WHAT’S HAPPENING
Black History Month Celebration
Classical Crossover
Saturday, February 15, 2020, 7:00 PM
Tickets: $20/General Admission; $15/Seniors & Students wID
Jamaica Performing Arts Center, 153-10 Jamaica Avenue
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Celebrating African Americans in classical music with a special tribute to the late operatic superstar, Jessye Norman.
Featuring piano virtuoso the Altino Brothers, with special guests - the soprano twins, Cherisse & Cherissia Williams and violinists, Jessica McJunkins
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THURSDAY NIGHT JAZZ
October 2019 - June 2020, 8:00 PM (one set) $10/General Admission
Jamaica Arts Center. 161-04 Jamaica Avenue
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The 2019-2020 season series features some of today’s finest international emerging jazz musicians. Opening gig in October is the three-time Grammy Award winner Tivon Pennicott, with season include the best vocalist from Cuba Melvis Santa; the new Avant-garde voice Anna Webber; rising start drummer Jeremy Dutton; amazing improviser and pianist Luis Perdomo; Latvian singer Arta Jekabsone; Jamaican trumpet Giveton Gelin; vibraphonists Chris Dingman; and Thana Alexa, a Croatian jazz singer.
2019-2020
DANCE SEASON
Dance artists are constantly incorporating new disciplines, blurring and discarding old boundaries to build new works inspired by their creative spirit and often driven by contemporary social movements and politics. JCALʼs 2019-2020 dance season celebrates this ever-evolving process while remaining rooted in the technically complex activity of creating dance itself. From taking risks with a new vocabulary to refining an imagined vision, JCAL supports the commitment of every artist to realize a brilliant performance.
FRIDAY NIGHTS
@ JAC
Friday Nights @JAC is an incubator series for creative individuals and emerging artists who need a stage to perform to new audiences. Artists of all disciplines are welcome to submit proposals of works-in-progress to be refined at Jamaica Arts Center (JAC) and performed in front of a live audience.
All programs take place at 8:00 PM and are FREE to the public
This series is supported by Councilman I. Daneek Miller, Dist. 27
Love is L.O.V.E.:
Living Our Values Equally
Saturday, February 22, 2020, 6-9PM
Tickets: $25 Suggested Donation
Jamaica Arts Center, 161-04 Jamaica Ave
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Together with JCAL, The Caribbean Equality Project hosts their 5th annual Love is L.O.V.E.: Living Our Values Equally benefit, an intimate evening in celebration of queer & trans Caribbean love and liberation. This dynamic event showcases the intersections of LGBTQ identities, culture and Caribbeaness through immigrant storytelling, trans & HIV education, and cultural performances. This program is part of JCAL's Building Equity Project, supported by the New York Community Trust.
SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
WINTER SEMESTER
January 11 - February 15, 2020
Saturdays at JCAL are days for exploring one’s creative side. JCAL’s School of the Arts offers weekly hour-long classes on everything from ceramics to Hip Hop dance to comic book creation to acting, singing, and so much more. Kids, teens, adults, and seniors all have options to hone their skills and have fun with dance, music, theater, digital arts, and visual arts.
SATURDAY FAMILY MATINEES
October 2019 - June 2020
Saturday 2:00 PM
$5 for all
The Saturday Family Matinee Series provides the family with much-needed quality theatrical and musical experiences. The series aims to introduce young kids to the magic of live performance with shows suitable for the whole family.
EXHIBITIONS
OPENING RECEPTION: October 10, 7:00 PM
ARTIST CO-OP 2018
ON VIEW: October 10, 2018 - January 10, 2019
THE TRANSIT SERIES
February 1-29, 2020
Artist Reception: Feb 14, 6-9PM
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The Transit Series is an exhibition of paintings by John Smith exploring the artist's daily experiences of subway and bus subculture: "It’s a microcosm of society: expressions of hardships, family unity, loneliness, education, entertainment, violence, and criminal activity, and marketing. Even when we don’t want to, we are forced to interact with one another."
2020 SOUTHEAST QUEENS BIENNIAL
February 14 - April 17, 2020
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The second Southeast Queens Biennial will be a nine-week group exhibition at the York College Fine Arts Gallery and the Miller Gallery at the Jamaica Arts Center. Ten Queens-based artists address literacy, identity, and environment with work that investigates how their creative practice contributes to the life of the borough.
JAMAICA FLUX
OPEN CALL
February 1 - March 28, 2020
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Not confined by gallery walls, Jamaica Flux is a contemporary public art project in which visual and performance art are displayed at a variety of locations along Jamaica Avenue.
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Artist submissions for Jamaica Flux 2021 are now being accepted through March 28th.
EXPERIENCE JAMAICA CENTER FOR ARTS AND LEARNING (JCAL)
A Multidisciplinary Performing Arts & Visual Arts Center
JCAL is a non-profit organization that dedicated to offer quality visual, performing and literary arts, arts education and artistic programs to encourage participation in the arts
CONTACT US
161-04 Jamaica Ave, Jamaica, NY 11432, USA
(718) 658-7400
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