Forest Hills Stadium Job Fair

 

NY1 To Broadcast from Forest Hills Stadium this Wednesday

NY1’S ‘MORNINGS ON 1’ WILL TAKE THE SHOW ON THE ROAD TO HOST FULL NEWSCAST LIVE FROM QUEENS ON MAY 22 AT FOREST HILLS STADIUM

NY1 Morning Anchor Pat Kiernan

Spectrum News NY1 (NY1) today announced “Mornings on 1” is taking its morning news team – Pat Kiernan, Annika Pergament, Jamie Stelter, and Stacy-Ann Gooden – out of the studio and into Queens to host the morning show live at Forest Hills Stadium on May 22 from 6-9AM.

“We’re excited to partner with Forest Hills Stadium and bring the entire ‘Mornings on 1’ team to Queens for their first live remote newscast,” said Dan Ronayne, Spectrum News NY1 Senior Vice President. “Pat, Annika, Jamie, and Stacy-Ann look forward to helping our viewers connect with the community as we showcase the rich history and iconic locations from the city’s largest borough.”

In addition to delivering the top stories, weather, transit, and Pat’s “In the Papers,” “Mornings On 1” will showcase some of the local issues, businesses, restaurants and things to do in the borough. NY1 Reporter Stephanie Simon will visit the newly opened Hong Kong Gourmet Food Court in Elmhurst that is changing the local food scene and Reporter Roger Clark will report live from Rockaway Beach to highlight the area’s best beaches to visit over Memorial Day weekend. The show will also feature interviews with Luke Jensen, World TeamTennis’ New York Empire head coach.                

EatsCon 2018 Brings Celebrities, Tons of Food, and Huge Crowds

Forest Hills Stadium held its first food festival last weekend. EatsCon attracted huge crowds, celebrity guests, musicians and, of course, tons of food from restaurants throughout Queens, the rest of New York City, and surrounding areas. There were also food panels with celebrities like Olympic athlete Adam Rippon and Nina and Tim Zaggat.

Dropkick Murphys + Flogging Molly = fun!

Friday night the Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly played Forest Hills Stadium and a good time was had by all.  Stadium is now sporting permanent bathrooms for all guests.

Flogging Molly

Dropkick Murphys take the stage

Ice Skating, Holiday Vendors Planned for Forest Hills Stadium Winter Season

According to Newsday:

With the once-crumbling infrastructure of the venue now replaced and reinforced, Luba said it was time to move to the next step. After Forest Hills Stadium wraps up its concert season this year, promoters plan to transform it into “Winter Wonderland,” which will include a skating rink inside the stadium surrounded by Christmas-tree and other holiday vendors. “We want to keep the place up and running year-round,” Luba said. “The ice skating rink will be for the community.” 

 Read the full article: Forest Hills Stadium sets improvements and concert schedule

ROGER DALTREY of THE WHO Joins The New York Pops at Forest Hills Stadium on June 17

The New York Pops and Music Director Steven Reineke unite with Roger Daltrey on Sunday, June 17 at 8:00 p.m. (doors at 6:30 p.m.) at Forest Hills Stadium for a special, one-night-only performance of The Who’s ‘TOMMY’. The orchestra and Daltrey are joined by a band of seasoned Who players, including guitarist/backup singer Simon Townshend, guitarist Frank Simes, keyboardist Loren Gold, bassist Jon Button, and drummer Scott Devours. The concert marks The New York Pops’ return for its fourth season at Forest Hills Stadium, presented by Q104.3 and Madison House Presents. Considered one of the seminal albums of the rock canon, The Who’s ‘TOMMY’ includes classics such as "Pinball Wizard,” “See Me, Feel Me,” and more, and was last played by The Who for the first time in 28 years at the Royal Albert Hall in London as part of a benefit concert for the Teenage Cancer Trust. The performance also marks Roger Daltrey’s return to the Forest Hills stage, after his summer 1971 appearance when The Who performed as part of a sold-out, two-night stand. The New York Pops’ appearance is generously supported by Morgan Stanley, Blue Marble Cocktails, American Airlines, and Wigdor LLP, with additional support from the City of New York and the New York City Council.

A SPECIAL NEW YORK POPS PRE-SALE WILL TAKE PLACE on FEBRUARY 8 from 10 AM to 10 PM. On February 8, visit foresthillsstadium.com and use discount code QUEENSPOPS to purchase your tickets!

The New York Pops Returns to Forest Hills

As much fun as the previous Pops concerts have been at Forest Hills Stadium, I have to say my personal favorite was last night's sci-fi themed extravaganza as The Pops played a tribute to film score composer John Williams and his collaboration over the years with directors George Lucas (Star Wars) and Steven Spielberg (E.T., Jaws, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, Close Encounters of the Third Kind.)

