It’s
QUEENS THE M AGA ZINE
OF
YEAR
Discover China This Spring at Queens College CHINA This spring Queens College continues its exploration of all things China: its history and current challenges, as well as its art and culture. Come join us for fascinating free lectures by distinguished scholars, thrill to extraordinary dancers and acrobats, visit exciting art exhibits, and much more. For the most up-to-date listing of events, please visit www.qc.cuny.edu/ YearOfChina
FREE LECTURES Human Development in China Carl Riskin, Distinguished Professor of Economics, Queens College THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 7 PM Rosenthal Library, Room 230 (on the ground floor)
Chinese in the United States Peter Kwong, Professor of Asian American Studies and Urban Affairs and Planning, Hunter College THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 7 PM Rosenthal Library, Room 230 (on the ground floor)
Publisher Walter H. Sanchez Executive Editor Shane Miller
FREE ART EXHIBITS Arts of China in the Queens College Art Library Through late March Barham Rotunda Gallery in Rosenthal Library and other library spaces Cheap Shots: Made in China; Beijing Bicyclists and Pedestrians Through May 27 Queens College Art Center in Rosenthal Library Mansheng Wang: Art and Artlessness Through May 27 Godwin-Ternbach Museum at Queens College PERFORMANCES* The Incredible Acrobats of China The New Shanghai Circus Sun., March 6, 3 pm Colden Auditorium $18 ($12 children 12 and under) Joel Fan and Friends Joel Fan, piano;Yang Wei, pipa; Xiao-Dong Wei, erhu Sun., May 1, 2 pm LeFrak Concert Hall $36 ($34 seniors, QC ID, alumni; $15 students) Beijing Dance Academy Ballet: A Scent of Time Choreography by Yin Mei Fri., May 6 & Sat., May 7, 7:30 pm LeFrak Concert Hall $20 ($15 seniors, students, QC ID, QC alumni) To arrange for on-campus parking, please contact the Office of Events at 718-997-3600. *For tickets and information about events in Colden Auditorium or LeFrak Concert Hall, visit KupferbergCenterArts.org
www.qc.cuny.edu/YearOfChina
Writers Lisa Fraser Danielle McClure Nigel Chiwaya Zonia Edward Nathan Tempey Valeen Kalimootoo Art Direction/Graphic Design Joe Butchey Susanna Diaz Photographers Michael O’Kane Social Media Editor Lisa Fraser Fashion Editor Holly Wilensky
Volume 3 Number 1 – Spring 2011 It’s Queens is published quarterly. Postmaster, send all address changes to It’s Queens – PO BOX 780376 – Maspeth, NY 11378. It’s Queens is a consumer magazine covering the people who move and shake Queens, from real estate trends to transportation, politics to entertainment, It’s Queens will bring our readers the ins and outs of the borough. It’s Queens is wholly owned and published by the Queens Ledger/Greenpoint Star Weekly Newspaper Group. We know enough about the borough, covering it week in and week out since 1873. Bulk mail Flushing, NY Permit #652. Copyright ©2008 It’s Queens. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part without the permission of the publisher is prohibited. Any news or feature solicitation for publication in It’s Queens should be done so without expectation of use and without expectation of return to solicitor. Send correspondence to editor@itsqueens.com . Subscriptions are $7.95 per year. Inquiries for subscriptions - Mail to PO BOX 780376, Maspeth, NY 11378. (718) 639-7000. www.itsqueens.com
On the Cover: Steve Lavin (Photo by Mekale Jackson)
4 Spring 2011 www.itsqueens.com YOC_QL_SP11.indd 1
Senior Editor Daniel Bush
2/23/11 11:14 AM