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David Leonhardt - Making Jazz Workshop
Sat Sep 25th, 1:00 PM
Tickets: $6 Non-Member Adults/$3 Children (Members free with tickets to 2:15 PM show)
Sat Sep 25th, 1:00 PM
Tickets: $6 Non-Member Adults/$3 Children (Members free with tickets to 2:15 PM show)
For Families: For ages 8 and up; Maximum 30 participants. David Leonhardt will show you how to use rhythm, melody, and improvisation to make your own jazz. Bring an instrument or bring your voice, all levels of musical experience welcome! Starts at 1:00 PM.
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In the Galleries
Sun Dec 19th
Making Holiday Cards with Korean Painting (for children ages 6-12)
Learn basic brush strokes using black and Korean colored ink on hanji, Korean paper. Participants’ paintings will be made into holiday cards to take home. Materials provided. Starts at 12:00 PM.
Learn basic brush strokes using black and Korean colored ink on hanji, Korean paper. Participants’ paintings will be made into holiday cards to take home. Materials provided. Starts at 12:00 PM.
September
Sat Sep 25th
David Leonhardt - Making Jazz Workshop
For Families: For ages 8 and up; Maximum 30 participants. David Leonhardt will show you how to use rhythm, melody, and improvisation to make your own jazz. Bring an instrument or bring your voice, all levels of musical experience welcome! Starts at 1:00 PM.
For Families: For ages 8 and up; Maximum 30 participants. David Leonhardt will show you how to use rhythm, melody, and improvisation to make your own jazz. Bring an instrument or bring your voice, all levels of musical experience welcome! Starts at 1:00 PM.
Sat Sep 25th
David Leonhardt Quintet- A Family Friendly Concert
For Families: Get ready to sing, clap, scat and move…here comes the Hip Kids Blues! An entertaining and highly interactive concert guaranteed to make jazz fun and accessible for all ages. Starts at 2:15 PM.
For Families: Get ready to sing, clap, scat and move…here comes the Hip Kids Blues! An entertaining and highly interactive concert guaranteed to make jazz fun and accessible for all ages. Starts at 2:15 PM.
October
Sun Oct 17th
Polygraph Lounge Musical Mayhem - Workshop
For Families: For ages 6 and up; Maximum 35 participants. Prepare yourself for the fun, interactive songs of Polygraph Lounge and explore how to turn found objects into instruments. Led by teaching artist Shanna Lesniak. (Must R.SV.P. online: www.flushingtownhall.org) Starts at 1:00 PM.
For Families: For ages 6 and up; Maximum 35 participants. Prepare yourself for the fun, interactive songs of Polygraph Lounge and explore how to turn found objects into instruments. Led by teaching artist Shanna Lesniak. (Must R.SV.P. online: www.flushingtownhall.org) Starts at 1:00 PM.
Sun Oct 17th
Polygraph Lounge
For Families: Join us for a concert filled with zany instruments as musicians Mark Stewart and Rob Schwimmer inspire your whole family through virtuosic improvisation and song. The McGraw-Hill Companies Carnegie Kids is a Program at the Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall. Starts at 2:00 PM.
For Families: Join us for a concert filled with zany instruments as musicians Mark Stewart and Rob Schwimmer inspire your whole family through virtuosic improvisation and song. The McGraw-Hill Companies Carnegie Kids is a Program at the Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall. Starts at 2:00 PM.
Fri Oct 22nd
Dynamite Dumplings with Dr. Chou (Adults only)
For Families: Learn the art of making, cooking, and eating (yum!) traditional Chinese vegetarian and meat dumplings. Starts at 7:00 PM.
For Families: Learn the art of making, cooking, and eating (yum!) traditional Chinese vegetarian and meat dumplings. Starts at 7:00 PM.
Sun Oct 31st
Halloween - Remixed
For Families: Before you trick or treat, stop by Flushing Town Hall in costume to celebrate the community traditions of Day of the Dead, Halloween, and All Saints Day with hands-on festive fun for the whole family! Starts at 2:00 PM.
For Families: Before you trick or treat, stop by Flushing Town Hall in costume to celebrate the community traditions of Day of the Dead, Halloween, and All Saints Day with hands-on festive fun for the whole family! Starts at 2:00 PM.
November
Sun Nov 14th
David Gonzalez - Stories Are Gifts Workshop
For Families: Explore the theme of “gifts” by sharing and bringing stories to life with David Gonzalez. Starts at 1:00 PM.
For Families: Explore the theme of “gifts” by sharing and bringing stories to life with David Gonzalez. Starts at 1:00 PM.
Sun Nov 14th
David Gonzalez - Cuentos: Tales from the Latino World
For Families: David Gonzalez brings the people and rich cultures of the Spanish-speaking world to life with delightful tales from the Caribbean, South America and the Bronx! Starts at 2:15 PM.