Here are some pics I took from the concert, and a couple of clips from my favorite moments!

Cenovia Cummins plays the haunting theme from Schindler's List

The venue has continued to improve each year since The Stadium concerts returned

Upcoming at Forest Hills Stadium

Ice Skating, Haunted House Coming to Forest Hills?

Tucked into yesterday's amazing news about AEG's deal with Forest Hills Stadium, was this exciting news about the hopes to bring off-season uses to the Stadium as well...

AEG Inks Historic NYC Stadium Concert Deal: Exclusive

"AEG will also consider plans to operate the venue in the off-season, potentially as a haunted house during Halloween and an ice-rink during winter months."

The New York Pops Returning to Forest Hills Stadium in June - Tickets on Sale Starting Today!

MUSIC DIRECTOR STEVEN REINEKE LEADS THE ORCHESTRA

IN ICONIC FILM MUSIC

On June 8, 2017, The New York Pops will return to its summer home, Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, NY, for a program of music by legendary film composer John Williams. After two successful seasons at the open-air venue, The New York Pops is proud to return to the stadium for an evening featuring the musicians of the orchestra in some of the most popular music ever written for the silver screen. The orchestra’s Kids in the Balcony program, which has expanded greatly since its offshootKids in the Stadium was introduced in 2015 thanks in part to the generosity of concert presenters Madison House Presents, will offer more than 1,500 Queens children and their families an opportunity to attend and learn about live music for free.

This concert is generously supported by Morgan Stanley, AT&T, and Wigdor LLP, with additional support from the City of New York and the New York City Council.

Steven Reineke

“Playing at Forest Hills Stadium has really been a dream come true” said Music Director Steven Reineke. “With our third season at the stadium this summer, we are really cementing our status as a ‘must do’ summer event in NYC – and I can’t tell you how much we love being there! The orchestra sounds great in this beautiful venue, and watching the sun set over the top of the stadium while we’re looking out at a crowd of fans is one of our favorite summer traditions. Get ready for an evening of music that will transport you from a galaxy far, far away to a park full of dinosaurs, from Civil War-era Washington to shark-infested waters off the coast of New England. It’s going to be a blast!”

“There are few things more iconic and awe-inspiring than the New York Pops and the music of John Williams. AT&T is proud to support another exciting season at Forest Hills Stadium, and to help bring Williams’ incredible scores to life,” said Marissa Shorenstein, AT&T SVP for the East Region. “We are also thrilled to give back to the Queens community by once again offering free access to this one-of-a-kind experience right in their own borough.”

"As a fifteen year-resident of Forest Hills and dedicated member of the West Side Tennis Club, I know The New York Pops are both great performers and good citizens, supporting talented local musicians and giving 1,500 Queens children the opportunity to attend the series for free,” said Douglas H. Wigdor, Founding Partner Wigdor LLP. “It is a true honor and pleasure for Wigdor LLP to support the return of the New York Pops for a proud third season at Forest Hills Stadium."

The New York Pops concerts at Forest Hills Stadium are family-friendly events. Food and beverage is available for purchase on the stadium grounds. Family ticket packages available.

Forest Hills Stadium events have been made possible through a partnership with the local community, with a focus on making concerts a rewarding experience for all involved. Dedicated entrances and exits have been constructed to manage audience flow. The stadium is conveniently located feet from the E, M, F, and R subway trains as well as the LIRR, and concert-goers are strongly encouraged to utilize public transportation as there is no parking available at the stadium or in the surrounding community.

TICKETS

Tickets go on sale Friday, April 21, at 10 AM at www.foresthillsstadium.com and range from $22.50 to $102.50.

ABOUT THE NEW YORK POPS

THE NEW YORK POPS is the largest independent pops orchestra in the United States, and the only professional symphonic orchestra in New York City specializing in popular music. Under the leadership of dynamic Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke, The New York Pops continues to re-imagine orchestral pops music. The orchestra performs an annual subscription series and birthday gala at Carnegie Hall and a summer series at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, NY. The New York Pops is dedicated to lifelong learning, and collaborates with public schools, community organizations, children’s hospitals and senior centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City. PopsEd allows thousands of New Yorkers of all ages and backgrounds to participate in fully customizable music programs that blend traditional education with pure fun. Follow The New York Pops on Facebook (facebook.com/newyorkpops), Instagram (@thenewyorkpops), and Twitter (@newyorkpops).

