Feriehus i Astoria, Queens

EXPLORE CREATIVITY FROM THE INSIDE OUT! As experienced by team Google, Apple, Facebook, Nike, Netflix, YouTube, NPR, Amazon, Linkedin, Twitter, Spotify, Johnson & Johnson & Mind/Body Online. Featured in Travel & Leisure, Mercury News, & Downtown Magazine. Check out Ben's recent interview in Cultbytes online. No art experience necessary. No drawing skills required! Great for team-building, social connection & creative reflection. This is not a technical drawing exercise but an exercise in enlivening the imagination & accessing the creative capacity of body & mind. 'Drawn from Within' explores the way in which drawing enhances the relationship between inside & outside & allows us to see familiarity with renewed curiosity. The experience provides entry into the creative mind & distills creative principles that can be applied to other areas. ‘Drawn from Within’ is a playful & interactive exploration of how creativity actually works. A restorative, meaningful & fun way for teams, families & friends to connect, designed specifically as a creative response to this time of separation & uncertainty. Please message Ben Ponté directly to ask about group discounts or specific times not already listed on the calendar. NOW ACCEPTING GROUPS UP TO 500!

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY.... When you step into Loop of the Loom, light music and cheerful colors invite you to a pre-set loom waiting for you. In this experience, you will create your own tapestry in our peaceful and meditative zen weaving dojo. Within a minute you will learn to start weaving by yourself. Don’t worry—it’s very easy and fun! As your session progresses, we will be on hand to answer any questions and help any time you need us. ZEN WEAVING IS YOUR CREATIVE JOURNEY. Be open-minded and follow what you like. Relax…this is "Zen weaving". It will allow you to find tranquility and relaxation in the rhythm of movement and color. NO MISTAKES! You can weave as freely as you like. Unlike conventional weaving, we don't teach you how to make fabric like machine made. We always try to do what only human beings can do. Let your creative mind find your true self through playing and exploring with yarns from over 500 colorful and natural materials. TIME FLIES WHEN YOU'RE HAVING FUN! In a two hour session, you can complete a tapestry-size woven piece to take home!

*If there is another time slot your interested in please contact me and I will try to accommodate you* We will make authentic Puerto Rican foods, paired with an Island inspired cocktail. All made by you! Salsa Music playing while delicious smells fill the air! All while learning about Puerto Rican Culture! I will teach you to make sofrito, which is a staple in every PR kitchen, as well as PR style rice and beans. Then, depending on your preference, we will make a variety of foods: Apps: Passionfruit wings with Sofrito Mayo Ensalada de cameron (shrimp salad) Bacalaito (salted cod fritters) Salad,Tostones and garlic sauce Pastelitos (empanadas beef,chicken,cheese) Alcapurrias (yuca/plantain fritters with beef or vegetarian) Entrees: Jibarito Sandwich (crispy plantain sandwich, steak or chicken) Mofongo (mashed plantains with garlic, chicken or shrimp) Bistec Ensabollado (steak with onions) Pollo Guisado Criollo with Rice (Stewed chicken in a vegetable sauce) Garlic Rubbed baked chicken (pollo al horno) Pasteles (banana leaf wrapped plantain/yuca flour, meat or veggie) Dessert: Guava Pantella Cake with fresh fruit and many more. We also have more vegan/vegetaria Other things to note You can reach me via @islandlifekitchen Instagram for more pictures and questions! Please be on time for the class, due to time restraints I can't go past the allotted time.

We will spend two hours walking and eating our way through 5 or 6 of the countries represented here in Jackson Heights, where there are huge South Asian and South American populations. (NOTE: This tour has been adapted to be outdoors.) This tour is unique in that you can briefly travel the world via food, and with minimal walking, from India to Myanmar to Colombia or Thailand! Tastings are substantial, sometimes spicy (unless requested otherwise), and sourced from small local eateries. There's a good chance you haven't eaten some of this food before, especially the Himalayan, Bengali or Burmese options. My guests are always pleasantly surprised by what I give them. It's my hope that guests leave this tour with renewed appreciation for the cuisine of different cultures, and further inspiration to eat with curiosity. I attempt to run a "greener" tour by providing compostable utensils (which I ask guests to hold onto during the tour) and using recycled paper products where possible. *Note: If you don't see the date/time you want listed as available, message me! I may be able to open up a tour for you, even on weekends. Other things to note: --Your host is fully vaccinated! --I'll have extra masks + sanitizer on hand. --Bring a reusable water bottle for yourself, if possible. --Consider this tour lunch (or dinner). --Tour is rain or shine (bring umbrella if needed)

Experience hidden Central Park locations only a true New York City historian can help you find. Visit some of Central Park's least-trafficked, truly historic and most beautiful locations all above 100th Street. Learn the history of the park and its creators, find out what was there before, visit forts from the Revolutionary War, see the stunning formal gardens, "hike" through Central Park's Adirondack Mountains and much more. This fascinating, educational and entertaining tour is conducted by a licensed New York City tour guide with over 20 years of experience. Here are just a few of the many adventures on this tour: Be transported to mountain/rustic scenery in the middle of Manhattan. Visit the ethereal "Secret Garden". See the ornate French iron gate that protected Cornelius Vanderbilt II’s mansion. Overlook the scenic vista of the Harlem Meer. Stroll under a marvel of engineering, an arch made of uncut boulders. Watch for “invaders” atop the high fortresses from the Revolutionary War ...and so much more! Other things to note The tour takes place rain, snow or shine. There are no refunds or rescheduling if it rains or snows on the day of the tour. PLEASE arrive 10 minutes early to check in. Please arrive 10 minutes early. Please be on time! It is extremely difficult to find the group once it leaves. Wear clothing fo