Queensborough Performing Arts Center
1697, it also the city’s only working historical farm with livestock,
heavy farm machinery, planting fields, and a vineyard. Guided
tours and hayrides combine with featured events, such as a
children’s carnival, an antique motor show, and a Native American
pow-wow. The site also features the restored Cornell Farmhouse,
which dates back to the Adriances, a Dutch family that lived there
from 1697 to 1808.
Inside scoop: The farm sells wine made from its homegrown
vineyard, locally laid eggs, and honey from on-site bees.
Address: 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park,
www.queensfarm.org.
QUEENSBOROUGH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
The Queensborough Performing Arts Center features a
proscenium theater with 875 seats, a chorus section, and a
Steinway concert piano. The center created the Professional
Performing Arts Series to bring low-cost, high-level live
entertainment that is multi-cultural, multi-racial, and multidenominational.
Recent shows include a concert by Davey
Jones of The Monkees, the opera Madame Butterfly, dance by
the Russian National Ballet, and a tribute to Swedish pop group
ABBA.
Inside scoop: The Queensborough Community College Music
Department often offers completely free performances there.
Address: 222-05 56th Avenue, Bayside, www.visitqpac.org.
ORATORIO SOCIETY OF QUEENS
Established in 1927, the Oratorio Society of Queens is the
borough’s oldest performing cultural organization. The society
strives to engage, educate, and uplift the community with live
performances of everything from choral masterpieces to popular
songs. Its big events are annual holiday and spring concerts.
Address: www.queensoratorio.org.
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