STEVEN REINEKE is the Music Director of The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, Principal Pops Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Principal Pops Conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Principal Pops Conductor Designate of the Houston Symphony. Mr. Reineke is a frequent guest conductor with The Philadelphia Orchestra and has been on the podium with the Boston Pops, The Cleveland Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia. His extensive North American conducting appearances include San Francisco, Seattle, Edmonton, Pittsburgh, Vancouver, Ottawa (National Arts Centre), Detroit, Milwaukee and Calgary. As the creator of more than one hundred orchestral arrangements for the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra and the composer of symphonic and wind ensemble compositions, Mr. Reineke’s work has been performed worldwide.

ABOUT FOREST HILLS STADIUM

From Billie Jean King to The Beatles, Jimmy Connors to Jimi Hendrix, Chris Evert to The Rolling Stones, for decades the stadium at the West Side Tennis Club was not only host of the U.S. Open, it was also a renowned music venue, tucked into a leafy neighborhood of stately homes in Queens' Forest Hills neighborhood. However, when the U.S. Open moved to larger space in Flushing, Queens in 1977, the architecturally stunning, horseshoe-shaped Forest Hills Stadium fell into disrepair and its days as a music venue faded. In 2013, concert promoters partnered with the West Side Tennis Club to rehabilitate the stadium and bring events back to this storied venue.

Forest Hills Stadium reopened in August 2013 with an inaugural performance by Mumford & Sons on their “Full English” tour. The concert, the first in the stadium in over 15 years, brought music fans from all over the world to Forest Hills, Queens to experience live music in a truly unique environment. The 2014 concert season featured performances by Zac Brown Band, Drake, Lil Wayne, Brand New, Modest Mouse, The Replacements and Phil Lesh. Following its reopening, the stadium underwent a restoration, including a number of renovations and improvements. These included ticketed seating in the upper bowl, improved ADA seating options, widened aisles and handrail installation as well as a new concourse plan featuring easier access to food, beverage and other facilities. Ticketing was improved through a new, fan-friendly reserved ticketing system provided by Ticketfly.

ABOUT AT&T

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) helps millions around the globe connect with leading entertainment, mobile, high speed internet and voice services. We’re one of the world’s largest providers of pay TV. We have TV customers in the U.S. and 11 Latin American countries. We offer the best global coverage of any U.S. wireless provider.* And we help businesses worldwide serve their customers better with our mobility and highly secure cloud solutions. Between 2012 and 2016, AT&T invested nearly $135 billion in our U.S. wireless and wired networks, including capital investment and acquisitions of wireless spectrum and operations. And during the same period, AT&T invested more in the United States than any other public company.

Additional information about AT&T products and services is available at http://about.att.com. Follow our news on Twitter at @ATT, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/att and YouTube athttp://www.youtube.com/att.

*Global coverage claim based on offering discounted voice and data roaming; LTE roaming; and voice roaming in more countries than any other U.S. based carrier. International service required. Coverage not available in all areas. Coverage may vary per country and be limited/restricted in some countries.

ABOUT WIGDOR LLP

Wigdor LLP is widely considered the preeminent employment litigation firm in the country.  Founded in 2003, Wigdor LLP specializes in litigating complex cases, representing individual executives as well as current and former employees in a variety of employment law matters.  With over $50 million in trial and arbitration verdicts, Wigdor LLP’s lawyers are experts in every aspect of employment law and are specialists within their respective practice areas.  Our reputation is bolstered by the fact that the Firm has recovered well over one billion in settlements on behalf of our clients, in all facets of employment law, including those who have been victimized by discrimination or harassment based on pregnancy, race, gender, age, sexual orientation or disability.

Wigdor LLP, and founding Partner Douglas H. Wigdor, have always been committed to giving back to our local and international communities.  Recently, Mr. Wigdor participated in a Lawyers Without Borders initiative to train Kenyan Wildlife Officers in crime scene management and evidence preservation.  The group spent five days training approximately forty-five Kenyan Wildlife Service officers on evidence collection and investigation best practices.

Mr. Wigdor is an active and philanthropic member of the Forest Hills community, where he has lived for over fifteen years.  Mr. Wigdor has served on the legal committee of the Forest Hills Garden Association, and has had the privilege of managing several basketball teams in the Forest Hills Little League, in addition to coaching a basketball team at the Forest Hills YMCA and Forest Hills Community House.  Mr. Wigdor is also an active member of the Westside Tennis Club at Forest Hills. 

Mr. Wigdor has attended the New York Pops summer concert series in Forest Hills for the past two summers, and on behalf of himself and Wigdor LLP, is honored to welcome the New York Pops return to Forest Hills stadium for their third series on June 8th, 2017. 

