Greater Astoria Historical Society

The 113th Anniversary of the Opening of the Queensboro Bridge
2022-03-30 19:00 - 20:00 UTC
Virtual Lecture – Wednesday, March 30th at 7 PM

View of Bridge Construction from Blackwells (Roosevelt) Island
Opened in 1909, the Queensboro Bridge is the longest bridge spanning the East River.
The Queensboro Bridge documents the creation of this cultural icon and its contributions to the history of New York.
With Bob Singleton, Executive Director of GAHS
Wednesday, March 30, Start time: 7 PM !
Fee: $5.00
(Free for GAHS members, using promo code emailed to you)
To register for the event (via Eventbrite) Tap on this link to open registration form !
The 113th Anniversay of the Queensboro Bridge!

GREATER ASTORIA HISTORICAL 6TH ANNUAL POETRY READING!
2022-04-25 16:30 - 19:00
“April is National Poerty Month”
MONDAY APRIL 25 @ 6:30 PM!

Join us for our virtual reading, featuring
Maria Lisella, Olena Jennings & Ama Birch!
+ a poetry open mic!!
To Register to Attend: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/314975228387
If you wish to read in the open mic portion Please register for the event using the link above AND …
Send a separate email to dgorman@astorialic.org with “POETRY” in the subject line
by 4:30pm the day of the event (Monday, April 25).
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How many attend/sign up will determine how long each open mic reader gets,
but plan on at least one poem of reasonable length!
The event is FREE …
… but a $4 donation is suggested – or whatever you might be able to give – to the Society’s continued programming …
… would be much appreciated! 😊
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=DNMAJVTLTKFTS

PLEASE JOIN US TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF WAR TORN UKRAINE!
2022-05-03 19:00 - 20:30
“Little Ukraine” Virtual Tour + UKRAINE fundraiser

We are partnering with the New York City Tour Guide Slava Shpigel for a virtual tour of the Ukrainian Village in Lower Manhattan
PLEASE NOTE:
All donations (what you wish) from this event will go to Razom for Ukraine (https://razomforukraine.org/ ),
an organization delivering tactical medical items and hospital supplies to Ukraine during this devastating war.

TUESDAY MAY 3, 2022
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-fund-raiser-for-ukraine-tickets-328392489777?fbclid=IwAR0eEA1C-b170eq8KI7ySXz7BcOonteliJxQ1xfK7Zlk_-IbGtwU_OmS8zg

JANES WALK 2022: THE STEINWAY MANSION!
2022-05-07 11:00 - 12:00
Host of Janes Walk New York City 2020 Presents:
THE LEGENDARY STEINWAY MANSION!
A virtual tour with
Robert Singleton
Executive Director, Greater Astoria Historical Society
& Public Factory Tour Guide, Steinway & Sons

A RARE INSIDER’S TOUR OF A LANDMARK
THAT HAS BEEN CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC FOR DECADES!

SATURDAY May 7, 2022
11:00 am
A Virtual Tour!
REGISTER FOR THE EVENT:
https://www.mas.org/events/the-legendary-steinway-mansion/

ROOSEVELT ISLAND: END TO END!
2022-06-06 19:00 - 20:30
JOIN JUDY BIRDY!
PRESIDENT
OF THE ROOSELVELT ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
On a Virtual Tour!
“ROOSEVELT ISLAND END TO END”
Roosevelt Island vastly changed over the years while our community developed
Our six landmarks remain, all beautifully restored
Our parks have been expanded and the FDR Four Freedoms Park graces the Southern tip.
The landmark lighthouse at our northern tip is restored to its original design
standing tall above The Girl Puzzle sculptures.
It is time to explore the island …
its monuments, parks, history, a college campus and wonderful history!

MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2022
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/roosevelt-island-end-to-end-tickets-347911601967

LONG ISLAND CITY: CRADLE OF CREATIVITY
2022-06-15 19:00 - 21:00
WITH
Bob Singleton, Executive Director
of the Greater Astoria Historical Society!
THE CRADLE OF CREATIVITY: a Virtual Tour!
In this community:

the document proclaiming American Independence was first read on our Nations’s soil,
the Inland Empire (as the called the great center of the continent) was linked to the Empire City,
the name of one of its neighborhoods is on the First Page of the Information Age,
the Steinways built and developed the Entertainment Industry making Gotham the World Capital,
and Sony showed the world what a transistor could do, and by doing so, showed us our Future.

MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2022 / 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/historic-tales-of-long-island-city-tickets-347922243797

THE LONG ISLAND JOURNAL: The Newspaper of Record for old Long Island City!
2022-07-26 19:00 - 20:30
LONG ISLAND CITY
FROM THE PAGES OF
THE LONG ISLAND JOURNAL !

Job Press Room at the Newspaper

LONG ISLAND CITY IN 1896!
WITH
Bob Singleton, Executive Director of the Greater Astoria Historical Society!
TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2022 / 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT:
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!!!

A Study of Long Island City's Post Industrial Landscape!
2022-08-17 19:00 - 20:30
A STUDY OF LONG ISLAND CITY’S
POST INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE ~
AND ITS IMPACT ON OUR CITY’S LANDSCAPE …

NATHAN KENSINGER
PHOTOGRAPHER – FILMAKER – JOURNALIST

The first part of this program will be a short documentary film that he co-directed with Nate Dorr about Hunter’s Point South in 2015 titled Reclaimed Ground. This piece was part of a larger arts project he co-curated called Change Ecologies, that brought 20 artists to engage with the Long Island City waterfront and investigate its history.
The second part of the program will be a presentation of his ongoing photographic and journalistic documentation of LIC’s changing post-industrial landscape, highlighting local industrial sites that have now been demolished or developed, including West Chemical, Schwartz Chemical, and the Neptune Meter Company, otherwise known as 5 Pointz.
SPECIAL PRESENATION: RECLAIMED GROUND — A Short Documentary

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2022 / 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
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Marine Air Terminal
2022-09-12 19:00 - 20:30
LaGuardia Airport’s
~ MARINE AIR TERMINAL ~
A STUDY OF ITS HISTORY AND SUGGESTION FOR ITS REUSE

The Terminal’s Main Rotunda
Robert Singleton, Executive Director
Greater Astoria Historical Society
The Marine Air Terminal (also known as Terminal A) is an airport terminal located at LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York City. Its Main Building (sometimes referred to as Terminal ‘A’, designed in the Art Deco style by William Delano of the firm Delano & Aldrich, opened in 1940. The terminal was built to handle Pan Am’s fleet of flying boats, the Boeing 314 Clippers, which landed on the nearby Bowery Bay.

The Main Terminal building consists of a two-story circular core with a projecting entrance pavilion and a pair of two-story wings. The brick facade is painted buff, with black details, and contains a frieze that depicts flying fish. The three-story rectangular entrance pavilion contains a canopy and a set of doors leading to the terminal’s main rotunda. The rotunda contains marble floors and walls, as well as the Flight mural by James Brooks. Both the interior and the exterior of the main building were declared New York City Landmarks in 1980, and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
Wikipedia

Clipper Leaving for Europe from Main Terminal
A SLIDESHOW ON THE AIRPORT’S HISTORY … and future?
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 / 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
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Astoria's Chester Carlson: Founder of Xerography - Funder of Parapsychology
2022-10-19 19:00 - 21:00
Astoria’s Chester Carlson:
THE FOUNDER OF XEROGRPAHY / THE FUNDER OF PARAPSYCHOLOGY

Chester Carlson
Most people are familiar with Chester Carlson and his invention, the xerox machine. Few people know that Carlson had an interest in paranormal phenomena and donated anonymously to these causes. This lecture will explore these connections and discuss what is parapsychology.

