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The Department of Drama, Theatre and Dance Presents: Middletown
The lives of the inhabitants of Middletown intersect in strange and poignant ways in a journey that takes them from the local library to outer space and points in between.
KUPFERBERG PRESENTS: El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
Ready, Set, Salsa! Don’t miss this one time performance of El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico at Kupferberg Center for the Arts! El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, commonly known as El Gran Combo, is a Puerto Rican Salsa orchestra.
Evening Readings: Valeria Luiselli
Mexican author Valeria Luiselli on fiction writing in America today. Named "5 under 35" by the National Book Foundation and included in The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2015, Valeria Luiselli is the author of Sidewalks, Faces in the Crowd, and The Story of My Teeth, for which she won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction.
Lola Land – The Grandmother of all Shows
An evening of music and laughter with Phillippines' finest comedienne, TV Personality, Actress, Host and Singer, Fe delos Reyes.
Featuring very special guests Cecille Azarcon, Jam Morales and Odette Quesada.
Evening Readings: Panel Discussion
Panel discussion on women in American theater with playwrights Lisa Kron (Tony Award winner for Fun Home), Kia Corthron (Windham-Campbell Literature Prize winner for Drama), Patricia Ione Lloyd (New Professional Theatre’s Emerging Playwright Award winner), and Monet Hurst-Mendoza (2017 Emerging Writers Group at The Public Theater and is a 2016-2018 Van Lier Fellow at New Dramatists). Moderated by former Newsday theater critic and NY Drama Critics’ Circle member, Linda Winer.
Omer Adam
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Find out more »New York Chinese Chorus Spring Benefit Concert Presented by Selfhelp Community Services, INC.
The Chorus is honored to be joined by guest performers, the Haiyun Chorus. Proceeds will benefit Selfhelp Community Services which provides over 5,000 Chinese elders with vital services including financial assistance, affordable housing, and services for homebound seniors.
Louis Armstrongs Wonderful World
LOUIS ARMSTRONG'S "WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD" 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED IN BOROUGH-WIDE INITIATIVE Three Queens-based organizations collaborate to bring the legacy and music of Armstrong into all 62 branches of the Queens Library System April 23, 2017: Queens Library has joined forces with Louis Armstrong House Museum and theKupferberg Center for the Arts @ Queens College to launch a systemwide celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" in all 62 branches of the library with free workshops, concerts,…
Find out more »Desus & Mero Do NYC
**CURRENTLY THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT*** Comedy duo Desus and Mero are coming to Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College to feature their “Bodega Boys” podcast on April 8th, 2018! The Bronx-bred buds will bring their thoughts on current events, pop culture, and day-to-day life to Lefrak Concert Hall at 8 p.m.
Evening Readings: Doug Wright
A conversation with playwright Doug Wright moderated by Time Out NY theater critic Adam Feldman. Doug Wright earned the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for his play I am My Own Wife. Other stage works include Grey Gardens (Tony Nomination), The Little Mermaid, and War Paint.
Edmar Castaneda Quartet with Special Guest Gregoire Maret
The interplay between Edmar and Gregoire on Harp vs. Harp is nearly telepathic. Edmar’s Columbian roots combined with Gregoire’s Afro-Swiss classic training makes for a totally exciting set of music!
Eden Ben Zaken
Eden Ben Zaken is an Israeli singer, who became famous following her participation in the first season of the TV show "X Factor Israel", in which she finished second.
Evening Readings: Queens College English Faculty
A reading of works in progress by Queens College English faculty and a discussion on the creative process and the writer’s life.
Yoga Lin: The Great Yoga
Yoga Lin, is a wildly famous Taiwanese singer. The winner of the One Million Star Season 1 singing competition, he is known far and wide for his magnetic and enchanting voice.
First Acts: There is a Portal
A Bahn Mi sandwich, a Fence, and a Red Thread illustrate moments of loss, war, and rupture in this solo show that asks for audience participation in telling stories to find our way back to each other.
The Marriage of Figaro
All Figaro wants to do is get married. Will he be clever enough to outwit all the people who seem to be standing in his way? SAVE THE DATE! The honor of your presence is requested.
Static and Ben El Tavori
The band, Static and Ben-El, was founded two years ago and immediately became the most successful band of all time in Israel, breaking every possible musical record, both on radio, and on the Internet throughout the country. They redefine Israeli sound with diverse influences of pop music, Latin music, reggaeton, oriental, Brazilian, African, electronic and classical, creating a unique and distinctive sound.
Queens Symphony Orchestra: Masterworks Concert Series – Fancy-Free & Enigma
“Fancy Free and Enigmatic” opens with the salute to Leonard Bernstein, for his 100th birthday year with Three Dances from his first major Broadway hit, Fancy Fre.e Next we will hear Mozart’s 23rd piano concerto.
Action Bronson
Queens College are you ready for some action? Don't miss Action Bronson in the Colden Auditorium.
Balesh 3 Nafareh
"A Pillow for Three" is a comedy play by renowned Persian director Farzan Deljou. It is a story of love, life, and laughter that takes Persian viewers on a journey looking at their own lives in the past few decades from an external lens.
Queens Symphony Orchestra: Dance! (Family Concert)
“Repertoire includes Three Dances from Three Cornered Hat by DeFalla, Valse Triste by Sibelius and Symphony No. 7 by Beethoven. Martin Majkut conducts.
Sarah Geronimo Live in Concert
Sarah Geronimo is a muti-award winning Filipino singer, dancer, songwriter, record producer, actress, and television personality.
AMALGAMÏ
The Student Choreography Showcase features original choreography, costumes and lighting designs by Queens College students in the Department of Drama, Theatre & Dance. Join us in celebrating dance and creativity on the Queens College campus!
Queens College Choral Society – Britten’s War Requiem
Britten’s War Requiem is a reflection and warning on the senselessness of war. Together these three works emphasize a theme of unity, and focus on bringing people together through music.
Zoongoro: A Mexican Musical Tale
A play in english and spanish by Georgina Escobar inspired by the children's book Zoongoro Bailongo by Zenen Zeferino. Join us for this free, family-friendly workshop production!
Queens Symphony Orchestra: A Thousand and One Nights
Rimsky-Korsakov wrote the classical music’s most famous foray into the world of exoticism. His Scheherazade is clad in luxurious orchestral colors. – the fairy tales of the One Thousand and One Nights have never been told with more vibrancy!
Animals at The Museum
Our fifth annual Animals at the Museum exhibition will display artwork created by students from P.S. 22 (Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, Flushing), P.S. 129 (Patricia Larkin School, College Point) and P.S. 165 (Edith K. Bergtraum School, Flushing) with CASA (Cultural After School Adventures) and the Godwin-Ternbach Museum.
Battle of the Bands
MANY BANDS WILL ENTER, BUT ONLY ONE WILL BE CHOSEN AS THE WINNER....
The Battle of the Bands is back and better than ever.
Dúchas: The Drive Within
The Queens College Irish Studies Program and QC Art Center present Dúchas: The Drive Within, a celebration of Irish-inspired art and artists.
Magos Herrera
Magos is regarded as one of the most expressive, beautiful voices and most active vocalists in the contemporary Latin American jazz scene. She is best known for her eloquent vocal improvisation and her singular bold style, which embraces elements of contemporary jazz with Latin American melodies and rhythms singing in Spanish, English, and Portuguese, in a style that elegantly blends and surpasses language boundaries.
