Astoria Music Society
38-11 Ditmars Blvd. 102-A, Astoria
(718) 204-9034
www.astoriamusic.org
Most Queens Concerts $18/$12/Free for kids
Sept. 16: St. Joseph’s Church, 43-19 30th Ave., Astoria, 5 p.m.
Huff, Five Variations for Cello, Krouse, Rhapsody for Violin, Brahms, Symphony No. 1
Oct. 6: Women’s Studio Center, 21-25 44th Ave., Long Island City, 3 p.m.
Chamber Music Series: East Side Five Wind Quintet
Dec. 2: St. Joseph’s Church, 43-19 30th Ave., Astoria, 5 p.m.
Mozart, Flute & Harp Concerto, Poulenc, Organ Concerto, Handel, Five Choruses from Messiah plus a traditional carol sing-along
The Chocolate Factory
5-49 49th Ave., Long Island City
(718) 482-7069
www.chocolatefactorytheater.org
Gallery Hours: Thursdays and Fridays: 5-7 p.m., Saturdays, 3-7 p.m., and by appointment
Sept. 12: “Throw,” 7 p.m.
On Display:
Sept. 13-Oct. 20: Judy Rifka-Nostos/New Collage and Painting
Sept. 26-30, Oct. 3-7: Tere O’Connor Dance-Rammed Earth, 7 & 9 p.m., $15
Oct. 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27: Temporary Distortion in “Welcome To Nowhere,” 8 p.m., $15
Nov. 2: Ray Sweeten in “Intersections,” 8 p.m., $15
Nov. 9, 10, 15, 16, 17: Tom Lee in “Ko’Oula,” 8 p.m., $15
Nov. 29-Dec. 1, Dec. 6-8: Cagey Productions in “The Blue Puppies Cycle,” 8 p.m., $15
Dec. 13-15: Hourglass Group in “Wellspring,” 8 p.m., $10
Fisher Landau Center for Art
38-27 30th Street, Long Island City
(718) 937-0727
www.flcart.org
Hours: Thursday thru Monday 12-5 p.m.; closed Tuesday and Wednesday
Admission: Free
Current Exhibits: Paper, Remembering Michael Hurson: Paintings and Works on Paper, and Painting and Sculpture: Selections from the collection curated by Bill Katz
Flux Factory
38-38 43rd St., Long Island City
(718) 707-3362
www.fluxfactory.org
Dec. 14-January: New York, New York, New York: So nice we named it thrice
New York, New York, New York is an interactive, multimedia installation consisting of a large model of New York City inspired loosely by the Panorama at the Queens Museum. It will be located in five separate spaces (one in each borough). Instead of being an exact replica to scale of the city of New York, this project offers a mental map, a replica of an imaginary New York. The goal of the show is to explore the architectural and conceptual elements of everyday space. It is an investigation into the collective unconscious of the cultural capital of the planet.
Each artist will contribute a building, a landmark, a street, an avenue, a block, a park, a neighborhood, an expressway, a bridge, an island, an airport – one or several elements of the urban environment. All of these individual works will be combined to produce a cohesive yet chaotic installation. A multimedia, scale model version of the city.
Godwin-Ternbach Museum
65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing
(718) 997-4747
www.qc.cuny.edu/godwin_ternbach
Hours: Monday-Thursday, Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Admission: Free
Current Exhibits: Thru Sept. 16:Sharing Dreams: Cuban and American Graphic Designers across the Digital Divide
Americans may be surprised to learn that materials such as books, magazines, and digital art are not covered by the U.S. embargo on Cuban products – leaving American and Cubans free to exchange ideas through art and culture.
Since 2004, graphic designers in both countries have been exchanging ideas in the liveliest way through an ongoing project called “Shared Dreams” that culminates in the annual International Digital Design Exhibit in Havana. Using visual design and digital technology – the language of artists – as well as their own written commentary, they reach across borders to create dramatic and brilliantly colored posters. From 2004 through 2006, a total of 18 Cuban and 18 U.S. designers participated, producing posters on the themes of “Shared Dreams,” “Dreams of Peace,” and “Love Conquers All.”
Flushing Town Hall
137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing
(718) 463-7700
www.flushingtownhall.org
Admission: $35 for Jazz Trail, Concerts are free
Calendar not available
Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning
161-04 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica
(718) 658-7400
www.jcal.org
Admission: $30(series ticket), $20(single ticket)
The Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning is preparing to move to a new location: The Jamaica Performing Arts Center at 153rd Street and Jamaica Avenue this fall.
Sept. 22: New Young Artists Concert Series featuring Simona Premazzi, Soladé, and Francis Mbappe and FM Tribe.
Simona Premazzi, a young, fresh talent who grew up artistically in Milan, tickles the ivories with Italian flair, jazz and funk. Protégé of the superbly talented sax player Carol Sudhalter , Simona studied with the superbly talented Fred Hersch, Jason Moran and Jean Michel Pilc, and plays with saxophonist Carol Sudhalter, among others. She has traveled the globe performing her own contemporary compositions for years. She will perform music from her recent recording Looking For an Exit.
The New York Times calls her playing “streamlined and lyrical.” The Panama-born Argentinean triple threat Soladé will rock the hall with her unique blend of Billie Holiday vocals, Marley-esque jazz and Miles Davis blues with Brazilian overtones on the trumpet. She will perform music from her CD, titled Boro Song, produced by FM Groove, Inc .
Francis Mbappe and FM Tribe will perform selections from his recent recording Celebration - a new kind of music that contains many of the best elements of its origins: African, jazz, funk and rhythm-n-blues. A sought-after bass player, he has graced the stage with musical greats such as Herbie Hancock, Manu Dibango, Fela Kuti, Ashanti Tokoto and many others, and appears on the renowned “Waka Africa” release, which featured Peter Gabriel. Francis also co-produced and arranged the album “Guido Vittale” for Koning Plank, featuring Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart and worked on music for the film “Young Maestro,” featuring Elizabeth Taylor and directed by Franco Zeffirelli.
The Cameroon native created his music production company, FM Groove Inc., in an attempt to unify people of different racial, educational and national backgrounds through acts of artistic expression. Accordingly, Mbappe will be honored by the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning with a special pre-concert cocktail reception on Sept. 22, 2007 for his contribution to world music.
The show begins at 6 p.m. The cocktail Reception at 7 p.m.
