Thank you NYC DCA!

September 19, 2016February 23, 2020The Singing Winds

We are proud to announce that the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs has awarded us a 2017 Cultural Development Fund award, in partnership with the City Council. Thank you! We are so grateful for the support that has been offered to our project.

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2023 Calendar of Events

February 4, 11:00 a.m.
Saturdays
Singing & Guitar Classes
Teacher: Spondon Aftab
NIA @ PS 179 – ongoing

February 3, 6:30 p.m.
The Lions and Dragons Dance: A Children’s Celebration of the Lunar New Year

January 28, 2:00 p.m.
The Rabbit and the Dragon
Stories and Crafts for
the Lunar New Year

2022 Calendar of Events

November 3, 10:00 am
Dia de Los Muertos at PS 230

November 1, 4:00 pm
Ballet Folklorico Mariposas
Dia de Los Muertos
at Greenwood Cemetery

October 30, 2:00 pm
Ballet Folklorico Mariposas
Dia de Los Muertos, Casa Cultural
at Brooklyn Army Terminal

October 29, 6:00 pm
Ballet Folklorico Mariposas
Catrina Parade, Times Square

October 22, 8:00 pm
Ballet Folklorico Mariposas
Hispanic Heritage Celebration
Iglesia del Espiritu Santo

October 22, 2:00 pm
Dia de Los Muertos
in Avenue C Plaza
Casa Cultural

October 22, 12 noon
Ballet Folklorico Mariposas
PS 130 Fall Festival

October 8, 9:00 am – 12 noon
Saturdays
Art as Community Service
Ballet Folklorico
Traditional Bangladeshi Dance
NIA @ PS 179 – ongoing

October 1, 2:00 pm
Ballet Folklorico Mariposas
PS 295 Freedom to Dream Day

September 24, 6:30 pm
Salsa on the Plaza
Dance Lessons & Dance Party
Avenue C Plaza

September 17
Hummingbird Festival
in Albemarle Playground

July 13 – September 28
Wednesdays at 6:00 pm
Ballet Folklorico
in Avenue C Plaza

July 12 – August 18
Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:00 a.m.
Summer Activities in Albemarle Playground

July 10, 5:30 p.m.
Guitars of America
Music in the Plaza
Kensington Plaza

June 25 & June 26
Kites & Windchimes: Family Workshops
in Avenue C Plaza
Artbuilt Mobile Studio

June 5, 3:00 pm
Forest Dance, Kevin Nathaniel
Music in the Plaza
Kensington Plaza

May 29, 4:00 pm
Boishakh Celebration
in Avenue C Plaza
Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts (BIPA)

May 21, 12 noon
“The Three Little Pigs,”
Scaramouches Latino Puppet Theater
in Albemarle Playground

May 15, 3:00 pm
Bond Street Theater Jugglers
Music in the Plaza
Kensington Plaza

May 1, 3:30 pm
Jalikunda – Salieu Suso, Kora
Music in the Plaza
Kensington Plaza

April 30, 11:00 am
Dia del Nino Celebration
“My Baby is a Hero!”
Scaramouches Latino Puppet Theater
in Albemarle Playground

April 23, 11:00 am
Earth Day Projects
Saturday Family Activities
in Albemarle Playground

April 16, 11:00 am
Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday Family Activities
in Albemarle Playground

April 9, 1:00 pm
Steve Gorn & Mir Naqibul Islam
Music in the Plaza
Kensington Plaza

March 3 – May 26
After-School Folk Arts for Children at PS 230 (K- 5)

January – February
Lunar New Year at PS 230
Arts-in-Education

2021 Calendar of Events

December 4, 9:00 am (ongoing)
Saturday Workshops for Teens
Art as Community Service
NIA @ PS 179

Family Activities in Albemarle Playground
November 1 – Dia de Los Muertos
October 18 – Halloween
October 13 – Fall Festival

Music in the Plaza
June

March 21, 10:00 a.m. (ongoing)
Saturday Activities
in Albemarle Playground
Tai Chi for Adults
Arts & Crafts and Gardening for Families

2020 Calendar of Events

September – December
Intergenerational Storytelling

September 15
It’s My Park Days
in Albemarle Playground

August
Vision Boards:
Artists Workshop
Arts & Democracy

July – August
The Singing Winds Virtual Playground
Online activities with free art supplies distribution in Albemarle Playground

February 8, 7:00 p.m.
The Lions and Dragons Dance:
A Children’s Celebration of
the Asian Lunar New Year

