The August Tree

10/07/2025

✨ Celebrate NYC Fil-Am Legacy ✨
On behalf of the Executive Board, we cordially invite you to join distinguished guests, and we will honor the historical impact of Filipinx/a/o Americans in New York City and recognize today’s leaders who embody the resilience, creativity, and vision of our community.

📍 's Unisphere Gallery
📅 Saturday, October 11| 12–3PM
👉 RSVP: LINK IN BIO!
https://fanhsmny-awards25.eventbrite.com

✨🎉 Celebrate the Legacy with the Awards Ceremony
Together, we will honor the historical impact of today's NYC Fil-Am leaders.

 🤝 Meet Community Changemakers
Connect with local Fil-Am led organizations and community partners across NYC doing vital work for advocacy, education, and representation.

 🎨 Experience Fil-Am Art & History
Take a guided private tour of MAKIBAKA at QM, the first solo museum exhibition by artist duo Abang-guard (Maureen Catbagan and Jevijoe Vitug ). Their powerful work reimagines the 1964–1965 New York World’s Fair Pavilions to examine the pivotal year 1965 in Filipino American labor history, bringing to life stories of resistance and solidarity through paintings, sculptures, performances, and video.

 🥟Enjoy Merienda (& Chismis) Together 
Savor bites from local Fil-Am owned and , with refreshments provided by , while mingling and networking with community leaders.

RSVP TODAY! LINK IN BIO! Hope to see you there!
(Song by nyc/queens fil-am artist .msc)

11/29/2024

Spend an afternoon at Queens Museum and come visit us at the Unisphere Café! The 1964 World's Fair Waffle is delicious and perfect with Oaxacan Hot Chocolate. The view of the Unisphere is extra amazing in the fall. ❤️😍

The Met’s cafe is sad with stunning views, while the Queens Museum’s takes the cake for the lowest overall prices.

11/26/2024

The Panorama of the City of New York is now available for preorder! Published by Queens Museum and Scala in time for the 60th anniversary of the 1964-65 NY World's Fair, it is the must-have book for New Yorkers and World's Fair aficionados. https://buff.ly/4eOHO5G
The 160-page publication features never-before-seen archival photographs alongside accessible texts about this scale model of New York City. Get it here: https://buff.ly/4eOHO5G to receive it before the holidays, 3 months before the official release date.

*Queens Museum Exhibition This book is now available for preorder. Expected on-site availability for pick-up begins Friday, December 20, 2024 at The August Tree. Expected to ship by early January 2025 (2 months before official March 11, 2025 release date). A must-have for New Yorkers, World’s Fair...

06/09/2023

06/08/2023

Meet a small business owner with big dreams that came true!
Our host Ernabel Demillo met the owner of The August Tree, the gift shop inside the Queens Museum, one of New York City's cultural gems.

Christine Jeanjaquet's shop features local artists and if you are a big fan of our show, you might notice some familiar products!

01/26/2022

Our friends from our ’s Entrepreneurial Spirit Fund cohort are hosting a brand event in Brooklyn and it’s going to be amazing!!! Purchase a DIY Bracelet Bar ticket now for guaranteed entry and a complimentary mimosa bar. Head over to livenuncha.com to rsvp for Baubles+Bubbles. See you there!!! 💁🏻‍♀️💍🥮🥂❤️

01/25/2022

In All The Queens Houses, Spanish-born artist and architect Rafael Herrin-Ferri paints a portrait of the “World’s Borough” - not with images of its diverse population, or its celebrated international food scene, but with photographs of its highly idiosyncratic housing stock. While All the Queens Houses is mainly a photography book celebrating the broad range of housing styles in New York City’s largest and most diverse county, it is also a not-so-subtle endorsement of a multicultural community that mixes global building traditions into the American vernacular, and by so doing breathes new life into its architecture and surrounding urban context.

09/15/2021

The August Tree has been named as one of the recipients of the SIA Scotch Whisky Entrepreneurial Spirit Grant. We are very grateful - it means so much more that it is from a business owned by a woman minority like ours. It is both inspiring and empowering. We are motivated to keep giving our all, so that The August Tree will have the ability to pay this kindness forward in the future, because we were given this opportunity now.

