Natalie Wall Wilson McDermut Amie Roe And more Featuring: M
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Natan Badalov Presents Chosen Fam: A Work In Progress Show
📍 3615 Ditmars Blvd, Astoria, NY 11105, USA
Following the success of his first solo show, ‘Connect The Dots’ (New York Comedy Festival, Rochester Fringe Festival), Natan Badalov returns with his new work-in-progress solo show, ‘Chosen Fam. ' This stand-up comedy show explores empathy, family dynamics, and The Middle East.
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Mon Jan 06 2025
Wilderness First Aid Course
📍 23-71 31st St, Astoria, NY 11106, USA
Wilderness First Aid is an introduction to wilderness medicine and basic life support skills for outdoor enthusiasts. This 18-hour course is a hands-on, scenario-based training. The instructor is a hilarious badass with 10+ years experience. - 18 hr training - Mondays 1/6 - 2/17, 6:30-9:30 - $375 Winter in NY is a bear. Come prepare for actual bears with other cool outdoorsy people.
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Tue Jan 07 2025
Launch Party: TIDY UP YOUR LIFE by Tyler Moore (@TidyDad), with Alyce Chan
📍 10-15 43rd Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101
Celebrate Astoria's own Tidy Dad, Tyler Moore, and his new book TIDY UP YOUR LIFE with a launch party at The Greats of Craft in LIC! VIP Meet & Greet at 6:30 PM; Main event at 7PM VIP ticket ($45) includes: - Meet & Greet with the author, 6:30-7pm - 1 signed copy of TIDY UP YOUR LIFE - 1 drink ticket & 1 bar snack - 1 guaranteed seat Regular ticket ($5) includes 1 guaranteed seat
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Wed Jan 08 2025
Winter rooster tournament
📍 31-83 34th Street, Astoria, NY, USA
Dan Wikes and Grove 34 are proud to present the roasted winter tournament. The 32 best roast comics in the city will compete in a month-long tournament for the crown of undisputed champion! In addition to the title of champion comes eternal bragging rights and a $1000 cash prize. Join us to witness history in the making as the best joke writers in the world compete to see who truly holds the crown
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Fri Jan 10 2025
UFO (Unfinished Object) Night
📍 23-71 31st Street, Astoria, NY, USA
Join us for Unfinished Object Night, our monthly gathering focused on community building & creativity! Bring any project that you've started (or have yet to start) and work on it with neighbors. We'll have light refreshments and good vibes. We welcome all projects spanning art, crafts, writing, digital work, books, etc! Masking optional.
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Sat Jan 11 2025
The Deep Dinner: Finding Your Way
📍 4119 30th Avenue, Astoria, NY 11103, USA
The Deep Dinner is a spirituality dinner salon to discuss spirit and faith from the heart, with no agendas. People of any belief or no belief are welcome. This Month: Finding Your Way. How do we find out path when we feel lost? Our guest speaker, Rabbi Ben Spratt wandered from Biochemistry to Rabbinical school. He now helps others find their bearings. Please join us for conversation over dinner.
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Sun Jan 12 2025
Self-Defense & De-escalation Workshop
📍 Reflexion Dance + Fitness @ 45-02 Ditmars Blvd Suite 1017, Astoria, NY 11105
Join @welltodonyc for a life-changing Self-Defense & De-escalation Workshop led by Kru John of @fightingiseasy (Life is Hard, Fighting is Easy - Martial Arts) Learn ONE lifesaving move and practical strategies to handle any situation with confidence.
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Wed Jan 15 2025
Book Launch Party: FRESH START by Gale Galligan, with Maria Scrivan
📍 36-19 30th Street, Long Island City, NY, USA
Join us to celebrate the launch of FRESH START, Gale Galligan's newest graphic novel for elementary and middle-school aged readers!
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Modern Dance Class Series - All are welcome!
📍 37-24 24th St suite 211 212, Long Island City, NY 11101, USA
On IG @nycdanceclass @ Green Space: Suite 211 7 PM or 8:15 PM | Jan-Feb Series Begins This dance class focuses on functional movement, body alignment, increased mobility and expressive flow. Find new, enjoyable pathways for your body in 2025. Beginners welcome!
