FTH Field Trips - Flushing Town Hall

FLUSHING
TOWN
HALL
Harvey Seifter,
Executive & Artistic Director
Betty G. Smith,
Education Director
Field Trips
&
Dance Asia
Performances
for Students
2006–07
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C l a s s r o o m
137-35 Northern Boulevard
Flushing, New York, 11354
718.463.7700 ext. 241
www.flushingtownhall.org

Dear Educator:
Think Outside the Classroom
Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts is pleased to present our 2006-07 listing of performances, field trips and programs
for schools. We are able to provide a wide variety of programs and services that will support the Blueprint for the Arts and
align with Social Studies, ELA, and ESL Learning Standards. In connection with these programs and activities, teachers and
students receive study materials to help prepare for their trips to Flushing Town Hall and augment classroom studies.
Please feel free to call me at (718) 463-7700, ext. 239 or Mary Gross, Education Coordinator at ext. 241 to schedule our services
for your school. We look forward to working with you to help accomplish the objectives that you have set for the year.
Sincerely,
Gabriela Granados – SpanishGems
Betty G. Smith, Director of Education
For field trip information: 718-463-7700 ext. 241
Artist in Residence Program
Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts provides experienced teaching
artists in visual arts, literary arts, music and dance who will work
with teachers and administrators to plan appropriate instructional projects
and activities, provide direct services to children, conduct parent
workshops, and work with teachers in professional development sessions
devoted to curriculum writing and creation of projects.
Workshops (90 minutes, $5 per student)
EXPLORING CHINESE CULTURE
• CALLIGRAPHY WORKSHOP – Students will gain an appreciation of
Chinese art and culture as they learn the structure and meaning of
Chinese calligraphy characters using brush and ink.
• CHINESE PAINTING – This workshop will teach students the process of
using brushes and ink to create expressive Chinese paintings as they
learn proper strokes and grips for using the brush.
• CHINESE PAPER CUTTING – is one of China’s most popular folk arts
which originated in the 6th century. Students will learn more about this
art as they make their own art objects using layers of paper and scissors.
VISUAL ARTS
• THE ART OF PUPPETRY (NEW) – In this workshop, students will use
puppet making as a fun tool to explore their imagination as
they create and develop characters that they can bring to
life in a story.
• KIDS COPY ART – Copying art by master artists gives
students a chance to study composition, shape,
rhythm and color. As students explore different
techniques, they learn about style and discover their
own artistic “voice”.
• SHARING STORIES Book Making Workshops – Using simple
binding techniques, students will incorporate drawing and
collage to make, write and illustrate their own books.
Kids Copy Art
HISTORY PROGRAMS
• CIVIL WAR TREASURE CHEST – Flushing Town Hall's "show & tell trunk"
will help students (Grades 1-7) put the Civil War Era into context by
showing what life was like in 1862 when Town Hall was built. Students
will examine replicas of clothing, toys and other period items and make
a Civil War era toy as part of this workshop.
• HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE WALKING TOUR – This tour begins at
historic Flushing Town Hall and stops at several historic sites along the
Flushing Freedom Mile. Students will learn about Flushing’s early history
and will be introduced to basic architectural terms and details.
(90 to 120 minutes, $3–$5 per student)
Gallery Tours (90 minutes, $5 per student)
Guided tours of our galleries will take students through our
exhibitions as we discuss style, motivation, history and other
aspects of creativity. Tours are followed by a hands-on workshop
that relates to the exhibition’s theme.
Upcoming Exhibitions
BOWNE HOUSE LEGACY
September 11, 2006 – October 25, 2006
This exhibition offers an overview of the history of one of New
York City's oldest homes (1661), focusing on its unique early
history as the “cradle of religious freedom” in America.
RECUERDOS: Celebrating the Day of the Dead
November 1, 2006 – December 2, 2006
Contemporary art and traditional folklore celebrating the Mexican
Dia de Los Muertos—The Day of the Dead. This beautiful festival,
in which Mexicans happily remember their deceased loves ones,
has its origins in pre-Columbian Latin America.
SHEER BEAUTY
December 10, 2006 – February 25, 2007
A radiant celebration of warmth, light and beauty in
contemporary art is the theme of this holiday exhibition
FAST FORWARD: FLUSHING OF 2107
May 4, 2007 – June17, 2007
Artists and architects look into the future! What will
Flushing look like in 100 years? Who will live here?
What language(s) will they speak? How will people
get to work? What will they do for fun? What about
global warming? Also features “Visions of the
Future” —new art created by special guest artists
from Taiwan.
“ONE REGION/A PALETTE OF DIVERSITY”
May 17, 2007 – June 17, 2007
Exhibition of art by students of Region #3,
New York City Department of Education in the Flushing Town Hall
Green Room.
Sharing Stories Book Making Workshop

