Upcoming at the Voelker Orth Museum:
Shakespeare in the Garden Hip to Hip Theatre
The garden is the perfect setting for Hip to Hip Theatre’s spirited, richly costumed, family-friendly productions. The performances are free and open to the public. The plays run 90 minutes.
Kids & the Classics is the companion piece to Hip to Hip’s performances. This free interactive workshop is offered 30 minutes before every performance, and is designed for children ages 4 to 12. It gives children a chance to interact with the text by previewing the characters and situations, and creating links between the text and their own lives through theater games and close reading of text.
Note: The performance is cancelled if it rains.
HAMLET Friday, August 8, 7:30pm (seating opens at 6:45pm)
Shakespeare's masterpiece revenge tragedy is a political thriller for the ages. As Denmark arms itself for war, the royal family tears itself apart: haunted by his murdered father’s ghost, young prince Hamlet is driven to the edge of madness as he grapples with the decision to avenge his death.
THE TEMPEST August 15, 7:30pm (seating opens 6:45)
Teeming with fairies, monsters, shipwrecks, and magic, The Tempest is Shakespeare’s last and most imaginative comedy. After twelve years on a deserted island, a deposed Duke is now a mighty sorcerer. He raises a storm at sea, bringing within his grasp the enemies who robbed him of his dukedom.
Annual Honey Harvest Festival
Tuesday, August 19, 1:00- 3:30pm
Get the buzz on bees! Don’t miss the annual celebration of all things honeybees. The bees are busy in the summer and honey harvest time arrives in August.
Informative, fun and tasty activities for all ages. See how the beekeeper harvests honey. Helen Colhoun, the beekeeper from the Queens Botanical Garden joins us for the afternoon.Make bee-inspired art, sample different types of honey and learn about what it takes to make a bee-friendly garden.
Enjoy some yummy snacks.
Admission $4 and $10 for a family. Children under 3, free. The new 2025 Museum honey is available for sale.
Autumn Leaf Inspired Printmaking Techniques
Sunday Afternoons, September 14 & 28
Join us for 2 approaches to making monoprints. The sessions are designed for new and experienced artists. Each workshop $5/ Members $4. Materials included.
Printing with Nature using Gelli Plates Sunday, September 14, 1-4pm
Make colorful nature based gelli prints learning a variety of monoprint techniques including stenciling. This fun-filled medium is fast moving and full of surprises. Gelli prints are used for wall hung art, artists books, cards, collages, scrapbooking. Helaine Soller, instructor.
Collagraph Printing with Nature Sunday, September 21, 1-3:30pm
Collagraph printmaking is a process using a highly textured plate to create relief prints. Using a variety of textured materials you will be able to make your own collagraph plates and prints. Annabel Donovan, instructor.
Oktoberfest Flushing Style: Sauerkraut & Kimchi
Saturday, September 27, 5:30-8:00pm A hearty welcome awaits you at Oktoberfest. Join us in embracing warm friendship in a relaxing atmosphere. There’s entertainment, brats, japchae noodles, delicious food and drinks, and a raffle.
Enjoy the twilight in a lush garden while supporting the Museum. We’ll have lively music by the Shai Orchestra Ensemble, some K-Pop and extra treats. The Museum will be open all evening.
If it rains, the party moves indoors. Food and beverage included with admission.
Early bird offer: Renew or become a member and enjoy this early bird discount: Two tickets and a Family/Dual Membership: $75, available through Sunday, September 21st.
Admission: $40 Members $25. Purchase tickets in advance via Eventbrite.
Reservations welcome.RSVP to info@vomuseum.org or call 718-359-6227
Abstract Reality: Greta Jaklitsch Photographs
Opening Reception: Sept 24, 2-4pm
Unaltered, unfiltered, a glimpse of the world around us, Greta Jaklitsch photographs with 35mm film. Jaklitsch was one of the first artists shown at the Museum and this exhibition is a 20th Anniversary event.
Many of her most striking images are captured in parks, on walks, and observing things that are here in Queens. This exhibition brings together images that explore pattern or playfully abstract composition.
Stories and Snacks: A Festival of Home Cooking
The Queens Memory Project and the Voelker Orth Museum are partnering for a festival of home cooking in Flushing, Queens.
This inaugural festival is an immersive celebration of food and cultural memory. Activate your senses and connect to the diversity of Queens culinary traditions as you explore the Voelker Orth House and its Victorian garden.
Hear from experts on history and cooking, taste samples from local food vendors, and swap family stories and recipes. See how to preserve a record of your family’s home cooking traditions, and get creative in hands-on family workshops.
Join us to add your stories, heritage, and food traditions to the living history of Queens!
The Latehomecoming: Literature to Life Workshop
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In this intimate workshop led by teaching artist Aurea Tomeski, participants will discuss questions of home, identity, and belonging. Actor Gaosong Heu will perform excerpts from The Latehomecomer by Kao Kalia Yang as a means of exploring the themes of immigration in the memoir.
Attendees will have the opportunity to reflect through small discussions and writing prompts.
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Tickets include happy hour, house tours, and garden viewing.
First twenty registrants also receive complimentary tickets to the full performance of The Latehomecomer at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts on Friday, May 5 at 8PM.
$15/per person | $10/students and VO members.
Limited spots available.
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Based on the memoir The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir by Kao Kalia Yang, © 2008, published by Coffee House Press. Performed by Gaosong Heu
Adapted by Aurea Tomeski & Elise Thoron. Directed by Elise Thoron
For more about Literature to Life’s arts and literacy programs, please contact Lisa Beth Vettoso at Literature to Life: lisa.v@literaturetolife.org or learn more online at www.literaturetolife.org.
