Armstrong Concert This Sunday -CONTINUED FROM PG. 21- to Armstrong and other jazz greats, including Bix Beiderbecke (himself a Queens resident), Duke Ellington and Jelly Roll Morton. Rock music with a South Asian flair will hit the stage at 2:30 p.m., when Junoon and Salman Ahmad perform for the crowd. Recognized as the biggest and longest-lasting rock band in South Asia, the group is known for heavily influencing metalrock music in Pakistan. The Jon Faddis Quartet—another jazz group—will entertain the audience at 4 p.m., and the concert will close out at 5:30 p.m. with performances by Grammy Awardwinning Cuban-American singer Albita. Between all sets, DJ Sultan Balkaner will keep the music going and participants entertained. Mr. Met, the famous mascot of the city’s National League team, will also stop by for a visit between 1 and 2 p.m. Guests are also invited to participate in Queens Museum’s “jazz soiree” featuring Catherine Russell, which will take place from F.H. Teen Earns Gold Medal To maintain his physical fitness, he pursued his fervor for cycling and swimming. For his expedition, Daga embarked—with his father—on a six-day hike on the Appalachian Trail, where he learned skills such as camping. The Congressional Award Gold Medal, a public-private partnership established by Congress in 1979, is open to all youth ages 14 to 23. The ceremony in Washington, D.C. took place last Thursday, June 19. Daga is set to graduate from Stuyvesant High School at the end of the month, and plans to attend Princeton University in the fall. He expects to major in financial engineering. In addition to earning the Congressional Award Gold Medal, Daga was a finalist in the 2014 Intel Science competition (where he met President Obama). He was also honored by the Society of Science. Further, he took part in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair earlier this year where he won first prize for global statistics and third prize for social science and economics research. -CONTINUED FROM PG. 24- 61 • TIMES, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2014 This Sunday’s inaugural Louis Armstrong Music Festival, named in honor of the famed trumpter who resided in Corona, at Flsushing Meadows-Corona Park will feature a wonderful world of music for all guests to enjoy. Rep. Grace Meng (at right) is pictured with Forest Hills student Soham Daga, who received the Congressional Award Gold Medal at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. last Thursday, June 19. Pictured in the background is Rep. Joe Crowley. 4 to 6 p.m. They will get a chance to browse the museum’s exhibit, “Ambassador Satchmo at the World’s Fair: Celebrating 50 Years.” Limited parking is available nearby, so guests are urged to take public transportation. To reach Flushing Meadows Park, take the 7 train to Mets-Willets Point or the Q23 or Q58 buses, which run along 108th Street and Corona Avenue, one block west of the park. For more information, call 1-718- 793-8080 or visit www.kupferbergcenter.org. Shop Locally! Support Your Neighborhood Merchants!
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