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The Brass Tree Live at Queens Botanical Garden

Enjoy a free concert by The Brass Tree. Blending brass, percussion, jazz and electronics into evolving soundscapes. The Brass Tree is a collaboration between percussionist Rossen Nedelchev and composer Greg Hammontree, blending brass, percussion, and electronic sound design into rich, evolving soundscapes. Supported by the Queens Arts Fund, the project culminates in a free public concert at Queens Botanical Garden on October 18, 2026. Inspired by the organic growth of a tree—with each musical voice forming a branch in a living sonic canopy—the performance invites Garden visitors and the surrounding community into an open, immersive, and exploratory musical experience. Set within the landscape of Queens Botanical Garden, The Brass Tree brings contemporary music into a public green space and encourages audiences to experience sound, nature, and place in a new way.
Dates: 
10/18/2026
11 am -1 pm
Location: 
Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355, United States
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Flagpole Piñata Party on Governors Island

Artist Miguel Braceli presents Flag­pole Piña­ta Par­ty, a par­tic­i­pa­to­ry per­for­mance from his ongo­ing project Eman­ci­pa­to­ry Lands (Tier­ras Libres). Draw­ing on the Latin Amer­i­can tra­di­tion of the piña­ta, the work trans­forms the flag from a sym­bol of bor­ders and nation­al pow­er into a shared ves­sel for cel­e­bra­tion, exchange, and col­lec­tive imag­i­na­tion. Pre­sent­ed by Mon­u­ment Lab, the New York City Depart­ment of Cul­tur­al Affairs (DCLA), Gov­er­nors Island Arts, and LA ESCUELA___, the project uses music, pro­ces­sion, and shared mak­ing to reflect on transna­tion­al­i­ty, belong­ing, and col­lec­tive identity.
Dates: 
10/17/2026
3:00 PM — 5:00 PM
Location: 
Governors Island, Manhattan, NY, NY, United States
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