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Published on Thursday, August 25, 2011 by Jose Serrano-McClain Rachel Peddersen (bio) is a wonderful New-York based artist that joined us this summer to collaborate on Ghana Think Tank’s project in Corona.   We asked her to sum up her experience in 500 words.   Here’s what she wrote: This summer I joined the Ghana Think Tank as the organization embarked on a new edition [...]...

Published on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 by Jose Serrano-McClain On Sunday, June 5, as part of the third installation of Make A Movement Sundays, Immigrant Movement International invited the Ghana Think Tank to host a special event inviting community members to participate in a live problem-solving session around issues in Corona, Queens. A little background:  the Ghana Think Tank is a collaboration of three US [...]...

Published on Thursday, March 24, 2011 by Jose Serrano-McClain IMMIGRANT MOVEMENT INTERNATIONAL is co-presented with Creative Time and is the first project of Corona Studio, an initiative that continues the work of the Heart of Corona coalition through artist-initiated projects in Corona, Queens that reduce the distinction between art and social action. IMMIGRANT MOVEMEMENT INTERNATIONAL is gathering people on April 3 (and every...

Published on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 by Jose Serrano-McClain A great event happening in Corona Plaza this weekend.  I’ll be there taking some picture of the tree lighting at 5pm. VN:F [1.6.3_896]please wait...Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)...

Published on Wednesday, September 29, 2010 by preranareddy El Festival de La Familia is a big street fair that happens in Corona every year. The Dominico-American Society invited the Queens Museum of Art to participate in the fair with an art workshop. Every child that approached the QMA tent was asked the question “Do you know what a dreamcatcher is?” This album is how they [...]...

Published on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 by preranareddy Continuing our support community organizations that are creating access to health services, we would like to invite you to the Health Fair taking place at Corona Plaza this  Saturday, October 2nd (from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm). There is a great line-up of activities, including art workshops for children. Please see the flyer above for more [...]...

Published on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 by preranareddy On September 19, 2010 Make the Road NY (MRNY) hit the road with more than 500 community members and raised almost $50,000 to support and empower NYC’s Latino, immigrant and low-income communities. The walk journeyed through Elmhurst and Corona, two of the most diverse immigrant neighborhoods in the world, and finished with a lively cultural festival [...]...

Published on Friday, August 6, 2010 by peintern On Saturday July 31st , Elmhurst Avenue and 94th street was renamed “Mitad del Mundo” in honor of the positive impact the Ecuadorian residents of Elmhurst have had on the neighborhood. The new street name was chosen to reflect the popular monument that is situated on the Ecuadorian Equatorial line. This monument is called “Mitad del [...]...

Published on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 by peintern Queens Art Express is an annual arts festival aimed at celebrating the culture and work of the mostly immigrant communities that are situated along the 7 line. Every year several art workshops, performances, and open facilities are available to the public along this historic line. The Queens Art Express events are held out in public [...]...

Published on Friday, June 18, 2010 by Alexandra García Our neighborhood Corona has a very rich cultural history, and the residents’ journeys and stories as well as the neighborhood’s impressive diversity are treasures that all neighbors, old and newcomers are part of. Corona has beautiful treasures and one of them is the  link to Jazz history, music and civil rights movement that allowed Corona [...]...