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February is a unique month. It’s the year’s shortest, and the only one with a Leap Year addition. In the United States and Canada, it’s Black History Month. In Great Britain, it’s LGBT+ History Month. And all around the world, it features Valentine’s Day. In Queens, February 2022 features great live music and an entertaining musical. It also boasts a film festival, romance, tributes, and Betty White’s puppet personality. February 4-27, Cali: Sala Pal’ Mundo. A tremendous Colombian music-and-dance show with a multi-piece band, a gaggle of dancers, and special guest Anissa Gathers. Twelve shows on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 4 p.m. Thalía Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside February 5, Lunar New Year Celebration, noon. Welcome the Year of the Tiger with compost tours, winter scavenger hunt, zodiac animal library and storytime, lion dances, take-home crafts, and a community art project. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing February 6-18, Tribute to Peter Bogdanovich. The recently deceased Peter Bogdanovich left a robust legacy of more than 50 years of filmmaking, publishing, acting, and storytelling. This tribute showcases two of the director’s underappreciated works from the latter half of the 1970s. “Saint Jack” shows on February 6 at 5 p.m. and February 13 at 4 p.m. “At Long Last Love” screens on February 12 at 1 p.m. and February 18 at 3 p.m. Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria’s Kaufman Arts District February 10-26, Man of La Mancha. This 1965 musical is inspired by the 17th century novel “Don Quixote” by Miguel de Cervantes. This time the protagonist, his manservant, and fellow prisoners await a hearing with the Spanish Inquisition. Hilarity ensues, along with some great music and wacky plot twists. Shows are on Thursdays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 3 p.m.
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Astoria Performing Arts Center, 44-02 23rd St., Long Island City February 11, Victor Manuelle: Concierto de Amor, 8 p.m. This multiple Grammy-winning Puerto Rican musician, who is known as “El Sonero de la Juventud,” presents a night of romantic Tropical music. Kupferberg Center for the Arts, Colden Auditorium, 153-49 Reeves Ave., Flushing February 12, Sweetheart Sunset Hike, 5 p.m. Jocelyn Perez is a naturalist, conservationist, and the Queens Chapter Coordinator of Herbalists Without Borders. She explains local flora during this walk. Participants are entered into a raffle to win three Valentine’s Day prizes. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 224-65 76th Ave., Oakland Gardens February 12-24, Black History Trilogy. Award-winning performers pay tribute to influential African American artists, entertainers, and musical traditions over three shows. “Third Stone from the Sun: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix” with Jimy Bleu is on Saturday, February 12, at 7 p.m. “The Black King of Vaudeville: Remembering Bert Williams in Song” with Larry Marshall is on Sunday, February 20, at 7 p.m. “The Power & The Glory:
THAT GOLDEN GIRLS SHOW!
Music of the Black Church” featuring Tina Fabrique is on Thursday, February 24, at 7 p.m. Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing February 20, That Golden Girls Show!, 3 p.m. & 7 p.m. This brand-new puppet show parodies classic Golden Girls moments.
Celebrate Betty White’s life and career with Sophia’s get-rich-quick schemes, Rose’s tales from St. Olaf, Blanche’s insatiable hunts for men and the Fountain of Youth, and Dorothy’s daily struggle to make sense of her life. Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. South, Flushing Meadows Corona Park
has forged relationships with new clients over the past year and cultivated additional opportunities that are sure to increase future bookings. “Our mission is to raise funds to offset student costs while strengthening our engagement within the community.” To bolster their efforts, St. John’s held a three-day drive-in film festival in one of its parking lots in early 2020, an event that drew approximately 200 cars overall. The campus also made its outdoor space available to several brands for television commercials and photography shoots, including an ad for a new phone app on the school’s running track, a photo session for a sports apparel company on the soccer field and
a promotion for tennis equipment on the outdoor courts. St. John’s already has 30 indoor graduations booked on campus for this June. Several English language learning and academic summer programs are scheduled for 2022 as well. All participants will be required to show proof of vaccination For now, O’Hara said it’s a wait and see as to capacity restrictions on upcoming events. “We will be following the city, state and university guidelines when the time comes,” she said, “but we will continue to do whatever is required to provide our clients and community members with space so they can do what they do best.”
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us from meeting on campus,” and continued to meet our logistical needs when we were able to come back.” When members returned to St. John’s in November of 2020, they adhered to strict protocols, such as check-ins, pre-registrations and staggered attendance. “We were also able to fuse the school’s media with our own technology to livestream our services on our Youtube channel,” Bae said. Working with appropriate clients to successfully execute events at a time when choices were few has helped provide new revenue opportunities for the university. O’Hara said the school
