Live Performances on Third Thursdays in Sunnyside

The 7 train has been horrible this year. Sometimes it skips stops. Other times, it terminates at Willets Point instead of Main Street. And every now and then, it doesn’t run at all. In fact, disgruntled riders have created a Facebook page to vent their frustrations.

But now there’s something to celebrate.

On June 18, Sunnyside Shines and ReCreate Queens will kick off a performance series at Bliss Plaza, which is located near the 7 train’s 46th Street stop off Roosevelt Avenue. A local group, the Street Beat Brass Band will present a multicultural program of brass- and street-based music from various parts of the world at 6:30 pm.

Then the series will re-appear every third Thursday over the following four months. Alí Bello & The Sweet Wire Band will present Latin jazz fusion invigorated by many different Afro-Caribbean musical styles on July 16.

Dilemastronauta will perform original music inspired by the rhythms of Colombia on August 20. The local McManus Irish Dance will present traditional Irish music and dance, featuring its young students, on September 17.

The fun will end on October 15, when the Afro-Latineers play innovative fusion of Afrobeat, Latin Jazz, Jazz and Salsa.

Details: Music Under the 7 Train, Bliss Plaza, Queens Boulevard and 46th Street, Sunnyside, June 18, July 16, August 20, September 17, and October 15, 6:30 pm, free.

Photos by Sunnyside Shines