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PAGE 4                                                     THE QUEENS TIMES                                     THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2025

                                                                                                 Fulfilling Our Nation’s Promise Soldier
                                                                                                     Accounted For From Korean War








              It’s In Queens!        who lost their lives during World  •   June 18, Salsa Night, 4 pm. The
           (June 12 to June 19)      War II. It includes the launch of  New York State Latino Restaurant
                                     a book, “Peaceful They Rest in  Association presents Salsa beats by
        Opera, tours, honey, film, fire-  Glory Everlasting,” a PowerPoint  DJ Cheeky Star, professional dance
        works, and drag wrestling. Almost   presentation, an exhibition, and the  lessons, and Latin culture, rhythm,
        everything is outdoors in the bor-  presence of Dominick Critelle, a  and community spirit. Museum of
        ough this week and Juneteenth   104-year-old veteran of the Battle  the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave.,
        commemorations have spiked   of the Bulge. Maple Grove Cem-  Astoria’s Kaufman Arts District.
        since last year. Please read on.  etery Celebration Hall, 127-15 Kew  •   June 18, Opening Reception: Spa-
                                     Gardens Rd.                   sial Program by Khajistan, 6 pm.
        •   June 12, Four Percussia Per-  •   June 14, A Walk Through New  Born in 9th century Afghanistan,
        formances, June 28. The Queens-  York, 5 pm. Rose Academy of Ballet  Khajistan lives on as an archive that
        based ensemble Percussia gives   offers a lively, city-inspired show-  saves, digitizes, and distributes art,
        four rhythm explosion concerts at   case that demonstrates New York’s  words, and media from forgotten        The Defense POW/MIA Ac-  Project and transferred to the
        Queens Public Library branches.   magic through dance. Queens  or silenced communities from the   counting Agency announced to-  DPAA Laboratory.
        Here’s the schedule: June 12 at 6 pm   Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S.,  Indus to the Maghreb. Currently,   day that U.S. Army Cpl. Anthony       To identify Konze’s remains,
        in Bay Terrace; June 14 at 2:30 pm   Flushing Meadows Corona Park.  Khajistan’s growing digital archive   Konze, 20, of Brooklyn, New  scientists from DPAA used dental
        in Far Rockaway; June 26 at 6 pm   •   June 14, Herbed Butter the Tra-  has more than 85,000 community-  York, killed during the Korean  and anthropological analysis as
        in Long Island City; and June 28 at   ditional Way, 10 am. The Colonial  contributed photos and videos.   War, was accounted for on Dec.  well as chest radiograph compari-
        3 pm in Ridgewood.           Culinary Series continues with a  Also opening: In Practice: Kevin   18, 2024.          son. Additionally, scientists from
        •   June 13, Night at the Museum:   workshop on how to churn butter  Hernández Rosa. SculptureCenter,        Konze’s family recently re-  the Armed Forces Medical Exam-
        Pride, 8 pm. Celebrate Pride Month   the Colonial way. Make and sample  44–19 Purves St., Long Island City.  ceived their full briefing on is  iner System used mitochondrial
        with WWE pageantry, queer ebul-  different types of herbed butter on  •   June 18, Making Movie Magic:   identification, therefore, addi-  DNA analysis.
        lience, and a little leather. Choke   crusty bread. Leave with herbed  Great Gatsby, 7 pm. The Greater   tional details on his identification       Konze’s name is recorded on the
        Hole, a drag wrestling spectacular,   butter and herbed butter recipes.  Astoria Historical Society advised   can be shared.  American Battle Monument Com-
        takes the stage. MoMA PS 1, 22-25   Queens County Farm Museum, 73-  Director Baz Lurhman during his        In July 1950, Konze was a  mission’s Courts of the Missing
        Jackson Ave., Long Island City.  50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park.  2013 remake of F Scott Fitzger-  member of C Company, 1st Bat-  at the Punchbowl, along with the
        •   June 13, Martita Abril: Tacos   •   June 14, Juneteenth, 1 pm. An  ald’s “The Great Gatsby.” GAHS   talion, 23rd Infantry Regiment,  others who are still missing from
        de Lengua, June 14. Martita Abril   afternoon of live performances,  Executive Director Bob Singleton   2nd Infantry Division. He was re-  the Korean War. A rosette will be
        continues to explore her relationship   hands-on activities, and powerful  leads a behind-the-scenes look at   ported missing in action on Sept.  placed next to his name to indicate
        to border life, inviting audiences   tributes to Black innovation, cre-  the filming. Grove 34, 31-83 34th   1 in the vicinity of Changyong  he has been accounted for.
