Inside scoop: Kupferberg also operates the Godwin-Ternbach
Museum, home to the borough’s most comprehensive art
collection, and the Queens College Art Center, which is a
separate gallery for contemporary installations.
Address: Queens College’s entrance is at 65-30 Kissena Blvd.,
(Exit 24 off the Long Island Expressway), Flushing, and www.
kupferbergcenter.org.
LAGUARDIA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
The LaGuardia Performing Arts Center’s Mainstage Theatre seats
740 guests on a single level plus up to 12 guests in a wheelchair
section. The Little Theatre has a raised, thrust stage surrounded
on three sides by 220 steeply raked seats which offer excellent
sightlines. Space for eight people in wheelchairs is available
behind the last row of fixed seats.
Inside scoop: The LPAC Lab is an off-shoot talent pool for artists
who can develop their works in progress. It offers year-long
residencies.
Address: 31-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City, and www.
laguardiaperformingarts.org.
QUEENSBOROUGH PERFORMING
ARTS CENTER
With a 875-seat proscenium theater, Queensborough Performing
Arts Center hosts an annual Professional Performing Arts Series
to bring a high level of accessible, world-class entertainment
to the community. Throughout its 50-year-plus history, QPAC
has successfully produced more than 1,200 performances and
served more than 1 million individuals. QPAC’s affordable prices
allow working families, younger generations and seniors the
opportunity to enjoy first-rate performances locally, as it strives
to offer multi-cultural entertainment that mirrors the diversity of
the borough.
Recent celebrity performers have included Vanessa Williams,
Michael Bolton, Chita Rivera, Robert Klein, Dionne Warwick,
and Bernadette Peters. Recent international troupes include the
Moscow Ballet and the New Shanghai Circus.
Inside scoop: The Oratorio Society of Queens holds its annual
holiday concert at QPAC every December.
Address: 222-05 56th Ave., Bayside, and www.visitqpac.org.
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