Michael is considered "the Prince of love songs" in Asia, and his famous song "Fairy Tale" became so popular, that it has been translated into several different languages. Michael also wrote the famous song "Courage," which was made popular by Taiwanese sensation and Malaysian-born artist Fish Leong...

New York Times bestselling author James Kaplan will discuss his creative process and read from his work. Kaplan has been writing fiction, journalism, and biography for over four decades.

Six-time Grammy Award-winning salsero, Gilberto Santa Rosa, will light up the stage at Queens College. Widely known as El Caballero de la Salsa, the legendary Puerto Rican singer embodies the soul of an entire musical genre with classics such as "Que Alguien Me Diga," "Vivir Sin Ella," and "Concienca."

Along with their traditional costumes and instruments, a concert with Tlen-Huicani is like taking a journey of Mexico’s
Beautiful “harpa jarocha” or folk harp, the centerpiece of their music.

This action-packed quest challenges these adventurers with epic battles, pushing them to bend fantasy and reality; and in the end - conquer grief.

Queens College Orchestra Concert, LeFrak Concert Hall Wednesday, October 31, 7:30 PM, Jeffrey Schindler, Guest Conductor

*Amanda Miguel and Diego Verdaguer, whose love story has just as much longevity as their musical career, will be touring the U.S. together with a very special guest.

NOTHING ABOUT US
NOTHING ABOUT US is a rigorous, passionate and hilarious exploration of educational segregation written and performed by those most affected and least consulted: NYC Public High School students. What does separate but equal mean to us today? Transformation, empathy, and youth voice drive the conversation in this thirty-minute touring play by Epic NEXT. “Nothing about us without us is for us.”
OVERDRIVE
How many jobs demand that employees come up with the right answer on the spot, from memory, while the clock is ticking? How often are we forbidden to ask coworkers for help? How common is it for working professionals to be given a secret pencil-and-paper exam? The student researchers/writers/performers of Epic NEXT interviewed a diverse group of education stakeholders about the role of Standardized Assessments in Public Schools. Their findings will surprise you. OVERDRIVE is a twenty-five minute touring play that powerfully poses the question: Do we truly measure what we value and value what we measure?

Ricky Riccardi is the Director of Research Collections for the Louis Armstrong House Museum and author of What a Wonderful World: The Magic of Louis Armstrong’s Later Years. He runs the online blog, “The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong,” and has given lectures on Armstrong at venues around the world, including the Institute of Jazz Studies, the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, the Bristol International Jazz and Blues Festival and the Monterey Jazz Festival. Riccardi will discuss the last 25 years of the life and career of Louis Armstrong.

Featuring the great Patrick Myers as Freddie Mercury, the group will deliver a memorable concert while performing all your favorite Queen songs, such as "Another One Bites The Dust," "We Will
Rock You," "Don't Stop Me Now," "Bohemian Rhapsody" and plenty more. Don't miss this premier tribute to one of the best bands of all-time!

Holiday Hip Hop Jam
Featuring Artists: The Lox, Rakim, EPMD, M.O.P & Black Moon

Billboard® chart-topping artist Keith Sweat will bring his commanding stage presence and soulful music to Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College.

Queens College Orchestra Concert, LeFrak Concert Hall Friday, November 30, 7:30 PM, Mark Powell, Guest Conductor

Composed in only 24 days during the summer of 1741 and premiered in Dublin the following year, Handel's Messiah is perhaps the most popular and beloved choral work of all time. Join us to ring in the holidays with one of the greatest masterworks ever written!

Actor, producer and writer Ken Jeong, known for his scene stealing abilities, has estab-lished himself as one of today’s top comedic stars. In May of 2009, Jeong appeared as the Asian-mobster “Mr. Chow” in the sleeper-hit comedy The Hangover also starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis, which earned him 3 Teen Choice Nominations and an MTV Movie Award. The film was the highest-grossing R-rated comedy to date, with over $467 million worldwide, only to be trumped by The Hangover 2, which grossed $581 million world-wide.

"The Nutcracker" is the perennial favorite of generations of children and "children at heart".
The treasured holiday adventure follows a little girl's journey through a fantasy world of fairies, princes, toy soldiers, and an army of mice.

Music Director Martin Majkut and the Queens Symphony orchestra offer a plethora of the beloved seasonal tunes. Featured repertoire will include Christmas and Hanukkah music as well as the popular winter fare, including Humperdick’s Hänsel and Gretel, Prokofiev’s Troïka and Anderson’s Sleigh Ride. A HOLIDAY TREAT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!

Now in its fourth decade, Dance Theatre of Harlem has grown into a multi-cultural dance institution with an extraordinary legacy of providing opportunities for creative expression and artistic excellence that continues to set standards in the performing arts.

A restrospective of the the 80's graffiti movement to modern street art culture in
New York City.

"Come see famous Sicilian comedian Sasa Salvaggio perform for all of his fans in NY!

This event is being presented by the Borgetto Cultural Scholarship Fund, Inc. and all proceeds are being used to reach the scholarship's goal!"

Join the Queens Symphony Orchestra as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a poignant work using the speech by Senator Robert Kennedy on the night of the assassination. Also featured will be works of African-American composer(s). Sujari Britt, an emerging African-American talent will join us playing the Elgar Cello Concerto

VÍCTOR MANUELLE combines complex, personal lyrics with sing-along choruses. The lyrics are emotional, touching on painful subjects at times, as with “Algo Le Pasa a Mi Héroe,” (Something’s Happening to My Hero), about his father’s battle with Alzheimer’s. In this musical world, dance is a weapon against pain, so “Sal a Bailar” (Go Out Dancing) and, of course the title song, “Que Suenen Los Tambores,” carries a message everyone can feel

Marking the first US performance of Rathaus' music in many years, “The Orchestra Now” (Bard College) performs a program of his orchestral music with conductor Leon Botstein. The program spans all periods of Rathaus’ creative life - from his earlier days in Berlin, till his later American works - and includes his Symphony #2, Op. 7 (1923), Concerto for piano, op. 45 (1939), Louisville Prelude, Op. 71 (1953), and a Suite based on Rathaus’ music to Habima’s production of “The Merchant of Venice” arranged by Ariel Davydov (Israel/USA).

Comprised of uniquely-talented individuals from across 16 African nations, the non-stop, action-packed show features acrobats who made their USA television debut on America's Got Talent

In a presidential campaign office in the near future, the Women+‘s party anxiously awaits the election results that may lead to America’s first female-identifying president. As disagreements erupt over the feasibility of radical ideals, a mysterious attack sends the party members on a fantastical journey through Aristophanes’ Athens to find the key to preventing a real-life tragedy. This tragicomic remix of “The Congresswomen,” which includes contemporary language, verse, and original songs (including original music by Tony Award-winner Stew), is an…