Name: Energia em Queens
Start: 2024-05-02T18:30:00
Location: Valence College Prep

Flushing Town Hall

Open to professional jazz musicians, graduate students studying jazz, music educators and serious hobbyists, Louis Armstrong Legacy 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. Health and safety protocols will be in place so bring a mask, and feel free to bring your own microphone.

Louis Armstrong Legacy Monthly Jazz Jams

Capoeira Luanda Queens hosts "ENERGIA EM QUEENS" ("Energy in Queens") is an event in Queens bringing together Capoeira artists and African-Brazilian dance and culture for three days of workshops May 2-4 at Valence College Prep. Workshops will be in Capoeira, Samba, Maculele (an African-Brazilian stick dance), and music. Some guest teachers include Mestre Jelon Vieira, artistic director of DanceBrazil and headmaster of Capoeira Luanda, with schools all over the world; ContraMestre Sabia; and Janete Silva, a professional dance teacher of Samba who currently teaches at Alvin Ailey. These workshops will be open to all community members - for all levels of abilities, skills and ages. On the event's final day, we will have a Capoeira music and Maculele demonstration. Through song and movement, people will present their stories of how Capoeira changed their lives. The event will culminate in the Batizado & Troca de Cordas - a ceremony where Capoeira students will receive their first corda (like a belt in other martial arts) or move on to their next corda level.