KUPFERBERG CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Located on the Queens College campus, the Kupferberg
Center for the Performing Arts encompasses three venues: the
acoustically perfect LeFrak Concert Hall, which can hold about
500 guests; the Colden Auditorium, which seats 2,143; and the
476-seat Irving and Susan Wallack Goldstein Theater.
Kupferberg presents a wide range of entertainment to about
350,000 patrons each year, including classical music, jazz, dance,
seminars, conferences, and children’s events. Billy Joel, Janis
Joplin, Cyndi Lauper, the New York Philharmonic, the Vienna
Boys’ Choir, and Yo-Yo Ma are among the entertainers who
have performed there recently.
Inside scoop: Kupferberg also operates the Godwin-Ternbach
Museum, home to the borough’s most comprehensive art
collection, and the Queens College Art Center, which is a
separate gallery for contemporary installations.
Address: Queens College is at the corner of the Long Island
Expressway and Kissena Boulevard (Exit 24)
www.kupferbergcenter.org.
LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM
Louis Daniel Armstrong (1901–1971) was one of the most
famous jazz musicians of all time. Often called “Satchmo,” he
rose to prominence in the 1920s due mostly to his cornet and
trumpet skills, his enthralling gravelly voice, and his ability to
improvise on stage.
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