Big Kids Art Club! / Clases de Arte para Niñxs! Lessons change Weekly - Join us! (ages/edad 6-13)
2025-11-29 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-12-06 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-12-13 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | A.R.T. Shop, 84-26 37th Ave, Jackson Heights, NY 11372, USA
Students will learn about color theory, values, art movements and how to find and use their own voice create their very own version of the lesson. Led by artist instructors. This is a kids art class geared towards the process of learning to tune into their own creative style. All young artists learn in different ways, and we allow room for them to explore in a way that makes sense to them while providing a structure to the learning process.
This is a bilingual (ENG/SPA) class as well as inclusive. Our instructors come from different cultural background & art backgrounds: fine art, self-taught, master crafters, and more. We are experienced in holding classes for neurodiverse students and strive every time to cultivate a feeling of comfort and celebration for all students and their creations.
This class is for kids 6-13 years old. Purchase a ticket below or visit us in-store to sign up in person.
This is the 9AM Class! There is a class at 9am and one at 10:30am
$25.00

Big Kids Art Club! / Clases de Arte para Niñxs! Lessons change Weekly - Join us! (ages/edad 6-13)
2025-11-29 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-12-06 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-12-13 10:30 - 11:30 | A.R.T. Shop, 84-26 37th Ave, Jackson Heights, NY 11372, USA
Students will learn about color theory, values, art movements and how to find and use their own voice create their very own version of the lesson. Led by artist instructors. This is a kids art class geared towards the process of learning to tune into their own creative style. All young artists learn in different ways, and we allow room for them to explore in a way that makes sense to them while providing a structure to the learning process.
This is a bilingual (ENG/SPA) class as well as inclusive. Our instructors come from different cultural background & art backgrounds: fine art, self-taught, master crafters, and more. We are experienced in holding classes for neurodiverse students and strive every time to cultivate a feeling of comfort and celebration for all students and their creations.
This class is for kids 6-13 years old. Purchase a ticket below or visit us in-store to sign up in person.
$25.00

The Repressions at Espresso 77
2025-11-29 20:30 - 22:00 | Espresso 77, 35-57 77th St, Jackson Heights, NY 11372, USA
The Repressions bring their cool wild indie music to Espresso 77! Coffee, tea, wine, art, and music at one of the loveliest spots in Jackson Heights, Queens! No cover.
All ages
Show begins at 8:30pm
THE REPRESSIONS are a forest-music/folk-punk band featuring Barbara Dragon and Nate Lay. They write songs about books, nature, defending animals, injustice, being weird, and living with wild emotions. They dedicate their music to anyone who has ever been made to feel small for being sensitive, kind, smart, or ill.
The Repressions play lively shows every month all over New York City, and livestream twice a week on Twitch, incorporating prizes and original artwork into their performance. You can find their music on Spotify and all music platforms.

Jackson Heights Game Gathering!
2025-12-03 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-10 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Queens Public Library at Jackson Heights, 35-51 81st St, Jackson Heights, NY 11372, USA
Join your fellow patrons for a free board and memory game session!
We provide a variety of board games for two players and up. Choose from chess, well known word games, memory challenges, and more.
We welcome all adults to this engaging community fun!
Wednesday Afternoons
Adult Reading Area
No reservation required, just show up ready to play!
(718) 899-2500

Crochet! Beginner to Intermediate Friendly Workshop / Talleres de Crochet (ENG/ESP) - age/edad: adultxs & niñxs de 7+
2025-12-03 19:30 - 20:30 | A.R.T. Shop, 84-26 37th Ave, Jackson Heights, NY 11372, USA
Learn the basics of crochet! Practice and graduate to making the pattern of your choice! You’ll leave knowing how to pick your crochet needle, what gauge is, & how to make chains. After you’ve gotten the hand of it, we’ll guide you in picking a project to work on. Every time you come in, continue working on your project in a guided instructed environment.
This is an intergenerational biweekly crochet lesson that adapts to wherever you are in your learning process. Whether you have never held a crochet needle before or want to get some help in getting the right knot for your project.
English y Español.
SIGN UP BELOW or In-store