January 11, 2:00 pm.
Juha and His Donkey
Stories, Music and Dance from
the Middle East

2019 Calendar of Events

November 7, 5:30 pm
Jasper Dutz, Saxophone
Music in the Plaza
Kensington Plaza

November 1, 7:00 p.m.
Dia de los Muertos Festival
a Day of the Dead celebration

October 26, 1:00 p.m.
Dia de los Muertos
at Avenue C Plaza
Casa Cultural

October 18, 6:00 p.m
American Folk Arts: Family Workshops
at the PS 230 Hoedown

October 13
Tomas Rodriguez, Guitar
Music in the Plaza
Kensington Plaza

October 12
November 10 & 16
It’s My Park Days
in Albemarle Playground

September 28
Mecca Bodega
Music in the Plaza
Kensington Plaza

September 21, 11:00 a.m.
The Hummingbird Festival
in Albemarle Playground

September 8, 12 noon
Kites: Family Workshop
at the Brooklyn Army Terminal

July 9 – August 8
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10 a.m.
Summer Storytelling Series
in Albemarle Playground

July 18 & 20, August 4 & 8
Community Visioning Activities
in Albemarle Playground

June 22 – 23, 12 noon
Kites & Quilts: Family Workshops
at the Avenue C Plaza
Artbuilt Mobile Studio

May 11, 1:00 pm
Dia de Las Madres Celebration
at the Avenue C Plaza
Casa Cultural

April 14 & 15
Mongol Shovo Jatra:
Bengali New Year Parades
Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts (BIPA)

April 13, 7:00 p.m.
Rhythms of Boishakh:
A Bengali New Year Celebration

February 8, 7:00 p.m.
The Lions and Dragons Dance:
A Children’s Celebration of
the Asian Lunar New Year

January 9, 2:00 p.m.
Juha and His Donkey
Stories, Music and Dance from Yemen

2018 Calendar of Events

November 2, 7:00 p.m.
Dia de los Muertos Festival
a Day of the Dead celebration

October 27, 1:00 p.m.
Dia de los Muertos at the Avenue C Plaza
Casa Cultural

October 26, 6:00 p.m.
American Folk Arts:
Family Workshops at the
PS 230 Hoedown

October 6 & 20
September 8 & 29
It’s My Park Day
in Albemarle Playground

September 15
Kites: Family Workshop at the Brooklyn Army Terminal

July 10 – August 9
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10 a.m.
Summer Storytelling Series in Albemarle Playground

June 23 & 24
Kites & Quilts: Family Workshops
at the Avenue C Plaza
Artbuilt Mobile Studio

April 13 & 14
Mongol Shovo Jatra:
Boishakh New Year Parades
Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts (BIPA)

April 12, 7:00 p.m.
Rhythms of Boishakh:
A Bengali New Year Celebration

March 4 & 18
April 8 & 22
It’s My Park Day
in Albemarle Playground

February 9, 7:00 p.m.
The Lions and Dragons Dance: A Children’s Celebration of
the Lunar New Year

January 6, 2:00 p.m.
Juha and His Donkey: Stories, Music and Dance from Yemen

2017 Calendar of Events

December 16, 2:00 p.m.
Juan Bobo: Stories and Songs
from Puerto Rico

November 3, 7:00 p.m.
Dia de los Muertos Festival
a Day of the Dead celebration

October 28, 2:00 p.m.
Dia de Los Muertos at Avenue C Plaza
Casa Cultural

October 20, 6:00 p.m.
American Folk Arts: Family Workshops at the PS 230 Hoedown

September 16, 11:00 a.m.
The Hummingbird Festival
in Albemarle Playground

August 18
“Tasher Desh: Land of Cards” Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka
Bangladesh Institute of
Performing Arts (BIPA)

July 12 – August 10 Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10 a.m.
Singing Winds Summer Storytelling
in Albemarle Playground

July 10 – July 28
Wednesdays, 4:30 p.m.
Papier Mache Peacock Garden
Family Workshops at
the Avenue C Plaza

June 24 & 25, 12 noon
Kite-Making and Boats:
Family Workshops at
the Avenue C Plaza
Artbuilt Mobile Studio

April 28, 7:00 p.m.
Rhythms of Boishakh
“Tasher Desh, The Land of Cards”
Bangladesh Institute
of Performing Arts (BIPA)

