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In the Galleries
Sat Apr 10th - Sun May 9th
Exhibition: The Flushing Remonstrance: Who Shall Plead for Us?
Penned in 1657, the Flushing Remonstrance was a bold petition protesting religious intolerance. Exhibit includes historical images, documents, narrative panels and artwork inspired by the theme of freedom produced by JHS 189 art students under the direction of arts specialist Meri Ezratty. The Remonstrance exhibition is made possible by Queens Borough President, Hon. Helen M. Marshall, Arthur Flug, The Harriet and Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center and Archives, and Queensborough Community College.
Penned in 1657, the Flushing Remonstrance was a bold petition protesting religious intolerance. Exhibit includes historical images, documents, narrative panels and artwork inspired by the theme of freedom produced by JHS 189 art students under the direction of arts specialist Meri Ezratty. The Remonstrance exhibition is made possible by Queens Borough President, Hon. Helen M. Marshall, Arthur Flug, The Harriet and Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center and Archives, and Queensborough Community College.
Sun May 2nd
Salon Sunday: Activism in the Arts
Join us to discuss if, when, and how we use the arts as a platform for protest or dialogue and what history can tell us about how the arts were used to raise public awareness. Artists working in any discipline are invited to bring in slides and CDs of their work. Each artist is allotted a time to speak, followed by Q&A. Network over cookies and coffee. The public is always invited to meet area artists and join the discussion. Philip Read and Sing-Ying Ho, facilitators. Starts at 2:00 PM.
Join us to discuss if, when, and how we use the arts as a platform for protest or dialogue and what history can tell us about how the arts were used to raise public awareness. Artists working in any discipline are invited to bring in slides and CDs of their work. Each artist is allotted a time to speak, followed by Q&A. Network over cookies and coffee. The public is always invited to meet area artists and join the discussion. Philip Read and Sing-Ying Ho, facilitators. Starts at 2:00 PM.
May
Sat May 1st
Puppetry Workshop 1: Puppet NYC
For Families: The New York cityscape is one of the most famous in the world. Make our Puppet NYC vibrantly alive by creating delightful fish puppets to swim in an imagined Hudson River. Starts at 2:00 PM.
For Families: The New York cityscape is one of the most famous in the world. Make our Puppet NYC vibrantly alive by creating delightful fish puppets to swim in an imagined Hudson River. Starts at 2:00 PM.
Sat May 8th
New Music and Traditional Repertoire from Queens College
World-renowned Chinese composer, pianist, conductor, and educator Bright Sheng’s compositions are noted around the world for their lyrical, limpid melodies inspired by the folk music of China and Chinese opera. Sheng serves as Leonard Bernstein Distinguished University Professor of Music at the University of Michigan. Clarinetist Charles Neidich appears frequently as soloist with leading ensembles, including the Saint Louis Symphony, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and the Juilliard, Guarneri, and Mendelssohn String Quartets, and is an ardent exponent of new music. He is on the faculties of the Juilliard School, Queens College, the Manhattan School, and Mannes College of Music. Starts at 2:00 PM.
World-renowned Chinese composer, pianist, conductor, and educator Bright Sheng’s compositions are noted around the world for their lyrical, limpid melodies inspired by the folk music of China and Chinese opera. Sheng serves as Leonard Bernstein Distinguished University Professor of Music at the University of Michigan. Clarinetist Charles Neidich appears frequently as soloist with leading ensembles, including the Saint Louis Symphony, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and the Juilliard, Guarneri, and Mendelssohn String Quartets, and is an ardent exponent of new music. He is on the faculties of the Juilliard School, Queens College, the Manhattan School, and Mannes College of Music. Starts at 2:00 PM.
Tue May 11th
Indo-Jazz Musician Masterclass: Sunny Jain Collective
A clinic for professional musicians and college music students, led by one of the leading voices in Indo-Jazz, drummer Sunny Jain. Learn about the applications of Indian tal, rhythm cycles, as well as various rhythmic concepts, such as lay, yati, and tihai. Learn Sunny’s compositional approach to utilizing Indian raags and applications of jazz harmony to raag-based melodies. Interested participants must first send a resume highlighting artistic experience in jazz/music to education@flushingtownhall.org Starts at 7:00 PM.
A clinic for professional musicians and college music students, led by one of the leading voices in Indo-Jazz, drummer Sunny Jain. Learn about the applications of Indian tal, rhythm cycles, as well as various rhythmic concepts, such as lay, yati, and tihai. Learn Sunny’s compositional approach to utilizing Indian raags and applications of jazz harmony to raag-based melodies. Interested participants must first send a resume highlighting artistic experience in jazz/music to education@flushingtownhall.org Starts at 7:00 PM.