Introduction To Email And Microsoft Word In Spanish
2025-12-04 12:30 - 14:30 | Queens Public Library at Jackson Heights, 35-51 81st St, Jackson Heights, NY 11372, USA
Introducción al correo electrónico y Microsoft Word en español
English: This class covers the basics of using email for communication and mastering Microsoft Word for document creation. Students will learn how to send, receive, and organize emails, as well as create and format professional documents using Word’s tools and features.
Participants are encouraged to attend all four classes. Please call Jackson Heights Library at 718-899-2500 to register.
Spanish: Esta clase cubre lo básico del uso del correo electrónico para la comunicación y el dominio de Microsoft Word para la creación de documentos. Los estudiantes aprenderán a enviar, recibir y organizar correos electrónicos, así como a crear y formatear documentos profesionales usando las herramientas y funciones de Word.
Se anima a los participantes a asistir a las cuatro clases. Por favor llame a la Biblioteca de Jackson Heights al 718-899-2500 para inscribirse.
AUDIENCE
Adults

Zumba For All! (In Spanish)
2025-12-04 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-11 16:00 - 17:00 | Queens Public Library at Jackson Heights, 35-51 81st St, Jackson Heights, NY 11372, USA
¡Zumba para todos!
English: Zumba is a fitness program that involves cardio and Latin-inspired dance, with rhythms from around the world! Get fit, stay fit, and have fun with the whole class as one team!
Participants should consult with their physicians before undertaking any exercise, nutrition, or health-improvement program.
This program is funded by New York City Council Member Shekar Krishnan.
Spanish: Zumba es un programa de acondicionamiento físico que incluye ejercicios cardiovasculares y bailes de inspiración latina, ¡con ritmos de todo el mundo! ¡Pongase en forma, mantengase en forma y diviértase con el grupo como un equipo!
Los participantes deben consultar con sus médicos antes de emprender cualquier programa de ejercicio, nutrición o mejora de la salud.
Este programa es posible gracias al generoso apoyo del concejal de Nueva York Shekar Krishnan.
(718) 899-2500
AUDIENCE
Adults, Seniors

What Tastes Like Home: Recipes From Jackson Heights Community Members
2025-12-05 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Queens Public Library at Jackson Heights, 35-51 81st St, Jackson Heights, NY 11372, USA
Join us and share your recipes and stories! In this unique hands-on program, participants will be invited to contribute to a community publication by sharing recipes, poetry, and stories from their families, communities, and kitchens. Throughout this five-week program, participants will write, draw, and design pages that will be gathered in a collaborative recipe zine published by Citation Needed Press.
(718) 899-2500
AUDIENCE
Adults

Rock en Español y rumba
2025-12-05 21:30 - 2025-12-06 04:00 | D’antigua
Prepárate para una noche épica con los mejores riffs y ritmos de Rock en Español y rumba en vivo, ¡no te lo pierdas!

Rock en Español & Rumba – Diciembre 5
Una noche de clásicos, energía y fiesta en Jackson Heights
Prepárate para vivir una noche inolvidable donde el Rock en Español se mezcla con la Rumba latina en un show completamente en vivo.Los grandes éxitos de Maná, Enanitos Verdes, Vilma Palma, Hombres G, Los Prisioneros, Soda Stereo y máscobrarán vida en el escenario para que cantes, bailes y vibres de principio a fin.
Y después del concierto… ¡la fiesta continúa!DJ Pro Mark pondrá lo mejor de la música latina para que la rumba no se detenga.
📅 Fecha
Jueves, 5 de diciembre
🕘 Puertas
9:00 PM
🎤 Show en vivo
11:00 PM
📍 Lugar
D’Antigua8416 Northern Blvd, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
🎟️ Boletos
Preventa: $20Compra tus tickets con anticipación — este evento se llena rápido.
📞 Información y Reservas
(347) 207-3106

Sakai Solo Holiday Concert
2025-12-06 19:30 - 20:30 | Uke Hut, 36-01 36th Ave, Long Island City, NY 11106, USA
The shows are in a casual, intimate setting and are kid-friendly. We will mingle after the performance.
Door open 7PM, show start 7:30PM
$20 with free drinks

Figure Drawing Session (with live model) / Sesion de Dibujo de Figura Humana (con modelo en vivo) Adult(x)s & 14+
2025-12-08 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-15 19:00 - 21:00 | A.R.T. Shop, 84-26 37th Ave, Jackson Heights, NY 11372, USA
Working from a live nude model, we move from short poses for sketches to long poses for complete, finished drawings. Whether you want to focus on drawing or are looking to develop your skills as a painter, figure drawing is the time-honored way to develop skills that impact many art practices.
Come sketch with us weekly on Mondays in a relaxed intimate art setting.
$20 per person/por persona – buy a ticket online or give us a call 718-406-9444

Emergency Food Pantry supporting SNAP users and Federal Workers
2025-12-10 15:00 - 17:00 | 37-61 84th St, Jackson Heights, NY 11372, USA
You must bring a Federal Worker ID or a SNAP/EBT card to receive food. Please bring your own bag or shopping cart. The pantries are first-come, first-serve as supplies last. These food distributions provide emergency food aid for SNAP recipients and federal employees who were out of work due to the federal government shutdown.

