Dates To Know In Astoria And Long Island City This Week

QUEENS, NY — Patch has compiled a list of events neighbors in Astoria and Long Island City should mark on their calendars.

From community meetings, local exhibits, to family events, here are the dates to know for the week of May 16:

Local government meetings:

• Tuesday May 18: Community Board 1 General Meeting. Find out more here.
• Monday May 17: Community Board 1 Consumer Affairs Committee Meeting. Find out more here.
• Monday May 17: Community Board 1 Housing Committee Meeting. Find out more here.
• Wednesday May 19: Community Board 2 Land Use Committee Meeting. Find out more here.

Events in Astoria and Long Island City:

• Sunday May 16: Alien movie showing at Bel Aire Diner. Find out more here.
• Sunday May 16: Astoria Neighborhood Cleanup. Find out more here.
• Tuesday May 18: Harry Potter Movie Trivia. Find out more here.
• Friday May 21: Arts, Culture & Fun: Kim Clarke and Digology Crew at Queensbridge Park. Find out more here.
• Saturday May 22: Purple Park Comedy. Find out more here.
• Saturday May 22: Dog Mom Portraits in the Park. Find out more here.

Ongoing events in Astoria, Long Island City and around Queens:

Queens Public Library

• Tuesday's: Virtual Classics Book Club. Find out more here.
• Sunday's: Concerts at Central. Find out more here.

Queens Museum

• Wednesday May 19: Art Lab in the Park Street Lab at the Queens Museum. Find out more here.

Museum of the Moving Image

• 2001: A Space Odyssey Series. Find out more here.
• Queens Drive-In 2021. Find out more here.

Know an event Patch should add for next week? Send an email to kayla.levy@patch.com or tell us in the comments below. Subscribe to Astoria-Long Island City Patch to get your weekly calendar, and other neighborhood news