Kupferberg Center for the Arts
65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Queens College
(718) 793-8080
www.kupferbergcenter.org
Reduced tickets for students and seniors
Sept. 15: An Evening with Michael Amante and Orchestra, 8 p.m., $40/$38/$34
Oct. 27: Ballet Folklorico de Mexico, 8 p.m., $24/$12(children 12 and under)
Nov. 2: “Anything Goes,” 8 p.m., $15
Nov. 3: “Anything Goes,” 2 & 8 p.m., $15(for 2 p.m.), $18 (for 8 p.m.)
Nov. 3: The Fab Faux, 8 p.m., $55/$50/$45
Nov. 4: “Anything Goes,” 3 p.m., $15
Nov. 8: “Anything Goes,” 7 p.m., $15
Nov. 9: “Anything Goes,” 8 p.m., $15
Nov. 10: “Anything Goes,” 2 & 8 p.m., $15
Nov. 11: “Anything Goes,” 3 p.m., $15
Nov. 11: Evelyn Glennie, percussion, 2 p.m., $34
Nov. 18: “Pincus the Pig,” Shrim Klezmer Orchestra, 2 p.m., $12
Dec. 1: 4th Annual Holidays Oldies Spectacular, 7:30 p.m., $50/$45/$40
Dec. 9: “The Great Russian Nutcracker” Moscow Ballet, 3 p.m., $24
Dec. 15: QC Choral Society 67th Annual Winter Concert, 8 p.m., $18
 Ballet Folklorico will come to LaGuardia PAC |
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center
31-10 Thomson Ave., LIC
(718) 482-5151
www.lagcc.cuny.edu/lpac
Sept. 7 , 8 p.m.: Mariana Bekerman Dance Co.
Mariana Bekerman Dance Company burst onto the NYC dance scene with a unique fusion of classical dance along with the city’s underground dance forms. Presenting TARO along with sections of their newer work in progress BLACK & WHITE, dancers battle with their inner demons, enlighten the soul and share modern man’s complexities in a world full of chaos and disorder.
MBDC stirs emotions and awakens the senses, sharing personal and collective experiences with you. Join us in an evening of humanity and enter a world of love, spirituality, superstitions and beliefs. $15 / $10 Students
 Tere O'Connor Dance will be at The Chocolate Factory |
Sept. 29 , 8 p.m.: Pasha Dance Co.
After becoming the elite dance troupe in Korea, Pasha Dance Company makes its US debut this fall at LPAC. Inspired by Dante’s Paradise and Buddhist thought, Hwang Mi-sook uses contrasting colors and meticulous choreography to depict the story of Buddhist disciple Maudgalyayana. The dancers in this signature piece, “Mok-Ryeon, Ascendable the Cloud Nine” transmit the redemptive period that follows intense suffering.
Pasha Dance has toured worldwide for more than a decade and won the Grand Prize in the 26th annual Seoul Dance Festival. $20 / $10 Students
Oct. 6 , 8 p.m.: Albita Rodriguez
Albita Rodriquez comes from a rich island heritage of Cuban performers. She grew up in a household of famous musicians before finding her own distinctive voice and remaking the country’s vibrant sound. In addition to composing original music, Albita is known for making Cuba cool. Her evocative melodies describe everything from a smooth cigar, to the Guayabera, to Little Havana.
In 2004, Albita’s self-produced album “Albita Llego,” won two Grammys in the category of Best Contemporary Tropicalo Album. She also received critical success for her 2005 stint as Evalina Montoya in the Broadway Musical “The Mambo Kings.” $20
Oct 12 , 10:30 a.m. (Family Series): Amy Marshall Dance Co.
Characterized by jaw dropping athletic feats and expressive dancing, The Amy Marshall Dance Company is applying thick brushstrokes to the culture of modern dance. A hit on the national scene since 2000, choreographer Amy Marshall is making dance accessible to a wide range of audiences. $6
Oct. 12 , 8 p.m.: Amy Marshall Dance Co.
Characterized by jaw dropping athletic feats and expressive dancing, The Amy Marshall Dance Company is applying thick brushstrokes to the culture of modern dance. A hit on the national scene since 2000, choreographer Amy Marshall is making dance accessible to a wide range of audiences. $15/$10 Students
Oct. 18 &19 , 10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. (Teen Series): Break: The Urban Spectacular
This October, Cirque du Soleil meets the street, when electrifying hip-hop dance specialists, Break: The Urban Funk Spectacular perform on the Main Stage. Their critically acclaimed tours and performances have spanned five continents and numerous superstar collaborations. More than just world-class break-dancers, this NYC troupe chronicles the history of hip-hop as it kicks, beat-boxes, and spins to a live DJ and percussionist.
Oct 23 , 24, 10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. (Family Series): Frog And Toad, Amy Marshall Dance Co.
In one year, Frog and Toad do everything together: They plant seeds in the garden. They swim and hop across the pond. Frog and Toad even hibernate together. But these two friends are very different; Frog is cheery and popular while Toad is a tad on the grumpy side. See their friendship grow with the seasons in A Year with Frog and Toad.
A hit on Broadway, A Year with Frog and Toad was nominated for 3 Tony Awards – including Best Musical. Arnold Lobel’s beloved characters hop from the page to the stage in Robert and Willie Reale’s musical A Year With Frog and Toad. $6
Oct. 26 , 7:30 p.m.: Pink: The Chronicles of BC Jenny
Jenny wears a T-shirt that says, “cancer sucks.” Pink: The Chronicles of BC Jenny is based on Jenny Saldana’s real life experience with disease. Come see this inspiring Latina play that has been touring national festivals and recently was showcased at the Nuyorican Poet’s café.
Join a Q/A session after the show with Latino Flavored Productions and New York Playwright Jenny Saldana. FREE
Nov. 2 , 8 p.m.: Break of Reality
Featuring three cellos and a drummer, Break of Reality is a regular fixture on the downtown NYC music scene. These classically trained musicians can’t seem to let go of their rock ‘n’ roll roots. Whether plugging in the a.m.ps or playing all-acoustic sets, Break of Reality is determined to apply a booming woodwind sound to the catchiness of popular music.
Break of Reality has released two independent albums: “Voiceless” (2004) and “The Sound Between”(2006), which have sold thousands of copies in the United States and around the world in such countries as Germany, Finland, Australia, England, Canada and Brazil. $15
Nov. 8 & 9 , 10 a.m. &11:30 a.m. (Teen Series): Diary of Anne Frank
Anne pleads with the world to listen. American Family Theater is proud to present Anne Frank…A Voice Heard; the musical adaptation of one family’s struggle to remain hidden in plain sight during World War II.
