The Weekender

Don’t even get me started explaining my long absence. Let’s just jump right into the weekend shall we?

This weekend is all about the Super Bowl, well, that is if you are a fan of that kind of football. Me, on the other hand, I prefer the other kind of football. The Super Bowl really serves as my reminder that Spring Training is coming up. Bring on the baseball!
But Sunday can just become a good excuse to drink and eat wings…mmm wings. Speaking of-AM NY recently said Astoria has got some great wings over at Mary Maguires-who is sure to be airing the SB.

If the Super Bowl isn’t your bag, well we can keep you occupied the rest of the weekend and you won’t even notice people shouting either, “Go Colts!” or “Da Bears!”

Waltz Astoria serves us some more great tunes this weekend. On Friday they welcome the Stephane Wrembel Trio at 9pm. $10 cover and $7 drink minimum. Here’s what they have to say:

"French Guitar virtuoso Stephane Wrembel has canneled the very essence of
Django Reinhardt and has been praised for his ability to incorporate
French Gypsy jazz with a unique combination of music from all over the
world."

Saturday at 9 they welcome The Last Broadcast

“a five-piece band that has been taking NYC by storm with their unique
combination of hip-hop, soul and rock. Their performances often provide a
narrative (cross from rap and public annoucment) set to a rhythmic backdrop with
occational improvisation by solo instruments. Their music is funky &
contagious, street-ready yet sophisticated.”

$5 cover and $7 drink minimum to enjoy the tunes.

This is also one of your last 2 weekends to head over to Art-O-Mat L.I.C. and catch Eye See, an informal installation of neon and drawings by New York based UK light artist Clare Brew.

“Charting the formation of colours against time, Clare Brew has created a work
comprised of neon lines. The inspiration for this work derives from
contemplating the effect of one color on the eye’s perception of another
color. The installation is a visual aid to understanding the phenomenon of
light. Eye See is an opportunity to see the early stages of an evolving project
in Light.”

Continuing on in our community’s great little art world Flux Factory offers us HELLo an an

“examination of functional spaces/objects and the symbolism they are charged
with in the sphere of fine art”

The Chocolate Factory Theatre offers us both theatre and art to stimulate us. Swing by and catch Photographs by Iannis Delatolas.

“In his dreamlike scenarios, Delatolas visits the empty isolation of America's
postindustrial landscape - a gas station in Brookings, Oregon; a drive-in movie
theater; a dirt road in Vieques, Puerto Rico - hoping for a glimpse of hope in
what is both a romantic darkness and a metaphor for losing one's way.”

Or, if you’re in the mood for theatre make reservations for Force. Force is a trilogy of plays: Wanderlust, Threshold, and Convergence.

"Told on an epic scale through dreams, travel, memories and magic realism, Force
dissects the idea that man is as capable as nature of creating stupendous beauty
and awesome destruction."

Finally the big game.

Here’s what AM-NY had to say about Mary Maguire’s and their wings:

Mary McGuire's: This casual restaurant and sports bar is a sure
bet -- you can put a few dollars on a Keno game in the betting parlor while
savoring a large portion of wings (served mild or hot) with creamy blue-cheese
dressing. On Tuesdays, die-hard wings fans can get them for 20 cents apiece if
they dine at the bar. (38-04 Broadway, Astoria; 718-728-3434; 12 wings for
$7.95)

And their dinner specials are pretty darn tasty as well.

Otherwise Hell Gate Social is throwing a Super Bowl Party. Watch the game on their HUGE indoor wall and enjoy free buffalo wings (mmmmmm wings) and drink specials starting at 5.

Now, all of this ought to keep you busy.
Get out and make it a great weekend.

Oh and props to Punxsutawney Phil for seeing his shadow and bringing hopes of an early spring. Rocking good news.

sorry bout the funky formatting. i was trying something new that looks perfect on preview but no so much when published.