TIMES, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2014 • 52 Lincoln Center Program Brings Fine Arts To Queens Libraries -CONTINUED FROM PG. 17- person or online.” Performances genres range between American musical, flamenco, and opera and include Caïn et les Cadiens, Elementos de Flamenco, Choban Elektrik, Dr. Zsa’s Powdered Zydeco Band, Fiesta Flamenca, Interweaving, O Sole Trio and the Villalobos Brothers. Performers were carefully selected by more than 10,000 library patrons. Lincoln Center Local 2014 is made possible by support from Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund, Disney, United Airlines, and Resorts World Casino New York City. For more information about Lincoln Center Local Live, visit about.lincolncenter.org/lclocal. Artists, dates and locations are subject to change. Special seating policy at double sets may apply. Due to varying seating capacities at each location all seating is first come, first served. The schedule of Lincoln Center Local Live events is as follows: • Saturday, July 12, 3 p.m., Elementos de Flamenco, Central branch, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica. In flamenco dance, both women and men use different props or tools to tell their stories, including shawls, fans, canes, hats, and capes. Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana use the style's powerful movements and striking music to guide viewers along a journey through Spain. For more about Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, visit flamenco-vivo.org. Suggested for ages 4 and up. • Saturday, July 19, 1 p.m., Dr. Zsa's Powdered Zydeco Band, Cambria Heights branch, 218-13 Linden Blvd. Dr. Zsa’s Powdered Zydeco Band's repertoire includes Cajun folk, zydeco, New Orleans funk, swamp pop, and the band's own unique take on pop covers and adaptations of Appalachian folk music. For more about Dr. Zsa's Powdered Zydeco Band, visit doctorzsa.com Suggested for ages 7 and up. • Saturday, July 26, shows at 2 and 4 p.m., Caïn et les Cadiens: Chez Nous Autres (Cain and the Cajuns: Our Home), Flushing branch, 41-17 Main St. With Chez Nous Autres (Cajun French for "our home"), Cain- Oscar Bergeron and his ensemble, Caïn et les Cadiens, take audiences on a musical journey across Cajun America while exploring the universality of change and the rebirth of the human spirit. This musical and visual collaboration tells the story of the French settlers who became known as Acadians, or Cajuns. For more information, visit cainoscarbergeron.com. • Saturday, Aug. 9, shows at 2 and 4 p.m., O Sole Trio, Forest Hills branch, 108-19 71st Ave. Blending popular Italian opera, Neapolitan, and classic jazz standards with a concentration on the Italian language, O Sole Trio captures the essence of Italy. For more about O Sole Trio, visit osoletrio.com. Suggested for ages 12 and up. • Saturday, Aug. 16, 3 p.m., Choban Elektrik, Ridgewood branch, 2012 Madison St. Balkan and Roma/Gypsy beats soar from this Brooklyn-based electric dance band whose repertoire draws from the folk music of Albania, Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria and the Romany people. In this multi-lingual program, the band incorporates the psychedelic sounds of the 1960s and ’70s with its vintage keyboards and creates a highenergy dance party with its powerful rhythm section. For more information on Choban Elektrik, visit chobanelektrik.com. Suggested for ages 7 and up. • Saturday, Aug. 23, 3 p.m., Villalobos Brothers, Broadway branch, 40-20 Broadway, Astoria; also on Saturday, Sept. 20, shows at 2 and 4 p.m. at the Flushing branch, 41-17 Main St. Blending the indigenous rhythms and melodies of their native Xalapa in Veracruz, Mexico, with the intricate harmonies of jazz and classical music, the Villalobos Brothers, in a bi-lingual program, deliver an intoxicating brew of musical brilliant cadence and virtuosity that awakens the senses as it redefines notions of Latin music. For more information about Villalobos Brothers, visit villalobosbrothers.com. Suggested for ages 5 and up. • Saturday, Sept. 6, 2 p.m., Interweaving, Jackson Heights branch, 35-51 81st St. Francisco Roldán and Gretchen Farrar enchant with a bi-lingual concert of classical guitar and vocals of varied styles, genres, and eras with a common thread. For more information on Interweaving, visit franciscoroldan.com and gretchenfarrar.com. Suggested for age 12 and up. • Saturday, Sept. 13, 2 p.m., Fiesta Flamenca, Langston Hughes Cultural Center, 100-01 Northern Blvd., Corona. The dancers and musicians of Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, in full flamenco costume, present a variety of dances revealing a life full of pride, passion, honor, love, and sorrow and show how flamenco is one of the most popular Spanish art forms because of the intensity of its music. For more about Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, visit flamenco-vivo.org. Suggested for ages 5 and up. History: Cup of Tea, noon to 3 p.m. There’s nothing like an afternoon tea. Check out Eliza Gracie King’s tea set and get inspired to decorate your own cup. Read a story about tea time. Free. King Manor Museum, 150-3 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica, www.kingmanor.org. • Sunday, July 13, Soul Party: Old School R&B, 2 p.m. Flushing Town Hall’s free summer concerts series kicks off with an R&B concert with a classic hit list that includes the likes of The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Junior Walker & the All Stars, Bill Withers, and Johnnie Taylor performed by groove-heavy Soul Party. Dance lessons at 1 p.m. FTH, 137-35 Northern Blvd., www.flushingtownhall.org. • Sunday, July 13, Summertime Electronic Waste Event, 10 a.m to 4 p.m. Dispose of unwanted or broken gadgets in an environmentally friendly way. Free. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 St., Flushing, www.queensbotanical.org. • Sunday, July 13, The Bridge and the Fair. A photo exhibition organized by the Queens Historical Society celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Whitestone Bridge’s opening. This span, as well as the Whitestone Expressway and Flushing Bridge, brought visitors directly and quickly to the 1939 World Fair. Free. Queens Public Library, Whitestone Branch. 151-10 14th Rd. • Sunday, July 13, Taste of Germany, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Enjoy the music, food and culture of Germany and check out the new exhibition, Remembering Yesterday: Queens and Its World’s Fairs, which takes a look at the 1939 and 1964 World’s Fairs. $15. Queens Historical Society, Kingsland Homestead, Weeping Beech Park, 143-35 37th Ave., Flushing, www.queenshistoricalsociety.org. • Sunday, July 13, Make It: Sew Cool, 1:30 to 5 p.m. Learn to sew a sunglass case. Attendees learn how to measure and cut fabric, sew a few different hand stitches, and attach buttons, straps, and other trimmings. Workshops are for children ages 6 and older. $5 per parent/child pair, and register on the day of the event in the admissions area. New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111th St., Corona, www.nysci.org. • Tuesday, July 15, Queensbridge Summer Concert Series, 7 p.m. Ismael Miranda and his band, Orquesta Revelación, recorded “Así se compone un son,” which fueled the 1970s salsa craze. Now known as "El Niño Bonito de la Salsa," Miranda and his band perform the opening act in this series. Free. Queensbridge Park, vicinity of Vernon Boulevard, 41st Avenue and the East River, Long Island City, www.nycgovparks.org. • Wednesday, July 16, Dishcrawl, 7 p.m. A delicious dining adventure in Long Island City with chefs of three restaurants. $45, drinks may be purchased separately. For more info, contact Greta Rushion at 1-917-975- 2887 or [email protected]. • Wednesday, July 16, J. Holiday, 7 p.m. Laid-back vocalist J. Holiday brings an unexpected edge to R&B music. He bears a street sensibility and bravado normally reserved for hip-hop, but remains inspired by groups such as Boyz II Men and Jodeci. Free. Queensbridge Park, vicinity of Vernon Boulevard, 41st Avenue and the East River, Long Island City, www.nycgovparks.org. The “It’s In Queens” column is produced by the Queens Tourism Council with the hope that readers will enjoy the borough’s many attractions. More info available online at www.itsinqueens.com. News From The Queens Tourism Council -CONTINUED FROM PG. 18- Social Security News order establishing the Veterans Administration, or VA. President Herbert Hoover signed Executive Order 5398 to create the VA on July 21 of that same year, 84 years ago. Learn more about the VA and types of benefits it provides at www.va.gov. Also, you can learn more about military service and Social Security benefits by visiting the Military Service page for wounded warriors and veterans at www.socialsecurity.gov/retire2/veter ans.htm. Social Security thanks you for your service, and we hope we can now be of service to you. -CONTINUED FROM PG. 21- Shop Locally! Support Your Neighborhood Merchants!
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