“AFT has succeeded in communicating not only the grim reality of the Holocaust, but also the awe inspiring zest for life…sung and performed by an outstanding cast.” Jaquie McCarthy, Worrall Newspapers. $7
Dec. 1 , 3 p.m.: Mad About Dance
A successful collaboration between innovative composers, writers and choreographers is hard to find. Mad About Dance blends the technical beauty of classical dance with contemporary urban rhythms and abstract choreography. These daring Queens’ artists create dance pieces that veer towards theater. We are pleased to host Mad About Dance for a return engagement on the LPAC stages. $15 / $10 Students
Dec. 7 , 8 p.m.: Jonathan Russell
12-year-old violin prodigy, Jonathan Russell is “an old musical soul.” A Suzuki-trained musician, Jonathan learns easily by ear but also reads and writes his own music. At an astonishingly young age for a working musician, he has already played live gigs with great bandleaders Les Paul, Bucky Pizzarelli and Ed Polcer.
In 2006 Jonathan had the honor of being the youngest jazz musician ever invited to play in the master class at Jazz at Lincoln Center taught by Regina Carter.
“A unique skill to be able to improvise at such a young age,“ says Grammy Award winning violinist, Mark O’ Connor. $13/ Students and Musicians $10
Museum of the Moving Image
35 Ave. at 36 St., Astoria
(718) 784-0077
www.movingimage.us
Hours: Wednesdays and Thursdays: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Fridays: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. (Free after 4 p.m.); Saturdays and Sundays: 11 a.m. -6:30 p.m.
Admission: Adults-$10; Senior Citizens, College Students with I.D.-$7.50; Children (5-18)-$5; Members, Children under 5-free
Sept. 8-30
Fritz Lang: King of Noir
Fritz Lang’s dark fatalism, fascination with modern urban life, and expressionistic visual style all had a great influence on film noir. Lang himself became one of the greatest directors to work in the genre. This series will include Lang’s noir classics from the 1940s and 1950s, such as The Big Heat, Scarlet Street, and The Woman in the Window, as well as his early films M and The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, important precursors to noir.
Oct. 6-14
The Cahiers du Cinéma Directors Series: Arnaud Desplechin
In partnership with Cahiers du Cinéma, this retrospective will pair four films by the contemporary French director Arnaud Desplechin (Kings and Queen, Esther Kahn, My Sex Life…or, How I Got Into an Argument, and La Sentinelle) with films that he selects. With support from the French Embassy, New York.
Oct. 20-Nov. 11
Warhol’s World
A major retrospective of the films directed and produced by Andy Warhol, with personal appearances by his friends and collaborators, including Brigid Berlin, Baby Jane Holzer, Ultra Violet, Cherry Vanilla and Jackie Curtis. Films will include Warhol’s Soap Opera, My, Hustler, The Velvet Underground and Nico, Lonesome Cowboys, a preview screening of the new documentary A Walk Into the Sea: The Danny Williams Story, a special work-in-progress screening of a new documentary about Candy Darling, and screenings of Warhol-produced films such as Flesh, Trash, and Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein.
Nov. 17-Dec. 2
Glorious Technicolor!
The Museum unveils an important new acquisition for its collection, a 3-strip Technicolor camera, and celebrates the occasion with a three-weekend series looking at the history of the richly expressive Technicolor process. Presented in conjunction with the publication of Harnessing the Technicolor Rainbow: Color Design in the 1930s by Scott Higgins, University of Texas Press.
Dec. 8 & 9
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick’s acclaimed and popular book The Invention of Hugo Cabret, with 284 pages of original drawings combining elements of graphic novel and film, was inspired by Georges Méliès and the invention of cinema. Selznick will be present for this weekend of screenings of silent films with live music, discussion, book signings, family tours, and workshops.
Dec. 15-Jan. 1
Silly Symphonies
For the holiday season, a celebration of Walt Disney’s musical and inventive 1930s cartoons, the Silly Symphonies, all shown in beautifully restored prints.
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 Check out the master works of Isamu Noguchi at his Long Island City museum
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New York Hall of Science
47-01 111th Street
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
(718) 699-0005
www.nyscience.org
Hours: Closed Mondays; Tuesday-Thursday: 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m.; Friday: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (free 2-5 p.m.); Saturday & Sunday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (free Sunday 10-11)
Admission: Adults: $11, children/students/seniors $8\
Science Playground: $4 per person, $3 for groups, plus general Hall admission fee (free to Family plus Members and higher)
Current Exhibits:
Through Sept. 23: Water Colors: The Photography of Michael S. Maurer
Through Nov. 30: Bioscapes
 Amy Marshall Dance Co will come to LaGuardia |
Upcoming Exhibits
Sept. 29-Jan. 21: Digital ‘07
Sept. 15-January 15: Cyberchase-The Chase is On!
Isamu Noguchi Museum
9-01 33rd Road, Long Island City
718) 204-7088
www.noguchi.org
Hours: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday & Sunday: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Admission: $10, $5 seniors, students and members, children under 12 free
Sept.-April : Design: Isamu Kenmochi and Isamu Noguchi
Isamu Kenmochi and Isamu Noguchi first met at the architect Kenzo Tange’s office at Tokyo University June 24, 1950. From August of that same year, Noguchi spent approximately two weeks at the Industrial Arts Research Institute in Tokyo where Kenmochi was serving as a technical officer. The two Isamus shared a similar mission: to create and design a universally exceptional object, something with an intrinsic beauty of simplicity that is grounded in the knowledge of natural materials but also combined with a vision and embrace of experimental techniques and materials. Based in Japanese traditions of design, they both understood that this shared mission needed to go beyond the mere exotic.
One of Kenmochi’s and Noguchi’s many collaborations resulted in a strikingly original woven bamboo chair made in 1950. This actual chair is no longer extant but will be recreated for the purpose of this exhibition. It is a classical sculptural form of texture and beauty as well as representing a technical accomplishment, distilling the natural elasticity and strength of bamboo with the durability and efficiency of iron. Together these two artists and designers made a chair that created a sense of lightness in modern design with a charm of warm, seemingly traditional tactility.
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Ave.
