Posted in Events | June 3, 2016
A traditional book club, this isn’t. There are no flustered hosts at the Gracie Book Club: instead, it’s hosted by New York’s First Lady, Chirlane McCray, in the mayoral mansion. May 17 marked the first meeting of the Club, and the First Lady pulled up a chair with authors James…
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Posted in Events | April 20, 2016
In honor of Jane Jacobs’ 100th birthday, Queens Library presents Jane Jacobs @ 100: A View of Western Queens. This event includes a live interview with Gianna Cerbone, owner and chef of Manducatis Rustica and long-time Long Island City resident. The interview will be followed by…
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Posted in Events | June 26, 2015
by Maggie Schreiner, Outreach Coordinator, Queens Memory
Many items that can help add to the history of Queens are sitting forgotten in apartments and basements all over our borough, potentially being damaged by poor storage conditions. Over the past three years, the Queens…
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Posted in Events | June 19, 2015
Angela Bowie, the Empress of London’s Glam Rock scene in the 1970s, is a writer, rocker, poet, animal-welfare advocate, fashion icon and LGBTQ activist.
She was formerly married to rock legend David Bowie and recounts their colorful and volatile life together in her memoir,…
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Posted in Events | April 3, 2015
Born and raised in Los Angeles, record producer Russ Titelman started off working with Phil Spector, Gerry Goffin & Carole King, and Barry Mann & Cyntia Weil. He was a contract producer at Warner Brothers Records for 25 years and worked with, among others, Randy Newman,…
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