February 3, 7:00 p.m.
The Lions and Dragons Dance,
a Children’s Celebration of
the Lunar New Year

January 7, 2:00 p.m.
Juha and His Donkey
Stories. Music and Dance from Yemen

2016 Calendar of Events

November 4, 7:00 p.m.
Dia de Los Muertos
a Day of the Dead celebration

October 29, 2:00 p.m.
Dia de Los Muertos at Avenue C Plaza
Casa Cultural

October 21, 5:30 p.m.
An American Hoedown

September 17, 11:00 a.m.
The Hummingbird Festival
in Albemarle Playground

July 12 – August 10 Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10 a.m.
Singing Winds Summer Storytelling
in Albemarle Playground

June 25 & 26
Kites: Family Workshop
in Avenue C Plaza
Artbuilt Mobile Studio

June 11
Wind Chimes: Family Workshop
in Avenue C Plaza
Artbuilt Mobile Studio

April 21, 7:00 p.m.
Rhythms of Boishakh
A Bengali New Year Celebration

February 11, 7:00 p.m.
The Lions and Dragons Dance
with the Monkey King:
a children’s celebration of
the Lunar New Year

January 9, 2:00 p.m.
Juha and His Donkey
Stories, Music and Dance
from Yemen

2015 Calendar of Events

November 1, 11:00 a.m.
Dia de Los Muertos
a Day of the Dead celebration
in Albemarle Playground

October 23, 5:30 p.m.
An American Hoedown

September 19, 11:00 a.m.
The Hummingbird Festival
in Albemarle Playground

July 7 – August 6
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10 a.m.
Singing Winds Summer Storytelling
in Albemarle Playground

May 3, 11:00 a.m.
Dia del Nino Festival

April 17, 7:00 p.m.
Rhythms of Boishakh:
A Bengali New Year Celebration

February 27, 7:00 p.m.
The Lions and Dragons Dance:
a children’s celebration of
the Lunar New Year

January 24, 2:00 p.m.
The Girl in the Egg: Stories, Poetry, Music and Dance from Yemen

2014 Calendar of Events

November 2, 11:00 a.m.
Dia de Los Muertos
a Day of the Dead celebration
in Albemarle Playground

November 7, 6:00 p.m.
An American Hoedown

September 20, 11:00 a.m.
The Hummingbird Festival
in Albemarle Playground

July 8 – July 31
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10 am
Singing Winds Summer Storytelling
in Albemarle Playground

May 4, 11:00 a.m.
Dia del Nino Festival
Boishakh Parade

May 2, 7:00 p.m.
Rhythms of Boishakh
A Bengali New Year Celebration

March 8, 10:00 a.m.
Fair, Brown and Trembling
Irish Stories and Step-Dancing

February 7 & 8
The Lions and Dragons Dance
“Tiger Tales,” Chinese Theatre Works
at PS 230 and Sunset Park Library

January 11, 11:00 a.m.
Hajitek Majitek
Stories and Music from Morocco

2013 Calendar of Events

November 22, 6:00 p.m.
An American Hoedown

October 26, 11:00 a.m.
The Troll with No Heart

September 28, 11:00 a.m.
The Hummingbird Festival
in Albemarle Playground

July 10 – July 31
Wednesdays, 10 a.m.
Singing Winds Summer Storytelling
in Albemarle Playground

April 19, 7:00 p.m.
April 20, 12:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Boishakhi Festival

February 8, 7:00 p.m.
The Lions and Dragons Dance
a children’s celebration of
the Lunar New Year

January 12, 11:00 a.m.
Hajitek Majitek
Stories and Music from Morocco

2012 Calendar of Events

December 7, 7:00 p.m.
The Rabbit in the Moon
Aztec legends and myths

October 20, 10:00 a.m.
Tales from Trinidad and Tobago

September 28, 7:00 p.m.
Peddlers – Ukrainian folk customs

April 20, 7:00 p.m.
Buddhu Bhutum

March 23, 7:00 p.m.
Native American Song and Dance

2011 Calendar of Events

December 10, 2:00 p.m.
The Selfish Giant and other winter tales

December 2, 7:00 p.m.
Night Lights: a festival of light and shadows

November 19, 7:00 p.m.
Buddhu Bhutum

November 4, 7:00 p.m.
La Llorona, a Day of the Dead celebration

October 22, 2:00 p.m.
Baba Yaga and the Kind Little Girl

September 24, 4:00 p.m.
Little Red Riding Hood: The Chinese Opera