Flushing & Corona News Briefs
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Flushing & Corona News Briefs 2012
Flushing News Briefs for 2012 will be posted here.
Flushing & Corona News Briefs 2011
Hong Kong Dragon Boat Race Festival
August 14, 2011 / Flushing Neighborhood / Queens Buzz. The 21st Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival was held in Queens on Meadow Lake which is located in the southern end of Flushing Corona Meadows Park. The races were held on both Saturday and Sunday from 10 am - 4 pm. There were over 2,000 participants in the races which included serious racers and racers just out to have a fun time.
On Sunday morning torrential rains interrupted the festival and a number of the cultural activities were cancelled, but the racing continued Sunday afternoon after the skies had cleared ... somewhat. Click here to read other Flushing News Briefs.
Flushing & Corona News Briefs 2010
Dragon Boats Grace Meadow Lake
August 8, 2010 / Flushing / Queens Buzz. Perfect weather contributed to a high turn out to the Dragon Boat Races held on Meadow Lake. The lake is located just south of Queens Theatre In The Park in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. There was a main stage which hosted bands, tents galore selling food & beverages and other things.
But the main spectacle were the ancient Chinese dragon boat races. Each boat had a team of oarsmen [and women] and a drum beater sitting at the front of the boat to help them keep time and a tillerman at the back of the boat to steer it.
Unfortunately the press boat capsized, but thankfully the water was warm on a hot day and I wasn't in it.
Flushing & Corona News Briefs 2009
Queens History Is America's History
Flushing Neighborhood / Queens Buzz. December 2009. My compliments to the six cultural and historic sites that participated in the annual Historic Holiday House Tour. On a rainy, but unseasonably warm Sunday, I traipsed through the streets of Flushing with historian Jason Antos visiting some of the most interesting historic sites in Queens. Each of these sites entertained visitors in different ways, from traditional apple cider, to old fashioned holiday songs with piano accompaniment, to a five piece jazz band [see photo].
The historic sites were fascinating and included two houses associated with religious freedom in America; one house associated with a talented nineteenth century African American inventor who was involved with patents for the light bulb and the telephone and whose parents were instrumental in galvanizing support for the freedom of slaves; a beautiful well preserved Victorian era home; one of Queens important cultural centers; and the home of the Queens Historical Society - sponsor of the event.
Click the following links to read about the Bowne House, Friends Meeting House, Lewis Latimer House, Kingsland Homestead and the Voelker Orth House and Gardens. Or click this link to view a previous story summarizing some of Queens history.
LIBDC Hosts Annual Trade Show
Terrace In The Park Event
Flushing Meadows Corona Park / November 18, 2009. The Long Island City Business Development Corporation hosted its annual trade show and luncheon. There were somewhere between 50 and 100 exhibitors, including the local Chambers of Commerce, energy suppliers like Con Ed and some of the new energy suppliers, communications companies, local media, banks, healthcare companies and commercial real estate companies / developers. The event was held at the Terrace In The Park.
U.S. Open Begins Today
At Arthur Ashe Stadium In Flushing
Flushing Queens / August 31, 2009. Today starts the Men's and Women's First Round in the U.S. Open Tennis Championship at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The tennis tournaments will continue every day for the next two weeks, culminating in the finals on the weekend of September 12th and 13th. The tournaments begin at 11 in the morning and again at 7 in the evening throughout the two weeks, except on the last Sunday when the finals begin at 12 noon. To find out more, including buying tickets click this link to the US Open website. Click here to view a map of the location of the US Open Tennis Tournaments at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens Map.
Queens Green Drinks Wednesday At QMA
Flushing / May 20, 2009. Wednesday night Queens Green Drinks held its May Social at the Queens Museum Of Art in the Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The event started at 6 pm and was free with donation [$10]. Chicken, beef, pesto and other empanadas were served along with wine and soft drinks. The event was held on the second floor where bay windows look out onto the Unisphere.
The Queens Museum Of Art is the home to the miniature replica of metropolitan New York, which created for the 1964 World's Fair. The museum currently has two other exhibits showing including Tarjama / Translation. See the May Queens Events calendar for details on the exhibits as well as for a map showing the location of the Queens Museum. Click here to go to the Queens Green Drinks photo album for photos taken last night at the event.
Flushing / January 31, 2009. We had the opportunity to photograph the pageantry of the Flushing Chinese / Korean New Years Parade in Flushing. This year marks the year of the Ox, about which we will tell you more later in this story. The Chinese American and Korean American groups collaborated in putting together this rich, colorful and ancient parade. We snapped up many photos and have put together a photo gallery for you to peruse. Click here to read the rest of the story about the Chinese New Year in Flushing and to view the photo gallery of the parade.