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Thu Jan 16 2025
Keenan Steiner & Friends
📍 27-16 23rd Avenue, Queens, NY, USA
Astoria fave Keenan Steiner hosts and brings his friends along for a classic NYC showcase. Guaranteed funny throughout the night. Here’s the lineup: Ashton Womack (The Daily Show) Lance Weiss (Fox’s Laughs) Tania Lewis John F O'Donnell (Comedy Central) and maybe more. Listen to Keenan’s new podcast: linktree.com/TheKeenanSteiner And jokes: instagram.com/KeenanStandup
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Food Joy Club January Social
📍 3537 36th Street, Astoria, NY, USA
This is your opportunity to meet fellow foodies and friends in NYC! Arrive at Pig Beach (Astoria) before 7 PM to catch Happy Hour specials! Attendance is free! Want to bring a plus one? They're welcome to join, too. See you all there!
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Fri Jan 17 2025
39th Zlatne Uste Golden Festival: Music, Dance & Joy from the Balkans & Beyond
📍 Astoria World Manor (25-22 Astoria Blvd, Astoria, NY 11102)
At NYC’s favorite Balkan bash, a celebration of community through music, dancing, and art, you can find music for your ears and feet inspired by Balkan traditions and well beyond. Savor complimentary Balkan appetizers, visit the cash bar, browse beautiful, handcrafted goods at the Charshiya Market and meet the artisans! Tickets are $50 GA, $30 for Young Adults (under 30), Kids (under 12) FREE
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Hourglass
📍 920 35th Avenue unit 3n, Astoria, NY, USA
Hourglass is an ongoing research and performance by Philadelphia-based circus artist Luther Bangert in residence at 3AM Theatre in Astoria, NY. It is a new work investigating the ways in which we experience, visualize, and encounter temporality throughout life and consciousness. The piece is approximately 40 minutes in length and is suitable for all ages. The show will run two nights - Jan 17 + 18
More InfoSubmitted by: @3AMTheatre
CLASSY VIBES Stand Up Comedy in Astoria Queens w/ Late Night Happy Hour
📍 3615 Ditmars Boulevard, Astoria, Queens, NY 11105, USA
Come see New York's hottest, freshest, and most positive comedians who perform at the city's biggest clubs! Live at Tootles & French Wine Bar & Cafe, voted USA Today's Best New Restaurant of 2025. This show includes Late Night Happy Hour specials with discounted food & drinks - pair that with a speakeay comedy show and you found the best deal in Queens on a Friday night!
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Sat Jan 18 2025
Food Joy Club Lunar New Year Dumpling Party
📍 2839 42nd Street, Long Island City, NY, USA
There are many different traditions during the lunar new year season (Spring Festival) in China. For many, these including making dumplings together. We invite you to join and make your own to celebrating the upcoming spring festival and year of the snake! Join the community! https://chat.foodjoyclub.com/ https://www.instagram.com/foodjoyclub
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39th Zlatne Uste Golden Festival: Music, Dance & Joy from the Balkans & Beyond
📍 Astoria World Manor (25-22 Astoria Blvd, Astoria, NY 11102)
At NYC’s favorite Balkan bash, a celebration of community through music, dancing, and art, you can find music for your ears and feet inspired by Balkan traditions and well beyond. Savor complimentary Balkan appetizers, visit the cash bar, browse beautiful, handcrafted goods at the Charshiya Market and meet the artisans! Tickets are $79 GA, $59 for Young Adults (under 30), Kids (under 12) FREE
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Mon Jan 20 2025
Midnight Release Party: ONYX STORM by Rebecca Yarros
📍 36-19 30th Street, Long Island City, NY, USA
Save the Date for our midnight release party celebrating ONYX STORM, the 3rd book in Rebeca Yarros's blockbuster series that started with Fourth Wing. Your ticket to the party includes: * 1 copy of ONYX STORM (choose your ticket: standard or deluxe edition) * Refreshments to enjoy while we count down to midnight * Games & activities to play with your fellow fans * Exclusive indie bookstore swag
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Thu Jan 23 2025
Children's Books Writing Workshop with Emma Otheguy
📍 36-19 30th Street, Long Island City, NY, USA
Join author Emma Otheguy for a workshop on writing for children. We’ll discuss how to build on your great idea with compelling characters and an engaging plot, strategies for drafting and revision, and the basics of pitching your manuscript. You’ll learn must-know details about formatting, age level, comp titles, and word counts.
