January 6 – January 15, dates and times vary
First Look: A brand new series of film screenings showcasing inventive, groundbreaking international cinema. FREE with museum admission.
Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Avenue, Astoria
January 8, 3 p.m.
Louis Prima Jr.: A tribute show to his father, the original “King of Swing,” with the help of a swinging and rocking band that will “jive” you crazy. $35.
Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56th Avenue, Bayside
January 13 – January 22, 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Jackson Heights, 3 AM: Car dispatchers, drag queens, emergency room staffers, gamblers, and insomniacs collide in this world premiere performance. FREE
PS 69, 77-02 37th Avenue, Jackson Heights
January 14, 3 p.m.
Clifford Owens: Anthology performance: Live with selected scores – written or graphical instructions for actions- of African-American art. Suggested donation.
MoMA PS1: 22-25 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City
January 12 – January 29, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Advance Man: engaging play of part 1 of Mac Rogers’s sci-fi epic The Honeycomb Trilogy. $15 students/seniors; $18 general admission.
Secret Theatre, 44-02 23rd Street, Long Island City
January 21- January 22, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Annual Pre-Lunar New Year Gala & Flower Market: Kung Fu and cooking demos, Dragon Dance performance, music, Feng Shui talk and more. FREE.
Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main Street, Flushing
January 22, 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Are You My Mother?: In this colorful musical adventure, Baby Bird sets out in search of Mother Bird with the help of Dog, Cat, and Hen. $14.
Queens Theatre at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing
January 26, 7 p.m.
Family Game Night: Join your neighbors for a night of Jenga and Scrabble. Learn to do the Rubik’s Cube and more. FREE.
Victor Hansen Recreation Center, 133-39 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, Jamaica
January 28, 2 p.m.
Freedom — Expanding Horizons: Quintet of the Americas presents a program of music and readings, including Valerie Coleman’s Afro-Cuban Concerto. FREE.
Langston Hughes Library, 100-01 Northern Boulevard, Corona
Looking for more winter fun? Visit the only rooftop rink in Queens or go to a community rink in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Tons of fun await at a great price! See ice skating rinks for locations.
For more events, visit our Queens attractions website, www.discoverqueens.info
events@queensny.org