Arts & Culture

Queens Crossing seeks proposals for Christmas Public Art Project

Dan Rose

The Shops at Queens Crossing, situated at Main Street and 39th Avenue, is once again seeking proposal submissions for its 2014 Christmas Public Art Project to be placed at the shopping center during the holiday season.

Since 2009, the public art project has featured the submissions of local artists, with previous projects including Benjamin S. Jones’ Home for the Holidays, Lin Shih Pao’s Relight Your Recyclables, Isaac Aden’s Radiant Christmas: Pink Gothic, Jason Krugman’s Holiday Helpers and Mark Salinas’ X-Mas X-ing.

Anyone interested in submitting a proposal for consideration by the Shops should send an email with a couple of sentences outlining the general details of the project, their artistic CV and a budget to info@crossingart.com.

 

 

 

New web series loves and hates Flushing

Dan Rose

Swallow Tail Studios debuted its new web series, Murray Hill, late last week on the company’s YouTube Channel, and in just four days the first episode has garnered over 2,000 views.

The series was inspired by Swallow Tail Creative Director Julian Kim’s love-hate relationship with Flushing, which is readily apparent from the dialogue in the premiere episode.

In the opening scene, we follow a young male as he runs through the streets of Flushing to catch the LIRR, only to arrive just as his train is leaving the station. As he stands there overlooking the platform, a girl runs past him to the edge of the platform and, seeing him there, begins to chat him up. Over the course of the short episode, the two realize that they’re familiar with each other, but it’s obvious that the male character was too shy to approach the girl previously.

While the episode is less than seven and a half minutes long, it spans the hour that elapses as the pair waits for the next train together. Without giving away the farm, we can tell you that the two begin to develop a connection that leaves the viewer ready to watch a second episode. This blog, for one, is looking forward to seeing what happens next.

Subscribe to the Swallow Tail YouTube Channel to follow the series for yourself.

Do you like American music?

Dan Rose

The Five Boroughs Music Festival is coming to Flushing Town Hall, and this year it will celebrate 200 years of American music on Fri., September 5 at 8 p.m.

With cooperation from the Casement Fund Song Series, the Town Hall will celebrate the 200th birthday of the Star Spangled Banner with a concert that tracks the progression of the American song over the past two centuries. Pianist Spencer Myer will lead acclaimed vocalists Caitlin Lynch, Leah Wool, Michael Slattery and Sidney Outlaw in the performance.

Cost of entry is $25, or $20 for Members and Queens residents and $10 for students.