What is the connection between Chester Carlson and Parapsychology? What is the relationship?
Dr. Sally Ann Drucker, Lecturer
PREVIOUS EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL OF PARAPSYCHOLOGY
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2022 / 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Tickets: $5.00:
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The History of Hell Gate Brewery
2022-11-16 19:00 - 20:30
The History of Hell Gate Brewery
or WHY THE PILGRIMS LANDED ON PLYMOUTH ROCK!

Drinking Ehret’s Beer
George Ehret established the Hell Gate Brewery in 1866 in New York City. It became one of the nation’s largest breweries, producing 602,000 barrels in 1900. For the 25th Anniversary of the Brewery, Mr. Ehert wrote a book looking back on the history of beer in America and his own rise to fame.

Come hear his stories!!!
Deborah Van Cura
BOARD MEMBER OF THE GREATER ASTORIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2022 / 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Tickets: $5.00:
TAP HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT!

Secrets of Central Park
2022-12-01 19:00 - 20:30
The Secrets of Central Park
… A VIRTUAL TOUR WITH LEGEDNARY TOUR GUIDE KEVIN WALSH!

Its over 850 acres discovered and rediscovered every time you walk around it!
Central Park has had 150 years to collect a lot of attractions and features that are, more or less, Forgotten.
It’s vast enough so that quite a bit of it is rarely trodden by the public… which passes some highlights by without giving them a second glance.

Walk with Kevin, Goatham’s Leading Urban Blogger, as he Uncovers its Secrets!
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2022 / 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Tickets: $5.00:
TAP HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT!
Visit Kevin’s Legendary Blog “FORGOTTEN NY” !

The Greater Astoria Historical Society Annual Holiday Party!
2022-12-15 07:00 - 21:00
The Modern Art Foundry
… A VIRTUAL TOUR WITH JEFFERY SPRING!

Established in 1932 as the “Artists Foundry”
“We strive to provide sculptors access to skilled craftspersons, tools, machinery, and technology needed to cast sculpture. We work on pieces ranging from two inches to 50 feet, from representational to abstract, for the well known, critically acclaimed artist and the sculptor just enjoying art as an amateur. In most cases it falls some place in between these.” Jeffery Spring
With Special Guest Stars!

Denny “Secret Speakeasy” Daniel ~ Natalia “the Sawlady” Peruz ~ Old St. Nick himself!
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2022 / 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Tickets: FREE!
TAP HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT!

TAP HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MODERN ART FOUNDRY!

Book Group
2022-12-20 19:00 - 2023-02-22 20:30
Join the Greater Astoria Historical Society’s
BOOK CLUB!
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
Join us as we explore this topic through our Fall Book Group

DEBBIE VAN CURA, EDUCATION DIRECTOR
GREATER ASTORIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
There are certain things that happen in life that you cannot control. What do you do about them?
Do you try to change the outcome or are there outside factors that control what you do?
This series of 3 books will explore these issues as the characters explore these same issues for themselves.
BOOK GROUP MEETING DATES AND BOOKS
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Monday, December 20, 2022
RAGTIME by E.L. Doctorow
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ALL MEETINGS START AT 7:00 PM ON ZOOM!
Please email Debbie dvancura@astorialic.org
with the subject “Fall Reading Series.”
MADE POSSIBLE BY A GRANT FROM NY HUMANITIES!

Secrets of Van Cortlandt and Pelham Bay Parks
2023-01-26 19:00 - 21:00
The Secrets of Van Cortland & Pelham Bay Parks

Most New Yorkers when asked what the largest park in New York City?
they would likely respond
“Central Park!
There are, however, several parks in NYC much larger.
Both Van Cortlandt Park and Pelham Bay Park,
in the Bronx’s northeast corner, are …
more than double Central Park’s size!
Discover what makes these parks such gems!
Walk with Kevin, Gotham’s Leading Urban Blogger, as he Uncovers its Secrets!

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2023 / 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Tickets: $5.00:
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Visit Kevin’s Legendary Blog “FORGOTTEN NY” !

