The Venue
QED Astoria
27-16 23rd Ave
Kambri Crews opened this small Astoria arts space in 2014 and the comedian Hannah Lieberman owns it now. The calendar runs from first-time stand-ups to writing workshops.
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Shape The Night
Before
Arepas CafeA narrow Venezuelan place on 36th Avenue that has been griddling arepas on this block since the late 2000s. You order at the counter from a board of about twenty fillings and the reina pepiada is the one most people come back for. There are a dozen or so tables and the turnover is quick. It sits directly across 36th Avenue from Melrose Ballroom's door.
9:30 PM · QED Presents (10/17 9:30)
After
Bel Aire DinerA full Queens diner on 21st Street with a counter, booths and a menu that runs from eggs to souvlaki to a slice of pie. It opens at five in the morning and closes at two most nights, which makes it the default answer in this part of Astoria at an hour when everything else has shut. In warm months the parking lot has been used for rooftop film nights and drive-in screenings.