Open studios this weekend. The many studio buildings in Long Island City will have their doors open and the artists will be hanging out, little bits of cheese and glasses of wine on offer, showing off their stuff.

Times: from late morning to about 6pm each day. Saturday is sort of the better day but they are open both days.

What to do: walk into any building that looks like a "warehouse" or "loft" building and start nosing around. If you really like something, say "I like this. Any chance I could buy it from you?"

Where to go:

1. Crane Street/ 5ptz on Jackson and Crane St (across from PS1)

2. International Center for Photography studios at Jackson Ave near Court Square

3. Juvenal Reis studio building 22nd st and 43rd Ave (near the Queensboro bridge, directions)

Painting by Ray Colleran

4. Diego Salazar studio (right across from Reis building)

Women's Studio Center is located in here. See their site (they are jurying a select show)

5. Wills Art Deco building at 43rd ave and 21st street
Right down the street from the 5 Start Punjabi Diner, where you really must have a snack

6. Repetti at 44th ave at 23rd street (there's a Brazil Coffee House in the ground floor)

Map of the general area

7 LIC Art Center (not sure exactly about this one - it's new)