Kupferberg Center for the Arts

Be transported to a world of wonder with our spellbinding Year of the Horse event. @nainichen brings ancient traditions to life. These shows sell out, so get your tickets early. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2026 | 3PM Colden Auditorium, @QC_News LEARN MORE: kupferbergcenter.org/event/lunar-ne…

HAVE THIS MUCH FUN with us before it's over. LIVE AT THE GANTRIES kicked off with a wild show from Migguel Anggelo. Catch incredible live music & breathtaking sunsets over the East River every Tuesday thru 8/12 at Gantry Plaza State Park in LIC! INFO: kupferbergcenter.org/about/live-at-…

NEXT TUESDAY, the LIC waterfront will come alive with the electrifying sounds of @gruporebolu, a Afro-Colombian ensemble with deep Caribbean roots. JULY 29 | 7PM Gantry Plaza State Park Queens, NYC LEARN MORE: kupferbergcenter.org/event/latg-072… Presented with @NYstateparks.

NEW! @nytheatreballet ’s Nutcracker brings Tchaikovsky’s beloved score to life. Expect "bright colors, quick scene changes" and "squealing audience members” (NY Times). 12/13 - 3pm Colden Auditorium, @QC_News INFO: kupferbergcenter.org/event/nutcrack…

FREE CONCERT THIS TUESDAY! Two-time Grammy-nominated trumpeter Alphonso Horne & Gotham Kings, blending New Orleans brass, funk, jazz and hip hop into one soul-shaking sound. JULY 22 | 7PM Gantry Plaza State Park Long Island City, Queens, NYC LEARN MORE: kupferbergcenter.org/event/latg-072…

But Queens Day wasn't just a single concert. It was an incredible day of music, games, food and more in Flushing Meadows. Thanks to the @KupferbergArts for taking us on the Queens Jazz Trail and to the @AllianceForFMCP and @NYCParks for hosting so many activities!

6/19-8/28 #Jazz fans Queens jazz trail #concert series tinyurl.com/kf8pvhcm @KupferbergArts Since the 1920s, #Queens #NY has been home to jazz greats: Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, etc. Hear fab jazz all summer long!

SUNDAY, 7/20: You're personally invited to join KCA along the QUEENS JAZZ TRAIL with @AliBelloMusic for a free concert at 2pm. QJT INFO: kupferbergcenter.org/event/qjt-0720… QUEENS DAY INFO: allianceforfmcp.org/events/2025/7/… Supported by @FlushingTwnHall, @ArmstrongHouse, @NYCParks, and more.

Here's another sneak peak of @KupferbergArts resident Nelida Tirado's next work. From performing with @Riverdance and @MetOpera to premiering her solo Dime Quien Soy at @JacobsPillow, Tirado's impact is global. #flamenco

THIS THURSDAY! Enjoy a FREE Latin jazz concert by the beach with Ruben Coca Quintet, as part of the Queens Jazz Trail! July 17 | 7pm Rockaway Beach Park INFO: kupferbergcenter.org/event/qjt-0717… Presented with @FlushingTwnHall, @ArmstrongHouse & @NYCParks. Sponsored by @NorthwellHealth.

FREE THIS SUNDAY! Join KCA along the QUEENS JAZZ TRAIL, with Ali Bello and The Charanga Syndicate, for a concert of Cuban charanga and Latin jazz, as part of QUEENS DAY. JULY 20 · 2 PM Flushing Meadows Corona Park At the Unisphere CONCERT INFO: kupferbergcenter.org/event/qjt-0720…

TONIGHT! Enjoy FREE Latin jazz by the beach with Ruben Coca. JULY 17 | 7PM Rockaway Beach Amphitheater in Far Rockaway LEARN MORE: kupferbergcenter.org/event/qjt-0717… Pat of the Queens Jazz Trail. Presented with @FlushingTwnHall, @ArmstrongHouse & @NYCParks. Sponsored by @NorthwellHealth.

On July 20, join #QueensArtsFund recipient @AliBelloMusic and The Charanga Syndicate for an afternoon of jazz at the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Corona Park! The Queen Jazz Trail Concert is presented by @KupferbergArts. kupferbergcenter.org/event/qjt-0720… @nyculture @nycparks #QAF2025

THIS TUESDAY! Saddle up for a free outdoor concert with The Slide Stops, a Brooklyn honky-tonk band bringing heartbreak & hoedowns to Live at the Gantries! Tuesday, July 15 at 7pm Gantry Plaza State Park Queens, NYC INFO: kupferbergcenter.org/event/latg-071… Presented with @NYstateparks!

The New York Baroque Dance Company brought the story of African American composer Francis Johnson to @LehmanCollege's @LehmanCenter. Julia Bengtsson, our 2024-25 Resident, presented Johnson’s "New Cotillions" through Congo minuets, grand marches, gallops, waltzes & cotillions.