Naming Gotham
2023-02-28 19:00 - 20:30
Naming Gotham

Villians, Rogues, and Heros
Behind New York Place Names
meet the author …
Rebecca Bratspies!
The Van Wyck, the Major Deegan, the Jackie Robinson, the Hutch, the Merritt, FDR Drive, or the Henry Hudson… you might drive them regularly, without really noticing that those road names are, well, names. But, who were these people?
Stories from her new book about the villains, rogues, and heroes that New York’s Places are Named for!

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2023 / 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

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Famous People of Queens
2023-03-25 19:00 - 20:30
IMAGES OF AMERICA
FAMOUS PEPLE OF QUEENS
WITH ROB MACKAY

From the IMAGES OF AMERICA Series
ARCADIA PUBLISHING

Famous People of Queens showcases a diverse group of characters and historical eras: actors, athletes, business people, politicians, religious leaders, scientists, singers, war heroes, writers, and famous people who weren’t born in Queens but lived in the borough for a long time.
Author Rob MacKay is a longtime, award-winning community journalist who has worked for the Queens Economic Development Corporation.
TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2023 / 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
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Staten Island 7PM 4/11
2023-04-11 19:00 - 20:30
IMAGES OF AMERICA
STATEN ISLAND PARKS
WITH KEVIN WALSH

CLOVE BROOK
CLOVE LAKES PARK

Many people know very little about Staten Island and even less about its parks.
Travel with Forgotten NY to learn about its secrets!
Blogger and award winning Author Kevin Walsh of the Legendary Blog ‘Forgotten New York’ invites your to a virtual walk him him to examine the Parks and Historic Buildings in New York’s most outer borough …
STATEN ISLAND!
TUESDAY, APRIL 11 2023 / 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
$5.00
TAP HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT!

April is National Poetry Month
2023-04-27 18:30 - 21:00
April is National Poetry Month
Join our annual “April is National Poetry Month” celebration featuring published poets, emerging poets, and an open mic.

Launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month celebrates poets’ integral role in our culture and that poetry matters. Over the years, it has become the largest literary celebration in the world, with tens of millions of readers, students, K–12 teachers, librarians, booksellers, literary events curators, publishers, families, and—of course—poets, marking poetry’s important place in our lives.
Join Greater Astoria Historical Society for its 7th Annual “April is National Poetry Month” event, hosted by Board Member and poet, DeeAnne Gorman. Joining us again will be Queens Poet Laureate, Maria Lisella, and we will feature the students of the Academy for Careers in TV and Film in Long Island City, with their teacher, poet Jared Beloff. Maria Lisella, Queens born and bred, is the sixth Queens Poet Laureate and its first Italian American. She authored the collection, Thieves in the Family (NYQ Books) and two chapbooks, Amore on Hope Street (Finishing Line Press) and Two Naked Feet (Poets Wear Prada). She is Poetry Editor for VIA: Voices in Italian Americana (Bordighera Press), co-curates the Italian American Writers Association reading series (now in its 31st year), and is a charter member of the online poetry circle, brevitas.
Cited for Honorable Mention for the Allen Ginsberg Poetry Award several times, Maria has led writing workshops for the Queens Public Library, SAGE with the Teachers and Writers Collaborative, Heights & Hills Brooklyn Older Adults Program, The Noguchi Museum, Greater Astoria Historical Society, and the Writers Guild Initiative with the Body Politic. She is also an award-winning travel and culture writer whose work appears in “Never Stop Traveling”, the bilingual “La Voce di New York”, USA Today and The Jerusalem Post.
https://marialisella.contently.com. | https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/maria_lisella | Twitter: @MariaLisella
Jared Beloff is the author of Who Will Cradle Your Head (ELJ Editions, 2023), editor of the Marvel inspired poetry anthology, Marvelous Verses (Daily Drunk, 2021) and has been a peer-reviewer for Whale Road Review since 2021. His work can be found at Night Heron Barks, Barren Magazine, River Mouth Review, The Shore, Contrary and elsewhere. He is an English teacher at Academy for Careers in TV and Film in Long Island City, Queens, and lives in Forest Hills with his wife and two daughters.
www.jaredbeloff.com | https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/jared_beloff | Twitter: @Read_Instead
Join us on Thursday, April 27th 6:30pm – 9PM
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

The Long Island City Police Department
2023-05-16 19:00 - 21:00
The Long Island City Police Department
There are 8 million stories in the Naked City, but you have never heard the stories of the independent Long Island City Police Department.

