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Flushing Town Hall unveils
schedule of upcoming events
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
cmohamed@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
During this unprecedented
and challenging year, Flushing
Town Hall has been able to present
132 hours of online programming
for its viewers amid
the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the new year, the cultural
institution will be continuing
its online programming with
more updates to come in early
January.
In the meantime, here’s a preview
of some upcoming events:
Flushing Town Hall’s monthly
Jazz Jam: Celebrating the
Legacy of Louis Armstrong
will continue online with a new
theme each month, kicking off
on Wednesday, Jan. 13, at 7
p.m. with an early celebration of
Martin Luther King Day and a
theme of “racial justice.”
Up to 15 musicians may register
for each jam to play or sing
a tune on the theme by emailing
education@flushingtownhall.
org.
Th e jazz jam’s reputation has
steadily grown since it fi rst went
virtual and has attracted longtime,
local participants as well
as new ones from all over the
world, including Italy, Australia
and Guyana.
Looking ahead, the February
theme will be “love songs and
funny valentines.”
Flushing Town Hall’s
Education Department will
replay the fi rst season of its
beloved arts education series,
Global Arts for Global Kids,
re-releasing the original videos
with accompanying activity
worksheets newly translated
into four additional languages:
Spanish, Hindi, Chinese and
Korean.
Beginning Jan. 11 and running
for nine weeks, videos featuring
Flushing Town Hall’s
Teaching Artists will be posted
daily, Monday through
Th ursday, and culminate in
family matinee performances
on Fridays. Each week covers
a new topic and region of the
world and includes explorations
of Colombian music, Indian and
Chinese dance, African drumming
and more. Th e translated
materials are designed to support
English language learners
across generations and cultures.
Flushing Town Hall is planning
its fi rst-ever virtual Temple
Bazaar to celebrate the Lunar
New Year. It will stream on
YouTube on Sunday, Feb. 14, at
2 p.m.
2021 is the Year of the Ox, characterized
by traits of strength
and determination, a perfect
theme for honoring the community’s
resilience through the pandemic
and the hardship it has
caused. For centuries in China,
people have celebrated the Lunar
New Year in temple fairs with
performances, food and craft s
to conclude the fi nal stretch of
a harsh winter and celebrate the
pending arrival of spring.
In February, Flushing Town
Hall will also revive its outdoor,
community art exhibition,
Call and Response: Grief,
Resiliency and Hope, which was
fi rst mounted in the summer of
2020. To be displayed alongside
Courtesy of Flushing Town Hall
its Northern Boulevard fence,
professional and amateur artists
are invited to submit works
for hanging, beginning Feb. 1.
Children and adults may participate.
Artworks should engage
with these questions: How can I
live a courageous life? How can I
help build a resilient community?
What gives me hope?
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