Sat May 15th
Puppetry Workshop 2: Tasty Puppets
For Families: Food is a great way to explore and celebrate the different cultures in our neighborhoods. Don’t be surprised if you end up making a talking hamburger, taco or dumpling in this workshop! Starts at 2:00 PM.
For Families: Food is a great way to explore and celebrate the different cultures in our neighborhoods. Don’t be surprised if you end up making a talking hamburger, taco or dumpling in this workshop! Starts at 2:00 PM.
Sun May 16th
Interactive Arts Workshop: Catch the Bhangra Beat!
For Families: Discover the richness of Indian culture through dance, rhythms, instruments, and language. Learn bhangra and gaarba, folk dances of India, and be introduced to the drum of Punjab, the dhol. Co-led by Sunny Jain and actress/dancer Reena Shah. Starts at 1:00 PM.
For Families: Discover the richness of Indian culture through dance, rhythms, instruments, and language. Learn bhangra and gaarba, folk dances of India, and be introduced to the drum of Punjab, the dhol. Co-led by Sunny Jain and actress/dancer Reena Shah. Starts at 1:00 PM.
Sun May 16th
World Jazz: Red Baraat
For Families: A fabulous time guaranteed for all ages! Led by drummer Sunny Jain, Red Baraat is the first and only dhol and brass band in the States. This NYC-based group plays fresh originals, traditional Punjabi songs, Bollywood numbers, and has delivered blistering performances at the Chicago World Music Festival, Lincoln Center, DJ Rekha’s Basement Bhangra, 4th Annual Droma Gypsy Festival, Joe’s Pub, India Independence Day Parade, and Barbes, as well as a live radio broadcast on John Schaefer’s Soundcheck WNYCFM 93.9, an NPR affiliate. Meet the Artists following the performance. Starts at 2:15 PM.
For Families: A fabulous time guaranteed for all ages! Led by drummer Sunny Jain, Red Baraat is the first and only dhol and brass band in the States. This NYC-based group plays fresh originals, traditional Punjabi songs, Bollywood numbers, and has delivered blistering performances at the Chicago World Music Festival, Lincoln Center, DJ Rekha’s Basement Bhangra, 4th Annual Droma Gypsy Festival, Joe’s Pub, India Independence Day Parade, and Barbes, as well as a live radio broadcast on John Schaefer’s Soundcheck WNYCFM 93.9, an NPR affiliate. Meet the Artists following the performance. Starts at 2:15 PM.
Mon May 17th
Philippine & Classical Music: 2 Ensembles!
Philippine Montessori Pre-School Instrumental & Temple Hill International School Instrumental Ensembles. Delightful performance by two stellar student ensembles visiting from the Philippines. Enjoy this concert before their performance at Merkin Concert Hall! Program includes compositions by Rossini, Brahms, Khachaturian, and Filipino composers, and features instruments such as marimba, xylophone, mettalophone, glockenspeil and angklung, an Indonesian bamboo instrument. Starts at 7:00 PM.
Philippine Montessori Pre-School Instrumental & Temple Hill International School Instrumental Ensembles. Delightful performance by two stellar student ensembles visiting from the Philippines. Enjoy this concert before their performance at Merkin Concert Hall! Program includes compositions by Rossini, Brahms, Khachaturian, and Filipino composers, and features instruments such as marimba, xylophone, mettalophone, glockenspeil and angklung, an Indonesian bamboo instrument. Starts at 7:00 PM.
Fri May 21st
2nd Annual Tap Extravaganza – Queens
Co-presenter and producer Cobi Narita, Jazz Center of New York. Here a TAP, there a TAP, Everywhere a TAP, TAP! Hoofers! Bring your tap shoes and join the Tap Jam and Shim Sham Finale! Frank Owens, Music Director & Piano. Lisa Atkinson, Bass; Bernice “Boom Boom” Brooks, Drums; Michela Lerman, Dance Captain. Starts at 8:00 PM.
Co-presenter and producer Cobi Narita, Jazz Center of New York. Here a TAP, there a TAP, Everywhere a TAP, TAP! Hoofers! Bring your tap shoes and join the Tap Jam and Shim Sham Finale! Frank Owens, Music Director & Piano. Lisa Atkinson, Bass; Bernice “Boom Boom” Brooks, Drums; Michela Lerman, Dance Captain. Starts at 8:00 PM.
