{"id":182716,"date":"2026-04-01T21:38:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T21:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/182716\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T21:38:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T21:38:20","slug":"its-in-queens-april-3-to-april-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/182716\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s In Queens! (April 3 to April 9)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Professional baseball returned to Queens recently. May the Mets go all the way, but in the meantime, let\u2019s enjoy Taiwanese rock, plant history, nutty brown bread, cruising, and free art. Please read on.<\/p>\n

April 3, Free First Friday, 11 am.<\/a> Admission is free on the first Friday of every month. Reservations are suggested but not required. The Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33rd Rd., Long Island City.\"\"<\/p>\n

April 4, Accusefive: Run, Run, Run!, 8 pm.<\/a> Taiwanese rock band Accusefive (lead vocalist and guitarist Pan Yun-an, singer Tsai Hsin-lun Chuan Ching\/Quan Qing, and drummer Richard Lin) returns to New York, where they had sold-out shows in 2023. Expect a raw, acoustic-leaning performance with powerful sing-alongs in Mandarin. $68-$248. Colden Auditorium, Queens College, 153-49 Reeves Ave., Flushing.<\/p>\n

April 4, Barnyard Egg Hunt, 10 am.<\/a> Youngsters and their grown-up friends search for colorful, prize-filled eggs in the orchard and snap photos with Whiskers the Bunny. $17. Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Glen Oaks.<\/p>\n

April 4, LIC Annual Egg Hunt and Festival, 10 am.<\/a> Hosted by Renew Queens and Wellspring Church, this annual tradition includes egg hunts, carnival games, face painting, live music, and entertainment. Gantry Park, vicinity of Center Boulevard and Borden Avenue, Long Island City.<\/p>\n

\"\"April 4, Ben\u2019s Animals, 3 pm.<\/a> An International Autism Month screening of Ben\u2019s Animals<\/a>, Evan Beloff\u2019s documentary about a 23-year-old autistic artist and environmentalist whose imaginative connection to animals becomes a powerful voice for change. The event includes an exhibition and post-screening reception. Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 46th Ave.<\/p>\n

April 4, Colonial Culinary: Nutty Boston Brown Bread, 10 am.<\/a> Learn how to bake a classic Boston brown bread with its unique steam-baked \"\"texture and rich, nutty flavor. $55. Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Glen Oaks.<\/p>\n

April 4, B-Side Series: A Spring Open Stage, 8 pm.<\/a> Music, poetry, storytelling, and more with J-Rose as the host. Free with RSVP. Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park.<\/p>\n

April 4, A History of Queens Through Plants, 11 am.<\/a> Learn more about Queens and the role of plants in its history and take a garden walk. $6. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing.<\/p>\n

April 4, Fix Your Clothes, noon<\/a>. Learn simple hand-sewing in this beginner-friendly, hands-on workshop. Then apply the skills directly to buttons, seams, hems, and straps. $ 25. QED Astoria, 27-16 23rd Ave.<\/p>\n

April 4, New American Voices Reading Series, 8 pm.<\/a> This ongoing program provides an open stage for artists to share original plays. This night features Ying Ying Li\u2019s But Today I am Fine<\/a> about an exhausted, sleep-deprived mother who finally gets a moment alone after putting her children to bed. She uses it to unravel a nonlinear story of her journey from childhood to motherhood. Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park.<\/p>\n

April 5, The Great Easter Basket 5K + 10K, 9 am.<\/a> Two runs to raise funds for the Never Stop Running Foundation, which serves the foster community. Participants receive swag and treats from All Round Foods and Waterloo Sparkling Water. Vicinity of Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park.<\/p>\n

April 7, Books & Bars: Roxanne Shant\u00e9, 3 pm.<\/a> Queensbridge-raised battle rapper Roxanne Shant\u00e9 talks about the music industry and the importance of literacy. Queens Public Library\u2019s Far Rockaway Branch, 1637 Central Ave.<\/p>\n

\"\"April 8, Spring Break Family Lunch Cruise, noon.<\/a> A four-hour cruise with a DJ providing narration of historic sites (Statue of Liberty, Manhattan Skyline, Brooklyn Bridge) plus music and a hot buffet. $50. One World\u2019s Fair Marina, Flushing Bay.<\/p>\n

April 8, Monthly Jazz Jam Honoring Billie Holiday, 7 pm.<\/a> Musicians gather and let the spirit flow with the house band. Play Jazz? Join free of charge. Don\u2019t play, but love Jazz? Come listen. $15. Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd.<\/p>\n

April 9, The Murder of Michael Collins, April 10.<\/a> Irish musician and performer Paddy Cullivan offers a solo presentation of a play on the 1922 death of Irish revolutionary Michael Collins. Combining historical research with multimedia performance, the show blends storytelling, satire, and investigative narrative to explore the assassination. Both shows start at 7 pm. $30. New York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Ave., Long Island City.\"\"<\/p>\n

April 9, Vino e Voce, 7:30 pm.<\/a> Queens Opera Theater presents Puccini\u2019s music with soprano Alexandra Lang paired with white wines. $35-$55. Culture Lab LIC, 5-25 46th Ave., Long Island City.<\/p>\n

\"\"April 9, Thursday Night Jazz Presents: Alfredo Colon, 8 pm.<\/a> Alfredo Colon, who draws on Dominican folklore and saxophonists Albert Ayler and Ornette Coleman, plays music that\u2019s been described as authoritative and fiery yet mournful and melodic. Jamaica Performing Arts Center, 153-10 Jamaica Ave.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Professional baseball returned to Queens recently. May the Mets go all the way, but in the meantime, let\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":182717,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":{"0":"post-182716","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-queens","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-queens","12":"tag-queens-headlines","13":"tag-queens-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182716\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}