Robert L. Bryan is a lifelong Queens resident and a twenty-year veteran of the New York City Police Department, having retired at the rank of captain. He is also an adjunct professor at a New York area college. Mr. Bryan’s interest in law enforcement prompted him to write the Police of New York City series, which currently consists of ten books.
In the series, Mr. Bryan looks at some of the lesser known and obsolete aspects of policing in the city. His interest in Queens inspired as one of the books in the series – The Long Island City Police Department. Many people don’t realize there was a time when Long Island City was an independent city, and fewer know that the city had its own municipal police force. This book is the story of this little-known police department.
Join us on Tuesday, May 16th 7pm – 9PM
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

No, YOU Tell It!
2023-05-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Grove 34, 31-83 34th St, Queens, NY 11106, Grove 34, 31-83 34th st., Queens, NY, 11106, United States
No, YOU Tell It!
No, YOU Tell It! (noyoutellit.com) storytellers work together to develop true tales on the page, then swap stories to embody their partner’s culture, identity, and life experience on stage.

Don’t forget to SAVE THE DATE for our next show on 5/18: No, YOU Tell It! “Here & Gone” in partnership with The Greater Astoria Historical Society.
For this special QUEENS show, our four storytellers are working with the NYTI team to create modern-day true tales inspired by the rich and, at times, unknown history of the borough.
Want to tell your “Queens & Me” story? Join our own Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons for a personal writing workshop at Sunnyside Arts on 4/21. Open to writers of all levels! More info and register here.
No, YOU Tell It! “Here & Gone”
Four storytellers step into each other’s true-life tales inspired by the rich and, at times, unknown history of Queens.

About the event
No, YOU Tell It! (noyoutellit.com) storytellers work together to develop true tales on the page, then swap stories to embody their partner’s culture, identity, and life experience on stage.
Get your tickets early for this special team-up show with the Greater Astoria Historical Society!
7:00 – 7:30: *Reception featuring Queens “Here & Gone” artwork by Yelena Tylkina
7:30 – 9:00: Switched-up Storytelling
Storytellers:
Rosalie Chandler
Lakshmi Gandhi
Olena Jennings
Dan
Follow @noyoutellit on Insta to learn more about the artist, storytellers, and Queens “Here & Gone” history.
*Drinks and snacks available for purchase.
This project is supported by funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, Statewide Community Regrants Program (formerly the Decentralization program) with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and administered by Flushing Town Hall.

Join us on Thursday, May 18th 7PM – 9PM at Grove 34, 31-83 34th St, Queens, NY 11106
CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS FOR THE VENUE

Secrets of Queens Parks - featuring Astoria Park and Forest Park
2023-05-24 19:00 - 21:00
Secrets of Queens Parks – featuring Astoria Park and Forest Park
Forgotten NY continues its series on the Secrets of the Parks, where Kevin Walsh explores many overlooked places and facts.

Join us on Wednesday, May 24th 7PM – 9PM
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

The Revolution comes to Queens
2023-07-12 19:00 - 20:30
LONG ISLAND CITY IN 1776 …
THE REVOLUTION COMES TO QUEENS !
…with Author Richard Melnick
Greater Astoria Historical Society – Board Member Emeritus.

Featuring items from the Greater Astoria Historical Society collection!
WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2023
Reserve your seat for a very interesting evening!
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Riverside Park
2023-08-23 19:00 - 20:30
FORGOTTEN NEW YORK PRESENTS …
SECRETS of RIVERSIDE DRIVE !
Host: Webmaster Kevin Walsh
Greater Astoria Historical Society – Board Member.

