Louis Armstrong House Museum to Host Jazzmobile Block Party on August 20th

It’s so much fun it stops traffic! On Tuesday, the Louis Armstrong House Museum will close off 107th Street for automobiles and host its annual Jazzmobile summer block party. The event will kick off at 4 pm with a crafts workshop hosted by the Queens Museum of Art, followed by story time with English teacher/author Mick Carlon, who will read excerpts from his book, Travels with Louis, and a hula hoop extravaganza with The Hoop Movement. All the while, gourmet food truck Gorilla Cheese NYC will sell its line of specialty and grilled cheese sandwiches. The live music will start at 7 pm with New York style Latin jazz by Willie Martinez & La Familia Sextet, a legendary group that mixes African-Caribbean rhythms with the harmony and improvisation of American jazz.

Details: Jazzmobile Block Party, Louis Armstrong House Museum, 34-56 107th Street, Corona, August 20th, 4 pm – 9 pm, free.

Photo by Bryan Chan