Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Best Year in Music: 1994
Tuesday, Nov 19, 2024 from 8-10pm
L.I.C. Bar (Carriage House) 45-58 Vernon Blvd, L.I.C., NYC 11101

Literature is coming back to LIC Bar, but with a twist: it’s a celebration of music alongside words.

MFA alum Catherina LaSota will will tinker on her Fender Mustang while hosting Emily Raboteau, Brian Gresko, & Nicole Haroutunian, who will offer their reflections on the music of 1994 (considered by many to be the greatest single year of music for all time) along with some brand-new writing.

I think the bigger question is whether this is a reunion of LaSota’s reading series, or just an encore from those days–founded in 2015, LIC Reading Series quickly became one of the literary standouts in the borough of Queens, along with the rise of Newtown Literary and some of the other reading series in Queens, such as Oh, Bernice! which was also run by QC MFA alums.

Queens may be more established now as a cultural destination in the hearts of New Yorkers, but we can always use the return of one of the best literary programs in the borough. (Just saying, Catherine, if you’re reading this!)

Catherine LaSota is just one of the amazing people who have come through the QC MFA Program. To hear about more, take a look at our Alumni Bookshelf:

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