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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. Javier publishes anyone 2nd Avenue Poetry (2ndavepoetry.com), a you were the reigning Open champion now this powerful player tiny press devoted to innovative language of the heart’s floodlit court is neither 24 years old nor attends Juban Junior High art, and curates Queens Poet Lore, a rov- School in Tokyo ing poetry series set across the borough. you were the value is not as good as Venus once could have been is not a black He lives with his wife in Queens. you were #1 among the constellations, smoke British shorthair born May 18 & Venus #2 is not your fabulous imported shire mare Queens Poet Laureate blog: queens- is way behind in any of those categories compared to the poetlore.tumblr.com. I always felt that you were beautiful in the classical sense players with which he will surely be judged in time Author page on the Marsh Hawk of the Ur Press website: www.marshhawkpress. you were a young woman who’s always faced the challeng- I was determined to drive out this interloper & his house- org/Javier.html es of life with cerebral poesy hold of man-servants you were a sweet 14 year old you were 2 you were no longer a welcome guest in my house you were 24 you were a born survivor you were hurt, but you were otherwise known online as Saint Clara you were unbeaten, & because of that once, during our first month together, on the last leg of an unplanned trip into the Valley you’re probably off right now apartment-hunting in the you drove me to a beautiful rented home in Rocky Point margins of Brooklyn situated at a short distance from Milan to be near him located in Manzanillo one of Chile’s oldest cities next to & you will serve one of Chile’s oldest towns & you will volley it was a city of old world charm then & you will deliver it to me it was a city with a population of just over a hundred blow-by-blow & you were their memory resident & these last three are the only things about you you were a flame I would ever truly want anyone here to know you were a pleasant sea you were the word for mermaid in the Philippines Excerpt from “The Feeling Is Actual” (Marsh Hawk you were a pair of mango-juice stained Press, 2011) by Paolo Javier, the fifth Queens poet laureate fingertips from 2010-13 you were a birthday backrub & a lingering kiss S5 Scan QR Code with your smartphone TL to view our G School brochure. 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