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Annual JAMS Festival to
return to Jamaica this summer
with music and fun for all
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
edavenport@qns.com / @QNS
Th e streets of Jamaica will be fi lled
with music and fun at an annual festival
that’s coming to the neighborhood
in August.
Th e 22nd annual Jamaica Arts & Music
Summer (JAMS) Festival aims to bring a
multicultural experience through music,
food and more while supporting the
local economy and tourism. Hosted by
Cultural Collaborative Jamaica and the
Planning Committee, the two-day event
will take place on Aug. 3-4 at Jamaica
Avenue’s commercial strip from Parsons
Boulevard to 170th Street.
Th e event will kick off with JAMS
Under the Stars on Aug. 3 at Rufus King
Park. Starting at 6 p.m., a line-up of
all-women performers will take the stage
and fi ll the evening with comedy, spoken
word, jazz, R&B and dance.
At 11 a.m. on Aug. 4, the festival will
continue with a JAMS street fair. Ten
blocks on Jamaica Avenue will be closed
down and will off er specialty blocks of
activities for all ages. Th e specialty blocks
will include Just for Kids Rides, Sports,
Rock Climbing, Health & Wellness and
an Antique Car Exhibit.
For more information about the JAMS
festival, email info@go2ccj.org or call
718-526-8700.
Photo courtesy of Festival Media
‘World’s Fare’ Passport
Series brings global
fl avors to Queens
BY SUZANNE MONTEVERDI
smonteverdi@qns.com / @smont76
Taste dishes inspired by food from
around the globe at a series of fun events
coming to the Long Island City waterfront
this fall.
Th e World’s Fare Passport Series will
take place on Sept. 9 and 10, Sept. 22 and
23, and Oct. 20 and 21 at 5-25 46th Ave.,
along Anable Basin. Each weekend will
focus on the food, drink and music of
Europe, the Americas and Asia, respectively.
Th e series is a follow up to Festival
Media’s “World’s Fare,” the massive
food festival that drew more than 10,000
people to Citi Field who enjoyed food
and drinks from over 100 vendors. Th e
event was inspired by the iconic 1964-
65 World’s Fair, which drew millions to
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park to dine
and view innovative exhibits.
At each event, attendees will be able to
enjoy a curated selection of food, drink
and live music from the region. A panel
of food experts will also be on hand to discuss
the culture and cuisine of the area.
Restaurants and vendors currently slated
to serve at the events include Barano,
Guantanamera, Empanada Papa and
Cryo Cream.
Th e event was created by Joshua
Schneps, founder of the LIC Flea & Food
and Astoria Flea & Food markets and
co-publisher of the Courier. Schneps said
the Passport Series will serve as a bridge
to the second annual World’s Fare event,
which will take place in the spring of
2019.
“Aft er the success of April’s event, we
wanted to continue with the theme,” he
said. “And because the overall theme
of the World’s Fare is about embracing
diversity, each one of those individual
events will refl ect a diff erent region of
the world.”
Each event will run from 11 a.m. until
6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets
start at $7 each.
Th e event location is easily accessible
from the 7, E, M, G and R trains, the
Hunterspoint Avenue LIRR station and the
NYC Ferry LIC and Hunters Point South
stops. Parking is also available a garage
across from the venue and on the street.
To buy tickets or for updates about the
event, visit www.theworldsfare.nyc.
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