Monthly Jazz Jam Honoring Nat King Cole
2025-12-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11354, USA
General Admission : $15 | $5 for Members | FREE for jamming musicians and students
Open to professional jazz musicians, graduate students studying jazz, music educators and serious hobbyists, our Monthly Jazz Jams invites musicians to perform at Flushing Town Hall. All are welcome, regardless of instrument (vocalists, too!). Our Steinway baby grand and drum kit are available at each Jam.
FTH’s Jazz Jam house band leader, Carol Sudhalter, plays flute, baritone and tenor sax and has been running our Monthly Jazz Jams since 2016. She is joined by Joe Vincent Tranchina (piano), Eric Lemon (bass) and Scott Neumann (drums). Each house band member brings over 40 years of Jazz experience to the jam!
Play Jazz? Join us free of charge. Don’t play, but love Jazz? Come listen!
Parking Information: Flushing Town Hall has a small parking lot at the rear of the building, which fills up quickly during events. Additional paid parking is available nearby at:
• PEC Parking – 35-15 Farrington St, Flushing, NY 11354
• The Farrington Parking – 33-66 Farrington St, Flushing, NY 11354
Photo © Greg Kessler, Jazz Jam All Stars July 16, 2022, Flushing Town Hall.

Sip & Paint - DIY Holiday Doormats
2025-12-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Murphy’s Sports Bar, 45-01 23rd Avenue, Queens, NY 11105, Queens, NY, 11105, US
Come out and join us on Wednesday, December 10th, from 7-9 PM at Murphy’s Bar, Astoria, Queens, to paint your own holiday doormat!

What’s included in your ticket:
One glass of wine or an espresso martini
One blank half-circle doormat
Paint, stencils, adhesives & craft pieces
One holiday-themed dessert
Holiday music & good vibes

SPECIAL GUEST: Astoria-based @sunrisecandlesnyc will have a booth set up for handcrafted holiday candles, available for purchase.
Can’t wait to see you there! ⛄️

WEPA END OF 2025 CELEBRATION
2025-12-12 19:00 - 23:00
Join us for the WEPA END OF 2025 CELEBRATION—AIN’T NO PARTY LIKE A WEPA PARTY – CAUSE A WEPA PARTY DON’T STOP

WEPA END OF 2025 CELEBRATION
Come join us for a night to remember at Coquito Blu on December 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM. Let’s celebrate the end of the year with food, dancing, and good vibes. Don’t miss out on this epic party! Bring Your Good Energy and Your Favorite Medals from 2025
Dress to Impress –
Buffet Style Menu
Mini Empanada’sPionono’s(sweet plantains stuffed with beef picadillo)
Pernil
arroz con gandules
mixed green salad
2 hour of unlimited beer, wine/sangria, soda, vodka, gin, rum, whisky, and tequila.
7:00pm-8:00pm will be for the appetizers and dinner at 9:00pm.
Venue: Coquito Blu, Francis Lewis Boulevard, Queens, NY, USA
Date: December 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM (Eastern Time)

Strummer Jammers (Ukulele Jam)
2025-12-12 19:30 - 20:30 | Uke Hut, 36-01 36th Ave, Long Island City, NY 11106, USA
Bring your favorite songs (hopefully not too complicated), and we’ll put it on the screen, sing and strum together. Fun, fun, fun! All levels welcome.
Share your music sheets, and we will strum and sing with you. It would be great if you could send PDFs or links to ukehut@gmail.com beforehand or bring them with you on your phone.
It’s a fun evening for all-level ukulele players, hand clappers, and sing-alongers. $10 INCLUDES DRINKS! See you all there.

