Evening Under the Sphere 2023: Thank You from the AFMCP Team!

Evening Under the Sphere 2023 was a HUGE success.

Thanks to the community members and sponsors who braved the rainy weather to come celebrate the park with us.

A particularly BIG thanks to the indomitable Queens Night Market crew who shepherded a seamless set-up and tear-down through the rainstorm:

Hong Kong Street Food
DiLena's Dolcini
Chop Chop Tea
Sholay Indian BBQ
Tacos El Guero
Bstro
Nixtamal
Treat Yourself Jerk Chicken
Mao’s Bao
Caribbean Street Eats
Cambodianow
Brazilicious
Emeye

These vendors are an essential part of what makes Evening Under the Sphere so special (and so delicious)!

Through the incredible support of all of you, we were able to raise over $150,000 for the Alliance!

We also want to again congratulate all our Freedom of the Human Spirit Award Winners:

LaGuardia Gateway Partners, represented by CEO Suzette Noble
The Association for a Better New York, represented by CEO Melva Miller
Former Queens Borough President Claire Shulman, represented by her family and friends

As well as, our inaugural recipient of the Claire Shulman Award for Public Service: the NYS Pavilion Paint Project. This all-volunteer team was recognized for their efforts to restore Philip Johnson’s iconic World’s Fair Pavilion to its former glory.

Evening Under the Sphere continues to be a shining example of what a welcoming, supportive, and diverse community we have here in Queens.

And finally, a deep, gracious thank you to the sponsors of this year’s event. Our sponsors are the reason we are able to keep ticket prices affordable and EUS a community-focused event. Outside of EUS, these sponsorships help fund an entire year of essential programming and maintenance operations in the park. Here is the full list of sponsors who have supported FMCP this year:

Oak Sponsor