We start the week with a few events, including ballroom dancing in Forest Hills, a live jazz show, and a documentary workshop in Jamaica.

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Ballroom Dancing with Jing Chen – Greet the week with a session of classic ballroom dancing. Instructor Jing Chen is a well-known and accomplished ballroom dancer. The class itself has been meeting at the Forest Hills Library for over a year, and all experience levels are welcome.

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V. Prieto Trio featuring Ryan Keberle – Join this celebrated accordion player as he performs with his band at the awesome Terraza 7 Train Cafe. The Spanish-born Victor Prieto has performed at Lincoln Center and the Williamsburg Jazz Festival, and collaborated with greats like Yo-Yo Ma and Arturo O’Farrill. By embracing jazz, tango, classical and Celtic roots, the V. Prieto Trio continues in the rich tradition of genre-and-culture-blending at Terraza Cafe.

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Capture the Untold Stories of Queens – This program at the Central Branch of the Queens Public Library in Jamaica is open to anyone who is interested in working on a project documenting their community and highlighting various qualities like cultural or ethnic diversity. The event – lasting 4-6:30pm – is sponsored by the Queens Memory Project, a non-profit that “combines historical and contemporary photography, maps, news clippings, and other documents with oral history interviews of current residents.” It’s a free event, but you need to register either through the Queens Public Library website or over the phone at 718-990-0700.

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