Summer may be winding down but things are heating up at the Queens Theater thanks to the annual Latino Cultural Festival, playing through Sunday night. The festival kicked off with a celebration of the tango. Frank Valiente, originally from Argentina, conducted the on-stage band of violin, accordion, and bass players. Valiente supplied the music for [...]
Through June 17, photography exhibits, theater performances, dance and film presentations are popping up all over Queens as part of the Queens Art Express. Cultural events will take place across the borough, from Jamaica to Astoria.
It’s the first Thursday in June! To most people, that means little more than that it is almost the first Friday in June, and that it was just the first Wednesday in June. But to New York City school children, it means Brooklyn-Queens Day, a gratuitous day off to go to amusement parks, run through [...]
Incredible photos, stories and spirit from residents in Queens, NY celebrating Phagwah— the Indo-Carribbean celebration of the new year. Tweet me @bponsot with submissions.