Featuring items from the Collections of …
Forgotten NY and the Greater Astoria Historical Society Collection!
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2023
Reserve your seat for a very interesting evening!
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The Beat of New York: A Visual History of New York City
2023-09-14 19:00 - 21:30
The Beat of New York: A Visual History of New York City
By: Richard Panchyyk

It’s everywhere you go! From the subways to the streets, from parks to bars, from churches to concert halls. Music in all its glorious forms, sometimes sublime and sometimes spectacular, is a vital part of city life and has been for centuries.
Whether a pair of dueling drummers on 42nd Street or break-dancers in Washington Square Park, a mural in the Village or a memorial to John Lennon—New Yorkers celebrate their musical heritage every day in so many ways.
Come along on this visual journey through time and catch a glimpse
at some of the people and places who have contributed to the Beat of New York
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Reserve your seat for a very interesting evening!

No, YOU Tell It! “Fly By”
2023-09-28 20:00 - 21:00
No, YOU Tell It! “Fly By”
True-Life Tales with a Twist

No, YOU Tell It! (noyoutellit.com) storytellers work together to develop true tales on the page, then swap stories to embody their partner’s culture, identity, and life experience on stage. For this special Brooklyn Book Festival Bookend Event, four curated storytellers are trading tales inspired by Queens history from the archives of The Greater Astoria Historical Society.
Plus, story trivia for the chance to win fun literary prizes!
Storytellers:
Robin Gelfenbien
Ben Katzner
Briana McDonald
Lowell Stephens
Featuring illustrations by Annie Shi. Follow @noyoutellit to learn about the storytellers, Queens
history, and more.
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THIS IS AN OFFICIAL 2023 BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL BOOKEND EVENT.
The Greater Astoria Historical Society is the place to learn and celebrate Long Island City and its neighborhoods. Learn more at astorialic.org.
This project is supported by funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, Statewide Community Regrants Program (formerly the Decentralization program) with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and administered by Flushing Town Hall. This project is made possible (in part) with public funds from the Queens Arts Fund, a re-grant program supported by New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by New York Foundation for the Arts.

Join us on Thursday, Sept 28th 7PM – 9PM
Grove 34, 31-83 34th St, Queens, NY 11106
Click Here To Get Your Tickets

GAHS Holiday Party 2023 !
2023-12-13 19:00 - 21:00
It’s that time of year, our holiday bash is here! Guess who is joining us for this special Celebration?
Jimmy Fink!
… formerly of WPLJ radio and Fink Bread of Long Island City!
Jimmy discusses his radio career (with photos and rock memorabilia) as well as the stars and celebrities he interviewed – from Paul McCartney to David Bowie to Billy Joel and many others!
As a bonus, he will also talk about his family’s business, the legendary Fink Bread, of Long Island City, which fed our city from schools to catering famous restaurants of years past.

JIMMY LOOKS FORWARD TO YOUR QUESTIONS AND CHATTING WITH YOU ON ZOOM – see link below ! !
Added treat! Two legends for the Holiday!
Music by Natalia “Saw Lady” Paruz ——- A Reading of ‘A Visit from St. Nick’

So get your party hats on and RSVP, this is a free event!
REGISTER HERE!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/769321339837?aff=oddtdtcreator

National Nonprofit Day
2024-08-17 12:30 - 16:30
National Nonprofit Day:
GAHS Table @ 31st Ave. Open Street!

SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2024
12:30-4:30 pm

There is a national day for just about everything. So, sandwiched between National Tell-a-Joke Day & National Fajita Day is an observance that merits being a forerunner of all days. August 17th is National Nonprofit Day!
To mark the occasion, Greater Astoria Historical Society Board Members will be at the 31st Ave. Open Street. Stop by and say hi, or maybe get to know us better. We will have general information, as well as books and other merchandise for sale.