(718) 784-2084
www.ps1.org
Hours: (Museum) Thursday-Monday 12-6 p.m.; (Warm-up) Saturdays 2-9 p.m. closed rest of the week
Admission: $10(for museum and warm-up)
Current Exhibits
Dorota Jurczak and Abel Auer: The Slimy Trail of Slug and Snail
The Slimy Trail of Slug and Snail, the first exhibition in a New York museum by Hamburg-based artists and collaborators Dorota Jurczak and Abel Auer.
Jurczak’s fantastical and nightmarish works merge influences from folklore and mythology, with inventions of her own imagination. For this show P.S.1 features the full range of her work: paintings, etchings and linocuts. Featured paintings by Auer include landscapes influenced by a combination of Central European iconography and the vivid color schemes of the late-1980s and early-1990s skater culture.
Linder
The first U.S. solo exhibition of works by British artist Linder, an active figure in the punk and post punk music scenes. Known for her collaged work -which includes the cover design of the Buzzcocks’s 1977 single Orgasm Addict -Linder has been creating photomontages for the past thirty years that combine imagery from pornography, car enthusiast publications and other magazines associated with male interests and the objectification of women.
Organizing Chaos
Organizing Chaos, a group exhibition investigating notions of chance and determinism. Featuring works from the 1950s to the present, the show is particularly focused on the musical scoring of ambiance, the ways in which randomness is scripted into structured systems, and how order is imposed upon the indeterminate. This exhibition is on view in the First Floor Main Gallery.
Peter Young: 1963-1977
The first solo exhibition in a U.S. museum of the renowned American abstract painter Peter Young. Comprising some 25 works, the exhibition surveys Young’s career from 1963 to 1977. The exhibition is on view in the Second Floor Main gallery.
Tunga
Two dreamlike environments conceived by the Brazilian artist Tunga. Juxtaposed for the first time, the monumental installations Laminated Souls (2004/07) and ? la Lumiere des Deux Mondes (At the Light of Both Worlds) (2005) explore imaginary laboratory aesthetics.
Jack Whitten
A solo exhibition of paintings by Jack Whitten. This show prominently features his large-scale 2005 painting 9.11.01 that was made in response to the Sept. 11th tragedy, as well as the Martin Luther King series that the artist made in the 1960s. Together, these bodies of work capture the emotional fervor of two defining moments in American history.
Orpheus Selection: In Search of Darkness
Orpheus Selection, inspired by the museum’s unique basement boiler room and the classical myth of Orpheus, the bard who attempted-unsuccessfully-to rescue his bride Eurydice from the underworld.
(calender3.jpeg) Betty Buckley will belt out some standards at QTIP in December
Pip Chodorov, Harriet Korman, and Joanna Pousette-Dart
The work of Paris-based filmmaker Pip Chodorov, and New York-based painters Harriet Korman and Joanna Pousette-Dart. The work of these three artists establishes a dialogue between the perception of movement that can be observed in the world, and the equilibrium of lyrical and abstract forms that grows out of the process of meditation. The exhibition is on view in the Archive Galleries.
Lee Quiñones
One of the originators of graffiti and New York street art, Lee Quiñones presents 12 recent paintings inspired by classic 1970s funk and break beat records that form the rhythmic foundation of hip hop. Quiñones depicts the cover art of records that have been consistently sampled by DJs and musicians for the past thirty years. Included are both mainstream tunes like James Brown’s “Sex Machine” and lesser known albums like Michael Viner’s Incredible Bongo Band, which contains the “Apache” beat that remains ubiquitous in dance music.
Cinema Cavern
Taking its title from Robert Smithson’s drawing, “Towards the Development of a ‘Cinema Cavern’” (1971) this program of small gauge films and videos is presented “truly ‘underground’” in the museum’s Vault Gallery.
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 Sid Kerner's photos will be on display at the Queens Library Gallery
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Queens College Art Center
Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library, 6th Floor, Queens College
(718) 997-3770
http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/Library/art/artcenter.html
Hours vary with Library
Admission: Free
Current Exhibits
Face to Face, From See to Shining See: Photographs by Sid Turner. Through Oct. 31.
Nov.-Dec. 21 : Brush with Nature: Installation art by Barbara Roux
Queens Library Gallery
89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica
(718) 990-8665
www.queenslibrary.org/ext/gallery
Hours: Monday-Friday: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sunday: 12-5 p.m.
Admission: Free
Monday August 27 -Wednesday Oct. 31, 2007
Current Exhibit
Face to Face, through Oct. 31
 Works by Nina Lola Bachhuber will come to the Sculpture Center |
In the Face to Face series, New York City photographer Sid Kerner gives the viewer an opportunity to experience the human side of familiar, everyday objects.
The images in Face to Face fuse Kerner’s lifelong love of photography and concern for people. Captured by his camera, stray bits of our everyday surroundings take on a life of their own, drawing our attention to what we look at every day but do not always see. In effect, these very personal pictures invite us to participate in the creative process of a unique artist who is currently working on a series of abstract and surreal photos. “As I live, I photograph, and as I photograph, I live,” he says.
Queens Museum of Art
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
(718) 592-9700
www.queensmuseum.org
Wednesday-Sunday: 12-6 p.m.; Friday: 12-8 p.m.
Admission: Adults-$5; Students/Seniors-$2.50; Members/Children under 5-free
Current Exhibits
Il Lee: Ballpoint Drawings, through Sept. 30:
The Queens Museum of Art introduces the work of Il Lee (b. 1952), a Korean-born artist living and working in Brooklyn since 1977. Using disposable ballpoint pens, Lee creates dramatic ink fields on surfaces of canvas and paper. For this exhibition, he will present a selection of large format blue and black ink drawings, including early experimental studies and an impressive fifty-foot installation – his largest work to date.
Among other recent and historical artistic influences, Lee is largely inspired by Minimalism and the Asian practice of Sumukhwa (ink and wash painting). By combining an inclination toward austerely controlled forms with the distinctive fluidity of ink, he melds Eastern and Western cultural aesthetics into abstractions that are contemporary, yet firmly rooted in tradition. His expressive strokes – characterized by rhythmic, physically demanding arm gestures – leave behind a record of intersecting orbits, undulating lines, and frenetic swirls. When viewed en masse, these discrete movements a.m.ount to objects with monumental presence; like wide-open landscapes or perfectly preserved fossils, their auras are imposing and serene, provoking awe and inviting meditation.
Generation 1.5, through Dec. 2
If a person comes to America as an adult, he or she is referred to as a first generation immigrant. Children of immigrants are called second generation. But, if they come when they are in their adolescence, they are called generation 1.5.
