Things to do in Queens this January

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

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