Think Outside the Classroom
PERFORMANCES for STUDENTS at FLUSHING TOWN HALL
School Day Performances
$6.50 per student, one free chaperone per 10 students
Music of Latin America
Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 10am & 11:15am
Felix Petrie shares many of the Hispanic traditions that were passed
down to him from his own family in this program — Stories and Songs
from Latin America. He brings this culture to life with stories, songs,
instruments, dance and language, performed in English interwoven with
Spanish words and phrases.
Spanish Gems
Featuring the American Bolero Dance Company
Wednesday, November 15, 2006, 10am & 11:15am
Students will explore Spanish culture with this electrifying
dance/theater production and demonstration featuring flamenco,
exquisite costumes, and some of the most beautiful music ever
written in Spain.
The Mixed-Up Files
of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Tuesday, December 12, 2006, 10am & 11:30am
E. L. Konigburg’s Newberry Medal-winning mystery set at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art comes to life. A HOLIDAY GIFT FOR
YOUR CLASS! —a free copy of this book will be given to each class
that attends this performance
The Year of the Pig
Featuring the Korean Traditional Music and Dance Institute
Wednesday, January 24, 2007, 10am & 11:30am
Celebrate Lunar New Year with the excitement of Korean dance,
theater and music.
Dance Asia’s Lunar New Year Celebration
Thursday, February 8, 2007, 10am & 11:30am
ArtsPower's production introduces young audiences to Chinese culture
through authentic Chinese costumes and make-up, traditional music,
and the universal arts of mime, acrobatics and dance.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH OBSERVANCE
Four Score and Seven Years Ago
Monday, February, 26, 2007, 10:00am & 11:30am
Lemuel and Jacob may be of different races and on different sides of
the Civil War, but they have much to teach each other about bravery
and loyalty in ArtsPower’s exciting and suspenseful musical.
Macbeth
Wednesday, March 14 & Thursday March 15, 2007,
10am & 11:30am
The American Globe Theater brings Shakespeare’s characters and
words to life on the Flushing Town Hall stage, in a special Shakespeare
for Schools version of Macbeth, the last of Shakespeare’s four great
tragedies.
The Different Moods of the Blues
Wednesday, April 18, 2007, 10am & 11:15am
The Eli Yamin Quartet featuring Bob Stewart, tuba; Kate McGarry, voice;
Lafrae Sci, drums; and Eli Yamin, piano and voice. “The Different
Moods of the Blues” welcomes audiences of all ages into the varied
and rich world of America’s primary musical art form, the blues. The
program will explore the power of the blues from spiritual to classical,
bebop to folk.
Ailey Dance Kids
Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 10am & 11:30am
The renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance
Theater comes to Flushing Town Hall.
Students will enjoy a performance by
the Ailey/Fordham Student Dancers
as well as a pre-performance warmup
demonstration. A question and
answer session with the artists will
follow the performance.
Eli Yamin
Lynorris Evans – Ailey/Fordham
– The Different Moods of the Blues
Dancers and
photo: Beatriz Schiller
Book a Class Trip Today! Call 718-463-7700 ext. 241
Our performances are selected to support the New York City Department of Education’s “Blueprints for Teaching and Learning in the
Arts”, Applied Learning ELA and Primary Literacy Standards and the New York State Arts, Social Studies, and ELA Learning Standards.

Book a Class Trip Today!
Special Events
1ST ANNUAL YOUNG ARTISTS VIOLIN COMPETITION
Saturday, January 27, 2007 & Sunday, January 28, 2007
Open to all students K–12. Winners will receive a new Snow Violin and appear in a Flushing
Town Hall recital. Registration fee: $25/FCCA Members $20. Application Deadline: January 5,
2007 (Please call Cathy Hung at (718) 463-7700, ext. 235 for further information)
BUBBLES TO THE SURFACE: An experimental art festival featuring creative expressions from
the next generation of Queens artists
6 @ 30
March 9, 2007 – April 22, 2007
A new generation of Queens artists (6 artists under 30 years of age) takes charge in a youthful
coup d’etat of digital, performance and installation art.
20 under 20
March 14, 2007 – April 22, 2007
Twenty of Queens’ youngest artists fill the Green Room with form, color and imagination.
Teachers are invited to submit student work to be juried for this show.
OTHER WORDS/OTHER WORLDS: JAZZ AND POETRY MARATHON
Friday, April 20, 2007 through Sunday, April 22, 2007
Your school is invited to celebrate National Jazz and Poetry Month, a weekend-long series of events
featuring extraordinary performances by leading jazz musicians and poets at Flushing Town Hall.
Young poets and musicians (students) are invited to read and play their favorite works during this celebration
on Saturday, April 21st, 2007. For further information, please call (718) 463-7700, ext. 239
Call 718-463-7700 ext. 241
www.flushingtownhall.org
The arts education program of the Flushing Council on
Culture and the Arts, located at landmark Flushing Town
Hall (1862), is made possible with the support of Con
Edison, Time Warner Cable of New York, and Western Beef.
Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts is a not-forprofit
organization, which receives major support form
the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Mayor
Michael R. Bloomberg, Queens Borough President Helen
Marshall, Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Councilman
John Liu and the NY City Council Queens delegation.
Additional support is provided by the National
Endowment for the Arts; the US Department of State
(funds provided by Congressman Gary Ackerman); New
York State Council on the Arts; NYC Departments of
Education, Aging, Youth Services and Community
Development.
Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts
FLUSHING TOWN HALL
137-35 Northern Blvd.
Flushing, NY, 11354
Field Trips
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Performances
for Students
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2006–07
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C l a s s r o o m
Celebrate the Arts at Flushing Town Hall!
in association with the Smithsonian Institution