Feb. 7, 2024 By Rachel Butler A Queens Senator is hosting a Valentine’s Day concert on Monday Feb. 12 to showcase the talent of a local music youth organization. Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr. who represents Woodhaven and surrounding areas, is inviting members of the public to come to the concert at All Saints Episcopal Church…
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Jan. 31, 2024 By Rachel Butler A community cultural center in College Point is hosting a lecture on American trumpeter and vocalist, Louis Armstrong, along with a musical demonstration with musician Jimmy Owens to celebrate Black History Month on Feb. 18. New Orleans native Owens and vocalist Jennifer Jade Ledesna will be hosting “A Queens…
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Jan. 10, 2024 By Rachel Butler Queens College, located in Flushing, is hosting its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration on Sunday Jan 14 that will feature musical performances and include several guests such as Queens Borough President Donovan Richards. The keynote address will be delivered by Jennifer Jones Austin, CEO and Executive Director of the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA), who will also be recognized with the college’s 2024 Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Award. The FPWA is an anti-poverty, policy and advocacy organization and Austin has led and secured changes in social policy to strengthen…
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Jan. 8, 2024 By Rachel Butler Los Angeles-based dance group Bodytraffic is coming to the Queens Theatre in Flushing Meadows Corona Park for three performances scheduled for Saturday Jan. 13 and Sunday Jan. 14. The group performed at the theater during the 2017/18 season, and Executive Director of the Queens Theater Taryn Sacramone said the…
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Nov. 7, 2023 By Rachel Butler Flushing Town Hall‘s mini global mashup series is set to return on Friday, Nov. 17, with the “Barbados Meets USA African American Spirituals” concert. is preparing to host its upcoming performance combining musicians from Barbados and American jazz musicians on Nov. 17. The performance will blend Caribbean music with…
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Oct. 23, 2023 By Rachel Butler The nonprofit organization Musica Reginae Productions Ltd will be hosting a concert in celebration of Filipino Heritage Month at The Church-in-the-Gardens in Forest Hills on Saturday, Oct. 28. The free concert, titled “Sari-Sari Storybooks with Music,” will be hosted by Dr. Barbara Podgurski, the organization’s executive and artistic director. The Sari-Sari Storybooks with Music concert will be a unique event featuring live readings of children’s storybooks based in the Philippines with accompanying live music. Podgurski is expected to discuss two children’s books written by author Christina Newhard, along with co-author Alyssa Sarmiento, which will…
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Sep. 29, 2023 By Rachel Butler Classical music station WQXR 105.9 FM is heading to Queens Theatre in Flushing Meadows Corona Park for a classical kids fair on Sunday Oct. 8. The day will include live performances, an instrument “petting zoo,” dance and songwriting workshops, arts & crafts and more. Musicians from The Knights, the…
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Sep. 28, 2023 By Rachel Butler Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz donated her late father David Katz’s piano to Queens College earlier this month. The Concert Grand Steinway piano will be used by students in the college’s Aaron Copland School of Music. David Katz was the founder of the Queens Symphony Orchestra (QSO), which is the…
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Sep. 20, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan In honor of Senior Appreciation Month, dancers and musicians performed to a packed room of elders at the Commonpoint Queens Sam Field Older Adult Center in Little Neck on Tuesday, Sept. 19. FANIKE!, a Queens based West African dance troupe, and Flamenco y Sol, an artistic Spanish group, delivered…
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Sept. 19, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A Jackson Heights school is celebrating its centenary in style this year with the unveiling of major construction projects, a new lineup of adult programming, and a big celebratory gala in 2024. Garden School, an independent college preparatory school located at 33-16 79th St., has opened new art classrooms… Read more »