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Classic (Love Gone Wrong) Film Fridays – “Gone Girl” (R)

Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United States

With his wife’s disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it’s suspected that he may not be innocent. Director: David Fincher Writer: Gillian Flynn Stars: Ben Affleck, Rosamund…

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Classic (Love Gone Wrong) Film Fridays – “Fatal Attraction” (R)

Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United States

A married man’s one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family. Director: Adrian Lyne Writer: James Dearden Stars: Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Anne Archer 1987 – R – 119 Minutes

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Classic (Love Gone Wrong) Film Fridays – “What’s Love Got to Do With It” (R)

Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United States

The story of singer Tina Turner’s rise to stardom and how she gained the courage to break free from her abusive husband, Ike Turner. Director: Brian Gibson Writers: Tina Turner, Kurt Loder, Kate Lanier Stars: Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, RaéVen…

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Classic (Love Gone Wrong) Film Fridays – “The War of the Roses” (R)

Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United States

A married couple tries everything to drive each other out of the house in a vicious divorce battle. Director: Danny DeVito Writers: Warren Adler, Michael Leeson Stars: Michael Douglas,Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito 1989 – R – 116 Minutes

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Classic (Love Gone Wrong) Film Fridays – “Kramer vs. Kramer” (PG)

Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United States

After his wife leaves him, a work-obsessed Manhattan advertising executive is forced to learn long-neglected parenting skills, but a heated custody battle over the couple’s young son deepens the wounds left by the separation. Director: Robert Benton Writers: Avery Corman,…

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Downtown Jamaica Holiday Market

Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United States

The Holiday Market takes place in Rufus King Park in the heart of our downtown. Make a day of it! Visit the market, grab lunch at any of our local longstanding eateries or try one of our new arrivals, like…

Classic (Foreign Language) Film Fridays – “Parasite” (R)

Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United States

Bong Joon Ho brings his singular skillset home to Korea in this pitch-black modern fairytale. Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or…

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Classic (Foreign Language) Film Fridays – “City of God” (R)

Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United States

Based on the novel by Paolo Lin. Gangland violence sweeps the slums of Rio de Janeiro in the 1960s and ’70s, when shifting alliances result in a brutal gang war, which is documented on film by an amateur photographer. Directors:…

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Classic (Foreign Language) Film Fridays – “Slumdog Millionaire” (PG)

Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United States

A Mumbai teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?”. Directors: Danny Boyle and Loveleen Tandan Production Year: 2008 Runtime: 120 Minutes Writers: Simon Beaufoy (screenplay) and…

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Classic (Foreign Language) Film Fridays – “Pan’s Labyrinth” (R)

Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United States

In this fairy tale, a small family in Spain moves into an old house in 1943 after the rise of Fascism. Their eldest daughter, at age 12, falls in love with a fawn that lives in the old ruined labyrinth…

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Jamaica Dance Festival — NAVATMAN DANCE

Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United States

Navatman Dance, led by artistic director Sahasra Sambamoorthi, is a bharatanatyam dance company based in New York City whose mission is to bring extraordinary, boundary-pushing productions to the stage, making Indian classical dance more accessible to understand and experience without…

Jamaica Dance Festival 2022—FANIKE! AFRICAN DANCE TROUPE

Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United States

FANIKE! African Dance Troupe is an African dance company that embraces and respects the dance, rhythm, historic and growing culture tied to African movement. Our mission is to perpetuate the survival of African & African Diaspora culture & arts through…

Classic (Denzel Washington) Film Fridays – “Malcolm X”

Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United States

Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam. Director: Spike Lee Writers: Alex Haley (book “The Autobiography…

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Classic (Denzel Washington) Film Fridays – “American Gangster”

Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United States

An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film. Director: Ridley Scott Writers: Steven Zaillian, Mark Jacobson (article “The Return of Superfly”) Stars: Denzel Washington,…

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Classic (Denzel Washington) Film Fridays – “Great Debaters”

Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United States

A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school’s first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship. Director:…

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Youth Connect Tour 2021

Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United States

Live music, dance performances, free food, gifts and dynamic speakers to bring together the teens in our communities in every borough. Brought to you by the Renaissance Youth Center in partnership with the NYPD. Let's showcase our teens in a…

Classic (Denzel Washington) Film Fridays – “Glory”

Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United States

Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War’s first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates. Director: Edward Zwick Writers: Kevin Jarre (screenplay), Lincoln Kirstein (book “Lay This Laurel”), Peter Burchard (book “One…

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Classic (Denzel Washington) Film Fridays – “Training Day”

Rufus King Park 150-29 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY, United States

A rookie cop spends his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer with a rogue detective who isn’t what he appears to be. Director: Antoine Fuqua Writer: David Ayer Stars: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn

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