Join us every Friday night at 9 PM in Long Island City for a unique comedy experience hosted in a cozy barbershop after hours at Combover Comedy (featured in the New York Comedy Festival). The intimate setting of Otis & Finn Barbershop welcomes you to bring your own drinks (plus we always have a nice bottle of […]

FREE BEER (and seltzer). with Lisa Fagan + Lena Engelstein ! leahlaia! Hiera Jihye! Kennie Zhou! Laura Ortman! Paris Alexander! River L. Ramirez! Shawn Escarciga! Sol Cabrini! + a Collective Action by Yanira Castro! (outside at 7pm) CATCH is a party that centers short and/or in-progress live performances and other time-based media. CATCH is the […]

Join us for an opening reception celebrating Álvaro Urbano: TABLEAU VIVANT and In Practice: Bastien Gachet. Álvaro Urbano: TABLEAU VIVANT Álvaro Urbano has been engaged in conversation and collaboration with various entities across different times and places, including artists, writers, and architects; plants and animals; buildings, ruins and other human and other-than-human beings. For his project at SculptureCenter, […]

Who's Afraid of Red, Yellow, and Blue? Curated by Ellen Hackl Fagan, Founder and Director, ODETTA Gallery Conversations between artists have always been a healthy antithesis to the pervasive myth that art is made in a solitary environment. In New York City, these conversations are promoted in robust arts communities that telegraph ultimately throughout a […]

We're back at Culture Lab Plaxall Gallery in LIC this Thursday featuring another killer lineup of working NY Comics! We started during the pandemic with outdoor shows and now we're indoors, 3 years strong! We've won BOASTS Best venue for live standup comedy in LIC last year. Come check out all the buzz!  This weeks […]

Ofrenda Fest promotes mindful education and fosters connections with ancestral traditions through diverse artistic expressions. We believe these spaces preserve cultural heritage while building community. We aim to support resilient, culturally rich communities that honor ancestral wisdom and inspire future generations.   Thanks to our sponsors: Culture Lab LIC Tribal Link Foundation Queens Council on […]

September 20th & 21st at 8pmAdvance sale tickets: $20 online Tickets purchased at door: $25 cash or card About the works: Benjamin Briones Ballet Love is patient, love is kind, but more specifically it is all-encompassing. Benjamin Briones Ballet recognizes the significance of Empathy in truly fathoming and experiencing Love. Where Love is home base, […]

fri 8:30pm doors, 9pm show: combover comedy in a barbershop: we're cutting it up at otis + finn barbershop (lic), where mike albanese, alex pavone, and mahesh kotagi host an evening of cutting-edge comedy. this fridays show features lee syatt (co host of the joey diaz podcast),  Carlette jennings (“atlanta” on fx), lily lester (ny […]

Multi-award winning Queens-based singer-songwriter, Rashmi, unleashes her long anticipated album, MAGIC, in a live show with dynamic new originals and fresh covers with a uniquley global-pop sound that attests to the influence of the World's Borough on her catchy tunes! Full band show on the indoor stage at the beautiful Plaxall Art Gallery at Culture Lab LIC. 

FERTILE GROUND has supported emerging and established artists for 19 seasons, showcasing the work of over 50 choreographers each year. This non-curated program features 6 artists each evening and includes a post-performance discussion with wine, moderated by Green Space Artistic Director Valerie Green. Tickets are $18 online and $20 at the door, visit https://www.greenspacestudio.org/fertile-ground to purchase.   […]