The Spiritual Spectrum Salon: Queer and Christian
2025-12-13 18:30 - 21:00 | 41-19 30th Ave. apt 3f, Astoria, NY 11103, USA
​The Spiritual Spectrum is a salon to discuss spirituality in community. People of any belief or no belief are welcome. Each month we feature a guest speaker, followed by small group discussion, and Q&A.
​Theme: Queer and Christian
​Our speaker Reverend Brandan Robertson is Queer activist, a minister in the United Church of Christ who preaches a Christianity that embraces all people. After agonizing years of repressing his gay identity, he discovered that God’s table had always had a place for him. He’ll discuss his journey and how the Bible embraces Queer people, including “Queer Saints” you may not have heard of.
​After his interview there will be small group discussion and a Q&A.
Saturday December 13, 6:30-9pm Astoria
​Our Guest Speaker:
​Rev. Brandan Robertson is a noted author, activist, and public theologian, working at the intersections of spirituality, sexuality, and social renewal. He is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, serving as the Pastor of Sunnyside Reformed Church in New York City. He is the founder of DevOUT, a non-profit challenging far-right religious narratives in media. He’s widely known as the “TikTok Pastor”, with a vast digital reach of nearly 300k followers and 10 million views engaging his inclusive theological content across social media.
​Your Hosts:
​Stephen Silva – A convert to Judaism from Catholicism who is a certified Yoga and Meditation Instructor. He is a Community Manager of Lab/Shul an experimental Synagogue.
​Mark Gilman – The founder of On The Spiritual Spectrum, he is a “Multifaith-Jew” with experience in several spiritual traditions. He has led many events for interfaith discussion and spiritual exploration.
​Follow us on Instagram @thespiritualspectrum

SUNNYSIDE BALLET STUDIO THE NUTCRACKER
2025-12-14 14:00 - 19:00 | Queens Theatre, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, United Nations Avenue South, Queens, NY, USA, 14 United Nations Avenue South, Queens, NY 11368, Queens, NY, 11368, US
Come join us at the Sunnyside Ballet Studio for a magical performance of The Nutcracker – it’s going to be a show you won’t want to miss!

Welcome to SUNNYSIDE BALLET STUDIO THE NUTCRACKER! Join us at the Queens Theatre in Queens at 2:00PM and 5:30PM shows on Sunday December 14th for a magical performance of this classic holiday ballet!
Tickets: $35 center orchestra, $20 side and rear orchestra
SBS staff will reserve the best available seats and tickets will be ready to pick up at the theater on December 14th at the giftshop table ( also pic them up at SBS).
Get ready to be transported to the Land of Sweets with Clara and her Nutcracker Prince. Don’t miss out on this festive event filled with beautiful costumes, enchanting music, and talented dancers.
Come experience the wonder of The Nutcracker live on stage!

Vin Scialla & BRM: Celebrating Mahavishnu & John McLaughlin
2025-12-14 18:00 - 20:00
Music & Art Season Ending Soiree

VIN SCIALLA & BRM: CELEBRATING MAHAVISHNU & JOHN MCLAUGHLIN:
Featuring original music composed and inspired by the works of John McLaughlin, while revisiting music selections from legendary Mahavishnu and Shakti albums of the 1970s and ‘beyond’, this group re-envisions McLaughlin’s masterpieces and celebrates his vibrant solo and ensemble work. Join us for the Holiday Music & Art Party Launch at Culture Lab, before the group embarks on their Jazz Road Tour, including performances at the New Orleans Jazz Museum, National JEN Jazz Conference, Blue Bamboo Arts Center, Full Sail University, etc.

Featuring:
Premik Russell Tubbs (Sax/Flute). Member of Mahavishnu Orchestra, and recorded with John Mclaughlin, Santana, Whitney Houston)
Vin Scialla (Drums, Percussion)
Rez Abbasi (Guitar)
Neel Murgai (Sitar)
Marcello Maccagnan (Bass)

Sponsors: This event is made possible by BRM, Liftoff Music, South Arts, and Culture Lab LIC.

https://www.instagram.com/liftoffmusic/
https://www.instagram.com/brooklynragamassive/
https://www.instagram.com/culturelablic/

Bienvenidos - barco de papel - librería comunitaria
2025-12-15 17:00 - 19:00 | Libreria Barco De Papel Comunitaria, 40-03 80th St, Elmhurst, NY 11373, USA
Ven y conócenos: somos un rincón hecho con amor, sueños y lleno de historias para la comunidad.
Tendremos:

Descuentos
Refrigerios Gratis
Rifa Especial

Come visit us! We’re a little spot built with love, dreams, and lots of stories for the community.
We’ll have:

Discounts
Free refreshments
A special raffle

Police Officers For Christ Christmas Concert
2025-12-18 19:00 - 21:30 | Aliento de Vida, 103-12 Roosevelt Avenue, Queens, NY 11368, Queens, NY, 11368, US
Join us for a night of celebration as we come together to enjoy the sounds of our musical guest and fellowship with friends and family.

We are excited to have special guest performances by Diana Marie, The Good News Choir, La Jara Band Youth and the POFC Worship Team. You don’t want to miss this amazing night. The 3rd Annual POFC Christmas Concert will mark your life in a special way during this holiday season. Spread the word and bring a friend! You don’t want to miss this amazing night of worship and praise! Jesus is the reason for season! Join us and come celebrate!
