Flushing Town Hall
137-35 Northern Blvd
Flushing, Queens, NY 11354
718.463.7700 - Ext 222 for tickets
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Hours: Hours vary according to events. The administrative offices are open from 10 am to 5 pm daily.
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Flushing Town Hall - 2013 Schedule Of Events
Flushing Town Hall is a cultural center located in the heart of Flushing Queens. The historic building has been preserved and transformed into a multi-disciplinary cultural center serving perhaps the most diverse community on the planet.
The following is a listing of the fall events scheduled at Flushing Town Hall. Click this link to go to the Flushing Town Hall website where you can purchase tickets online for each event and / or a family or personal membership. Click here for things to do in Flushing - at Flushing Town Hall.
- January 2013
- Music & Dance: LOS PLENEROS DE LA 21 - JAN 13, 2:15 pm. New York City's preeminent ambassadors of Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba and Plena music and dance. Lead by National Heritage winner Juan Gutiérrez, this unique troupe of Puerto Rican master traditional artists and seasoned New York musicians are leaders in the resurgence of the Island's traditional music in NY. Interactive Arts Workshop @ 1 PM
- Dance: CLOSE EMBRACE - NIMBUS DANCE WORKS - JAN 19 & 26. Join the choreographer and dance artists for a sneak peak at the creative process behind Huang-Yi's new work Close Embrace. Dancers rehearse and invent new sequences of dance in this fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the new work. Talk-back to follow.
- World Music: AFRO-AMERIDIAN JOURNEY presented with TERRAZA 7 CAFÉ - JAN 26, 6 pm. La Cumbiamba EneYé - music from the Caribbean Coast of Colombia, the birth place of Cumbia. Moneco - a transformation of Cumbia from Peru called "Chicha." Radio Jarocho - the sounds of Veracruz, Mexico.
- February 2013
- Classical Music: MOMENTA QUARTET WITH GUEST MIN XIAO FEN - SUN, FEB 3, 3 pm. Praised by the NY Times for its "focused, fluid performance" and by Sequenza 21 for its "fire, fantasy, and absolute musical commitment," the Momenta Quartet's concert at Flushing Town Hall will feature an afternoon of Debussy, a quartet by Jason Hwang, and a Tan Dun pipa concerto by special guest, acclaimed pipa virtuoso Min Xiao Fen.
- All American Music: EBONY HILLBILIES - SAT, FEB 9, 8 pm. One of the last black string bands in the U.S., The Ebony Hillbillies keep an important legacy alive with a rootsy, homegrown style of All American Music - Jazz, Blues, Bluegrass, Rockabilly, Rock + Roll and Country.
- Exhibition: LUNAR NEW YEAR EXHIBITION - SUN, FEB 10 - SUN, MAR 10
Opening Reception: SUN, FEB10, 2:30 pm. On loan from the Taipei Cultural Center, this exhibition showcases winning works from the past three years of Taiwan's New Year Prints Contest, as well as commissioned works. The prints utilize a wide variety of printing techniques, including silk screen, linocut, intaglio, woodblocks, aluminum foil, relief & digital printing. - Classical Music: IN FOREIGN LANDS - FREDERIC CHIU - SAT, FEB 16, 2:15 pm . Chiu performs the music of Chopin, Liszt and Prokofiev relating to travel and nostalgia for one's homeland, followed by the works of Chinese composer Gao Ping and French composers Debussy and Ravel; integrated with Classic Chinese poetry from the Tang and Song dynasties, performed by Dr. Chou. Interactive Arts Workshop "Classical Smack Down" @ 1PM.
- March 2013
- Jazz: RANDY SANDKE - HOMAGE TO LOUIS ARMSTRONG & BIX BEIDERBECKE - SAT, MAR 9, 8 pm. Born just two years apart, Louis Armstrong (New Orleans, 1901) and Leon Bismark "Bix" Beiderbecke (Davenport, Iowa) became two of the most influential musicians in the early history of Jazz. Tonight, Armstrong/Beiderbecke scholar, trumpeter, composer Randy Sandke performs an homage to these greats who called Queens their home.
- Family Performance: DAVID GONZALEZ & SLEEPING BEAUTY - SUN, MAR 10, 2:15 pm . Sleeping Beauty is master storyteller David Gonzalez's rhymed verse spin on the classic fairy tale. Inspired by the Bach Goldberg Variations and Dr. Seuss, this production includes live music by pianist Daniel Kelly and projected images that create a groovy multimedia world in which our beautiful and funky princess is awakened by true love's kiss - or not! Interactive Story-telling Workshop @ 1PM.
- Latin Jazz: LATIN AMERICAN JAZZ - NEW YORK FACES PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TERRAZA 7 CAFE - SAT, MAR 23, 6 pm. THREE ensembles & 1 open dance floor offer varying takes on Latin Jazz -- modern Cuban, accordion infusion & Colombian Jazz. Featuring Puerto Rican bassist Ricardo Rodriquez's Quintet, revolutionary Accordionist Victor Prieto who embraces jazz, tango, classical & Celtic Roots; and Chia's Dance Party's infectious, danceable grooves of Colombian music & original tunes. Refreshments on sale.
