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LIC Update: July 6, 2022
LICP Talks Session on Labor & Employment - July 13
Join us on Wednesday, July 13, 9-10:30 a.m. via Zoom for another insightful LICP Talks Labor & Employment session, as Irene Zoupaniotis, Counsel in the Labor & Employment Group at Farrell Fritz (LICP Member), provides an update on what businesses need to be thinking about in 2022 and beyond. Register here.
New Agora at Socrates Sculpture Park - July 9
Explore art and the outdoors with New Agora at Socrates Sculpture Park this Saturday, July 9. Discover new creatives and perspectives with family-friendly workshops, conversations, tours, screenings, performance, music, and more! Learn more here.
Open Call for Artist Banners - Deadline: August 22
Emerging AAPI artists based in New York City are invited to submit designs for the Noguchi Museum’s outdoor banners. The designs must address the theme of peace. Learn more here.
Open Call for Artist Proposals - Deadline: August 31
Artists who have not yet had an institutional exhibition in New York City are invited to submit proposals for solo exhibitions which will be presented in a designated gallery space at SculptureCenter (LICP Member). Learn more here.
Legends of LIC - A Story for the Fourth
By Bob Singleton, Executive Director, Greater Astoria Historical Society (LICP Member)

Delafield soon established himself in New York as a merchant and was exceptionally successful. He became one of the wealthiest men in the country. He married into the Hallett Family and purchased the Blackwell farm overlooking the East River paying his father-in-law $3,300 (about $110,000 in today’s currency). Its modern bounds would include the Costco Parking Lot.

Keep reading here.
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Community Happenings & Events
July 7: Join the Noguchi Museum on Thursdays, July 7 - August 11, at the LIC Branch of the Queens Public Library for a drop-in expressive writing workshop for adults. Learn more here.

July (all month): Culture Lab LIC continues to offer free outdoor concerts Thursdays-Sundays all month! Learn more here.

To find more events (and post your own) visit LICQNS.com!
LIC in the News
COVID-19 Updates
As of June 18, the CDC recommended that all children 6 months through 5 years of age should receive a COVID-19 vaccine. More information can be found here.

As of June 13, Mayor Eric Adams announced that masks are optional for 2-4 year old children in all early childhood settings. More information can be found here.

As of June 12, air passengers do not need to get tested and show the COVID-19 test result or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 prior to boarding a flight to the U.S. More information can be found here.
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