Featured Programs With
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Breaking Up is Hard to Do
Monday, February 13 @ 6:00 pm
Laurelton
134-26 225 Street
Come hear from Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Renisher Roberts, about how to move on from heartbreak.
How Do You Mend A Broken Heart
Tuesday, February 14 @ 3:30 pm
Glen Oaks
256-04 Union Turnpike
An Art Project for Adults age 50+ led by teaching artist Karen Fitzgerald. Using symbols, color and simple origami folded books, participants will work with collages to express and mend a heart break.
It Never Gets Old...... Calling All Adults with “Experienced” Hearts
Tuesday, February 14 @ 4:00 pm
The Queens Memory program partners with the Cambria Heights Teen Library where teens interview adults who share their broken heart stories and how they survived to tell the tale.
Balsoma: Balance Through Rhythm
Wednesday, February 15 @ 5:00 pm
Woodside
54-22 Skillman Avenue
Join us for a rhythmic approach to self-exploration through music and dance.
The Sweet Taste of Heartbreak
Thursday, February 16 @ 6:00 pm
Steinway
21-45 31 Street, Long Island City
Come join Simone Harounian, MS, RD, CDN, CDE, to learn about the relationship between comfort food and bad moods, as well as some tips to make healthier choices.
Finding Poetry in Pain
Thursday, February 16 @ 6:00 pm
Windsor Park
79-50 Bell Boulevard, Bayside
Queens Poet Laureate, Maria Lisella will lead a circle of ethnically diverse poets in an exploration of the poetry of heartbreak and longing.
Let’s Move! Broken Heart Week Edition
Thursday, February 16 @ 6:00 pm
Woodhaven
85-41 Forest Parkway
Enjoy an energizing Zumba workout with certified instructor, Fiona Harvey, featuring a playlist of upbeat love songs. Sneakers and comfortable clothing required.
Heartbreak Hilarities
Friday, February 17 @ 2:00 pm
Whitestone
151-10 14 Road
Saturday, February 18 @ 2:45 pm
Bayside
214-20 Northern Boulevard
Bring the entire family and enjoy cartoons from the 1920 and 30s that show the downside of romance with film archivist Tommy Stathes.
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet: A Staged Reading by Titan Theatre Company
Friday, February 17 @ 3:30 pm
Richmond Hill
118-14 Hillside Avenue
Romeo and Juliet become emblematic of young lovers suffering the pain of a doomed love in this special staged reading.
The Allegro Singers present Tragic Love Stories in Opera
Saturday, February 18 @ 3:00 pm
Forest Hills
108-19 71 Avenue
A concert of arias and duets from Il Trovatore by Verdi, Carmen by Bizet, Romeo et Juliette by Gounod, and some popular music selections. Featured artists are Liora Michelle, Hamid Rodriguez and Ricardo Rosa.
Sonia Olla Flamenco Dance Company
Saturday, February 18 @ 3:00 pm
Langston Hughes
100-01 Northern Boulevard, Corona
The Sonia Olla Flamenco Dance Company will present Tablao Sevilla, a traditional flamenco repertoire ideal to celebrate Broken Heart Week.
Humor and Heartbreak: “I Thought I’d Never Laugh Again…”
Saturday, February 18 @ 3:00 pm
Steinway
21-45 31 Street, Long Island City
An afternoon of “clean” comedy focused on the failed romances and unsuccessful relationships we’ve all encountered at one time or another. Meet this talented lineup of comedians like Michelle Slonim, YouJean Chang, Jennifer Lap, Sandip Sen, Ben Rosenfeld, and Ryan Arnold.
Broken Heart Week is made possible (in part) by the Queens Council on the Arts with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.