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New Material Night at QED!
📍 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY, USA
Comedian Dan Frank (New York Comedy Festival, PN & Friends) brings together New York’s funniest comics to test out their newest bits. Featuring: Andrew Casertano Annam Choudhry Kambri Crews Pedro Sampaio James King Andy Aluise Eion Falance Hannah Lieberman Fariaz Rabbani Emily Walsh
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Fri Jan 24 2025
Taste of the Archipelago's
📍 Released with Registration
Tastes of the archipelagos: A Journey Through Movement, and Taste! This month? Cuisine from Java! Join Andrew Suseno of Moving Rasa, & Chef Shandra Woworuntu of Selera Kitchen for a Special Private Dining Event & Workshop! Join us for an unforgettable evening in a welcoming home in Astoria as we explore the Flavors of Java through movement, taste, and connection.
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Triborough Film Festival Kickoff Party
📍 3207 34th Ave, Astoria, Queens, NY 11106, USA
Come celebrate the third annual Triborough Film Festival: https://www.astoriafilmmakers.org/triborough-film-festival.html! Whether your a filmmaker or film enthusiast enjoy a free night of networking and connection courtesy of the Astoria Filmmakers Club.
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Astoria Filmmakers Club Collection Drive
📍 3207 34th Ave, Astoria, Queens, NY 11106, USA
The Astoria Filmmakers Club is teaming up with Helpsy for a drive! Check out the event page for a full list of what's accepted in English and Spanish. Whether you're a creative who's looking for a way to responsibly get rid of items from a past project or just someone looking to clean out their closet post holidays, this drive is for you!
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Sat Jan 25 2025
2025 Vision Board and Flower Bar
📍 23-71 31st St, Astoria, NY, 11106, USA
Start your year with intention and creativity at our New Year Vision Board & Flower Bar Workshop! This heartwarming experience blends mindfulness, reflection, and artistic expression to help you step into 2025 with clarity and purpose. All materials needed for the vision board, guided reflection journal and light refreshments are included.
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Sun Jan 26 2025
The Show with Matt Leazer
📍 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY, 11105, USA
The Show with Matt Leazer is not your average talk show. We don't recommend trying this at home. As vibrant as this city, join your host Matt Leazer in a colorful exploration of life as a young artist, comedian, clown, poet, and harmonica enthusiast. Featuring the talented acts of Josh Sorell, Meg Franz, as well as Jon Hudson. We also will have a musical performance by MJ Hughes! This truly will b
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Tue Jan 28 2025
"Story Time" for Parents and Caregivers with Catherine LaSota
📍 3619 30th Street, Long Island City, NY, USA
Queens writer and parent Catherine LaSota reads at our monthly "Story Time" for Parents & Caregivers -- a recurring DAYTIME event featuring local authors. Bring your baby and meet other Queens caregivers navigating life with a new small human.
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Arcade Game Night
📍 32-04 Broadway, Long Island City, Queens, NY 11106, USA
Join Food Joy Club and Career Connect & Co. for a fun arcade night at Break in Astoria, for community, food, and collaboration 🎉🍻 Free entry, just ten minutes from Manhattan and off the Broadway stop in Astoria. All are welcome to come alone or bring friends or colleagues--the more the merrier! Please be sure to RSVP!
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Wed Jan 29 2025
Mad Donkey Trivia
📍 32-07 36th Avenue, Astoria, NY, USA
Fun and creative home-grown trivia at the Mad Donkey, along with $10 wings!
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Thu Jan 30 2025
Astoria Swing Dance (new venue!)
📍 31-30 Ditmars Blvd, Astoria, NY, USA
Astoria Swing @ The Last Word Thursday, January 30th 7:30pm Intro Lesson 8:00pm-10:30pm Dance Free Entrance & Lesson
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Fri Jan 31 2025
The Gather Flow Yoga Class
📍 23-71 31st Street, Astoria, NY, USA
As January comes to a close, it’s the perfect time to pause and reflect. In the rush to start the year, we can lose sight of ourselves, feeling uncertain or unsure of what’s next. The Gather Flow is your chance to come back to your center—a warm, inviting space to reconnect, reset, and move forward with confidence and strength. This yoga class is all about grounding.
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