Artists of this generation take part in dexterous manipulations of artistic modes and materials as they engage with diverse personal, social, and intellectual contexts. Along with their freedom of movement, these artists enjoy an ability to walk the line between assimilation and dissent, and are uniquely capable of critiquing their native country as well as their adopted ones.
The exhibition examines whether artists of the 1.5 generation propose a particular orientation to their work as they are confronted by issues of immigration, cultural dislocation, memory, hybridity, acceptance and exile in their everyday lives. 1.5 includes stirring and thought-provoking works produced by eight artists – Ellen Harvey, Pablo Helguera, Emily Jacir, Lee Mingwei, Shirin Neshat, Seher Shah, Rirkrit Tiravanija and Nari Ward – including works never before exhibited in New York. Accompanying the exhibition, will be a full slate of programs and events. 1.5 is curated by Queens Museum of Art Executive Director Tom Finkelpearl and Chief Curator Valerie Smith.
Upcoming Exhibits:
Oct. 14-Jan. 6
Yue Minjun and the Symbolic Smile
Yue Minjun is one of the leading figures in the Beijing-based movement of “Cynical Realism” that emerged following the 1989 student demonstrations in Tiananmen Square. Yue Minjun has since become a pioneering figure in Chinese contemporary art. Parlaying his iconic smiling self-portrait into his signature motif, he has gained an international following. Yue’s laughing faces are at once exuberant and indifferent. Placed against various recognizable backdrops, the tirelessly optimistic faces compel the viewer to question the larger social context portrayed in each painting. Yue Minjun and the Symbolic Smile will include bronze and polychrome sculptures, paintings and drawings and will be on view.
Upcoming Events
Saturday, Sept. 15
“Corona Cares Day” Festival at Corona Plaza.
Shaun El C. Leonardo – performance: El Conquistador vs The Invisible Man. Xaviera Simmons – free photographic portrait studio.
Sept. 16 : Cinemarosa: “Eye on the Guy: Alan B. Stone & the Age of Beefcake,” and “Female to Femme”
Sept. 22 : Poets in the Galleries: Luis H. Francia
Sept. 29 : Poets in the Galleries: Roger Bonair-Agard
Oct. 6 : Open House NY Book Signing and Multimedia Presentation: Exit to Tomorrow: History of the Future – World’s Fair Architecture, Design, Fashion 1933-2005, The Panorama Challenge Round 2
Oct. 7 : Walking Tour World’s Fair Architecture, free, RSVP to preddy@queensmuseum.org
Sunday, Oct. 14 , 3-5 p.m.
Closing Celebration for Corona Plaza, Center of Everywhere: Four Site Specific Projects Featuring mariachi music & free Jarritos soda from 4 -5 p.m..
Oct. 21 : Cinemarosa: HomoVisiones-Collection of Spanish Language LGBT films Americas Vocal Ensemble Concert “Crossing Cultures in the Americas,” 3-5 p.m.
Queens Theater In The Park
Flushing Meadows Park
(718) 760-0064
www.queenstheatre.org
Hours and ticket prices vary by performance. Call or visit the Web site for more info.
Saturday, Sept. 29, 7 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.
viBe does 365
Queens Theatre in the Park continues its association with The Public Theatre’s 365 Days/365 Plays Project as the young women of viBe Theater Experience entwine original rhythms, poetry and dance with the Suzan-Lori Parks’ 365 texts.
viBe Theater Experience empowers teenage girls in NewYork City through the collaborative process of creating viBrantly spectacular performances. viBe’s productions, programs, publications and CDs celebrate the truthful voices of urban women. viBeGirls ignite diverse audiences to both listen and speak up for what they believe.
Saturday, Sept. 29, 8 p.m.
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company: Colores y Pasiones
In its 4th annual performance, Calpulli brings Queens Theatre audiences a dazzling program featuring its colorful repertoire, passionate music and unforgettable images of traditional Mexican weddings or “bodas” in dance. In its first full program since being featured at Carnegie Hall, Calpulli will debut several new works with musical accompaniment by Yayauhki Tezcatl and the incomparable Villa-Lobos Brothers. Experience los colores y las pasiones de Mexico as only Calpulli can bring to life.
Saturday, Oct. 6, 8 p.m.
A Tribute to Alex Brown: An Evening of Classic Soul with The Persuaders and Friends
Queens Theatre presents a tribute to Alex Brown of the Persuaders. One of the most acclaimed vocal groups of the 70’s, the Persuaders are known for their hits, Thin Line Between Love and Hate and Some Guys Have All the Luck.
Saturday, Oct. 13, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 14, 3 p.m.
Stars of American Ballet
Behold the choreographic artistry of Balanchine, Martins and Petipa danced to the glorious music of Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Richard Rodgers, Ray Charles and others...by America’s current constellation of ballet stars: Darci Kistler, Jared Angle, Joaquin De Luz, Ask La Cour, Amar Ramasar, Ashley Bouder, Sarah Mearns and Kaitlin Gilliland. (Program and dancers subject to change.)
Saturday, Oct. 13, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 14, 3 p.m.
Queen Scenes II: Ten Minute Plays by Queens Theatre in the Park’s Playwrights Group
“Queens Scenes,” a collection of 10-minute plays by members of QTP’s Playwrights Group, was a resounding success in the 2006 Reading Series, and transferred to the Queens Museum of Art as part of the “Queens International Exhibit. The Playwrights Group returns with a festival of brand new plays – brisk, wry and touching tales of life in the borough the writers all call home.
Saturday, Oct. 20, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 21, 3 p.m.
An Evening with Jerry Stiller
As Frank Costanza on Seinfeld, Arthur Spooner on The King of Queens or as one half of the classic comedy team Stiller & Meara, Jerry Stiller is one of the best loved and recognized names in comedy.
Saturday, Oct. 20, 8 p.m.
Our Dad is in Atlantis/Papa Esta en la Atlantida
After the death of their mother, two young boys move in with their grandmother, as their father heads to United States in search of opportunity. When their grandmother dies unexpectedly, the children are passed from one relative to another until they decide to run away in search of their father. OUR DAD IS IN ATLANTIS is a tender and powerful story of immigration, and the fate of children left behind.
Friday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. & 10 p.m.
Alquimiomania 10 Años
After 10 years, Carolina La O and Los Gemelos are back to celebrate the most awaited anniversary/reunion of the decade. Alquimia, the group that shined the spotlight on the careers of these three young Colombian artists, rendering homage to the legendary Cuban group, Sonora Matancera, received the unconditional support of its director Rogelio Martinez, the Great Celia Cruz, and legendary Johnny Pacheco.
