Talk/Discussion/Forum
Juneteenth in Queens
Roy Wilkins Park 119-08 Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica, NY, United StatesJoin us as we engage in commemorating 157 years of Black Liberation on Juneteenth at Roy Wilkins Park on Sunday, June 19 2022. There will be a host of interactive activities happening in the park, stay tuned to our site…
Juneteenth Yes or No?
Online NY, United StatesJuneteenth is celebrated but should it be.? 5 Aftican Activists, Writers and Scholars offer varying opinions based on the same set of historical facts.
H.P. Lovecraft at King Manor
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaKing Manor is excited to announce another addition to our Spooky Season event series this Fall! Author David J. Goodwin will we leading a discussion and presentation on horror writer H.P. Lovecraft’s adventures throughout New York City, including a visit…
Conch Shell Productions: Reading Series
Jamaica Center For Arts & Learning (JCAL) 164-04 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, United StatesAs a part of JCAL's Building Equity for BIIPOC Artists, we're thrilled to present Conch Shell Productions’ New Works Reading Series. The play reading series will feature 3 new one-act works written by members of Conch Shell Productions’ Artist Collective…
Fabric Workshop with Indo Aboki
Jamaica Center For Arts & Learning (JCAL) 164-04 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, United StatesJoin us for this interactive fabric workshop with an industry professional! About this event This informative workshop will be a round table discussion about different fabrics and their uses and how it has evolved over time. It will include…
Meet the Playwright Presents: Queens Girl in the World
Jamaica Center For Arts & Learning (JCAL) 164-04 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, United StatesQueens Girl in the World is the story of Jacqueline Marie Butler who comes of age in East Elmhurst, Queens. It’s 1962 and the kids in her neighborhood dance to Motown, teach her about the birds and the bees,…
HAPI: A Day of Black Excellence
Jamaica Center For Arts & Learning (JCAL) 164-04 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, United StatesThis experience will feature a Black Networking forum, a Panel discussions and presentations by some of the brightest minds in the fields of: Education, Spirituality, Culture and Economics. This event will be hosted by Dr. Ken Harris from the National…
Collected Thoughts Artist Talks w/ Reginald Rousseau and Shanice Figeroux
Jamaica Center For Arts & Learning (JCAL) 164-04 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, United StatesCollected Thoughts is the culminating exhibition created by JCAL's ARTWorks Residency cohort of 2022-2023. Six emerging artists developed and created individual and collaborative artwork displaying their talents and vision. Featuring work by: Jardley Jean-Louis, Reginald Rousseau, Daphne Busby, Shanice Figeroux,…
“Joy – This Place I Land” Opening Reception & Artist Talk
Jamaica Center For Arts & Learning (JCAL) 164-04 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, United StatesIn Joy - This Place I Land, Jardley Jean-Louis's debut solo exhibition, the body of work captures what the expression of joy is as the multi-disciplinary artist sees it, feels it, and dreams it within their Blackness. Drawing from their…
Collected Thoughts Artist Talks w/ Jardley Jean-Louis
Jamaica Center For Arts & Learning (JCAL) 164-04 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, United StatesCollected Thoughts is the culminating exhibition created by JCAL's ARTWorks Residency cohort of 2022-2023. Six emerging artists developed and created individual and collaborative artwork displaying their talents and vision. Featuring work by: Jardley Jean-Louis, Reginald Rousseau, Daphne Busby, Shanice Figeroux,…