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LinktoLuxury.com BUICK S3 Simply TL Simply G UIDE TO Touted as the most diverse Q borough in America’s greatest city, Magnificent…Magnificent… UEENS Queens has so much more than di- • T verse demographics. impact these venues have on our local IMES From the silver screen to the upper economies. From Queens Theatre in the L ENTER A WORLD WHERE EDGER decks, there is no shortage of things to do Park to MOMA PS1, every institution in , F in New York City’s outer reaches. Queens has contributed to the borough’s YOUR PARTY IS OUR ALL This guide has been designed to pro- vitality and identity. As we all manage /W vide residents and readers with direction through these gloomy economic times, an FIRST PRIORITY… INTER on how to make the most of their com- escape from an otherwise harsh reality is 2011 munity. If you haven’t experienced some- often offered by the arts. And, historically, thing new in Queens lately, you will find in the most challenging of times, our the- it within these pages. aters, galleries and cultural institutes are Along with our Guide to Queens the places where emotional expression staples — essential services listings, fire- flourishes and can, in many ways, define houses, Y information, government con- an era. tacts — you’ll find expanded entries on So enjoy these pages, save them, clip venues where you can enjoy the grand cul- them out, hang them on the fridge and ture that results from an amalgamation of experience a side of Queens that is worth more than two million people, each with a discovering. cultural heritage as unique as their com- munity. Colin DeVries It is duly important to recognize the Managing editor FOR THAT VERY SPECIAL OCCASION… Weddings, Rehearsal Dinner, Anniversary, Birthday, INDEX............................... 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BIOGRAPHY 2011 INTER /W ALL , F EDGER L IMES T • UEENS Q TO UIDE G YOU WERE DELIVERING A SINGLE Paolo Javier is the current Queens Poet Laureate. He is the author of five you were about to get into the rhythm, & you were chocolate chapbooks and three full-length poetry your weight was on your back foot then one day you died in my arms in a dream collections, including “The Feeling Is Ac- when you demonstrated that beauty knew no bounds where I got usurped by a powerful player tual” (Marsh Hawk Press, October 2011), with a killer serve “60 lv bo(e)mbs” (O Books) and “Ahada- you were clearly the 1 who was always much more gregarious da,” which received a Small Press Traffic you were clearly playing better than who was sure to impress anyone upon arrival Book of the Year Award. 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