Sat May 22nd
Puppetry Workshop 3: The Puppet Next Door
For Families: Cities and neighborhoods need people. In this final workshop, participants can make a local neighbor or hero/heroine. It could be your teacher or coach, a parent or shopkeeper, an artist, friend, or even yourself! Starts at 2:00 PM.
For Families: Cities and neighborhoods need people. In this final workshop, participants can make a local neighbor or hero/heroine. It could be your teacher or coach, a parent or shopkeeper, an artist, friend, or even yourself! Starts at 2:00 PM.
Wed May 26th
Puppetry Masterclass: Teatro Hugo e Ines
For Families: Masterclass for professional puppeteers interested in learning non-traditional puppetry techniques from this world-renowned duo. Explore Hugo and Ines’ creative process for developing unique and engaging characters, learn mime exercises and body manipulation techniques, and develop creative approaches for conveying story and character without words. Interested participants must first send a resume highlighting artistic experience in puppetry and/or mime to education@flushingtownhall.org Starts at 7:00 PM.
For Families: Masterclass for professional puppeteers interested in learning non-traditional puppetry techniques from this world-renowned duo. Explore Hugo and Ines’ creative process for developing unique and engaging characters, learn mime exercises and body manipulation techniques, and develop creative approaches for conveying story and character without words. Interested participants must first send a resume highlighting artistic experience in puppetry and/or mime to education@flushingtownhall.org Starts at 7:00 PM.
Thu May 27th
School Performance: Teatro Hugo e Ines
School Performance: “Delightful, all-ages entertainment.” (Chicago Reader) With amazing dexterity and delightful creativity, Teatro Hugo e Ines transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary with their unique blend of mime, dance and puppetry. Short Stories includes a riot of characters composed of knees, feet, hands, elbows and a handful of props playing out the poetic moments of daily life. Starts at 10:00 AM.
School Performance: “Delightful, all-ages entertainment.” (Chicago Reader) With amazing dexterity and delightful creativity, Teatro Hugo e Ines transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary with their unique blend of mime, dance and puppetry. Short Stories includes a riot of characters composed of knees, feet, hands, elbows and a handful of props playing out the poetic moments of daily life. Starts at 10:00 AM.
Thu May 27th
School Performance: Teatro Hugo e Ines
School Performance: “Delightful, all-ages entertainment.” (Chicago Reader) With amazing dexterity and delightful creativity, Teatro Hugo e Ines transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary with their unique blend of mime, dance and puppetry. Short Stories includes a riot of characters composed of knees, feet, hands, elbows and a handful of props playing out the poetic moments of daily life. Starts at 11:30 AM.
School Performance: “Delightful, all-ages entertainment.” (Chicago Reader) With amazing dexterity and delightful creativity, Teatro Hugo e Ines transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary with their unique blend of mime, dance and puppetry. Short Stories includes a riot of characters composed of knees, feet, hands, elbows and a handful of props playing out the poetic moments of daily life. Starts at 11:30 AM.
Fri May 28th
Puppetry Theater: Short Stories – Teatro Hugo e Ines (Peru)
For Families: With amazing dexterity and delightful creativity, Teatro Hugo e Ines transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary with their unique blend of mime, dance and puppetry. Short Stories includes a riot of characters composed of knees, feet, hands, elbows and a handful of props playing out the poetic moments of daily life. Starts at 7:00 PM.
For Families: With amazing dexterity and delightful creativity, Teatro Hugo e Ines transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary with their unique blend of mime, dance and puppetry. Short Stories includes a riot of characters composed of knees, feet, hands, elbows and a handful of props playing out the poetic moments of daily life. Starts at 7:00 PM.
Sat May 29th
Interactive Arts: Short Stories – Teatro Hugo e Ines (Peru)
For Families: Explore the wordless world of mime, and learn how to build unique characters with just your hands. Starts at 1:00 PM.
For Families: Explore the wordless world of mime, and learn how to build unique characters with just your hands. Starts at 1:00 PM.
Sat May 29th
Puppetry Theater: Short Stories – Teatro Hugo e Ines (Peru)
For Families: With amazing dexterity and delightful creativity, Teatro Hugo e Ines transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary with their unique blend of mime, dance and puppetry. Short Stories includes a riot of characters composed of knees, feet, hands, elbows and a handful of props playing out the poetic moments of daily life. Starts at 2:15 PM.
For Families: With amazing dexterity and delightful creativity, Teatro Hugo e Ines transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary with their unique blend of mime, dance and puppetry. Short Stories includes a riot of characters composed of knees, feet, hands, elbows and a handful of props playing out the poetic moments of daily life. Starts at 2:15 PM.