New Principal At St. Brigid School -CONTINUED FROM PG. 39- tries to combine spiritual values with a broad curriculum to emphasize the importance of art as a way to encourage self-expression. Ross believes her goal to increase enrollment could be furthered by “reaching out to the community to get more students from the area,” she said. To pursue this, she plans to make St. Brigid “a community-based school.” “I’d like the school to really bring the academic level up and just be the best school around,” she said. Community schools value ties between the school and other community resources. These types of schools integrate a focus on academics, with other curricula including health and social -CONTINUED FROM PG. 40- hosts a cultural celebration with the following activities: Mujeres en Movimiento, an exercise class with energetic dances to a variety of Latin American rhythms; Bangladeshi International Performing Arts Institute, Bangla, music, and dance classes; Mobile Print Power, a cooperative mobile printmaking workshop and print collective that teaches the useful and adaptable skill of silkscreen printmaking using a mobile printmaking cart; BombaYo, a youth project with singing, dancing, and drumming; and Art Making Workshop by Lady K Fever, an inter-disciplinary artist and curator from Canada working with painting, installation, photography, services, youth and community development and community engagement aimed at improved student achievement that can build stronger families and healthier neighborhoods for the long-run. Community schools also aim to offer a personalized curriculum that places a premium on real-world learning and community problemsolving. Her experience at St. Brigid has been very rewarding and positive thus far, and she is hoping to bring a lot of energy to the principals’ office, she said. “I like it here, I love the kids,” Ross said. “We have great kids and the staff have been very supportive.” For more information on St. Brigid, call the school at 1-718- 821-1477. performance and public art projects. Free. Corona Plaza, 103rd Street and Roosevelt Avenue, Corona, www.queensmuseum.org. • Saturday, Aug. 30, Kids Singer Dave Jay, 1 p.m. Great live music for youngsters as part of Rego Center’s Children’s Summer Entertainment Series. Free. Rego Center’s Galleria, 61-35 Junction Blvd., Rego Park, www.regocenter.com. • Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 30- 31, Labor Day Caribbean Concert, 9 p.m. Two days of Caribbean rhythms, including performances by Machel Montano, Kerwin DuBois, and others. $40 and $58. Resorts World Casino New York City, 110- 00 Rockaway Blvd., Jamaica, www.rwnewyork.com. 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Box 860299, Ridgewood, N.Y. 11386-0299 • Sunday, Aug. 31, LIC Concerts: Wishes and Thieves, 5 p.m. This unique group mixes string-section harmonies with electronic drum beats and inspiring lyrics by a vocalist with heavenly talent. They play as part of a third annual live music series staged with the Midtown Manhattan skyline and a sunset as the backdrop. Free. Gantry Park State Plaza, Long Island City, www.licconcerts.com. • Sunday, Aug. 31, Drop-In Family Workshop, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Children and their adult companions can get involved in hands-on art making activities. Children with special needs are welcome. No fee or advance registration required. Queens Museum’s Studio A, New York City Building, Flushing FOR ONLY $2500 CALL 1-718-821-7500 Meadows-Corona Park, www.queensmuseum.org. • Sunday, Aug. 31, Summer Celebration, 2:30 to 5 p.m. The Latin American Cultural Center of Queens resumes its Sunday to Remember program with a special festivity featuring music interpreted by Francisco Cantilo. This program is a supportive, cultural and recreational program for individuals and families that takes place the last Sunday of each month. Free. El Paraiso Tropical, 102-11 42nd Ave., Corona, 718-261-7664. • Monday, Sept. 1, 30th Avenue Business Association Street Fair, noon to 6 p.m. 30th Avenue between 29th and 41st streets. Free, Astoria, www.centralastoria.org. • Wednesday, Sept. 3, Monthly Jazz Jam, 7 p.m. Participants include professional musicians looking to hone their chops or network, graduate students studying the genre, music educators seeking enrichment and those who simply love the scene. At 5 p.m, the Queens Jazz OverGround, directed by local legend Jimmy Heath, offers a clinic during which anybody can play with the band. $10 for spectators, free for performers and students. Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing, www.flushingtownhall.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 If You See Breaking News On Your Block... Contact The Times Newsweekly Call 1-718-821-7500 • Email [email protected] 69 • TIMES, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2014
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