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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#PickoftheWeek | New York Theatre Ballet Presents ‘The Nutcracker’ in Queens on Dec. 1
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Tickets are selling like sugar plum hotcakes for The Nutcracker at Queens College’s Colden Auditorium on Sunday, Dec. 1, at 3 pm. New York Theatre Ballet offers this rendition of the timeless Christmas classic, which has a 1907 Art Nouveau theme with mischievous mice, sparkling snowflakes, dancing flowers, a time-bending clock, and a luminous owl….
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#InTheLoop | CDI Dance Initiative Alums Present Explosive Music + Dance at Kupferberg on Nov. 16
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Since its launch in 2014, the CUNY Dance Initiative has built a 16-partner consortium, facilitated 220 residencies, granted more than 11,000 hours of studio and stage time, and sponsored instruction for more than 5,000 students. In other words, there’s a lot to celebrate! Two CDI alums – Los Ricos and Sekou McMiller & Friends –…
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The Soul Rebels formed to revolutionize the Pop and Big Brass tunes they enjoyed during their youth in New Orleans. They blended Funk and Soul with elements of Hip Hop, Jazz, and good ol’ Rock-n-Roll. The result is top-notch musicianship with songs celebrating peace and love. Catch the vibes when The Soul Rebels take the…
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