ART / DESIGN ARCHITECTURE DANCE / SING THEATRE / LIVE MONUMENTS GALLERIES / ® PARKSCultural Guide for Seniors: Queens PHOTOGRAPHY Acknowledgments NYC-ARTS in primetime is made possible in part by First Republic Bank and by the Rubin Museum of Art. Funding for NYC-ARTS is also made possible by Rosalind P. Walter, The Paul and Irma Milstein Foundation, The Philip & Janice Levin Foundation, Elise Jaffe and Jeffrey Brown, Jody and John Arnhold, and The Lemberg Foundation. This program is NYC-ARTS.org supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. On multiple platforms, Thirteen/WNET’s Additional funding provided by members of NYC-ARTS aims to increase awareness of THIRTEEN. New York City’s nonprofit cultural organizations, whose offerings greatly benefit We are grateful to Megan Flood for residents and visitors—from children to adults, contributing the design of the cover of this and teenagers to senior citizens. publication. NYC-ARTS promotes cultural groups’ We are grateful for the cooperation of the activities and events to tri-state, national and cultural organizations that supplied information international audiences through nonprint media, for this guide. using new technologies as they develop. Through websites, television, mobile applications and social media, NYC-ARTS This program is supported, in part, by nurtures New York City’s position as a public funds from the New York City thriving cultural capital of the world, one that Department of Cultural Affairs. has both world renowned institutions and those that are focused on local communities. WNET 825 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10019 http://WNET.org (212) 560-2000 Cover Design: Megan Flood Copyright © 2012 WNET Table of Contents Anthropology Museum of the People of New York..................................................... 3 Bowne House Historical Society................................................................................... 3 Flushing Town Hall ...................................................................................................... 4 Godwin-Ternbach Museum at Queens College........................................................... 5 Jamaica Center for the Arts and Learning.................................................................. 5 Kingsland Homestead at Queens Historical Society.................................................... 6 Kupferberg Center Performances ............................................................................... 7 Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center..................................... 8 Louis Armstrong House & Archives............................................................................ 8 Museum of the Moving Image...................................................................................... 9 New York Hall of Science............................................................................................10 Queens Botanical Garden............................................................................................11 Queens Historical Society............................................................................................12 Queens Library............................................................................................................14 Queens Museum of Art................................................................................................15 Queens Symphony Orchestra......................................................................................16 Queens Theatre............................................................................................................16 Queens Zoo ..................................................................................................................17 Queensborough Performing Arts Center ...................................................................18 Thalia Spanish Theatre ...............................................................................................18 Vander Ende-Onderdonk House.................................................................................19 Voelker Orth Museum.................................................................................................20 1 Introduction The NYC-ARTS Cultural Guide for Seniors: Queens was developed in cooperation with the City of New York, which has declared its commitment to make the city friendlier to senior citizens through its program Age-Friendly NYC: Enhancing Our City’s Livability for Older New Yorkers. This guide is one part of a citywide guide that includes Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island editions. The NYC-ARTS Cultural Guide for Seniors is a natural extension of WNET/THIRTEEN’s online cultural guide and calendar, NYC-ARTS.org, which was built with support from the City of New York. Profiles of more than 1,100 arts organizations across the city and details of their thousands of cultural events can be found every day on NYC-ARTS.org. How to Use This Guide This guide can be read as a printed document or on a computer as a PDF. If you read this guide on a computer and have an Internet connection, you can click on highlighted, underlined text (a hyperlink) to reach a cultural group’s website or the group’s expanded description on NYC-ARTS.org. The 190 cultural groups in this guide appear in alphabetical order. Each listing begins with basic information such as address, telephone number, website address, subway directions, admission costs and open hours. Addresses are only included for organizations with facilities open to the public. A description of the organization follows. If the organization offers programs specific to seniors, those are highlighted under the heading Programs for Seniors. Listings also include information about Senior Discounts and Disability Access. The age at which a visitor is considered a senior varies by organization; that age is indicated in the guide. The two-part index indicates which organizations are free to every visitor, and which have programs for seniors. The information in this guide was up to date on June 30, 2012; however, changes are inevitable. Hours of operation, admission fees and programs may all change. Users of this guide are encouraged to contact the organization in advance to confirm particulars. 2 Anthropology Museum of the People of New York Queens College 64-19 Kissena Tel: (718) 428-5650 Boulevard Kissena Hall www.anthropologymuseum.org (between 64th and 65th Avenues) Queens, NY 11362 Hours of Operation Admissions and Fees Mon: Closed Free admission (all visitors, all hours) Tue: Closed Wed: 1 pm - 4 pm Thu: 1 pm - 4 pm Fri: Closed Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Founded in 1977 by Margaret Mead and other anthropologists, the museum details the anthropology disciplines of biology, archaeology, linguistics and culture studies. One exhibit traces the history of the Armenian people, from ancient times to the 1915 Armenian genocide through paths of immigration, including to the U.S. Disability Access: Wheelchair accessible Bowne House Historical Society 37-01 Bowne Street Tel: (718) 359-0528 Queens, NY 11354 www.bownehouse.org/ Hours of Operation Admissions and Fees Mon: Closed Free admission (all visitors, all hours) Tue: 2 pm - 4 pm Wed: 2 pm - 4 pm Thu: 2 pm - 4 pm 3 Fri: 2 pm - 4 pm Sat: 2 pm - 4 pm Sun: Closed Built in 1661 by John Bowne, this house is one of the oldest surviving buildings in New York City. Considered a fine example of vernacular Dutch-English architecture, it is meticulously preserved both inside and out. Disability Access: Wheelchair accessible, but call ahead to arrange Flushing Town Hall 137-35 Northern Boulevard Tel: (718) 463-7700 (at Linden Place) www.flushingtownhall.org Queens, NY 11354 Hours of Operation Mon: 10 am - 5 pm Tue: 10 am - 5 pm Wed: 10 am - 5 pm Thu: 10 am - 5 pm Fri: 10 am - 5 pm Sat: 12 pm - 5 pm Sun: 12 pm - 5 pm Home to the Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts (FCCA), Flushing Town Hall presents high-quality, award-winning performing and visual arts programs, including theater, jazz, classical and world music, dance, puppetry arts, and family programs with interactive workshops. Programs for Seniors: Flushing Town Hall offers unique and powerful education programs that meet both city and state learning standards for arts education, and presents programs for seniors, exhibitions, and free community events. Disability Access: Fully accessible 4 Godwin-Ternbach Museum at Queens College Godwin-Ternbach Museum, Queens Tel: (718) 997-4747 College 65-30 Kissena Boulevard 405 qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/godwin_ternbach/ Klapper Hall Queens, NY 11367 Directions: For driving and public transportation options, click here. Hours of Operation Admissions and Fees Mon: 11 am - 7 pm Free admission (all visitors, all hours) Tue: 11 am - 7 pm Wed: 11 am - 7 pm Thu: 11 am - 7 pm Fri: 11 am - 7 pm Sat: 11 am - 5 pm Sun: Closed Each exhibition at the museum offers an array of lectures, gallery talks, films, family and children workshops, concerts and tours, often in collaboration with academic departments and centers at the college. Disability Access: Fully accessible Jamaica Center for the Arts and Learning 161-04 Jamaica Avenue Tel: (718) 658-7400 (between 161st and Union Hall Streets) www.jcal.org Queens, NY 11432 Directions: Subway: E, J, Z to Jamaica Center - Parsons/Archer Hours of Operation Admissions and Fees Mon: 10 am - 8 pm There may be admission charges for some public Tue: 10 am - 8 pm programs Wed: 10 am - 8 pm 5 Thu: 10