Athena Dawson

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The Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (JCAL) will host a special two-day screening of the landmark television miniseries Roots on Thursday, June 19, and Friday, June 20, in honor of Juneteenth. The screenings will take place at JCAL, located at 161-04 Jamaica Ave. in downtown Jamaica, and begin at 9 a.m. on both days. Complimentary breakfast and lunch will be provided.

1 week ago | qns.com | Athena Dawson

Beach 116th Street will shine once again this Saturday as Council Member Joanne Ariola hosts a community celebration featuring live music and a fireworks show to mark its long-awaited reopening. Far Rockaway families are invited to gather on June 21 for an evening of entertainment, beginning with a performance by the Roadkill Country Outlaws at 7 p.m. on the Beach 116th Street Boardwalk.

1 week ago | qns.com | Athena Dawson

Posted on Jazz lovers of all ages can celebrate the start of this year’s Queens Jazz Trail Concert Series this week. The free concert series is back in full swing, with its inaugural performance on Thursday, June 19, at 7 p.m., at Astoria Park, located at 19 St. bet. Astoria Park S. and Ditmars Blvd. Grammy-nominated trumpeter Wayne Tucker and his band, The Bad Mothas, will perform as the opening act of this series on Thursday.

1 week ago | qns.com | Athena Dawson

The MTA launched a boroughwide community outreach initiative on Monday ahead of the upcoming Queens Bus Network Redesign, set to take effect on June 29. Beginning June 16, MTA staff members in fluorescent vests will be stationed outside major transit hubs across Queens to provide information about upcoming bus stop and route changes that will affect commuters.

1 week ago | qns.com | Athena Dawson

The Queens Public Library is hosting a lineup of virtual and in-person activities this week for residents of all ages to celebrate Juneteenth. Juneteenth is an annual holiday that falls on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States on June 19, 1865. This holiday is significant for African Americans as it symbolizes the news that the Emancipation Proclamation had finally reached those still enslaved in Galveston, Texas, after the Civil War.