Flushing Town Hall in Queens.
This cultural institution is located at the intersection of Northern Boulevard y Main Street, in Flushing, Queens. This Saturday the Flushing Town Hall will have mariachis to celebrate 5 de Mayo and there are more cultural events during the month.
Master pinata maker Aurelia Fernandez will teach you how to make a simple pinata to keep or use.
MEXICAN MUSIC & DANCE WORKSHOP AT 1 PM
Join New York’s premier ambassadors of Mariachi music for a workshop of traditional Mexican music and dance with Ramon Ponce, Jr. and Mariachi Real.
MARIACHI REAL DE MEXICO AT 2:15 PM
Mariachi Real de Mexico, which celebrates this hundred year-old traditional folk music and dance, has played with Placido Domingo, Juanes, Train and even provided the music for Nickelodeon’s The Backyardigans.
Only a few spots available for the workshops.
Please call our box office at (718) 463-7700 x222 to reserve your spots!
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MAY 2014
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 Elena Moon Park & FriendsSunday, May 4, 2014, 1:00 PM
FREE PRESENTED IN COLLABORATION WITH CARNEGIE KIDS |
 Monthly Jazz JamWednesday, May 7, 2014, 7:00 PM
$10/FREE for Performers, Members & Students
Open to professional jazz musicians, graduate students studying jazz, and music educators. Meet new contacts, hone your chops and jam each month with your peers! All are welcome! Don’t want to play? Come & listen! House band and jam session led by Queens Jazz OverGround. |
 35th Anniversary GalaThursday, May 15, 2014, 6:00 PM
Located in the most culturally diverse county in the nation, Flushing Town Hall is truly a “crossroads.” Come celebrate our diversity, our arts and our community. Honoring Queens Borough President Melinda Katz; Louis Vlahos, Partner, Farrell Fritz, P.C. and Tai Wang, Co-Founder, WAC Lighting |
 Queens Jazz Orchestra – TO BIRD & DIZZY WITH LOVEFriday, May 16, 2014, 8:00 PM
Tickets start at $20 A musical homage to Charlie “Bird” Parker and Dizzy Gillespie; the two men most responsible for creating the Bop Bop vernacular and changing the way Jazz musicians approached improvisation. |
 OlogundeSunday, May 18, 2014, 2:15 PM
Tickets start at $6 “their daring gestures drew gasps from the audience” (Dayton Daily News) Ologunde celebrates the rich Afro-Brazilian culture of Salvador, Bahia through a diverse repertoire of music, dance and martial arts. Ologunde will perform a diverse repertoire which includes candomble, capoeira, maculкlк and samba de roda. Part of Queens College, Year of Brazil.
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 Once on this Island, JR!Wednesday, May 21, 2014, 6:00 PM
& Thursday, May 22, 2014, 6:00 PM FREE MUSICAL PERFORMANCE BY JHS 189 STUDENTS |
 Helen Sung Trio – THE “(RE)CONCEPTION PROJECT”Friday, May 23, 2014, 8:00 PM
$15/$10 Members & Students “Helen Sung will convert the listener to an unabashed fan.”(The Skanner) Winner of the Kennedy Center’s Mary Lou Williams Piano Competition, pianist & composer Helen Sung has been called “one of the brightest emerging stars in jazz today.” A captivating performer with a singular sound and style, she is pioneering her own path as a uniquely placed artist. |
 South American Voices – TANGOLANDO & FESTEJATIONSaturday, May 24, 2014, 7:00 PM
$15/$10 Members & Students 2 ensembles, 1 stage & an open dance floor offer varying takes on Latin Jazz. Featuring TANGOLANDO (Sofia Tosello and Yuri Juarez), the first encounter of the tango with Afro-Peruvian music, and FESTEJATION’s traditional Afro-Peruvian music with jazz, funk, and other Latin styles. Supported in part by NYC Council Member Daniel Dromm. |
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ARTIST OPEN CALL!
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 LGBTQ Immigrant VoicesARTIST OPEN CALL EXTENDED (thru 5/16/2014) Celebrate the immigrant LGBTQ voices of Queens! Artists will be determined through an open call: All LGBTQ musicians, dancers, and performing artists based in Queens may submit applications, and Latino and other Immigrant and minority artists who selfidentify as LGBTQ are particularly encouraged to apply.
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Tickets & More Info
Phone: (718) 463-7700 x222
Online: www.flushingtownhall.org
In-person: 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing NY 11354
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