Alfred Kan/WQXR

WQXR Classical Kids Fair

Queens Theatre and WQXR present
  • Sun Oct 6
    12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    Queens Theatre

Don't miss WQXR's FREE Classical Kids Fair - returning to Queens Theatre for its third year! Join us for a fun-filled day of live performances, an instrument “petting zoo,” dance and songwriting workshops, arts & crafts, and more, in partnership with a range of cultural institutions and artists. The event is part of WQXR’s ongoing mission to celebrate classical music’s next generation of artists and audiences, and share pathways for kids to experience the joy, fun, and wonder of classical music.

Tickets
FREE! (Advance registration suggested.)

Recommended Ages
4-12 years old

Performers include musicians from the Copland School of Music, The Knights, Louis Armstrong House Museum, Music From China, and Musiquita, along with teaching artists from the Queens Theatre.

There will also be a special storytime with Emi Ferguson, flutist and host of WQXR's new children’s program, Once Upon A Composer.

Program

Doors open at 12:00 PM

Ongoing Activities in the Nebula Lobby

Make Your Own Instrument
Learn to Play the Ukulele, Keyboard, and Percussion
Coloring Station
WQXR Selfie Station
Face Painting

In the Shulman Theater

12:30 PM "Game On!"
Playful Interactions of the Cello and Bass
1:00 PM Musiquita
1:45 PM Concert with the Louis Armstrong House Museum All-Stars
3:00 PM "Game On!"
Playful Interactions of the Cello and Bass
3:30 PM Musiquita

In the Cabaret Theater

12:15 PM "Carnival of the Animals"
with Queens College Alegria Ensemble
1:00 PM Queens Theatre Songwriting Workshop
1:30 PM Musical Journey to China
2:15 PM "Carnival of the Animals"
with Queens College Alegria Ensemble
3:00 PM Queens Theatre Songwriting Workshop
3:30 PM Musical Journey to China

In the Studio (lower level)

12:45 PM Queens Theatre Dance Evolution Workshop
1:45 PM Composer Stories and Coloring
with flutist Emi Ferguson
2:45 PM Queens Theatre Dance Evolution Workshop
3:30 PM Composer Stories and Coloring
with flutist Emi Ferguson