Saturday, Oct. 27, 8 p.m.
Gospel
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 Mario Van Peebles is Badasssss, which will come to York College
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Gospel stars Michael and Regina Winans lead a hand-clapping, roof-raising jubilee that will set your spirit soaring! Add the soul sounds of Tn’T plus Brooklyn’s finest a cappella group, The Heavenly Tones, and you get an evening of sheer joy not to be missed.
Presented by The Jamaica-long Island Health Commission of The African Methodist Episcopal Church. Proceeds from this performance help fund the Richard Allen Center for Health.
Friday, Nov. 2 to Sunday, Nov. 11
New York State Theatre Institute’s Arsenic and Old Lace
Abby and Martha Brewster are the nicest little old ladies you could hope to meet, except for one thing — they murder men. Corpses in the cellar and arsenic in the elderberry wine make the Brewster sisters delightfully lethal. As the body count increases, so do the laughs in this 1940’s farce.
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 Jerry Stiller will perform at Queens Theatre in the Park |
t’s comedy in the hands of masters, with all the lavish production values you’ve come to expect from New York State Theatre Institute (A Murder is Announced, Born Yesterday, American Soup).
Friday, Nov. 2, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 3, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 4, 3 p.m.; Wednesday, Nov. 7, 3 p.m.; Thursday, Nov. 8, 3 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 10, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 11, 3 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 3, 8 p.m.
The North Pool, by Rajiv Joseph
Author of “Huck and Holden” and “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo,” Rajiv Joseph’s new play is the mysterious, compelling story of a Khadim, a Syrian-born student in a large U.S. high school. Called into the Vice Principal’s office to discuss his recent absenses, he soon becomes caught in a web of lies about crimes he may (or may not) have committed.
Saturday, Nov. 10, 8 p.m.
Lost Accents, by Qui Nguyen
A Vietnamese man returns home ten years after his escape to America, a boat journey which cost him the life of his younger brother. Hung returns to learn why his parents made him leave, and to confront the daughter of the man he killed on the perilous journey. The final chapter in Qui Nguyen’s ambitious trilogy, A Gook Story, (following Trial By Water and Blood In America, both of which premiered in Queens Theatre’s IVP Reading Series.)
Saturday, Nov. 24 at 11 a.m. & 2 p.m.
Circo Comedia
Here’s Jean Saucier – master juggler, trick cyclist and magician. And here’s Patrick Cote – burlesque clown, expert roller skater and drummer. Together they deliver unpredictable thrills, side-splitting comedy and daredevil stunts in their signature style known as Circo Comedia!
Saturday, Nov. 24, 8 p.m.
Alma Moyo – Music from Puerto Rico/Musica de Puerto Rico
Founded in 2002, under the musical direction of Alex LaSalle from Moca, Puerto Rico, Alma Moyo is an Afro-Boricua musical group dedicated to the preservation of Puerto Rico’s oldest living African musical and cultural tradition, la bomba. The group’s 10 talented musicians, educators and historians are dedicated to empowering people of the African Diaspora, by sharing Borinquen’s potent legacy of Bomba music, the primarily Congolese-derived African music of Puerto Rico.
Sunday, Nov. 25, 1 p.m. & 4 p.m.
Mooseltoe, a holiday moosical
Celebrities Al Roker, Tony award winning Faith Prince, Carole Shelly and the leading ladies from Broadway’s Mamma Mia provide the voices of Mooseltoe and his friends in our new Christmas tradition. A magical and whimsical musical tale about a Moose with a Dream features 16 unforgettable costumed characters which include three snobby penguins, an Edward G. Robinson-esque snowman and a fat walrus named Willy, not to mention two elves and Santa Claus himself.
Friday, Nov. 30 to Sunday, Dec. 9
“Girl’s Room” By Joni Fritz
Starring Kathie Lee Gifford
A young dancer, Kate, about to break into the big time, has another kind of break – in a skiing accident! International celebrity Kathie Lee Gifford stars in this charming new comedy about three generations of lively women: Kate, her independent-minded mother (Ms. Gifford), and a grandmother who refuses to grow old. Kate tries to recuperate as meddlesome Mom and Grandma wait on her hand and foot, vying for her affection.
Girl’s Room is just what the doctor ordered – a prescription for non-stop laughter! Fully-staged world premiere from Queens Theatre’s Plays a Mother Would Love Playreading Series.
Friday, Nov. 30, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 1, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 2, 3 p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 5, 3 p.m.; Thursday, Dec. 6, 3 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 8, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 9, 3 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 15, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 16, 3 p.m.
Paul Taylor Dance Company
The internationally acclaimed gold standard of modern dance brings their rhythmic pulse, airy leaps and explosive choreography to Queens Theatre for an unprecedented ninth appearance! Experience this all-new program from their exciting 2007 world tour.
Saturday, Dec. 15, 8 p.m.
Advanced Chemistry, by Rich Orloff
Two award-winning one-act comedies about love, lust and longing in the older set by the winner of the Pickering Award for Playwright Excellence. “Mourning Glory,” which won the Civic Theatre New Play Content, and “Getting Lucky” a winner at the New Voice Play Festval, prove that when it comes to sex, you’re never old enough to know better.
Sunday, Dec. 16, 3 p.m. – Studio Theatre
Cine Infantil Latino Americano/ Latin American Film for Children Presented in collaboration with Diana Vargas
Tachuela, Varilla y Lechuga
Walter Tournier, Uruguay, 2003, Animation, 4 min.
Underlining the value of cooperation, this animated tale tells the story of a comically odd threesome who uses teamwork to tackle a tough project. The result is worth a cheer!
La Hormiguita-Mata/The Small Ant Plant
Leonardo Pérez, Cuba, 1998, 5 min.
In a quest to be larger, a little ant pays a big price for his transformation.
Navidad Caribe/A Caribbean Christmas
Walter Tournier, Uruguay, 2001, Animation, DVD, 24 min.
When his niece and nephew come to visit, the governor of a Caribbean island wants to give them a traditional, northern Christmas. Without snow and pine trees, however, he discovers that Caribbean Christmas celebrations are different for a reason!
Best Film, Best Direction & Best Photography: 2004 Festival de Cine Infantil de Ciudad de Guayana, Venezuela
Saturday, Dec. 22 at 11am & 1 p.m.
