To kick off it's annual summer 70mm film festival, Museum of the Moving Image presents John Ford's enduring 1956 masterpiece "The Searchers." The film will be showing 7 times from July 18–July 21.  Dir. John Ford. 1956, 119 mins. U.S. New 70mm print from a restoration by Warner Bros in collaboration with The Film Foundation. With […]

QED Astoria is spotlighting two brilliant comedians, Matt Storrs and Tristan Miller, in July! Venture to QED on Thursday, July 18th at 7:30pm and be transported to prehistoric lands and the Upper Midwest as the two comedians present solo shows in a comedy double-feature! ABOUT THE TWO SHOWS Jurassic Heartbreak By Matt Storrs Matt Storrs […]

Part Standup Show and part Charity Auction. The Blind Comedy Auction features some of New York's best standups auctioning off items without being able to say exactly what they are. Proceeds benefit Astoria Food Pantry. Featuring Steven Rodgers (Colbert), Lindsay Theisen (New York Comedy Club), Allie Lawrence (Off Menu Comedy), and Marcela Onyango (Apollo Theater)

We are thrilled to announce our July Workshop Guest!  Frankie Martinez will teach a workshop on Rhythm Recognition and the African Rhythms in Salsa.  Frankie Martinez is widely regarded as one of the most innovative and progressive Latin dancers of his generation. His exploration into the Afro-Caribbean roots of performance art, as well as the choreographic […]

NOIR NIGHTS: RED HOTpresented by Culture Lab After Dark Saturday, July 20, 9pm ​Join us after dark for Noir Nights: Red Hot, an evening of seductive, steamy burlesque hosted by Witch Tulips and featuring red-hot performers who will leave you dripping with sweat and them dripping with money by the time they’re through! ​Attendees are encouraged […]

Salsa, bachata, open bar, good people & good vibes!

This fascinating documentary explores the transformative power of soul music in 1970s Rio de Janeiro, where dance events became crucial spaces for the political affirmation and resistance of the young black community. Through the lens of the Black Rio Movement, the film highlights the role of music in the struggle for racial equality during Brazil’s […]

This children’s dance class will explore a warmup and movement activities encouraging children to be creative, expressive, and active. Taught by an early childhood movement specialist, this dance class is geared towards children ages 3-6. Each class will have a warmup and structured movement activities that are created to encourage children to express themselves through […]

The Search for Utopia presented by Culture Lab LIC and Malý Berlín On View: July 13 – September 1 during gallery hours: Thursday & Friday, 5-9pm, and Saturday & Sunday, 2-9pm. Free Admission; Indoors. Curated by Tess Howsam and Soňa Jakubove Featuring: Jeremy Dennis, Jeila Gueramian, Sophie Kahn, Ema Lančaričová, Eleen Lin, Jozef Pilat, Miro […]

Dir. Jacques Tati. 1967, 115 mins. France. 70mm. With Jacques Tati, Barbara Dennek, Rita Maiden. Tati’s artistic ambitions knew no bounds—for this bank-breaking comic masterpiece, he built Tativille, a sprawling set that was virtually an entire city. The iconic M. Hulot arrives in this ultramodern metropolis and stumbles through its many architectural absurdities. Playtime is wall-to-wall with brilliantly choreographed jokes and astonishing […]

Nice One! Comedy presented by Culture Lab After DarkThursday, July 25, 8-10pm Enjoy New York City's funniest standup comics in the unique setting of our art gallery. Check out the art, enjoy live comedy! Here's the lineup for July 25: ​Sean Donnelly (The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon) Zoltan Kaszas (Dry Bar Comedy) Heidi Grandberry […]

Free, live and outdoors: Here's the lineup for LIVE! at Culture Lab LIC this weekend, Friday, July 26 – Sunday, July 28… July 26 7:00pm: Nonequator 8:30pm: Strange Majik ​July 27 4:30pm: Craig Greenberg 6:00pm: Highly Cyrus 8:00pm: Emy and The Epix ​July 28 5:00pm: Strangely Enough 6:30pm: Minglewood Schedule subject to change. Be sure to check Culture Lab LIC on Instagram […]