Follow Wigdor LLP news on our website at www.wigdorlaw.com, on Twitter (@WigdorLaw), and on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Wigdor-LLP-169668296381359/).

http://www.newyorkpops.org        http://www.foresthillsstadium.com

The New York Pops is a not-for-profit corporation supported solely through the generosity of individual donations, institutional grants, and concert income. Dates, artists, and programs are subject to change.

Photo credits: Steven Reineke – by Michael Tammaro; The New York Pops – Richard Termine
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New Music Festival Coming to Forest Hills: Aretha Franklin to Perform

I tweeted this a few days ago, but I think many folks in the area may have missed this exciting news:

Aretha Franklin to Headline a New City Winery Festival in Queens

City Winery is entering the festival circuit. The downtown Manhattan venue will present City Winery Open, a two-day music, food and wine festival featuring Aretha Franklin and Sheryl Crow, at Forest Hills Stadium Sept. 17-18.  

New York Pops at Forest Hills Stadium with Matthew Morrison and Megan Hilty

Here are some photos from last night's show. Like last year, it was fantastic, mixing some classical American songs like "Take the A Train," and "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," with some more modern Broadway hits from shows like "Finding Neverland" and "Hairspray." Matthew Morrison and Megan Hilty lended their star power to the incredible talent of the Pops orchestra. As Pops Conductor Steve Reineke remarked, there were more people at the concert this year than last, so it seems word of their new summer home here in Forest Hills is growing and they are becoming a local favorite!

Forest Hills Stadium's Secret VIP Rooms

This is really cool: The best concert seat in NYC is inside this porta-potty

There is no amount of names you can drop, palms you can grease or cleavage you can show that will get you into the strangest VIP room in New York City. The only key you need for this secret spot in Forest Hills Stadium is a 9-volt battery — and the ability to act like you need to go … to the bathroom.

Needless to say, "I want in!"

Happy Pride Day!

We had a great time at the Dolly Parton concert last night at the Stadium. I realized it was my 6th concert at the Stadium since music returned there on August 28, 2013: Mumford (2013); James Taylor (2015); New York Pops (twice) (2015); Disclosure (2016) and now Dolly (2016).

Anyway, Dolly put on a great show, I'm sure anyone who attended would agree. She's really amazing.

And, this pic of a couple of rather enthusiastic Dolly fans at the concert last night also gave me a fresh new Gay Pride Day photo to use on the blog! It will battle the Gay Imperial Storm Trooper on this website each year going forward! (I also included that one below for good measure.)

Happy Pride Day everyone!

Flight of the Conchords to Play Forest Hills Stadium

This should be a fun one: Flight of the Conchords will be playing Forest Hills Stadium on July 20th
Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m.

Paul Simon Returns to Forest Hills Stadium

It's never too soon to start thinking about July Fourth Weekend! And what better way to kick it off than seeing Queens' own Paul Simon at Forest Hills Stadium Thursday, June 30th. Simon is returning to the Stadium, having first performed here back in 1970!
 
Tickets will go on sale Saturday, February 27th at 10am at ForestHillsStadium.com

Professional Tennis Returning to Forest Hills Stadium

Tennis is back at Forest Hills Stadium! Led by US Open Champion Andy Roddick and with Patrick McEnroe at the coaching helm, professional tennis returns to Forest Hills with Mylan World Team Tennis' newest franchise, the New York Empire. Go here for more information.

Winter Thaw

It was downright Spring-like today. And fittingly, because guess who's returning to Forest Hills for an encore in June??

Yes, things are starting to come alive again here in The Hills...

Alabama Shakes at Forest Hills Stadium

Pics from last Saturday's concert. Thanks to everyone who sent in these photos this week...

An Inside Look at Forest Hills Stadium

Forest Hills Stadium closes out its 2015 Summer Season tonight with a concert by Alabama Shakes (by the way. as usual, if you're going to the concert and happen to take some photos, please send them in to the Blog at edgeofthecity@gmail.com and I'll post the best ones).

Anyway, I thought it would be interesting for those who didn't attend any concerts this summer and who might be curious, to share some photos of how the Stadium's grounds have evolved as the concerts have really begun to take off since the opening season in 2013. Here's some photos of the food and drink areas. I thought it was cool that Heineken has set up a pop-up location on the grounds, kind of like a mini-version of what they do each year at the U.S. Open.

The food offerings are off to a good start. It's nice to see local Danny Brown's represented, along with Bulldog Burgery, and the Manhattan-based Mayhem & Stout. It would be cool to see the food offerings expand further next season...