A Christmas Carol
The award-winning musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ enduring and joyful classic, presented by American Theater Arts for Youth. A jubilant holiday musical for audiences of all ages.
Sunday, Dec. 23, 3 p.m.
Pharaoh’s Daughter
Blending a psychedelic sensibility and a Pan-Mediterranean sensuality, Basya Schechter leads her band, Pharaoh’s Daughter, through swirling Hasidic chants, Mizrachi and Sephardi folk-rock, and spiritual stylings filtered through percussion, flute, strings and electronica.
Wednesday, Dec. 27, 1 p.m. & 4 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 28, 1 p.m. & 4 p.m.
The Nutcracker
The children in your life will delight to the magic and wonder of this classic holiday treat, specially produced with the young in mind by NYC’s own Ballet for Young Audiences. A perennial favorite!
Saturday, Dec. 29, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 30, 3 p.m.
Betty Buckley
Through her dazzling work in Cats (where she introduced “Memory”), Sunset Boulevard, 1776 and Pippin, Tony Award-winning Betty Buckley remains the quintessential leading lady of the American musical theater.
The chanteuse presents an evening of charming banter and, of course, unparalleled interpretations of the best of Broadway, the Great American Songbook, jazz standards and much more.
Saturday, Dec. 29 at 8 p.m.
KT Sullivan & Mark Nadler: Time After Time – Celebrating the American Song Book
George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Dorothy Fields, Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim, Betty Green & Adolph Green, etc.
Award winning cabaret and concert artists, KT Sullivan and Mark Nadler have created an exuberant and stylish celebration of the American Songbook.
“…they deliver songs both famous and obscure, in a delirious whoosh of lubricious exuberance.” -New York Times
“It’s a wonderful evening of great music and revelations into the force behind some of the greatest music ever created. -The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
Queensborough Community College Art Gallery
222-05 56th Ave., Bayside
(718) 631-6396
www.qccaartgallery.org
Hours: Tuesday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Wednesday & Thursday: 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday: 12-5 p.m.
Admission: Free
Current Exhibits
African Art: Highlights from the Gallery’s Permanent Collection
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 The work of German artist Dorot Jurczak will be shown at P.S. 1
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Queensborough’s Permanent Collection of African art includes masks, figures, household and ritual objects, body décor, ceremonial costumes, and textiles from the Western Sudan, the West Atlantic Coast to Central Africa, and East and Southern Africa. Objects featured cover the full range of ceremonial and practical objects produced on the African continent.
What the Western world first deemed as “savage curios” were, in their African context, actually objects imbued with power emitted through form, materials, color, and surface qualities. The diverse cultural expressions from the continent found in the collection are acclaimed by scholars, collectors, museums, and the public alike for their sophistication, vitality, and expressive affect.
One aspect of the collection of note is the Gallery’s ring collection, a comprehensive gathering of powerful instruments of symbolism and imagery, ranging from abstract, symbolic shapes to full representational objects, such as a knife in a sheathe, a pair of sandals, and a bound prisoner, many illustrating folklore and mythology of their particular culture.
Queensborough Community College PAC
222-05 56th Ave., Bayside
(718) 631-6311
www.visitqpac.org
 Get ready to twist again with Chubby Checker At Queensborough PAC |
Sept. 30 : Ben Vereen: Showbiz Legend, 3 p.m., $45
Oct. 7 : Tango Buenos Aires, 3 p.m., $42, $39, $35
Oct. 13 : Dino Lives! A Tribute to Dean Martin featuring his son Ricci Martin, 8 p.m., $35
Oct. 19 : Satisfaction: A Rolling Stones Experience, 8:30 p.m., $30
Oct. 20 : Queens Symphony Orchestra: Masterworks No.1-Music of The Americas, 7:30 p.m., $25, $20
Oct. 21 : Chubby Checker in Concert with opening act The Chords, 3 p.m., $40, $35
Nov. 2 : Trojan Women by Euripides, Adapted by Georgia McGill, 7:30 p.m., $8
Nov. 3 : Trojan Women by Euripides, Adapted by Georgia McGill, 7:30 p.m., $8
Nov. 5 : Trojan Women by Euripides, Adapted by Georgia McGill, 10 a.m., $8
Nov. 7 : Trojan Women by Euripides, Adapted by Georgia McGill, 1:15 p.m., $1
Nov. 8 : Trojan Women by Euripides, Adapted by Georgia McGill, 7:30 p.m., $8
Nov. 9 : Trojan Women by Euripides, Adapted by Georgia McGill, 10 a.m., 7:30 p.m., $8
Nov. 11 : Georgian State Dance Company, 2 p.m., $42, $39, $35
Nov. 16 : From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. (school performances), $9
Nov. 17 : From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, 11 a.m., $9
Calendar
Nov. 18 : Liberace: A performance spectacular starring Martin Preston as Liberace, 3 p.m., $28, $25, $22
Nov. 19 : Liberace: A performance spectacular starring Martin Preston as Liberace, 10:30 a.m., $28, $25, $22
Nov. 30 : Family Holiday Musical: A Christmas Carol, 7:30 p.m., $42, $39, $35
Dec. 2 : Shirlala Chanukah, 2 p.m., $10
Dec. 9 : The Children’s Orchestra Society 39th Annual Winter Concert, 4 p.m., $15
Dec. 11 : The Rainbow Fish, 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. (school performances), $9
Dec. 12 : Salem Justice, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. (school performances), $9
Dec. 16 : Oratorio Society of Queens Annual Holiday Concert, 4 p.m., $25
Rockaway Artists Alliance
260 Beach 116th St., Rockaway Beach
(718) 474-4373
www.rockawayartistsalliance.org
Hours: Saturday: 12-4 p.m.; Sunday: 1-4 p.m. and by appointment
Admission: Free
Upcoming Exhibits
Artsplash 2007: Sept. 8-Oct. 7
Gifted 2007: Nov. 18-Dec. 16
Sculpture Center
44-19 Purves Street, Long Island City
(718) 361-1750
www.sculpture-center.org
Hours: Thursday-Monday: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Admission: $5 suggested donation
Upcoming Exhibits
Sept. 9-Nov. 25 , 2007
Special Project Series: In Practice
SculptureCenter is proud to present new works by Nina Lola Bachhuber, Richard Bottwin, Edward Kihn, Paul & Wilkin, Cesare Pietroiusti, Willoughby Sharp, Nolan Simon, Elisabeth Smolarz, Mary Ellen Strom & Ann Carlson in the tenth installment of In Practice. These works are commissioned through SculptureCenter’s In Practice project series, which supports the creation and presentation of innovative work by emerging artists. The projects are selected individually and reflect the diversity of approaches to contemporary sculpture. There will be an opening reception on Sunday, Sept. 9, 4-6pm.
