Friday

• US Open

Saturday

• Sunnyside Shorts Film Festival - outdoors, free, films, plus live music.

• Public Intervention Sculptures at Free Style Arts Association

• Queens Jazz Trail

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Even though fall is here, you can still hang on to summer for a little while longer. Check out these fun happs in Astoria and LIC.

Try Café Henri (10-10 50th Ave, LIC, 718-383-9315), a quaint French eatery for weekend brunch. The crepes are fantastic, prepared in both savory and sweet fashions. The prices are easy on the wallet and you won't be disappointed with dessert -- especially the chocolate mousse.

This is the last weekend for PS1's Warm Up series. The final line-up of this year features, Jerome Derradji (still music) at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., Bing Ji Ling (live) at 4 p.m., Lisa Shaw (live) at 6 p.m., Neil Aline (chez music) at 7 p.m.

Mundo (31-18 Broadway, #E, Astoria, 718-777-2829), Astoria's eclectic eatery is back from summer hiatus, boasting new surprises and old favorites such as red sonjas and ottoman dumplings. Reservations are suggested -— they get busy. FYI: They'll also participate in Queens Restaurant Week starting on September 15.

Visit the beer garden this Thursday between 6 and 9 p.m. for jazz, featuring Emil Bizga, whose music has gypsy flare. And this Friday at 6 p.m., you can enjoy a student choir right from the home country of the Czech Republic; they'll dance and sing in traditional folk garb. How fun!

• Previously on Joey in Astoria
• Neighborhood Profile - Astoria, Queens

• Sunnyside Restaurant Month Starts [Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce]
  There's no word on the Sunnyside Chamber's website, but take my word for it. There's a local restaurant month happening, separate from the forthcoming Queens restaurant week. Highlights for the Sunnyside event are Bliss Bistro and Quaint. Contact the Chamber for restaurant coupons.

• Chatting in Chinese with Flushing Cooks [NY Serious Eats]
  The NY Times article this summer on eating in Flushing has had an effect: "Some spots are just a counter in a basement with a few folding chairs, now proudly posting copies of the Times spread on the wall with their eatery's mention circled in red ink."

• Roving Chef: Michael Psilakis Buys Greek in Astoria [NY Mag]
  Chef Michael Psilakis gives a culinary tour of Greek Astoria in a video. (via JIA)

• Brasilian Bites in Astoria [Eating in Translation]
  Dave Cook reports on the acarajé or black-eyed-pea fritter at Brasilia Ville Grill (43-12 34th Ave., Astoria, 718-472-0090) and the soft candies at Brazilian market Rio Bonito (31-12 36th Ave., Astoria, 718-706-7272) both in Astoria's Little Brazil.

• New Eateries in Forest Hills [Forest Hills 72]
  News about a couple new restaurants in the works: Moca Asian Bistro (107-18 70th Rd, Forest Hills, 718-268-3333) with its soft opening this week, and a Peruvian joint as well. But what's with all the trolls on that blog? Yuck.

• Queens Restaurant Week Starts September 15

• More - Restaurants in Queens
• And - Previously on Queens Eats
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