SUN KULCHA
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Caribbean L 48 ife, Jan. 25–31, 2019
Free.
One on one tutoring and homework
help.
INCISE, ECHO, AND REPEAT: The
Clemente Cultural and Educational
Center, 107 Suffolk St. at Rivington Street,
Manhattan; (212) 260–4080; www.theclementecenter.
org; Daily, 3:30–7 pm; Fri,
Jan. 25 – Sat, March 2.
A visual art exhibit curated by curated
by Camilla Fallon and Kylie Heidenheimer,
featuring the paintings of 13
artists who “...analyze structure, break
it apart and rebuild it.”
FREE WINTER WEEKDAYS: Experience
the serenity and wonder of the Garden
in wintertime with free admission on
weekdays through February; Tuesdays –
Fridays, 10 am – 4:30 pm, until Thursday,
Feb. 28; Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000
Washington Ave., at Eastern Parkway;
(718) 623–7220; www.bbg.org.
OCEAN WONDERS - SHARKS!: New
York Aquarium, 602 Surf Ave. between
W. Eighth and W. Fifth streets, Brooklyn;
(718) 265–3448; www.nyaquarium.com;
Daily, 10 am; Free with admission to the
aquarium.
The new exhibit will amaze visitors
as they journey through nine galleries
breathtakingly eye-to-eye with sharks,
rays and hundreds of species of ocean
wildlife. As you explore the exhibit, the
wondrous world deep below the ocean
surface is revealed, whether it is in the
Coral Reef Tunnel, The New York Bight
or the dark and mysterious Hudson
Canyon’s Edge with large sand tiger
sharks, sandbar sharks, nurse sharks
and hundreds of marine species which
live off the coast of New York.
THURS, JAN. 24
BIG APPLE CIRCUS: Lincoln Center
Damrosch Park, 60 Lincoln Center Plz.,
Manhattan; (212) 247–2330; info@bigapplecircus.
com; https://bigapplecircus.com;
Check website for schedule; $35-$175.
The Big Top tent is back in the Big
Apple! See the world’s most acclaimed
circus performers, including flying trapeze
acts, aerialists and jugglers, plus
clowns, horses, dogs and more.
HARRY POTTER: A History of Magic:
New-York Historical Society, 170 Central
Park W. at W. 77th St. (212) 873–3400;
https://harrypotter.nyhistory.org; 10am–
6pm; $21 adults, $6 children 5-13, children
4 and under free.
A spellbinding exhibition for all fans
of Harry Potter! See original material
from series publisher Scholastic and
author J.K. Rowling’s own archives.
Plus, explore the subjects studied at
Hogwarts through century-old treasures
including rare books, manuscripts
and magical objects from the collections
of the British Library and New-
York Historical Society. Check website
for special events and activities.
FRI, JAN. 25
BIG APPLE CIRCUS: Check website for
schedule. Lincoln Center Damrosch Park.
See Thursday, Jan. 24.
HARRY POTTER: A History of Magic:
10am–9pm. New-York Historical Society.
See Thursday, Jan. 24.
SAT, JAN. 26
BIG APPLE CIRCUS: Check website for
schedule. Lincoln Center Damrosch Park.
See Thursday, Jan. 24.
HARRY POTTER: A History of Magic:
10am–6pm. New-York Historical Society.
See Thursday, Jan. 24.
KINGS THEATRE HISTORIC TOUR:
Kings Theatre, 1027 Flatbush Ave.
between Beverly Road and Tilden Avenue,
Brooklyn; www.kingstheatre.com; 2 pm;
$20.
A 75 minute guided tour of Flatbush’s
Kings Theatre on its history,
architecture, and restoration.
ROBERTO ROENA: Lehman Center
LONG-RUNNING
AFRICAN DIVAS: Jamaica Performing
Arts Center, 153-10 Jamaica Ave. between
Jamaica and Archer avenues, Queens;
(718) 658–7400; www.jamaicapac.org;
Free.
The outdoor art installation “Standing
Ovation: African Diva Project” by
visual artist Margaret Rose Vendryes,
celebrates black female soloists on the
lawn of the Jamaica Performing Arts
Center.
JACKSON HEIGHTS ART MURAL:
Image Heights Pharmacy, 7501 37th Ave.
75th Street, Queens; (718) 424–0100.
Queens artist Annabelle Popa’s public
mural, “Guardians of Jackson Heights,”
is on in display at the Image Heights
Pharmacy until Spring.
JOHN DUNKLEY EXHIBIT: American
Folk Art Museum, 2 Lincoln Sq. at
Columbus Avenue, Manhattan; (212)
595–9533; folkartmuseum.org.
In the first exhibit of his work outside
of Jamaica, the American Folk
Art Museum brings the paintings and
sculptures of the late artist in “John
Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night.”
RACE, MYTH, ART, AND JUSTICE
EXHIBITION: Caribbean Cultural Center
African Diaspora Institute, 120 E. 125th
St. between Lexington and Park avenues,
Manhattan; (212) 307–7420; www.cccadi.
org; Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays,
1–6 pm, Thursdays, 1–8 pm, Free. ($5
suggested donation).
An exhibition exploring the ideas of
race, myth, art, and justice through
the lens and unique interpretations
of twelve inter-generational photographers.
THE FIRE THIS TIME FESTIVAL:
Kraine Theater, 85 E. 4th St. at Second
Avenue, Manhattan; (212) 777–6088;
www. horsetrade.info; Thursday, Jan. 24,
7 pm; Friday, Jan. 25, 7 pm; Saturday, Jan.
26, 7 pm; Sunday, Jan. 27, 3 pm; Monday,
Jan. 28, 7 pm; Tuesday, Jan. 29, 7 pm;
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 7 pm; Thursday, Jan.
31, 7 pm; Friday, Feb. 1, 7 pm; Saturday,
Feb. 2, 3 pm and 7 pm; Sunday, Feb. 3, 3
pm; $5-$25.
The two-week long 10th annual
“This Fire This Time,” festival begins
on Martin Luther King Jr. day, celebrating
the diverse works and stories from
playwrights of African descent.
TUTORING: Rochdale Village Inc., Community
Center, 169-65 137th St. 1-(718)
525–2800 X 14; Jshaw@rochdalevillage.
com; www.Rochdalevillage.com; Tuesdays
and Thursdays, 10 am, until Sat, May 18;
Seven of Vendryes artworks adorn the center’s lawn. Jacqueline Herranz-Brooks
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