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JAC’s Holiday Music - Strong communities understand that the arts play a critical role in the health and well being of any community. The first of JAC’s programs was “JAC’s Holiday Music” – a seven night live music performance series that takes place on the token booth level of the Jamaica Center subway station leading up to and including Christmas Eve. JAC’s Holiday Music premiered in December of 2013 and has returned every year since then. The Valentine's Day version of JACs Holiday Music was launched in 2019 and features several singers on one night.

The Jamaica Dance Festival - Strong communities celebrate the arts in all its forms – including dance! The legacy of dance education in Jamaica, Queens is particularly rich. Launched in the Summer of 2016, The Jamaica Dance Festival pays tribute to this rich legacy of dance education by presenting four Saturday evenings of professional dance on a 40’x32’ stage erected in downtown Jamaica’s Rufus King Park. The festival is programmed with Jamaica's diverse population in mind. You can learn more about The Jamaica Dance Festival by visiting us online at thejamaicadancefestival.com

Classic Film Fridays - Strong communities provide ample opportunity for individuals to gather collectively to share experiences. These opportunities usually present themselves in the form of activities with few, if any, barriers to participate. In the summer of 2009, A Better Jamaica launched a second film series – Classic Film Fridays – with the Jamaica Arts Council. This series presents five classic films curated around a theme like Classic “Psycho” Film Fridays. The films are exhibited on a 25’ inflatable screen and begin at dusk – between 8:00 pm and 8:30 pm. You can learn more about Classic Film Fridays by visiting us online at classicfilmfridays.com

The Jamaica Players - Theater in an intimate setting, that's what you should expect when you attend a production of The Jamaica Players. We're a theater company in residence at the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning. We present our plays in JCAL's intimate 90 seat theater. Launched in the Fall of 2024, our inaugural production is August Wilson's Fences. You can learn more about The Jamaica Players by visiting us online at thejamaicaplayers.org

The AirTrain Jazz Festival - Strong communities celebrate their legacies by paying homage to their past. Jamaica has a rich legacy of jazz. Since the Fall of 2014, the Jamaica Arts Council has partnered with A Better Jamaica and the Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District to pay tribute to Jamaica’s rich jazz history with The AirTrain Jazz Festival. The festival presents live jazz on Thursday evenings on the concourse level of Jamaica’s AirTrain Station – the transfer point between the JFK AirTrain, the Long Island Railroad’s Jamaica station, and the New York City subway system’s Sutphin Boulevard station. Recent seasons have witnessed thirty-four performances on Thursday afternoons/evenings – from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm – from October to May. You can learn more about The AirTrain Jazz Festival by visiting us online at theairtrainjazzfestival.com

Family Movies in the Park - Strong communities provide ample opportunity for children and families to gather for shared experiences. These opportunities usually present themselves in the form of activities with few, if any, barriers to participate. These shared experiences are what knit the fabric of a community together. In the summer of 2007, A Better Jamaica launched its first film series – Family Movies in the Park – with the Jamaica Arts Council. The series presents 16 free family-friendly movies across four local parks. In doing so, we strengthen the community by providing an inexpensive opportunity for the renewal of community ties. The films are exhibited on a 25’ inflatable screen and begin at dusk. You can learn more about Family Movies in the Park by visiting us online at familymoviesinthepark.com

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