Flushing, Queens is a mostly Asian neighborhood. It has one of New York City’s biggest Chinatowns, and one of the oldest Little Indias. It has Hispanic communities too.
Without the parking signs, it may be hard to guess that this is New York City. Isn’t it great?
Cultural Venues in Flushing
Latin Culture in Flushing, Queens
Nation Beat Plays Brazilian Maracatu Forró Funk Jazz Fusion at Flushing Town Hall
This New York Brazilian maracatu, forró, funk jazz band is fun!
FLUSHING TOWN HALL
Flushing, Queens
Saturday, May 13, 2023
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Cinco de Mayo Festival Del Son Features Son Huasteco, Son Jaliscience and Son Jarocho
This family festival features three different Regional sons and dances including: Son Huasteco, Son Jaliscience and Son Jarocho!
KUPFERBERG CENTER
Queens College
Flushing, Queens
Saturday, May 6, 2023
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Flushing Town Hall Presents the Diversity of Queens
Brazil Meets China mini-global music mashup; folk
Sunday, April 16, 2023
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El Barrio Project ~ Caribe salsa
Saturday, April 29, 2023
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The Queens World Film Festival 2022 is at Five Venues in Queens
Tuesday-Sunday, November 1-6, 2022
QUEENS THEATRE
FLUSHING TOWN HALL
MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE
KAUFMAN ASTORIA STUDIOS
THE LOCAL
Queens
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January 2023
The Lunar New Year 2023 Photo Exhibition This is Home, features work about New York City by some great New York photographers of Asian descent: Janice Chung (Korean), Cindy Trinh (Vietnamese), and An Rong Xu (Taiwanese). The exhibition opens with a reception at Flushing Town Hall in Flushing, Queens; on Saturday, January 21, 2023 from 12-2pm. It ends February 26. FREE! 🇰🇷🇹🇼🇻🇳
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New York’s Chinese Theatre Works “Hao Bang-ah, Rabbit!” is Budaixi-style glove puppetry telling bilingual stories of Lunar New Year, the Year of the Rabbit, and other Chinese zodiac traditions. It’s at Flushing Town Hall in Flushing, Queens; on Sunday, January 29, 2023. Performances at 1pm & 3pm. Workshops at 1:45pm & 3:45pm. Performance $15. Performance and workshop $22. 🇨🇳
December 2022
The Native American Social with NativeTec, Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio, and Niamuck Land Trust, brings Indigenous artwork, storytelling, drumming, singing and dancing to Flushing Town Hall in Flushing, Queens on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 12pm. Free with rsvp, but suggested donation $10 adults/$5 children. 🇺🇸
The Mini-Global Mashup: Garifuna Meets Flamenco brings together jazz vocalist Lucy Blanco (Afri-Garifuna Jazz Ensemble), jazz bassist Hilliard Greene, and Caribbean flamenco guitarists Lisa y Josué (Lisa Spraragen and Josué Pérez) at the Flushing Town Hall in Flushing, Queens on Sunday, December 18, 2022 at 1pm. $15. 🇻🇨🇭🇳🇪🇸🇵🇷
November 2022
The 12th Queens World Film Festival 2022 brings 157 films from 27 countries to the Queens Theatre, Flushing Town Hall, Museum of the Moving Image, Kaufman Astoria Studios and The Local, in Queens, Tuesday-Sunday, November 1-6, 2022. From $15. 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇲🇽 🇵🇷 🇪🇸