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PAGE 4 THE QUEENS TIMES THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2026

Voting Open Until Feb. 4th For Queens
Chamber Of Commerce Inaugural
Queens’ Best Soup Competition

It’s In Queens!
(Jan. 30 to Feb. 5)
NYSCI.TechDay.
Ice and snow? Queens counters
with Farmhouse Jazz, Korean
Rock, and a tech blowout. Lu-
nar New Year fun, Noguchi’s
talent, and a borough art show
are also in the mix. Please
read on.

• Jan. 31, Insun Park & Gen-
erals, 7 pm. Get ready for a
groundbreaking fusion of Rock-
n-Roll, Korean traditional mu-
sic, and mask dance rhythms.
Leading the quartet is Insun
Park, a master of the Gang-
nyeong Mask Dance, who blends FTH.Insun
her vocals and dance with Don-
ghyuk Heo (composer, guitar),
Hyunmo Yang (drums), Johyun
Kim (taepyeongso, flute), and
Hahyungki Baek (bass guitar).
$27 to $32. Flushing Town Hall,
137-35 Northern Blvd.
• Jan. 31, Music in the Farm-
house, 7 pm + 8:30 pm. Two
chances for an intimate evening Vote for your go-to Queens es- rant (Greenpoint Avenue, Sunny-
of live music in the Adriance tablishment Until February 4, by side)
Farmhouse. Saxophonist Carl visiting https://bit.ly/QueensBest- • Knish Nosh (Queens
Bartlett Jr. provides melodies SoupVote Boulevard, Forest Hills)
that echo through the centuries- • La Baraka (Northern
old rooms of a landmark. Free. The Queens Chamber of Boulevard, Little Neck)
Queens County Farm Museum, Commerce, the oldest and larg- • Monahan & Fitzgerald
73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Glen est business association in the (41st Avenue, Bayside)
Oaks. borough, is now accepting votes • My Black Thai (Northern
for its Queens’ Best Soup Com-
Boulevard, Jackson Heights)
• Jan. 31, Queens Tech & Ca- petition. Members of the public •
Nana’s Kitchen New
reer Expo, 10 am. AI + gaming, are encouraged to vote for their York (31st Avenue, East Elmhurst)
live battles, hands-on demos, favorite establishments serving • Nippon Cha (Bell Boule-
mentoring, workshops, and more up bowls of the winter favorite vard, Bayside)
than 50 vendors. Good for those from among 20 nominated estab- • O’Neill’s (53rd Drive,
exploring tech for the first time lishments at https://bit.ly/Queens- Maspeth)
and those already building a ca- BestSoupVote. Voting will end on • Panorama Restaurant
reer in the field. Free. New York Wednesday, February 4, National and Hall (Astoria Boulevard, East
Hall of Science, 47-01 111th St., QF.Potato Homemade Soup Day. Elmhurst)
Flushing Meadows Corona Park. “As voting gets underway, • Parksanbal (1626nd
• Jan. 31, Block Printing we’re inviting people to show Street, Flushing)
Workshop, noon + 2 pm. Liza- their support for their favorite • Peppa’s Jerk Chicken
nia Cruz, Eduardo Fermín, and local soup spot,” said Tom Grech, Restaurant (Rockaway Boulevard,
master printer John Andrews President and CEO of the Queens Jamaica)
lead two hands-on printmak- Chamber of Commerce. “These • Viña del Mar (146th
ing workshops exploring Latin restaurants are a vital part of our Street, Jamaica)
American poster designs with neighborhoods, and this contest is Some of the nominated res-
bold lettering. MoMA PS1, 22- a chance to celebrate the comfort, taurants are known for their
25 Jackson Ave., Long Island culture, and creativity they bring signature soups, including White
City. to the table. Whether you crave a Bean Chicken Chili from 5 Burro
• Jan. 31, Young Writers’ timeless classic or a bold, global Cafe, Soup Joumou at Good Taste
flavor, cast your vote and help us Restaurant and Catering, Vori-
Workshop, 2 pm. The North name Queens’ best soup.”
Vori Soup at I Love Paraguay
Broadway Players presents a Nominations for the contest Restaurant, French Onion Soup at
suite of short plays written by were collected over the course La Baraka, Onion Soup Au Gratin
kids for people. $10 suggested of several weeks and include the at Monahan & Fitzgerald, Tom Ka
donation. The Church on the Farm Museum, 73-50 Little of sculptures, project models, following businesses: Soup at My Black Tie, and Ence-
Hill’s Gessner Hall, 167-07 35th Neck Parkway, Glen Oaks. photographs, and archival mate- • 5 Burro Cafe (Austin bollado at Panorama Restaurant
Ave., Flushing. • Feb. 2, Casting Call, Feb. 5. rials, this exhibition traces how Street, Forest Hills) and Hall.
• Feb. 1, Lunar New Year: Nai- Tryouts for “I’m not Rappaport,” NYC’s material, cultural, social, • A n ny’s Rest au rant Pending availability, the win-
Ni Chen Dance Company, 3 pm. Herb Gardner’s Tony-winning and political landscape informed (Beach 116th Street, Rockaway ner will be crowned with the title
Celebrate the Year of the Horse play about two elderly men Isamu Noguchi’s work and how Park) of Queens’ Best Soup at an event
with family-friendly dance fea- -- one Jewish and one African- he, in turn, transformed the Big • Arepas Café (36th Av- on Wednesday, February 11. The
turing majestic dragons, acro- American -- who meet on a park Apple. The Noguchi Museum, enue, Long Island City) winning establishment will re-
bats, and twirling ribbons. $22. bench in Central Park. Themes 9-01 33rd Rd., Long Island City. • Brasserie Creole (Linden ceive bragging rights, along with
Queens College’s Colden Au- of aging, urban life, and inde- • Feb. 4, 25th Annual Winter Boulevard, Cambria Heights) a complimentary membership to
ditorium, 153-49 Reeves Ave., pendence blend with humor and Art Show, March 1. The Bayside • Campeón del Pollo (108th the Queens Chamber of Com-
Flushing. commentary on how society Historical Society’s Winter Art Street, Corona) merce. The second and third place
• Feb. 1, Historic Lectures: discards the elderly. Dates are Show highlights a wide range • Four Four South Village winners will receive certificates.
More than Potatoes, 1 pm. An Feb. 2, 3, and 5 from 7 pm to 10 of work by contemporary artists (Prince Street, Flushing) This is the 13th “Best of
afternoon lecture exploring the pm. Play goes on in May. Zion across Queens. The display is • Good Taste Restaurant Queens” food competition. Prior
borough’s agricultural past with Episcopal Church Hall, 243-20 online and in a storefront gal- and Catering (Linden Boulevard, contests settled debates over the
fascinating stories of farms and Church St., Douglaston. lery at 211-27 26th Ave. in Bay Cambria Heights) borough’s best pizza, burgers, ha-
HinoMaru Ramen (Dit-
•
families by various Queens his- • Feb. 4, Noguchi’s New York, Terrace Shopping Center (near mars Boulevard, Astoria) lal, empanadas, barbecue, tacos,
torians. Free. Queens County Sept. 13. Through a selection Ben’s Deli). • I Love Paraguay Restau- frozen desserts, bagels, pad thai,
tavern, bakery, and deli.