- Puppetry Theater: HATCHED! TREE HOUSE SHAKERS - SUN, MAR 24, 1 AND 3 pm. A first introduction to theatre for the youngest of audiences, ages 0-6. Life on a farm with a newborn chick, feisty old rooster, wobbly calf, dancing chicks, and more! Told through live music, puppets and dance, this gentle tale encourages little ones to interact with the animals while they explore their world, giving the chicks their feed, milk bottles to the lamb, and petting the calf.
- April 2013
- Watch This Space In Mid February 2013. We will post the Spring 2013 Events Schedule. Please stay tuned.
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Live NEA Jazz In Flushing Queens
Queens has long been known as the Home Of Jazz because during the pre-civil rights transformation in American society in the 20th century, many of the African American jazz greats found their homes in the multi-ethnic community of Queens. Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman - to name just a few - all lived in Queens. Flushing Town Hall pays tribute to these great musicians by presenting a robust schedule of jazz events. Click here for things to do in Flushing at the Flushing Town Hall.
Here was the schedule of events for Flushing Town Hall during the Fall of 2012.
- October 2012
- Sonagi Project - Barame Soop - Oct 19. Original work drawing from Korean musical traditions of mixing narrative with percussion. Begins at 8 pm.
- Guyi Guyi - Interactive Spanish Puppetry - Oct 20. Puppet workshop for kids precedes show. Humorous tale of crocodile born into family of ducks. Begins at 1 pm and 2.15 pm respectively.
- Halloween Party For Adults - Oct 27. 3rd annual adults only costume party at Flushing Town Hall includes music & food & best costume award. Begins at 8 pm.
- Halloween Party For Kids - Oct 28. Sunday afternoon mask making, ghost stories and Halloween traditions. Begins at 12 noon.
- Lilith - Mother of Dreams - Oct 28. Modern American opera performance. Begins at 7 pm.
- Danish Royal Conservatory & Queens College - Oct 31. Musical performance of Danish composers. Begins at 7 pm.
- November 2012
- Zen Meditation Workshop - Nov 3. Zen meditation workshop for kids & adults. Begins at 1 pm.
- Beijing Opera - Two Tales - Nov 4. Two Chinese operas - one about young love and the other about returning home. Begins at 1.30 pm.
- Jazz Jam - Nov 7. Monthly jazz jams on the first Wednesday of every month [some exceptions may apply]. Begins at 7 pm.
- Native American Storytelling Workshop - Nov 10. Storytelling about indigenous roots. Begins at 2 pm.
- Latin Music From Morocco to Vera Cruz - Nov 10. Exploration of the migration of Latin musical influences around the world with live performances by accomplished vocalists and musicians. Begins at 7 pm.
- RACE: The Power of an Illusion - THREE PARTS - Nov 13, 20 & 27. A documentary based on PBS production that explores identity, race and culture. Begins at 7 pm each night.
- NEA Jazz Masters - Nov 16. Five NEA jazz masters perform with Tootie Heath. Pre-concert lecture at 7 pm / concert at 8 pm.
- Zikrayat: Arab Belly Dancing Workshop & Performance - Nov 18. Belly dancing workshop to precede music and performance. Begin at 1 pm & 2.15 pm respectively.
- December 2012
- African American Music with Electric Guitar & Vocals - Dec 2. Rich mix of Pentacostal and modern music, vocals and electric guitar. Begins at 4 pm.
- Jazz Jam - Dec 5. Monthly jazz jams on the first Wednesday of every month [some exceptions may apply]. Begins at 7 pm.
- Simon Bolivar Symphony of Venezuela / Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concert Series - Dec 7. Venezuelan trained orchestra that performed at Carnegie Hall in 2007 comes to FTH. Begins at 7pm.
- Joe Bataan - King of Latin Soul - Dec 8. King of Latin Soul, made famous by Gypsie Woman and other hits, performs at FTH with his band. Begins at 8 pm.
- Hanukkah Celebration - Dec 9. A five-piece band, lead by blues harpist, brings alive some of the music of not-so-traditional Eastern European Jewish & Turkish legacy. Dance begins at 1 pm followed by performance at 2 pm.
- Flushing Historic House Holiday Tour - Dec 9. Visit Flushing Town Hall along with several other colonial historic sites including the Quaker Meeting House, the Bowne House; and several early American historic sites such as the Kingsland Homestead, the Voelker Orth House and the Lewis Latimer House. Begins at 1pm.
- Experimental Performance by ThingNY - Dec 15. SPAM v. 3.0 is a new age performance including music, theater, art & video by Queens-based group. Begins at 7 pm.
- Kwanzaa Celebration - Dec 16. African American storytelling followed by African cultural music and dance performance. Begin at 1 pm & 2.30 pm respectively.
- The Nutcracker Ballet - Dec 22. Tchaikovsky's music dances to life with this century old European / American Holiday tradition. Two performances at 1 and 3 pm.
Live Jazz, Music, Dance, Theater & Art In Queens
Flushing Town Hall - FTH
137-35 Northern Blvd
Flushing, Queens, NY 11354
718.463.7700 - Press extension 222 for tickets
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