Laugh It Up, Astoria

Join Liz Simons & Jenn Wehrung as they welcome one helluva line-up for this month's edition of Laugh It Up, Astoria!!  This month we welcome: Davey MelchJenny RubinJC CoccoliLiz Magee and (the ever present) MORE!  *Lineups subject to change. Door at 8:30, Show at 9!!Tickets $6 in advance and $8 at the door Hosted By: Liz Simons and Jenn Wehrung  Past guests have…

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AMA Live! With Kambri Crews, Kathryn Musilek & Aparna Nancherla

Are you a comedian, producer, writer, business owner, human? Do you have questions about producing, performing, booking tours, writing a memoir, landing a book deal, PR & marketing, pitching venues, writing treatments, life in general? Then don't miss AMA Live at QED. This open forum features Kambri Crews, Kathryn Musilek & Aparna Nancherla! General admission tickets…

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New Release Day with Christian Finnegan

Groundbreaking, paradigm-shifting artistry doesn’t appear out of thin air, folks. Every great joke or character or song starts somewhere and on the 4th Monday of every month, that ‘somewhere’ is QED! Join host Christian Finnegan ("Are We There Yet?", "Chappelle's Show" & "Best Week Ever") as he invites a few big time pros to try out new material before…

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The Reddit Show

The internet is filled with people who fall in love or argue about anything and everything. Reddit is one of many websites full of strangers coming together for better or worse. Fortunately there is a nice community of mostly harmless comics from r/standup who join Dominic Fogarty to come out from behind their computers to…

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Two Juice Minimum

It’s the first late night style comedy show just for kids… in the daytime! 2-Juice Minimum Starring Mark Malkoff features hilarious kids comedy sketches, jokes, and videos. Think David Letterman or Jimmy Kimmel for kids. Kids will howl with laughter at comedian and YouTube sensation Mark Malkoff.    Kids get to give grown ups time outs! If Mark Malkoff doesn’t guess kids’…

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Lather On Presents a Soapmaking Workshop

Learn to make soap from scratch! Price of class includes 2 bars of soap to keep! Using a method called "cold process soapmaking," you will create your very own bars of all-natural vegan soap to keep for yourself or give as gifts to friends.  Students will be divided into groups to create their own small…

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Astoria’s Catching Em All!

Gotta catch em all! Pokémon GO has become something of a movement, to say the least. Within hours of it’s release, it soured to the top of the charts and has now become officially the biggest mobile game in the nation’s history! That’s pretty big, in case you haven’t heard. However more importantly than that…

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Infamous Crime Scenes

New Yorkers have always had a fascination with Crime.  On May 15th, gain a modern perspective of twelve of the most infamous NYC Crime Scenes, and the stories behind them. Learn about the murder of a famous rock star that later resulted in an auction that netted an eyewitness over half a million dollars. Or…

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Screenwriting Basics – One Day Intensive

This four-hour course covers the basics of screenwriting, from premise to outline to finished draft. Plus tips on building a career and maintaining a consistent work ethic. And your instructor will share his own story of how a self-taught guy with no connections got to make a Hollywood movie with major stars. Students of all levels…

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Networking in the heart of Astoria

The Queens Chamber of Commerce is pleased to host a networking event in the heart of Astoria! Build relationships with other business owners and generate new prospects! When: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 5:30 PM – 7:30 PMWhere: Quontic Bank, 31-05 Broadway, Astoria, NY 11106 (Broadway stop on N/Q train)RSVP at

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