Sep 28 2023 @ 7:00PM
Our “Fly By” show is TONIGHT at Grove 34 in Astoria! Hosted by Ellie Dvorkin Dunn. Tickets are still available here.
Take a look at the four storytellers’ true tales inspired by this image of “The Flying Flapper” created by Queens artist Annie Shi from the archives of the Greater Astoria Historical Society.
STORIES
- Connecting Flights by Robin Gelfenbien, performed by Lowell Stephens, directed by Erika Iverson
- Liquid Mercury by Lowell Stephens, performed by Robin Gelfenbien, directed by KJ Fitzsimmons
- Like Me or Not by Ben Katzner, performed by Briana McDonald, directed by Erika Iverson
- Macarons by Briana McDonald, performed by Ben Katzner, directed by Erika Iverson
STORY TRIVIA
Didn’t win but still want a copy of tonight’s featured books? Click below to grab a copy and tell friends!
- No, YOU Tell It! Ten-Year Anthology edited by Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons
- The Book of Life After Death: Essays and Poems edited by Tim Lindner
- The Secrets of Stone Creek by Briana McDonald
- Hello My Name is Poop by Ben Katzner
SPECIAL THANKS
THIS IS AN OFFICIAL 2023 BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL BOOKEND EVENT.
The Greater Astoria Historical Society is the place to learn and celebrate Long Island City and its neighborhoods. Learn more at astorialic.org.
This project is supported by funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, Statewide Community Regrants Program (formerly the Decentralization program) with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and administered by Flushing Town Hall.
This project is made possible (in part) with public funds from the Queens Arts Fund, a re-grant program supported by New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by New York Foundation for the Arts.
