✨ This week in Astoria: Nov 17 - 23


ASTORIA LIVE | November 17th, 2025

Hello Astoria!

Only 6 weeks left of 2025! I can't wait to share what I've been cooking up to help you connect to the events, communities, people, and places that make our neighborhood so special. I'm writing to you from a new email platform, and working hard on a brand-new Astoria Live website and holiday gift guide, stay tuned!

Don't forget to submit your local gift ideas to support our neighborhood's best makers and shops, and scroll on for the events happening nearby this week!

Cheers,

Stacey

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This week in Astoria

November 17 - 19

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

U.S. Soccer Watch Party: USMNT vs Uruguay

7pm, Rivercrest, @ao_qns

As New York gears up for the 2026 World Cup, join the American Outlaws Queens chapter for U.S. soccer watch parties at Rivercrest, the home bar in Queens for U.S. soccer. Bring your passion and energy to cheer alongside the best fans and be a part of a vibrant community of supporters, while enjoying BIG SCREEN action WITH SOUND and HAPPY HOUR pricing!

Winter Season - Wolfhound Trivia

8pm, The Wolfhound, @triviacity

Join for another season of Wolfhound Trivia, with homegrown quizzes played with old fashioned pen and paper. Audio round, visual round, and 60+ questions every week. Weekly prizes plus league play with grand prizes that includes $600+ in gift vouchers!

Booze & Build

7:30am, QED Astoria, @boozeandbuild

$12 Lego building event for 21+ Building competitions and kits. Drinks and food available for purchase. This month is Turkey Day themed let’s see those Lego turkeys!

"Story Time" For Parents and Caregivers

11:30am, Astoria Bookshop, @AstoriaBookshop

In November, Jean Edelstein will read selections from her own work, as well as a classic kid's book for the baby audience. In between readings, local author and parent Nicole Haroutunian will facilitate a discussion with your fellow caregivers.

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Friends Trivia

Mom's Astoria, @momsastoria

Return to Oz Screening | Zero Vision Cinema

8pm, Grove 34, @zerovisioncinema

See the original and TWISTED sequel to The Wizard of Oz. This forgotten 1980’s fantasy is straight out of the era of children’s films that are built to terrify you.

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Greenpoint History Night Tour - Astoria

7pm, The Ditty, @thedittybar

Astoria Gay Book Club: November Meetup

6:15pm, Fresco's Grand Cantina (31st Street), @astoriagaybookclub

Join us Thursday, November 20th, 6:15–7:15PM at Fresco’s Grand Cantina (28-50 31st St, Astoria) to discuss Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen, followed by a social after! 💬 All are welcome — RSVP on Partiful and join our WhatsApp group through the link in bio!

SHADOW PUPPETS

6:30pm, MOSTLY GOOD STUDIOS, @MOSTLYGOODSTUDIOS

Mostly Good Studios presents- Stories in Silhouette! Discover the magic of shadow puppetry! In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to design, cut, and perform their own paper puppets, bringing characters and scenes to life with light and movement. Perfect for artists, theatre lovers, and anyone curious about the art of storytelling through shadows.

Book release: World of Dew by Lindsey Stuart Hill (in conversation with Emily Hockaday)

7pm, Astoria Bookshop, @AstoriaBookshop

The Astoria Bookshop is delighted to welcome Lindsay Stuart Hill to celebrate her new poetry collection, World of Dew. She will be joined in conversation by Emily Hockaday.

Friday, November 21, 2025

New Play Reading Series from the Astoria New Play Festival at Q.E.D.

7pm, Q.E.D., @astorianewplayfest

The first ever Astoria New Play Festival presents a series of new play readings by local playwrights, followed by audience talkbacks, at Q.E.D. from November 21-23. See our instagram or Q.E.D.'s calendar for specific times and play details!

Alt Side Parking Live!

9:30pm, The Irish Rover, Altsideparkingny

Astoria’s favorite “divorced dad rock” cover band is back at the Irish Rover for a night full of music and festivities. Come break your no Nickelback November and help celebrate bass player Nicky C’s (Hoodie Allen, This Condition) birthday!

Saturday, November 22, 2025

PASTA BODY

6pm, MOSTLY GOOD STUDIOS, @MOSTLYGOODSTUDIOS

Relax into an environment where no food, nor any art is “bad”. Where every body is fit to be a work of art. Our evening will begin with a 3 course pasta dinner made by our chef Samantha Renee Paz and will be followed by a class in clay figure sculpting, inspired by love for our bodies, taught by artist Kaitlyn Sather.

Sunday, November 23, 2025

WEAVING WITH SCRAPS

12pm, MOSTLY GOOD STUDIOS, @MOSTLYGOODSTUDIOS

create woven pieces using simple frame looms and repurposed textile waste such as fabric strips, yarn remnants, or even plant fibers. A playful and low-pressure introduction to weaving that emphasizes texture, improvisation, and reimagining “waste” as material. The finished pieces can be turned into coasters, pouches, or kept as decorative woven artworks. Participants will be able to turn old material into something new

Remember to verify all event details with the organizers!


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