Dates To Know In Astoria, Long Island City This Week

ASTORIA, QUEENS — Most meetings and events may be virtual nowadays, but there's still plenty going on in Astoria and Long Island City.

Patch has compiled a list of events for neighbors to mark on their calendars. From community meetings to family events, here are the dates to know for the week of Jan. 17.

Local Meetings & Events

Monday, Jan. 18: Commonpoint Queens marks this year's MLK Day of Service with volunteer events all day. Click here to learn more and register.

Monday, Jan. 18: The NYPD's 1114th Precinct hosts its virtual Sector A "Build the Block" meeting at 6 p.m. Click here to register.

Tuesday, Jan. 19: Queens Community Board 1 hosts its January meeting at 6:30 p.m. over Zoom. Click here for more information.

Wednesday, Jan. 20: The Old Astoria Neighborhood Association hosts its January meeting at 6:30 p.m. over Facebook Live.

Around Queens

Queens Public Library hosts "A Conversation with the Curator of the Black Heritage Reference Collection" on Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 4 p.m. Click here to register.

Queens Borough President's Office hosts a ranked-choice voting workshop on Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 5:30 p.m. Click here to RSVP.

Queens County Bird Club hosts a virtual discussion with nature writer Deborah Cramer about her book The Narrow Edge: A Tiny Bird, An Ancient Crab, and An Epic Journey on Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. Click here to pre-register.

Commonpoint Queens hosts a virtual conversation with Minnesota Vikings owner Mark Wilf on Thursday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. Click here to register.

Ongoing Events

The Noguchi Museum: Futura Akari exhibition, on display through Feb. 28.

Socrates Sculpture Park: Jeffrey Gibson's Because Once You Enter My House, It Becomes Our House, on display through March.

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