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Jazz and Blues

Jazz vocalist Stacia Hobdy performs the music of such legendary artists as Bessie Smith, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, BB King, and more.   

Thursday, February 7 @ 6:30pm
Lefrak City
98-30 57 Avenue, Corona

Saturday, February 9 @ 3pm
Hollis
202-05 Hillside Avenue

Saturday, February 23 @ 3:30pm
Pomonok
158-21 Jewel Avenue, Flushing


How Can We Sing In A Strange Land  

Saxophonist/composer Tyrone Birkett and wife Paula Ralph Birkett on vocals explore the Great Migration through the lens of the Negro spiritual and the freedom songs of the civil rights era.   

Saturday, February 9 @ 2pm
Laurelton
134-26 225 Street

Saturday, February 16 @ 2:30pm
Rosedale 
144-20 243 Street

Thursday, February 28 @ 6:30pm
Rochdale Village 
169-09 137 Avenue, Jamaica


The Caravan's Journey    

The KaNu Dance Theater presents the history of Haiti through dance, from the enslaved peoples forcibly brought to work on its plantations to their journey for freedom.   

Saturday, February 9 @ 2pm
St. Albans 
191-05 Linden Boulevard

Thursday, February 28@ 6:30pm
Queens Village 
94-11 217 Street


The Evolution of Jazz    

The Ken Simon Quartet tells the history of jazz, from its early beginnings in New Orleans to its arrival in Chicago, New York, and abroad. 

Saturday, February 9 @ 2:30pm
Forest Hills 
108-19 71 Avenue

Saturday, February 23 @ 2:30pm
Jackson Heights 
35-51 81 Street


Movie Series    

Please join us to watch free screenings of "Going to Chicago: Personal Stories of the Great African American Migration California Newsreel" on Saturday, Feb 9 and  "Don't Shout Too Soon" on Saturday, Feb 16. 

Saturday, February 9 @ 3:45 pm
Saturday, February 16 @ 2:30pm
Ridgewood 
20-12 Madison Street


Tea and Roast Breadfruit: The Story of Freedom

"Saltfish and ackee, breadfruit and freedom?" Do you know the story behind breadfruit? Look out for the breadfruit cart and learn how the story of breadfruit shows how we are all connected. Get recipes for your favorite breadfruit dishes. 

Monday, February 11 and Thursday, February 21 @ 1pm
St. Albans 
191-05 Linden Boulevard