07/11/2021

Our amazing Hecho Local participants met while vending at the today! 🤩 Queens ladies rule! 🥰

08/31/2020

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Hecho Local: Taller de desarrollo de productos de 8 semanas para artesanos y fabricantes de habla hispana con sede en Queens.
Aplicar antes del 7 de septiembre de 2020
El taller se llevará a cabo del 24 de septiembre al 13 de noviembre de 2020

Se invita a los aspirantes artesanos y creadores a solicitar una serie de talleres en línea gratuitos de 8 semanas sobre desarrollo de productos. Ofrecido por Christine Jeanjaquet de The August Tree’s, esta serie de talleres está orientada a apoyar a las comunidades de inmigrantes de habla hispana que viven en Queens. Los participantes seleccionados aprenderán cómo desarrollar su oficio y desarrollar una nueva línea de productos para generar ingresos. A los participantes se les ofrecerá la oportunidad de vender a través de la Colección del Queens Museum de The August Tree, así como orientación sobre cómo expandirse y vender a través de otros canales.
Consulte el formulario de solicitud para conocer las pautas de solicitud y obtener más información: http://bit.ly/HechoLocalApplicationForm

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Hecho Local: 8 week Product Development Workshop
Apply by September 7, 2020
Workshop dates: September 24 - November 13, 2020

Aspiring artisans, craftspeople, and makers are invited to apply for a free 8-week online workshop series on product development. Offered by The August Tree’s Christine Jeanjaquet, this workshop series is geared to support Spanish speaking immigrant communities who live in Queens. Selected participants will learn how to build on their craft and develop a new product line for income. Participants will be offered the opportunity to sell through the The August Tree’s Queens Museum Collection, as well as guidance on how to expand and sell through other channels.

Please see the Hecho Local Form for application guidelines and more information: http://bit.ly/HechoLocalApplicationForm

08/28/2020

Are you a budding craftmaker and want to expand your product into a sustainable business? We are collaborating with Queens Museum for a series of Product Development Workshops that will serve as a springboard. Applications are open below for Queens-based and Spanish-speaking artists and makers. Check it out now as slots are limited. Let's do this!

(ENGLISH BELOW)
Hecho Local: Taller de desarrollo de productos de 8 semanas para artesanos y fabricantes de habla hispana con sede en Queens.
Aplicar antes del 7 de septiembre de 2020
El taller se llevará a cabo del 24 de septiembre al 13 de noviembre de 2020

Se invita a los aspirantes artesanos y creadores a solicitar una serie de talleres en línea gratuitos de 8 semanas sobre desarrollo de productos. Ofrecido por Christine Jeanjaquet de The August Tree’s, esta serie de talleres está orientada a apoyar a las comunidades de inmigrantes de habla hispana que viven en Queens. Los participantes seleccionados aprenderán cómo desarrollar su oficio y desarrollar una nueva línea de productos para generar ingresos. A los participantes se les ofrecerá la oportunidad de vender a través de la Colección del Queens Museum de The August Tree, así como orientación sobre cómo expandirse y vender a través de otros canales.
Consulte el formulario de solicitud para conocer las pautas de solicitud y obtener más información: http://bit.ly/HechoLocalApplicationForm

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Hecho Local: 8 week Product Development Workshop
Apply by September 7, 2020
Workshop dates: September 24 - November 13, 2020

Aspiring artisans, craftspeople, and makers are invited to apply for a free 8-week online workshop series on product development. Offered by The August Tree’s Christine Jeanjaquet, this workshop series is geared to support Spanish speaking immigrant communities who live in Queens. Selected participants will learn how to build on their craft and develop a new product line for income. Participants will be offered the opportunity to sell through the The August Tree’s Queens Museum Collection, as well as guidance on how to expand and sell through other channels.

Please see the Hecho Local Form for application guidelines and more information: http://bit.ly/HechoLocalApplicationForm