During an episode of America’s Got Talent, supermodel Heidi Klum chose Sal Valentinetti as a Golden Buzzer recipient. Ever since, the Italian-American crooner with flawless vocals and a larger-than-life personality has been performing around the country with the stage name “The Voice.” His next show is at the Queensborough Performing Arts Center in Bayside on…
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The owner of Ottomanelli By The Water is about to build a stage with the Midtown Manhattan skyline as a backdrop. So here’s the question. Are you ready to perform? Frank Ottomanelli plans to host countless events on the new stage in Hunter’s Point Park South. Music. Dance. Comedy. Theater. Almost anything, really. And he…
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Hot off of setting a Guinness World Record, Step Afrika! is bringing its high-energy, multi-percussion show to LeFrak Concert Hall at Queens College on Friday, March 28, at 8 pm. This show, which is actually the troupe’s self-titled, signature work, introduces audiences to stepping through a traditional and contemporary lens. Eighteen performers mix songs, storytelling,…
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Disney’s Snow White, a live-action musical based on a Brothers Grimm fairy tale that was first published in 1812, opens in movie theaters on March 21. Get into the mood at a special celebration at Queens Botanical Garden on Saturday, March 15, at noon. Attendees are encouraged to dress like their favorite Disney characters and…
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Bring your sleeping bag. There’s a great weekend of entertainment at LeFrak Concert Hall. Former SNL star Molly Kearney moderates a chat with Emmy-winning Daily Show host and stand-up comedian Jordan Klepper there on Friday, March 14, at 8 pm. Then, the Brooklyn Raga Massive brings down the house with modern day adaptations of classical…
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The Queens World Film Festival, MetroPlusHealth, and the Queens Memory Project at Queens Public Library have joined forces to present an evening of reflection and community at The Local NYC in Long Island City on Wednesday, March 19, at 7 pm. Dubbed “Looking Back to Look Forward: A Night of Remembrance & Connection, the 90-minute…
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Here’s a great way to celebrate St. Patrick and Ireland’s only female patron saint, Brigid. Irish-American supergroup Cherish the Ladies perform at LeFrak Concert Hall in Queens College on Sunday, March 9, at 3 pm. The Grammy-nominated troupe gave a sold-out performance at LeFrak in 2023. Now they’re back to dazzle the audience with their…
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It’s kind of like an all-star game for Queens musicians. The new music ensemble Percussia, which is based in Jackson Heights, presents Psalms & More at The Church-in-the-Gardens in Forest Hills on Saturday, March 8, at 8 pm. Two Percussia members – Forest Hills harpist Susan Jolles and Jackson Heights percussionist Ingrid Gordon – team…
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Schools and nonprofits are sweet on this promotion. Long-time Forest Hills confectioner Aigner Chocolates has just launched the Cocoa Joy Community Bar, a fundraising initiative modeled after the golden ticket scavenger hunt in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. This is how it works. Consumers purchase Cocoa Joy bars at schools, events,…
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Are ready for some nasi goreng, gado-gado, and ikan bakar baronang? The New York Indonesian Food Bazaar is in Elmhurst on Saturday, March 1, from 11 am to 5 pm. This market is the very definition of “authentic ethnic” as Indonesian immigrants come from as far away as Boston and Virginia to sell and buy…