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  • First Queens Rising Comes to a Triumphant Close

    The Queens Rising celebration that took place during the month of June has come to an end with much success. The first annual initiative in Queens celebrated the borough’s culture and creativity across the entire month. Nearly 250 events and exhibitions were held for the entire community to enjoy.

    Photo Credit: Lizzie Butler

    Queens Rising brought together more than 70 organizations – each showing diverse programs and interests. Programs such as dances, film screenings, street fairs, Juneteenth events, Pride programming, and more were offered in multiple languages for audiences of all ages to participate in.

    Each week Queens Rising also offered a networking happy hour for members of the borough’s arts and cultural community to connect throughout Queens. The last networking event was a success and took place on June 30 at the Culture Lab LIC.

    Photo Credit: Lizzie Butler

    The success of this initiative is truly a tribute to our mutual commitment to amplify the cultural vitality of our borough’s arts organizations and artists, and to draw local, national and international audiences to venues throughout Queens.

    -Jeffrey Rosenstock, Assistant Vice President for Governmental Relations & External Affairs at Queens College, and member of the Queens Rising Planning Committee

    The celebration is already looking forward to the future with plans for 2023.  Although much of this June’s programming was free, Queens Rising is partnering with Howard Gilman Foundation to further promote the celebration in Queens.

    Our foundation believes in the importance of a thriving and vibrant arts ecosystem in New York City, and Queens Rising’s vision and work is a terrific match with our mission … Queens Rising has had an amazing first year, and we’re very proud to support the initiative’s efforts in 2023 as it continues to grow and strengthen the arts community in the fabulous borough of Queens. 

    -Laura Aden, President and CEO of the Howard Gilman Foundation
    Photo Credit: Lizzie Butler

    For more information about the June celebration, or ways to get involved in the future, click here.

    2022 Queens Rising Collaborators: 

    A Better Jamaica | AIMI | Allure Art Studio | American Folk Art Museum | APAC | Art House Astoria | Artist for Artist | Art Retail Therapy | Astoria Music Collective | Astoria Park Alliance | Back to the Lab | Bayside Village BID | The Blue Bus Project | Bowne House Historical Society | Center for the Women of New York | The Chocolate Factory | The Church-in-the-Gardens | Culture Lab LIC | Dance Entropy/Green Space | Diverse Streets Initiative  | Dancing Classrooms | Eckerd Connects | FitzgeraldArt | Flushing Town Hall | Forest Hills Choir | Forest Hills Stadium | Friends of Crocheron & John Golden Park | Friends of Maple Grove | The Garage Art Center, Inc. | Glow Community Center | The Godwin-Ternbach Museum | Greater Astoria Historical Society | Indo-American Arts and Cultural Forum | Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning | Juneteeth in Queens | King Manor Museum | Kings County Fiber Festival | Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York, Inc. | Kupferberg Center for the Arts | LaGuardia Performing Arts Center | Lewis Latimer House Museum | Local Project Art Space | Long Island City Partnership | Louis Armstrong House Museum | Make Music New York | Maspeth Squash | MoMA PS1 | Museum of the Moving Image | Musica Reginae Productions | New York Hall of Science | NYC Department of Transportation | QED | The Queens Borough President’s Office | Queens Botanical Garden | Queens Chamber of Commerce | Queens Economic Development Corporation | Queens Historical Society | Queens Museum | Queens Night Market | Queens Public Library | Queens Symphony Orchestra | Queens Theatre | Queens Tourism Council | Queens Underground International Black and Brown Film Festival and The Artist Market NYC Live | Queens World Film Festival | Queensboro Dance Festival | Queensborough Performing Arts Center | Random Access Music | RISE Rockaway | School of Rock Queens | SEQ Cleanup  | Socrates Sculpture Park | South East Queens Artist Alliance| South Queens Women’s March | Thalia Spanish Theatre, Inc. | Theatre Beyond Broadway | Voelker Orth Museum | VP Music Group | Wild Heart Performing Arts Studio | Woodhaven BID | Women in Comics Collective International | Yeh Art Gallery, St. John’s University

    Video produced by Colibri Workshop

  • The Rock and Roll Playhouse Father’s Day and Juneteenth Celebration

    The classic family concert series where kids and parents can rock out to the classics, The Rock and Roll Playhouse celebrates a special run of shows in celebration of fathers. This concert takes place June 18 and 19 on Father’s Day and Juneteenth Weekend, hosting 19 concerts nationwide of the music of Bob Marley for Kids. This will be the playhouse’s biggest show return since the pandemic. 

    The Rock and Roll Playhouse’s goal is to introduce the next generation to timeless classics while providing kids with early music exposure and encouraging creativities. The Playhouse was founded in 2013 at its flagship venue Brooklyn Bowl by Peter Shapiro, entrepreneur and co-owner of the Bowl and owner of The Capitol Theatre, and Amy Striem, a certified Early Childhood and Elementary teacher. 

    The Rock and Roll Playhouse Father's Day

    The Playhouse was designed to create an experience live music to bring families together, along with an experience in historic venues. This project continues to unite families through music with hundreds of unforgettable shows nationwide. A portion of the weekend’s sales will be donated to the Preservation Hall Foundation.  

    The Rock and Roll Playhouse has established itself as the premier family-friendly national concert series and we are thrilled to welcome them to The Troubadour for their LA debut. Their incredible band will introduce the next generation to Bob Marley, spreading his messages of love, peace, freedom and unity, as we celebrate both Juneteenth and Father’s Day

    Jordan Anderson, Talent Buyer for the Troubadour.

    Rock and Roll Playhouse Fathers Day and Juneteenth Weekend Schedule: 

    6/18     Industry City                  Aretha Franklin             Brooklyn, NY  

    6/18     Helena Amphitheater    Rock and Roll for Kids  Helena, AL  

    6/18     Hard Rock Live             Bob Marley                   Orlando, FL 

    6/19     Bluebird Theater           Bob Marley                   Denver, CO  

    6/19     Music Farm                   Bob Marley                  Charleston, SC  

    6/19     Garcia’s                         Bob Marley                  Port Chester, NY  

    6/19     Funky Biscuit                Bob Marley                   Boca Raton, FL 

    6/19     High Noon Saloon        Bob Marley                   Madison, WI  

    6/19     White Eagle Hall           Bob Marley                  Jersey City, NJ  

    6/19     Mohawk                        Bob Marley                   Austin, TX  

    6/19     Brooklyn Bowl              Bob Marley                   Philadelphia, PA  

    6/19     Brooklyn Bowl              Bob Marley                   Brooklyn, NY  

    6/19     Troubadour                  Bob Marley                   Los Angeles, CA  

    6/19     Thalia Hall                    Bob Marley                  Chicago, IL  

    6/19     Terminal West              Bob Marley                  Atlanta, GA  

    6/19     The Guild                     Bob Marley                  Menlo Park, CA  

    6/19     Brooklyn Bowl             Bob Marley                   Nashville, TN  

    6/19     Grey Eagle                  Bob Marley                  Asheville, NC  

    6/19     The Sinclair                 Bob Marley                  Boston, MA 

    For tickets and more information, visit the link here.