Piano: Beginner to Intermediate
Jamaica Center For Arts & Learning (JCAL) 164-04 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, United StatesAn intensive for beginning to intermediate piano students. Each student will practice rhythmic fluency, note reading as well as piano technique while preparing an individual piano piece to practice and perform at the end of the semester. A small-group class…
Ceramics 101 With Sana Musasama (Ages 12 and Up)
Jamaica Center For Arts & Learning (JCAL) 164-04 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, United StatesThis introductory course is designed to give students a hands-on educational and artistic experience using the medium of clay. Students will begin with basic hand-building techniques and ways of shaping clay, including coil, pinch and slab methods. Students will also…
Drawing & Painting 101
Jamaica Center For Arts & Learning (JCAL) 164-04 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, United StatesStudents will be encouraged to develop their own personal style while building their art-making vocabulary and strengthening their fine motor and problem-solving skills. For questions regarding this class, please email [email protected] Event Dates and times Classes will take place at…
Fashion Design 101 with Indo Aboki
Jamaica Center For Arts & Learning (JCAL) 164-04 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, United StatesStudents will learn to draw a 10-figure head, texture/fabric rendering, and create their own design using a sewing machine (provided by JCAL) as well as by hand with a needle. A basic straight stitch, zigzag stitch and buttonholes will also…
The Art(s) of Self Representation
Jamaica Center For Arts & Learning (JCAL) 164-04 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, United StatesThis class will introduce students to the art of self-representation by discussing culturally relevant masterworks, creating visual mind-maps of identity, exploring mixed media and painting, learning color mixing, drawing the human form (emphasizing faces), and producing a final project that…
Ceramics 101 With Sana Musasama (Ages 12 and Up)
Jamaica Center For Arts & Learning (JCAL) 164-04 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, United StatesThis introductory course is designed to give students a hands-on educational and artistic experience using the medium of clay. Students will begin with basic hand-building techniques and ways of shaping clay, including coil, pinch and slab methods. Students will also…
Black Spectrum Theatre Season Pass ($99)
Black Spectrum Theatre 177-01 Baisley Boulevard, JamaicaOnce you become a subscriber, you will recieve a season pass in the mail or you can pick it up from the box office at the first show you attend. The Season pass does not include the cost of Dinner…
JCAL Reads – Reading and Discussion Series
Jamaica Center For Arts & Learning (JCAL) 164-04 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, United StatesThe featured text will be "The Civically Engaged Reader: A Diverse Collection of Short Provocative Readings on Civic Activity." The book includes short readings that invite reflection on civically engaged activity. Authors range from Aristotle to Kafka, Langston Hughes to…
Piano Improvisation & Creative Composition
Jamaica Center For Arts & Learning (JCAL) 164-04 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, United StatesStudents will investigate and learn basic improvisation techniques paired with a classical approach to music theory, including piano playing technique. They will also learn to analyze popular genres of the piano to understand compositional structure, plus engage in basic ear…
Write on: The Word as Self-Expression
Jamaica Center For Arts & Learning (JCAL) 164-04 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, United StatesStudents will study and consider written forms of self-expression, such as poetry, lyrics and fiction, by a diverse group of established writers in order to see how they develop their craft and deploy their creativity. Students will learn to write…
Create Your Own Perfomance!
Jamaica Center For Arts & Learning (JCAL) 164-04 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, United StatesUsing all levels of ability, this group will explore how to collaborate, with team-building exercises designed to introduce social skills and communication supports. Then, through rap, rhythms, mask-making and short scripts, students will tell a story that highlights issues in…
SUMMERFEST 2021 Encore — The Antoinette Montague Experience
Jamaica Performing Arts Center 153-10 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica
Free Shredding & Helmet Giveaway
Baisley Blvd and 177th Street Baisley Blvd and 177th Street, Queens, NY, United StatesMark your calendars! We're holding our annual shredding event and bike helmet giveaway this Saturday from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM! Shred sensitive information and get fitted for a bike helmet. Lights and bells will also be distributed as well.
Youth Justice Court — Queens Defenders
Queens Central Library 89-11 Merrick Blvd Jamaica, NY 11432, United StatesIn Youth Justice Court, clients are tried and judged by youth trained as prosecutors, defense attorneys, and juries. An adult serves as the judge. Through this restorative justice approach, youthful offenders gain a clear understanding of the impact of their…
SEQ Regional Town Hall Meeting — Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr.
York College 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard (between Liberty and Archer Avenues), JamaicaOn Tuesday, October 19, 2021 the Office of Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. will be hosting a SEQ Regional Town Hall meeting. There will be guest speakers from your local precinct, the Dept. of Transportation, NYCHA, FEMA and the…
Youth Justice Court — QUEENS DEFENDERS
Queens Library - Cambria Heights Branch 218-13 Linden Boulevard, Cambria Heights, NY, United StatesIn Youth Justice Court, clients are tried and judged by youth trained as prosecutors, defense attorneys, and juries. An adult serves as the judge. Through this restorative justice approach, youthful offenders gain a clear understanding of the impact of their actions, take responsibility,…
Early voting is here!
VariousYou can vote early in-person from Saturday, October 23 to Sunday, October 31st. Your Early Voting site may be different from your Election Day poll site, so be sure to check your poll site location on the poll site locator. This following…
It’s My Park Day
Brookville Park Brookville Boulevard (at 143rd Avenue), Rosedale, New YorkCome out this Saturday for It’s My Park Day at Brookville Park by the playground area from 9-12. We will be participating in a beautification project and the New York Coalition for Transportation Safety hosts a Bicycle Safety Event with…
E-Waste Day
Baisley Pond Park - Across from August Martin High School NY, United StatesDrop off your computers, printer/scanners, keyboards, cables, TVs, VCRs, phones, and more. For more information, visit lesecologycenter.org or call 212-477-4022.
King Manor Fall Festival
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaLet’s celebrate the return of cozy sweaters, pumpkins, and community-minded gatherings for our annual Fall Festival! 11am - 4pm: Small Biz Bazaar | Enjoy great local businesses and artisans all in one place at our small business faire presented by…