This page features items important to Louis Armstrong’s story and our community, including home ownership, education, incarceration, public advocacy, and artistic creation from our friends.
Trumpet Learning Program
Season 5 of the Trumpet Learning Program (8-12 years-old) will start on January 11th, 2025. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to give your child the joy of music. Register now!
Cost: $75 entire course / $15 per class
Discounted Tuition for residents of Corona (11368), Elmhurst (11373, 11370), and East Elmhurst (11369): $35 entire course / $5 per class
Beginner Class: Students have not received trumpet lessons before or have not played in over a year, and will need to learn posture, fingering, and basic technique.
Intermediate Class: Students are able to name notes, play scales, and understand basic concepts of musicality.
Nuestra 5ta temporada del Programa de Aprendizaje de Trompeta (disponible para niños de 8 a 12 años) que empezará el 11 de enero de 2025. No pierda la oportunidad de regalarle a su hijo(a) el don de la música. ¡Inscríbase ahora!
Costo: $75 por el curso completo / $15 por clase
Inscripción para estudiantes residentes en los barrios de Corona (11368), Elmhurst (11373) y East Elmhurst (11369): $35 curso completo / $5 por clase
Clase para Principiantes: los estudiantes a este nivel no han recibido clases anteriormente ó en un periodo mayor a un año. Necesitarán aprender la postura correcta, destreza en la posición de los dedos y técnica básica.
Clase Intermedia: los estudiantes a este nivel conocen las notas musicales, pueden tocar escalas y entienden conceptos básicos de musicalidad.
Justice Arts
In the legacy of Louis Armstrong, the museum hosts 8-week sessions, in partnership with Re-Entry Theater of Harlem for community members who have returned from incarceration. This ritual of return includes learning about Armstrong’s history with incarceration alongside drum lessons, collage art, and more, culminating in a performance for family and friends. In addition, LAHM partners with New Yorkers for Culture and the Arts to convene Justice Arts organizations – those specializing in artistic work with currently incarcerated, formerly incarcerated or youth system involved people. These online and in-person sessions include resource sharing and advocacy discussions. Interested in being involved? Contact the museum at info@louisarmstronghouse.org and check out this 3-minute video.
It’s in Queens!
Check out the weekly column from QEDC to learn about events at Queens Theatre, Queens Museum, Queensboro Dance Festival, Jamaica Center for Learning and the Arts, Lewis Latimer House, Langston Hughes Library, Queens Farm, Queens Botanical Garden and so many more!
Juneteenth
In June of 2024, New York City’s arts and cultural organizations are invited to join together in marking Juneteenth. 1) As a community, we pledge to continue the ongoing work of achieving equity, equality, and justice in our organizations and society. 2) A listing of our public events marking the celebration of Juneteenth will be compiled and shared with media and tourism outlets. Check out the list of events. Interested in planning your event for 2024? Reach out to us at info@louisarmstronghouse.org or through the Culture @3 community and Anti-Racism Working Group.Neighborhood Housing Services of Queens
Housing
Neighborhood Housing Services of Queens CDC (NHSQ) is a HUD-certified non-profit counseling agency with over 28 years of housing and advisory services for local residents of Queens. NHS of Queens mission is to preserve and revitalize underserved neighborhoods in Queens. Working in collaboration with government and businesses, we are led by local residents and guided by local needs. NHSQ catchment area includes Community Boards 1 through 4, consisting of the Long Island City, Astoria, Sunnyside, Woodside, Corona, Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights. Check out their events!
Community!
Our Land Acknowledgement: Where do we stand? We are still learning as an organization, but to the best of our knowledge, the Louis Armstrong House Museum stands on the traditional land of the Matinecock People, one of the original tribes of New York, and a people who continue to live and work on this land to this day. We stand in a community that has been home to immigrants from many nations throughout its history and through today. We stand in a community that, in the 1940’s, welcomed two Black artists, at a time when many communities did not. We stand because of the support of community members and leaders who have passed, including Selma Heraldo, Michael Cogswell, Phoebe Jacobs, Stanley Crouch and Jimmy Heath. And we stand in the legacy of both Louis and Lucille Armstrong.