The Queens Museum of Art New York City Building Flushing Meadows Corona Park www.queensmuseum.org Open Wednesdays – Sundays noon to 6 p.m. Admission: $8 adults and children over 12; $4 seniors and students; children under 12 free Through March 30, “Peter Schumann: the Shatterer” marks the 50th anniversary of Bread and Puppet Theater and is the first solo museum exhibition of its founder and director Peter Schumann. Bread and Puppet’s 20-foot-high puppets have towered impassively over protests and demonstrations since the Vietnam War. The exhibit consists of two new large-scale immersive installations, created specifically for the Museum’s new galleries. Schumann will be performing “Fiddle Sermons,” where he plays and speaks, on Saturday, February 15 and Saturday, March 15, both at 4 p.m. Nassau County Museum of Art One Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor, NY www.nassaumuseum.org Admission: $10 adults; $8 seniors (62+); $4 students; $2 children (4-12); members free $2 for parking on weekends (members park for free). Through February 23, the museum exhibits works by Peter Max, “one of the most widely recognized artists of our time.” Daily screenings of the 20-minute film “Peter Max – Highlights from a Career” features his works and the artist speaking about his work. Show times are at 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. first come, first served. Free with admission. Flushing Town Hall 137-35 Northern Boulevard, Flushing www.flushingtownhall.org Tickets at online box office or call (718) 463-7700 Ext. 222 Saturday, February 8 through Sunday, March 30: “The New Vision” is an exhibition of Korean folk painting, also called Minhwa. The form truthfully expresses the life and thoughts of Koreans with great wit. It is also used as a symbol of good fortune for the New Year. Sixty works from Baraem Art Research Institute in Korea and will give you a chance to experience the beauty of Korean folk paintings. OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, February 8 at 6 p.m. Gallery Hours: Saturdays and Sundays, noon-5 p.m. Suggested Admission: $5; Members free On Friday, February 14 at 8 p.m. Flushing Town Hall hosts a concert starring the New York City based jazz trio, La Voz de Tres. The band includes Chilean vocalist Natalie Bernal, keyboardist Mike Eckroth and seven-string guitarist Jason Ennis. They blend the infectious rhythms and songwriting traditions of Latin America with the Great American Songbook in a new and refreshing way. Tickets: $15 for nonmembers, $10 for members and students. On Friday, February 28 at 7 p.m. Flushing Town Hall hosts a family event: “Thirteen Moons,” a band consisting of GrayHawk Perkins, a New Orleans born Native American of the Choctaw and Houma tribes, and French quartet Mezcal Jazz Unit. They blend blues, folk and jazz, intertwined with tribal rhythms. Tickets: $12 for nonmembers, $10 for members, $8 for nonmember children and $6 for member children. On Friday, March 7 at 8 p.m. Flushing Town Hall hosts “Carnival Party – A Tribute to Harry Belafonte.” Jeff Zuniga and his band in a tribute concert for Harry Belafonte, one of the pioneers of the music from the Caribbean Diaspora, whose popular songs include “Matilda”, “The Banana Boat Song”, and “Day-O.” Tickets are $15; $10 for members and students. Kupferberg Center for the Arts Queens College Flushing, NY www.kupferbergcenter.org Box Office: (718) 793-8080 On Sunday, February 9 at 3 p.m., Queens Symphony Orchestra performs “The Frog Prince & Peter and the Wolf” at LeFrak Concert Hall as part of its Family Concerts series. Victoria Bond’s lively new score for The Frog Prince is paired with Prokofiev’s timeless introduction to the instruments, Peter and the Wolf. Admission free; RSVP by email to info@kupferbergcenter.org or call the box office. On Friday, February 14 at 8 p.m., one of Italy’s most beloved personalities, Gigli D’Aessio brings his world to Colden Auditorium for a night of beautiful pop ballads, with special guest Anna Tantangelo for an evening of great songs and great fun. Tickets are $99 and $125. On Saturday, March 8 at 8 p.m. in Colden Auditorium, The Fab Faux, “the greatest Beatles cover band – without the wigs” according to Rolling Stone, celebrate “The Beatles on Ed Sullivan” and other favorites, joined by the Crème Tangerine Strings and Hogshead Horn. Tickets are $65, $55, $45 online or by phone. On Sunday, March 16 at 3 p.m. (rescheduled from October 26, 2013) JES Entertainment presents Bobby Vinton in concert at Colden Auditorium. “The Polish Prince” appears with Jimmy Sturr and his Orchestra, as well as family members, to sing his most beloved hits and other favorites. Tickets are $65, $55, $45. Contact the box office if you previously purchased tickets. - Compiled by Victor G. Mimoni FEBRUARY COUNTRY CLUB HAPPENINGS North Shore Towers Courier n February 2014 31 FEBRUARY EVENTS Thursday , February 20, 2014 “Paul Simon – Live in New York” 8 pm – VIP Room A stunning live performance by the legendary Paul Simon featuring performances of some of his most beloved and classic songs as well as newer selections from his critically acclaimed 2011 release, So Beautiful or So What. This was filmed at NYC s Webster Hall and contains all the music from the incredible concert event. Thursday , February 13, 2014 92ndST Y Program This month’s selection “Alan Alda & Eric Kandel” followed by a discussion led by Fred Chernow 7:30 pm – VIP Room Eric Kandel’s most recent book, “The Age of Insight,” explores how, in Vienna in 1900, five of the best minds—across disciplines from medical science to psychology and painting, from Sigmund Freud to Gustav Klimt—radically reframed our understanding of ourselves and our unconscious mental processes. Together, they initiated a dialog between art and brain science that continues to provide insight today. Eric Kandel won the Nobel Prize in 2000 for his research on the physiological basis of memory storage in neurons. Alan Alda is a six-time Emmy Award winner and hosted the PBS series “Scientific American Frontiers” for 11 years. Monday , February 24th, 2014 Singer, Linda Ciafalo 8 pm – VIP Room Ciofalo’s repertoire ranges from such diverse sources as bluesman John Lee Hooker to Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway. Her voice can be both hardhitting and gutsy, or lend itself to pure romance. “...she is blessed with a voice as warm, bright and shimmering as a smog-free country morning. “Jazz Times. For more happenings visit www.queenscourier.com
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