The Fifteenth Annual International Heritage Day is this Sunday afternoon on 82nd Street in Jackson Heights, Queens. Councilman Daniel Dromm invites the community to this free event of entertainment and culture.
Sponsored by
| 82nd StreetBusiness Improvement DistrictWHEN:Sunday, September 18, 2011
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
WHERE: 82nd Street in Jackson Heights
International bands and dancers, salsa, reggaeton, hip-hop and more!
Many rides for children including obstacle course and a pirate ship. Free balloons, popcorn, magicians, clowns, and face painting.
Don’t forget to bring a chair!
Sponsors: Con Ed, Ponce de Leon Bank, Gross & Levin LLP, Louis Lefkowitz Realty, Capitol One Bank, McDonald’s Restaurant
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82nd Street Business Improvement District 37-06 82nd Street Jackson Heights, NY 11372 Tel: (718) 335-9421 |
De Novo
A Staged Play Reading
Written and Directed by Jeffrey Solomon
WHEN
Monday, September 19, 2011
6:30 PM
WHERE
Jackson Heights Library
35-51 81st Street
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
A FREE EVENT
De Novo is a documentary theatrical piece, a true story, crafted from immigration court transcripts, interviews, and letters that recount the harrowing story of Edgar Chocoy. As a 14-year-old, he fled gang violence in Guatemala and traveled over 3,000 miles, through three countries, to the United States in search of his mother. De Novo depicts the plight of “unaccompanied alien minors” held in immigration custody in the U.S. and the fight for justice and asylum.
This initiative is funded by the Natalie Bailey and Herbert J. Kirshner Foundation. The New York Community Trust provides additional funding. Organizational support for this event has been provided by Council Member Daniel Dromm. The Jackson Heights Library has donated space to make this event possible.
This event is made possible in part with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts, administered by the Queens Council on the Arts.