Calling all Boom-bappers, Breakers, Crunkers, Freestylers, G-funkers, and Trappers! Queens Botanical Garden will celebrate Hip Hop’s 50th Anniversary on Sunday, Aug. 20, from 2 pm to 4 pm. The family-friendly event features music by a disk jockey, a break dance battle among youths, and walk and talk with SherwinThe Artist, who has some pleasant surprises…
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John, Paul, George, and Ringo? No, Brandon, Brian, Landon, and Todd. Straight off their PBS special, The Modern Gentlemen head to Queensborough Performing Arts Center in Bayside on Friday, Aug. 18, at 8 pm. Each of these four crooners has a distinctive voice and charm. Together, they create harmonies with seamless transitions between genres and…
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To enjoy eight hours of West Indian culture, head to Jamaica on Saturday. Well a bit to the southeast of Jamaica…Queens, that is. The Bankra Caribbean Culture Festival will unfold at Archie Spigner Park in St. Albans on Aug. 12, starting at noon with the concert scheduled for 4 pm. Organized by Braata Productions, this…
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Queens hosts a time-honored, award-winning, family-friendly Taiwanese puppet show this weekend. Puppet Beings Theatre presents Paper Play at Flushing Town Hall on Sunday, Aug. 13, at 2:15 pm, after a 1 pm workshop. True to the show’s name, the stage, puppets, and props are all made from paper. It’s actually part of a movement to…
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They should name the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge after Don Riepe. The long-time Broad Channel resident’s resume includes Jamaica Bay Guardian, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Chief Ranger, co-chair of the Jamaica Bay Task Force, American Littoral Society Northeast Chapter Director, and NYC Audubon advisory board member. His articles and photographs have been published in such…
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The kids are having a great summer, but it’s dragging a bit. Good thing Queens has some fun, educational options on tap. The New York Hall of Science is about to coordinate two mini-camps — Animal Discovery & Design and Puzzles, Patterns and Play – from Monday, Aug. 14, to Friday, Aug. 18. Both run daily…
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Build it, and they will come. They’ll jam, too! The Louis Armstrong House Museum’s Armstrong Now series continues to keep the joint jumping with two concerts in December. South African vocalist Vuyo Sotashe performs on Saturday, Dec. 9, at 3 pm. Currently part of the NYC scene, Sotashe is a Fulbright Scholar who won first…
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Are you ready for Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, The Genius, and the rest of the crew? Wu Tang Clan is coming to Maspeth on Thursday, Aug. 10, at 8 pm. That’s right. The master rappers from Staten Island headline the For the Love: 50 Years of Hip-Hop celebration at Knockdown Center. Organized by Sirius XM…
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Maybe he’s simply looking for an “Around the Way Girl.” LL Cool J — the Grammy-winner from St. Albans who’s in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — returns to his home borough to bust rhymes at the Rock The Bells Festival at Forest Hills Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 5. He’s also the CEO…
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They look great on a table. They add style to a wardrobe. Their dried seed pods are super for aromatherapy. And their dried leaves add flavor to rum. Queens Botanical Garden hosts Taiwan: A World of Orchids (台灣：蘭花世界) from Friday, Aug. 11, to Sunday, Aug. 13. Presented via a partnership with the Taipei Economic &…