Flushing Town Hall

One of the most diverse racial groups in New York City, residents represent more than 30 different ethnic groups and speak more than 50 languages. These communities shape the stories, creativity, and cultural fabric of Queens and NYC.

To celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we're highlighting recent FTH performances by incredible artists representing AAPI communities across the city and the world.

Photos in Order:
(1-2) Insun Park & Generals
(3-4) Holi Celebration: Abha B. Roy & Srijan Dance Center
(5-6) George Gee Swing Orchestra
(7-8) Ustaad Naseeruddin Saami & Sons featuring Zeb Bangash
(9-10) Tuvergen Band with Ling Tang

For those seeking connection and community during Pride: hear and be heard! 🏳️‍🌈

Queens World Film Festival, in partnership with FTH, proudly presents Prideful Poetry, an intimate, high-energy evening centering LGBTQ+ voices, where every poem is an offering, and each listener is part of the exchange.

Curated by Queens World Founding Executive Director Katha Cato and hosted by Avant Garbage, the night features poets including:

🌀Cerulean Chen Long

🌀David Nazario

🌀Hoshiko Hsu

🌀Joseph O. Legaspi

🌀KayTheePoet

🌀Kir O’Hanlon

🌀Pelayo AF

🌀Stevie Latham

Join us for an evening of music, light refreshments, poetry, and spoken word. Doors open at 6:30 PM, and performances begin promptly at 7 PM.

Get your tickets here!
https://bit.ly/4uGSfBp

We had a blast on Sunday, closing out the weekend with modern nomadic music from Mongolia! Our audience was delighted to see performances by Tuvergen Band, along with FTH teaching artist Ling Tang, and special guest Suvda Khereid. Before the show began, the musicians shared about Mongolian musical traditions and instruments.

Missed the show? See it anytime via CultureStream here: https://bit.ly/4fteKVo

Pics by Gus Philippas

Thank you to all who joined Thursday’s free show! It was truly a stellar night of world-class chamber music.

FTH is proud to continue to be the Queens home of the Five Boroughs Music Festival and to share their music with this corner of NYC.

Special thanks to Orchestra of St. Luke's, baritone Joseph Parrish, pianist Margaret Kampmeier, and violinist Alex Fortes for their incredible performances in our gallery.

FTH is honored that this concert is a part of Carnegie Hall's United in Sound: America at 250 festival.

📷: Gus Philippas

Connect, create, and collaborate at our next Monthly Artist Meetup! This is your space to gather with fellow artists of all disciplines, talk about current projects, share upcoming opportunities, and build a lasting network of creative support right here in Queens.

Members of our Flushing Town Hall staff will be in attendance to share more about our mission, programs, and resources available to local artists.

Come for the conversation, stay for the community!

RSVP here: https://bit.ly/4ul7wHP

FTH Artist Meetup: May 27, 2026 Please click the link to complete this form.

Still swinging! Friday was full of amazing performances and stories from Jazz legends Carol Sudhalter, renowned pianist BerthaHope Hope, drummer Steve Little, bassist Jay Leonhart, vocalist Keisha St Joan, and special guest vibraphonist Warren Chiasson.

Want to relive the night? Watch the full show via Culture Stream here: https://bit.ly/4dboWQX

Photo Credit: Gus Philippas

On April 29, we hosted our annual Grantees Celebration at Flushing Town Hall, where we were joined by our 2026 grant recipients, panelists, friends, family, and FTH staff members! In 2026, FTH awarded $207,500 to 25 Queens-based organizations and 10 individual artists for new arts and culture projects serving Queens through our Arts Grants for Queens regrant program, supported by the New York State Council on the Arts. Additionally, we distributed $250,000 of general operating support for 25 Queens-based performing arts organizations through our GO Queens Grant, supported by the Howard Gilman Foundation. We are so proud to invest in the artists and organizations that make Queens' cultural community thrive!