44 | BOROMAG.COM | JUNE 2015 THE ARTS Queens Theatre recently announced that Con Edison is providing a generous matching grant to the theater to support public programming. Now, through June 30, 2015, every donation to Queens Theatre will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to a combined $50,000. The campaign, if successful, will bring a total of $100,000 to Queens Theatre in the next few weeks. All funds raised will go to support the Queens Theatre’s ongoing mission of presenting world-class performing arts and educational opportunities in Queens. Donors are encouraged to share about the campaign using the hashtag #qtchallenge. “Queens Theatre is so grateful to our partners at Con Edison for making this matching grant and ensuring that great performing arts continue to be accessible to all in the borough,” said Taryn Sacramone, managing director of Queens Theatre. “I encourage all who love the arts and love Queens to join the campaign and make a pledge today.” “Queens Theatre is one of our city’s hidden gems,” said Frances A. Resheske, senior vice president of Public Affairs at Con Edison. “We are a longtime supporter of the theater and hope this new fundraising effort will lead New Yorkers to discover what a vibrant institution they have right in their backyard. This effort will help Queens Theatre continue to showcase high-caliber performers and foster a love of arts and culture for future generations.” Each year, Queens Theatre presents dozens of world-class performances in its home theater within Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Highlights from the 2014/2015 season include The World’s Fair Play Festival, which was named a New York Times Critic’s Pick and sold out; the return of the Annual Latino Cultural Festival; a robust dance season of dance performances, including both established and emerging companies such as Ballet Hispanico, Martha Graham Dance Company, Dance Entropy and Bessie Award-winning Jessica Lang Dance; and the world premiere of the musical “The Queens Bees” by Rob Urbinati, a work inspired by the borough. In addition, the Queens Theatre’s education department reached 2,400 students this season through free student matinees, afterschool playmaking programs and the new Queens Theatre English Language Learners program. Since the announcement of the #qtchallenge campaign, the Queens community has come together to help the theater reach its goal. Queens Theatre’s supporters get to redecorate the theater through a campaign called “Leave Your Mark.” For a donation of $10 or more, theatergoers get to sign or draw on colorful cards that are put in display in the theater’s lobby. On May 21, LIC Landing by COFFEED announced that every Thursday of June, 50 percent of all proceeds during Happy Hour (4 to 7 p.m.), will benefit Queens Theatre. LIC Landing by COFFEED is a landmark in the Long Island City bar and restaurant scene with its breathtaking architecture and views of Manhattan. ABOUT QUEENS THEATRE Queens Theatre is the premier performing arts venue in Queens, located in Flushing Meadows Park. The theater’s mission is to provide quality and diverse performing arts activities that are economically and geographically accessible to the 2.2 million residents of Queens, the most ethnically diverse county in the nation, and to the surrounding metropolitan region. To foster greater cultural awareness and appreciation, the theater presents and produces programs that reflect this diversity and features international, national and local artists. www.queentheatre.org ABOUT LIC LANDING Set against the breathtaking backdrop of Manhattan’s skyline, LIC Landing by COFFEED features a spectacular 2000-square-foot outdoor event space and a high-quality outdoor cafe. It is located in Long Island City’s beautiful, brand-new waterfront park at Hunters Point South. The event location and associated park space will be home to a wide variety of public and private events throughout the year. LIC Landing’s restaurant features a healthy selection of locally sourced offerings as well as craft beers and fine wines, and, of course, COFFEED’s specialty coffees and teas. The cafe has a pick-up window but will also offer table service under the park’s majestic pavilion. 52-10 Center Blvd., Long Island City, NY 11101 www.liclanding.com el e ctr i f yin g GR ANT AN
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