Spend an afternoon sailing the high Cs. Queensborough Performing Arts Center hosts Madama Butterfly on Sunday, April 6, at 3 pm. Presented by New Jersey-based Verismo Opera, this full-scale, traditional Italian staging of Giacomo Puccini’s beloved opera features beautiful sets and costumes, an orchestra, a chorus, and accomplished American soloists. Tickets run from $48 to…
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#Newsflash | Sal Valentinetti (aka The Voice) Brings his Flawless Vocals to QPAC on March 30
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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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#Pick(s)oftheWeek | Queens Hosts Eagles Tribute Band + Shanghai Circus Over Star-Studded Weekend
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In the first show, close your eyes and enjoy The Eagles in concert. In the second show, close your eyes and miss all the fun. Queensborough Performing Arts Center hosts two major events this weekend. Hotel California goes first on Saturday, March 1, at 8 pm. (Ticket prices run from $40 to $55.) Hotel California,…
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#InTheLoop | Big Motown Show at QPAC on Feb. 8. Then Get Ready for the Eagles, Michael Jackson, Crooning, the Circus, and Opera
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You’ll be dancing in the streets – and the aisles – while your imagination runs away with you. The Queensborough Performing Arts Center hosts Legacy: Motown & More on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 8 pm. Launched in 2019, Legacy is an NYC-based male vocal group featuring members from Broadway’s “Motown The Musical.” With fancy footwork…
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There’s a new sheriff in town. A very creative sheriff, it appears. The newly launched Queens Culture & Arts Network (aka QCAN) will strive to create a wide range of art experiences to educate and celebrate the world’s most diverse borough. The public can expect workshops, pop-up art exhibitions, concerts, shows, arts-in-school residencies, mentorship programs…
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#PickoftheWeek | Oratorio Society’s Holiday Concert Goes from Handel to Hollywood on Dec. 22
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They do it every year, and every year it amazes. The 100-plus-member Oratorio Society of Queens presents Holiday Concert: Handel to Hollywood at the Queensborough Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Dec. 22, at 4 pm. The program’s first half spotlights excerpts of Handel’s “Messiah” with accompaniment by members of the Forest Hills Garden Players. The…
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Follow the drums. The Kofago Dance Ensemble presents a Seventh Annual Kwanzaa Celebration at Bayside’s Queensborough Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 6 pm. This year’s theme is “Obumu,” which translates from an East African language as “Unity,” and the performances and storytelling emphasize strength, togetherness, and the principles of Kwanzaa. Prices run…