Tuesday June 4, 2013
5:30 - 6:30pm - patron hour
6:30 - 8:30pm - general admission
Master of Ceremonies
Jimmy Van Bramer
Member, NYC Council
Chairman, Committee on Cultural Affairs
Chocolate Lover Honored Guests
Christine C. Quinn
Speaker, NYC Council
Helen M. Marshall
Queens Borough President
Chocolate Lover Supporters
Mike Gianaris
NYS Senator
Catherine T. Nolan
NYS Assembly Woman
The Taste of LIC is The Chocolate Factory Theater’s Annual celebration of LIC’s cultural and culinary excellence, for 1,200 of our closest friends, on the gorgeous East River Waterfront at Gantry Plaza State Park at 49th Avenue & Center Boulevard.
Proceeds help us to pay commissions to artists and present those performance premieres at our 49th Avenue venue. We thank Long Island City businesses, residents and visitors for helping us celebrate our great community while raising funds to keep the arts live in LIC!
Tickets available in advance from May 1 - May 31 and then at the door! See additional restrictions & instructions below.
$400 Special Dark
Two Tickets to the Exclusive First Hour from 5:30-6:30pm and you've just contributed an extra $100 to support contemporary performance in LIC! Yes, please stay for the whole event until 8:30pm! Thank you for being an Arts & Community Patron!
$150 Milk Chocolate
One Ticket to the Exclusive First Hour from 5:30-6:30pm! Yes, please stay for the whole event until 8:30pm! Thank you for being an Arts & Community Patron!
$50 White Chocolate
One Ticket to Taste of LIC from 6:30-8:30pm (This price is only in effect until 8pm on Wednesday, May 15th at which time it will increase to $60.)
Win a Pair of Tickets!
Submit the winning tagline by Monday, May 13th and you and a guest will attend as Patrons for free! If you purchase White Chocolate Tickets in advance, we can refund your purchase or you can receive a receipt for a full donation for the cost of those tickets. Post on Facebook or email TasteofLIC@chocolatefactorytheater.org
Special Performance by
Champagne Jerry
After-Party at SHI!
Drink Specials & Dancing for all ticket holders!
Silent Auction online and live!
Visit the online auction here. Includes jetBlue travel vouchers, gift certificates to all of your favorite LIC haunts, performances throughout NYC, and much more!
Press Inquiries
Please contact John Wyszniewski at Blake Zidell & Associates
john@blakezidell.com, 718.643.9052
Online sales have closed – but tickets still available at the event!
Visit Our Online Auction!
The winner of this year’s tagline contest is Allison Steinberg for ChocohoLIC!
This Year’s Food & Drink By:
- 5 Star Banquet & Restaurant
- A.I. Selections
- Alewife Queens
- Alobar Restaurant
- Aanchal Indian Restaurant
- Antidote Chocolate
- The Astor Room
- Atlantic Wines & Spirits
- Bantry Bay Publick House
- BANY
- Bella Via Restaurant
- Blend Latin Fusion Restaurant
- Blue Streak Wines & Spirits
- Breadbox Cafe
- Brooklyn Brewery
- Brooklyn Grange Farm
- Casa Enrique
- Cavo
- CityView Racquet Club
- Cranky’s Cafe
- Creative Concepts, NYC
- Domaine Bar a Vins
- Dominie’s Hoek
- Flour & Herbs Café
- Green Market/GrowNYC
- LIC Market
- M. Wells Dinette
- Malu
- Manducatis Rustica
- Manetta’s Ristorante
- Manhattan Beer Distributors
- Masso Restaurant
- Nestle Waters
- New City Kitchen Express
- opendoor
- Pachanga Patterson
- Rest-au-Rant
- Riverview Restaurant/Lounge
- Rockaway Brewing Company
- Sage General Store
- SKI Beer
- Skinny’s Cantina
- SPrime
- SquareWine
- Sweetleaf
- Testaccio Ristorante
- The Creek & The Cave
- Tom Cat Bakery
- Tournesol
- Tropical Restaurante
- Van Alst (traveling feast)
- Vernon Wine and Liquor
- Vesta Trattoria & Wine Bar
- Woza
Restrictions & More:
1
Advance ticket sales close on Friday, May 31st at midnight.
2
Limited number of tickets available due to NYS Parks occupancy restrictions.
3
Children’s pricing available for ages 3-11.
Please email TasteofLIC@chocolatefactorytheater.org for the code.
4
Under 3 years of age in the arms of an adult may enter
free of charge.
5
Strollers are not permitted in the tent.
Stroller-Check is available at the door.
6
Tax-deductible portion of all purchases is the amount that the purchase exceeds $45 per attendee.
7
Paid parking is available across the street and within
2 blocks of the event.
8
Sponsorships are still available.
Contact Sheila @ 718-482-7069 or via email.
Chocoholics
"a smorgasbord of food and drink from local favorites" (New York Times)
"Taste of LIC Bringing Bites to Queens Waterfront" (Gothamist)
"The Chocolate Factory Produces Another Winner" (queensbuzz.com)
"Hundreds dine at the annual Taste of LIC" (Queens Courier)
"Taste of LIC Displays Queens’ Culinary Creativity, Diversity" (City Spoonful)
"Annual Taste Of LIC Event Ready To Plate" (NY1)
