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January Events in Queens
Top Events and Things To Do for January 2008

By John Roleke, About.com

There Will Be Earlier Films

Paul Thomas Anderson Films at Moving Image Museum - January 5-6, 2008
  • - Screening Boogie Nights, Punch Drunk Love, Magnolia, and more by Paul Thomas Anderson the director the new film There Will Be Blood.

Witness the Birth of Religious Freedom Before It Hits the Road

Flushing Remonstrance at Flushing Library - Through January 7, 2008
  • Huh? Queens is the birthplace of religious freedom in the New World? Yes. The document that started it all goes packed up on Monday and goes back upstate. It's worth a visit this weekend.

Eat and Enjoy the Manhattan View for Less

NYC Winter Restaurant Week in Queens - January 21-25, January 28-February 1, 2008
  • There's only one restaurant in Queens that's slipped into NYC Winter Restaurant Week, but it's a definite score. Water's Edge in Long Island City has fantastic views.

It's Hellenic To Me

Greek-American Performing Arts Festival - January 24 -27, 2008
  • Queens Theatre in the Park hosts its first Greek-American Performing Arts Festival with Greek and Greek-American artists and performers. The highlight might be the opening night performance of "Greek blues" by The Rebetiko Ensemble.

Celebrate the Year of the Rat (and We're Not Talking About Councilman Gallagher)

Lunar New Year/Spring Festival in Flushing - February 9, 2008
  • Well, it's not hear yet, but the Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year Parade in Flushing is a great event you should put on your calendar.
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