Queens College and NYC Parks are collaborating for a borough-wide cultural initiative that will be running through October.
The partnership will host a launch event on Thursday, June 27, and aims to promote cultural vibrancy in Queens through free performances and workshops focused on music, dance and visual arts.
The launch event is free and will be held at the Archie Springer Park Great Lawn, located at 169th Street, Merrick Blvd and Marne Place. Featured speakers include Queens Borough Commissioner of NYC Parks Jacqueline Langsam, Queens College President Frank H. Wu, Flushing Town Hall Executive Director Ellen Kodadek and local elected officials. Attendees can enjoy jazz performances by the Queens College Aaron Copland School of Music Jazz Trio and the Antonio Hart Quartet.
The collaboration includes the Queens Jazz Trail concert series sponsored by Queens College’s Kupferberg Center for the Arts, featuring performances by emerging and professional musicians from the Queens College School of the Arts.
Residents interested in outdoor activities can participate in events offered by the college’s Godwin-Ternbach Museum. Events will also take place in Alley Pond Park, Crocheron Park, Forest Park, Highland Park and parks in southeast Queens and the Rockaways.
So far, highlights of the ongoing initiative include the Beach Opening Ceremony at Rockaway Beach that was held in May, and Saturday music performances at Dinkins’ Circle in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.
For an updated list of the events, click HERE.
Below is a list of events scheduled to occur within the next month at various locations throughout Queens.
The Rockaways
City of Water Day/Jamaica Bay Festival
Date: July 13 at 1 p.m.
Location: Beach 43rd Street End Park (592 Beach 43rd Street)
Arts Trail Nature Walks, in collaboration with Godwin-Ternbach Museum
Date: July 13 at 10 a.m., Aug. 8 at 6 p.m.
Location: Arverne East Nature Preserve (190 Beach 44th Street)
Central Queens
School of Arts World Music Concerts
Dates: July 9, 16, 23 and 30 and Aug. 6, 13, 20 and 27 at 7 p.m.
Location: Oak Ridge, Forest Parkway, Woodhaven
Arts Trail Nature Walks, in collaboration with Godwin-Ternbach Museum
Dates: July 14, 21 and 28 at 10 a.m.
Location: Highland Park by Reservoir, Head of Orange Trail at Parklane South, Forest Park Strack Pond
Southeast Queens
School of Arts Adult Dance Workshops
Dates: July 11, 18 and 25 and Aug. 1 at 10 a.m.
Location: Roy Wilkins Park
Teens Arts Trail Nature Walks, in collaboration with Godwin-Ternbach Museum
Dates: Aug. 7 and 14 at 10 a.m.
Location: Roy Wilkins Park
Northeast Queens
School of Arts Adult Dance Workshops
Dates: July 8 and 15 at 4 p.m.*
Location: Crocheron Park
Arts Trail Nature Walks, in collaboration with Godwin-Ternbach Museum
Dates: July 23 and 30 at 4 p.m.*
Location: Alley Pond Park
School of Arts Music Concerts
Dates: June 29 and July 6, 13 and 20 at 2 p.m.
Location: David Dinkins Circle, Flushing Meadows Corona Park
*Please note that programming is subject to change
