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August 19, 2007 (Sunday)
Summer Fairytales: The Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre's
Puppet Show and Workshop
Free of charge
Due to popular demand, the Queens Historical Society has arranged
for Central Park's widely acclaimed Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre
to return again this year to the playground in Weeping Beech Park,
bordering Kingsland Homestead to put on a spectacular puppet show
and conduct a unique puppet making workshop as a treat to the community.
Bring the whole family and come join QHS once again this summer
for this very special summer treat from our friends at Central Park's
Swedish Marionette Theatre. We are looking forward to this event
as much as you are!
August 26, 2007 (Sunday)
Melodeon Concert and Talk
Featuring Jan-Piet Knijff
Kingsland Homestead
Free with admission
Concert 1 in the Series
Jan-Piet Knijff is Organist-in-Residence of the Aaron Copland School
of Music at Queens College/CUNY where he teaches organ, historical
keyboard instruments, and chamber music. This fall, he will also
be teaching organ and musicology at Purchase College/SUNY. A native
of Haarlem, the Netherlands, JP won both the first prize and the
Audience Prize at the International Bach Competition in Lausanne,
Switzerland. He holds the Artist Diploma from the Conservatory of
Amsterdam and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The City University
of New York, where he is now a candidate for the Ph.D. in musicology.
JP has contributed articles to journals such as The Tracker, Het
Orgel, and the American Bach Society Newsletter. For The Organ Encyclopedia
(New York: Routledge, 2006), he wrote articles on various European
organ builders and co-authored the "Periodicals" article.
This fall, he will be presenting a paper at an international symposium
on Bach's B-minor Mass in Belfast ( Ireland).
J-P is an exceptional performer, educator and scholar. He has been
engaged by QHS to celebrate the recently restored Carhart and Needham
1861 Melodeon in our collection. The restoration and this three
concert series was completed funded by a generous grant from the
Historic House Trust of New York City.
September 9, 2007 (Sunday)
Melodeon Concert and Talk
Featuring Jan-Piet Knijff
Kingsland Homestead
Free with admission
Concert 2 in the Series
September 16, 2007 (Sunday)
The Lent-Riker Homestead Tour
The ever popular tour of the gardens and home at the historic Lent-Riker
Homestead returns this Fall. Call (718) 939-0647 for event details.
September 23, 2007 (Sunday)
Melodeon Concert and Talk
Featuring Jan-Piet Knijff
Kingsland Homestead
Free with admission
Concert 3 in the Series
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