How many times can an audience shout “Viva México!” Find out at Viva el Cinco de Mayo 2025 at Queens College’s Colden Auditorium on Sunday, May 4, at 3 pm. This third annual family celebration features world-renowned ensembles performing traditional Mexican music and dance with colorful costumes and shoe-smacking choreography. General admission is $20 with…
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His trophy case features seven Grammys and seven Latin Grammys…and his bandmates are just as good. Queens College’s Colden Auditorium hosts Chucho Valdés: Irakere 50 Featuring Emilio Frías on Thursday, May 8, at 8 pm. Let’s begin with Valdés. The Cuban pianist has enjoyed a 60-year career that includes all the Grammys, being named an…
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A Grammy-winning duo is coming to Queens. Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo perform at LeFrak Concert Hall in Flushing on Saturday, April 26, at 8 pm. They will explore the tapestry of Latin American music, blending intricate rhythms and melodies with modern Jazz improvisation. Ticket prices run from $30 (balcony) to $40 (orchestra). Zenón and…
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Get ready for an evening of music, storytelling, and performance that’ll make you understand why Cuban-Americans miss their island so much. Alex Cuba performs at LeFrak Concert Hall in Flushing on Saturday, March 22, at 8 pm. The multi-award winner is known for his unique fusion of Folk, Funk, and Rock with Tropical influences. He…
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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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#Newsflash | Sunny Jain Brings His Ecclectic Indian-Jazz-Global Music to Queens on Feb. 15
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Jazz comes in many forms. This one is explosive, energetic, and tireless…It’s also a lot of fun. Sunny Jain’s Wild Wild East takes over LeFrak Concert Hall in Queens College on Saturday, Feb. 15, at 8 pm. Jain, who was born in Rochester to Indian parents, plays the dhol (a double-headed drum) and drums with…
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Regardless of any jet lag, prehistoric Australian dinosaurs will visit Modern Day Flushing for a few hours on Sunday, Feb. 2. Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live will evolve at Queens College’s Colden Auditorium, starting at 3 pm. Audience members will observe, meet, feed, and interact with life-like dinosaurs, insects, and other giant puppet creatures. They’ll be…
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#PickoftheWeek | Welcome the Year of the Snake with the Nai-Ni Chan Dance Company in Queens this Weekend
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Intuition, transformation, and wisdom are the main buzzwords of the approaching Year of the Snake. Celebrate this spirit with colorful costumes, graceful movement, and maybe even a dragon or two. The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company offers two shows at Queens College’s Goldstein Theatre this weekend. Consider it a “vibrant weave” as performers bring ancient choreography…
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#Newsflash | NEA Jazz Master Branford Marsalis Headlines MLK Day Ceremony at Queens College on Jan. 19
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NEA Jazz Master Branford Marsalis is taking his talent to Queens College. The three-time Grammy-winning saxophonist headlines an annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Ceremony at Colden Auditorium on Sunday, Jan. 19. Known for telepathic interplay and extraordinary energy, the Branford Marsalis Quartet – which includes Joey Calderazzo on piano, Eric Revis on bass, and…
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#PickoftheWeek | Bria Skonberg Offers ‘Jingle Bell Swing’ with Brass-and-Sass on Dec. 7
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Here’s a great way to get in the holiday spirit. Bria Skonberg brings her Jingle Bell Swing to the Kupferberg Center for the Arts on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 8 pm. The multiple award-winning trumpeter adds her brass-and-sass – aka smoky vocals and fiery trumpet – to such classics as “Let It Snow,” “What Child…
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