NOVEMBER 2016 • Volume 12 • Issue 11 5 MUSIC AND MORE THIS NOVEMBER IN QUEENS November’s full of relaxing, energizing, enriching, and absolutely delicious events. Here’s a list of upcoming fun. Nov. 10, Thursday Night Jazz: Veronica Nunn, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, 161-04 Jamaica Ave., jcal.org In October, the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning launched Thursday Night Jazz, a program that hosts live jazz performances on the second Thursday of each month. On Nov. 10 at 8pm, Neo Jazz vocalist Veronica Nunn will perform her original songs, which incorporate elements of soul and R&B. The Arkansas native uses her talent to express her personal statements. Nov. 11, GingerBread Lane, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111th St., Corona, nysci.org Even the strictest dentist would have a hard time saying no to this sugar pile! On Nov. 11, the New York Hall of Science will unveil this year’s GingerBread Lane, a 500-square-foot mini-metropolis with more than 1,000 houses bridges, stores, trees, trains, and other structures made of gingerbread, royal icing, and candy. Chef Jon Lovitch has won a Guinness THE DISCONNECT: WHY A COLLEGE DEGREE DOESN’T EQUAL CAREER By Ayanna Mays Entrepreneur, Track Star Tutoring Scholarship Committee Member The perception amongst many people was that going to school and getting a college degree meant automatic career success and, possibly, life happily-ever-after. The common formula seemed simple enough, and both students and adults agreed. However, it wasn’t until after earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in business that reality set in for me: why wasn’t the formula adding up? I remember working several odd jobs before settling in a career in education as the entrepreneur of Track Star Tutoring, an educational services company in New York City. After having spent four years and countless dollars, coupled with the heartache and struggle that comes along with the college experience, I eventually ended up working in a field that was different from my major. The Times Free Press plastered a headline in 2014: “A matter of degree: Many college grads never work in their major.” U.S. News and World Report’s staff writer, Danielle Kurtzleben, reported in 2013 that the number of college graduates working minimum wage jobs was 71 percent higher than what had been reported a decade earlier. My business enterprise was birthed from my being fed up with getting laid off and working for meager pay. I am a strong advocate for education, but I wondered for many years how there could be such a “disconnect” between college and career. Students need higher education under their belts, but the paradigm about college and success needs to change and be better understood. Children grow up thinking about their dreams of becoming a doctor, lawyer, or teacher. However, once they begin college they are paired with advisors, some of whom give devastating advice to students about college planning. The advisors should help students make connections between what they want in life and how college can facilitate and enhance these objectives. I wanted to make a difference in the world and own a business. I needed credibility and realistic instructions in pursuing my passion. College gave me credibility; still, a great advisor could guide me along an educational pathway where the classes and degrees I earned were directly relevant to my goals. I soon realized that the days of getting a general degree, just to have a degree, are over. Technology has been shaping the world for a while now, and it is my belief that all college planning should have strong technology objectives at its core. Thereafter, students should be coached on the trends and follow college plans that build their experience and knowledge in a career field. That knowledge will complement their individual ideals about success and, hopefully, life happily-ever-after. The “disconnect” between college and career can be fixed! By starting with the individual and having capable advisors and mentors with expertise, our students can achieve, without boundaries, the common core goals of becoming college and career ready. IT’S IN QUEENS World Record for the largest gingerbread village in 2013, 2014 and 2015 and will contend for another record in 2016. Note: GingerBread Lane will be taken down on Jan. 15, 2017, and given away piece by piece the next day. Nov 11-20, In the Car with Blossom and Len, Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park, queenstheatre. org In the Car with Blossom and Len is a biting comedy about growing up and growing old…but not necessarily in that order. Throughout their childhood, Holly and Fern’s parents, Blossom and Len, were unpredictable, neurotic, and dysfunctional. Now in their eighties, they are facing the biggest crises of their lives, and it’s up to Holly and Fern to lend a hand. Check the Queens Theatre’s website for show times. Nov. 12, Oscar De Leon with Ismael Miranda, Colden Auditorium, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, kupferbergcenter. org The Lion of Salsa shares the stage with The Pretty Boy of Salsa. Venezuela native Oscar De León (better known as “El León de la Salsa”) is a true showman who sings, dances, and plays musical instruments at the same time. His first big hit was “Llorarás,” which exploded onto the Spanishlanguage scene in 1972. Ismael Miranda (aka “El Niño Bonito de la Salsa) will open the show at 8pm. This native of Puerto Rico toured with Fania All Stars and has had a few Christian music hits. Nov. 18-27, Ne Me Quitte Pas, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Kaufman Arts District, movingimage.us This is the U.S. premiere of a bittersweet Belgian documentary, Ne Me Quitte Pas (Don’t Leave Me). Bob and Marcel are best friends who live together in southern Belgium. Marcel is recently single and separated from his kids, while Bob is a long-time bachelor who has his own family struggles. They form a strangely endearing team, passing the days with humor, laughter, and copious amounts of alcohol. Check the museum’s website for the screening schedule. Nov. 18, NEA Jazz Masters Summit Concert, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., flushingtownhall.org The highest honor is the jazz genre is to be named a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Master. This concert features five recipients of this distinction: Jimmy Heath (saxophone); Barry Harris (piano); Jimmy Owens (trumpet); George Coleman (saxophone); and Jimmy Cobb (drums). Bass player David Wong will jam with them. The fun starts at 8pm. Nov. 19, KC and the Sunshine Band, Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56th Ave., Bayside, visitqpac.org “Shake Your Booty,” “Get Down Tonight,” and “That’s The Way I Like It” are among the hits by KC and The Sunshine Band. For more than 40 years, this Disco/Funk/R&B group has been creating instant happiness through music. The result? Seven No. 1 singles, three triple-platinum albums, three Grammy Awards, and an American Music Award. The concert starts at 8pm.
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