For Families: David Gonzalez brings the people and rich cultures of the Spanish-speaking world to life with delightful tales from the Caribbean, South America and the Bronx! Starts at 2:15 PM.
Sat Nov 20th
Origami Zoo with Dr. Chou
For Families: Make frogs, cranes, and other creatures using the ancient art of paper folding. Materials included. Starts at 11:00 AM.
For Families: Make frogs, cranes, and other creatures using the ancient art of paper folding. Materials included. Starts at 11:00 AM.
December
Sat Dec 4th
Taylor 101 - Workshop
For Families: Have fun learning the basics of Paul Taylor’s movement and choreography from Ruth Andrian, Rehearsal Director for Taylor 2. Wear comfortable clothing, all levels of dance experience welcome. Starts at 1:00 PM.
For Families: Have fun learning the basics of Paul Taylor’s movement and choreography from Ruth Andrian, Rehearsal Director for Taylor 2. Wear comfortable clothing, all levels of dance experience welcome. Starts at 1:00 PM.
Sat Dec 4th
Taylor 2
For Families: Paul Taylor is one of the great masters of modern dance, and in 1992 was awarded the Kennedy Center Honors by President Clinton. Experience his vibrant and timeless choreography in this three-part performance full of remarkable humor, emotion, and athleticism. Starts at 2:30 PM.
For Families: Paul Taylor is one of the great masters of modern dance, and in 1992 was awarded the Kennedy Center Honors by President Clinton. Experience his vibrant and timeless choreography in this three-part performance full of remarkable humor, emotion, and athleticism. Starts at 2:30 PM.
Sun Dec 5th
Alicia Svigals Trio, A Klezmer Hanukkah Party
For Families: Foot-stomping old-world Jewish fiddle music and rousing Yiddish songs woven through a rich tapestry of Hanukkah tales from 19th century Jewish Eastern Europe. Featuring world-renowned klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals, Founder of the Klezmatics, Yiddish chanteuse/storyteller Adrienne Cooper, and accordionist Patrick Farrell. Starts at 2:00 PM.
For Families: Foot-stomping old-world Jewish fiddle music and rousing Yiddish songs woven through a rich tapestry of Hanukkah tales from 19th century Jewish Eastern Europe. Featuring world-renowned klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals, Founder of the Klezmatics, Yiddish chanteuse/storyteller Adrienne Cooper, and accordionist Patrick Farrell. Starts at 2:00 PM.
Sun Dec 12th
The Nutcracker- A Christmas Celebration
For Families: Tchaikovsky classic music comes to life as Ballet for Young Audiences introduces children to the story of Clara’s Nutcracker. Visit the Enchanted Forest with its magical dancing snowflakes and the wondrously beautiful Sugarplum Fairy in the Kingdom of the Sweets. Starts at 2:00 PM.
For Families: Tchaikovsky classic music comes to life as Ballet for Young Audiences introduces children to the story of Clara’s Nutcracker. Visit the Enchanted Forest with its magical dancing snowflakes and the wondrously beautiful Sugarplum Fairy in the Kingdom of the Sweets. Starts at 2:00 PM.
Sun Dec 12th
Flushing Historic House Holiday Tour
For Families: Celebrate the holidays with a tour of Flushing’s historic sites including Flushing Town Hall, Kingsland House, Voelker-Orth Museum, Lewis Latimer House Museum, Friends Meeting House, and Bowne House. Starts at 1:00 PM.
For Families: Celebrate the holidays with a tour of Flushing’s historic sites including Flushing Town Hall, Kingsland House, Voelker-Orth Museum, Lewis Latimer House Museum, Friends Meeting House, and Bowne House. Starts at 1:00 PM.
Sat Dec 18th
Robbi K and Friends: An All Ages Kwanzaa Celebration
For Families: Lively interactive celebration with singer-storyteller Robbi K and two percussionists performing African rhythms and drumming on multiple instruments. Learn the seven guiding principles that make Kwanzaa such a special holiday as you sing and dance along to these captivating musicians. Starts at 2:00 PM.
For Families: Lively interactive celebration with singer-storyteller Robbi K and two percussionists performing African rhythms and drumming on multiple instruments. Learn the seven guiding principles that make Kwanzaa such a special holiday as you sing and dance along to these captivating musicians. Starts at 2:00 PM.
Sun Dec 19th
The Nutcracker
For Families: Tchaikovsky's classic music comes to life as Ballet for Young Audiences introduces children to the story of Clara’s Nutcracker. Visit the Enchanted Forest with its magical dancing snowflakes and the wondrously beautiful Sugarplum Fairy in the Kingdom of the Sweets. Starts at 2:00 PM.
For Families: Tchaikovsky's classic music comes to life as Ballet for Young Audiences introduces children to the story of Clara’s Nutcracker. Visit the Enchanted Forest with its magical dancing snowflakes and the wondrously beautiful Sugarplum Fairy in the Kingdom of the Sweets. Starts at 2:00 PM.