Astorian Weekend Edition - September 9
by Joey In Astoria

I gotta tell ya, September got off to a bad start, folks. With disaster on our minds, the anniversary of our own City's crisis is going to be all the more acute.

My advice to you: get involved. Do it this weekend. And immerse yourself in the joy of living here, as well as honoring the memory of those who've passed.

Saturday, support some bright, young artists. Take a stroll down to Socrates Sculpture Park around 2 p.m. for the opening of their Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibit.

Meditate the next 24 hours until 2 p.m. on Sunday when you can rediscover our neighborhood yet again, on a walking tour with the Queens Historical Society. Then retire to St. Joseph's Church for the Astoria Symphony's Memorial Concert.

It's fun to bounce around town checking out the scene, no doubt. Even writing about it is fun. But if ever there was a weekend for it, stop and smell the flowers.