Sept. 9-Nov. 25, 2007
Scott Lyall: the little contemporaries
SculptureCenter is pleased to present the little contemporaries, a new installation by Scott Lyall. the little contemporaries will be on view Sept. 9-Nov. 25, with an opening reception on Sunday, Sept. 9, 4-6 p.m..
Scott Lyall’s artistic practice is grounded in research into the relationships between graphic processes, sculptural display, and the design legacies of conceptualism. He has pursued experimentation through works on paper and in writings, as well as large-scale exhibitions featuring work in various media. Most recently, his work has focused on forms of performance notation, and the transformative layers imposed on works of art when they are documented.
For his exhibition at SculptureCenter, Lyall’s point of departure was a collaboration with the New York-based dancer and choreographer, Maria Hassabi. Hassabi approached Lyall about collaborating on a new dance performance after seeing an installation of his work in 2006. Having little knowledge about the conditions and criteria of current dance, Lyall reviewed a set of videotapes made by Hassabi at her rehearsals, eventually transposing the information into figures and linear diagrams. These diagrams traced a map of the shape of the dance performance and were used to design a set of elements that could be placed on stage as visual marks for the dancers.
Socrates Sculpture Park
32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City
(718) 956-1819
www.socratessculpturepark.org
Hours: Dawn to Dusk
Current Exhibits
Through Sept. 29: Capoeira in the Park, 12-1:30 p.m., Free
Through Sept. 29: Yoga in the Park, 11 a.m.-12 p.m., Free
Through Sept. 29: Saturday Sculpture Workshops, 12-3 p.m., Free
Through Sept. 30: Tai Chi in the Park, 11 a.m.-12 p.m., Free
Upcoming Events
Sept. 18 : First Annual Benefit for Socrates Sculpture Park, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Oct. 20 : Halloween Harvest Festival, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Free
Thalia Spanish Theatre
41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside
(718) 729-3880
www.thaliatheatre.org
Discounted rate for students and seniors
Oct. 5-Nov. 11,
Bilingual American & world premiere production of “The ‘Ladies’ Of Avignon” / “Las ‘Señoritas’ De Avignon,” a play by prestigious Spanish playwright jaime salom; Directed & designed by Angel Gil Orrios. It is the story of the young Pablo Picasso, a struggling and as-yet unknown artist, as he finds love, comfort and inspiration in the company of the “ladies” of a famous brothel in Barcelona.
Performances in English: Fridays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 3 p.m.; en español: Sábados a las 8 p.m. y Domingos a las 4 p.m.
Nov. 16-Dec. 16
Flamenco with Andrea Del Conte Danza España & guest artists from Spain including dancer Miguel Lucena; an all-new program of music and dance. Performances: Fridays 8 p.m., Saturdays 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sundays 4 p.m.
Yeh Art Gallery (formerly Chung-Cheng Gallery)
Sun Yat Sen Hall, 80-00 Utopia Parkway
St. John’s University
(718) 990-7476
www.stjohns.edu/academics/centers/yehgallery
Hours: Monday-Wednesday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday-Friday: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Saturday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sept. 5 , 6-8 p.m.
Reception for Prints & Books: Artist Collaborations With Printmaker Ruth Lingen.
St John’s University’s Department of Fine Arts presents the reception for Prints & Books: Artist Collaborations with Printmaker Ruth Lingen.
This exhibition features the artistic collaborations between noted printmaker Ruth Lingen and some of today’s most influential artists including Chuck Close, Jim Dine and Kiki Smith.
Lingen, a master printer who started Poote Press in 1982, has worked with some of the world’s greatest artists to publish limited edition books using her unique techniques for bookbinding and papermaking. Her work has been exhibited in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The Art Institute of Chicago, as well as libraries throughout the country.
The exhibit is open through Oct. 5.
York College Performing Arts Center
94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., Jamaica
(718) 262-2000
york.cuny.edu/performing-arts
Sept. 15, noon
YorkFest ’07, featuring Ray Vega, Eddie Gale, Bob Stewart and the York College Blue Notes. Free Concert. Free Children’s Rides. Free BBQ for early arrivals. Meet your local officials. Information Sessions and Campus Wide Tours.
Free and open to the public.
Sept. 17 , 5 p.m.
Men’s Center 2nd Annual Conference. Speakers include Minister Kevin Muhammad, Mosque No. 7-Harlem; Kirk James, Academic Counselor of the College Initiative, Lehman College; Honorable Sterling Johnson.
Hosted by William Burgess III, President -The Burgess Group, and Board member of One Hundred Black Men Inc.
This event is open to the public.
Oct. 4, 6 p.m
Film Festival: On Our Way Up
The York College Male Initiative Program.
Each night features a new film that deals with the experiences and struggles of certain cultures in urban America, as told from the perspective of today’s most exciting filmmakers.
Featuring “On Our Way Up,” post film discussions, light refreshments.
Free and Open to the entire college community
Fritz Lang's Scarlet Street comes to the Museum of The Moving Image |
Oct. 15 , 7 p.m.
Jazz Forum No. 20: Percussionist Steve Kroon
Oct. 18 , 6 p.m
Film Festival: The Vanishing Black Male
Each night features a new film that deals with the experiences and struggles of certain cultures in urban America, as told from the perspective of today’s most exciting filmmakers.
Featuring “The Vanishing Black Male,” post film discussions, light refreshments.
Free and Open to the entire college community
Nov. 1 , 6 p.m.
Film Festival: Badasssss
Each night features a new film that deals with the experiences and struggles of certain cultures in urban America, as told from the perspective of today’s most exciting filmmakers.
Featuring “Badasssss,” post film discussions, light refreshments.
Free and Open to the entire college community
There's always something to see at the Rockaway Artists Alliance, like Reverberation from 2006 |
Nov. 10 , 5 p.m.
YorkJam: A Festival of NYC Public High School Big Bands
Dec. 15 , 7:30 p.m.
Jazz Workshop Concert: Free and open to the public.
Dec. 22 , 7:30 p.m.
Blue Notes Concert: Free and open to the public.