        into a multisensory experience   ativity, and resilience. Music, dance,  St., Astoria.  in the Republic of Korea. There  Konze will be buried in Canton,
        that incorporates Mexican banda   games, storytelling, and other  •   June 18, Movies In The Park: The   was no evidence that he was held  Georgia, in July 2025.
        ensemble Directos de la Sierra, the   activities. Lewis Latimer House  Wiz, 7 pm. Diana Ross stars in this   as a prisoner of war. A finding of       For family and funeral informa-
        onstage presence of her mother, and   Museum, 34-41 137th St., Flushing.  1978 musical that screens outdoors   death was issued for Konze on  tion, contact the Army Casualty
        a mezcal offering. Both nights at 7   •   June 14, The Lost Landmarks of  as part of a program run by the   May 7, 1954.  Office at (800) 892-2490.
        pm. The Chocolate Factory Theater,   Forest Hills, 4 pm. Multi-published  Queens Culture & Arts Network        In 1954, the United Nations       To see the most up-to-date sta-
        38-33 24th St., Long Island City.  author Nick Hirshon discusses his  with funding from City Council   Command and the Chinese Com-  tistics on DPAA recovery efforts
        •   June 13, Fight for Your Right   Images of America book, The Lost  Member Robert Holden. Juniper   munist Forces exchanged the  for those unaccounted for from the
        to Party, 6 pm. In celebration of   Landmarks of Forest Hills.” from  Valley Park, vicinity of Juniper   remains of fallen service person-  Korean War, go to the Korean War
        Pride Month, this concert is filled   Images of America: Forest Hills by  Boulevard and 80th Street, Middle   nel in an effort named Operation  fact sheet on the DPAA website at:
        with performances by LGBTQIA+   author, journalism professor, media  Village.           GLORY. Konze’s remains could  https://www.dpaa.mil/Resources/
        community members, including   historian, and Forest Hills resident.  •   June 19, Wayne Tucker & The   not be identified by the Central  Fact-Sheets/Article-View/Ar-
        drag queen Freeda Kulo, musician   Maple Grove Cemetery Celebra-  Bad Mothas, 7 pm. Grammy-  Identification Unit Laboratory  ticle/569610/progress-on-korean-
        Jerome Jordan, and rapper Audry   tion Hall, Kew Gardens Road and  nominated trumpeter Wayne Tucker   at Kokura, Japan, at the time,  war-personnel-accounting/.
        Funk. Museum of the Moving   129th Street.                 kicks off the Queens Jazz Trail   and were designated Unknown       For additional information on
        Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria’s   •   June 14, Hands-on History: Re-  Concert Series with his signature   X-5046. In 1956, all of the un-  the Defense Department’s mission
        Kaufman Arts District.       cycled Transit Toys, 1 pm. Make toy  blend of Jazz, R&B, and Pop. As-  identified Korean War remains,  to account for Americans who
        •   June 14, Queens Night Mar-  trains and subways from recycled  toria Park’s North Lawn, vicinity of   including X-5046 were trans-  went missing while serving their
        ket x Queens Rising, 4 pm. Live   materials. All ages are welcome,  Ditmars Boulevard and 19th Street.  ported and buried as Unknowns at  country, visit the DPAA website
        performances by Birds Dance for   but most suitable for ages 4-8. King  •   June 19, Roots: Marathon Screen-  the National Memorial Cemetery  at www.dpaa.mil or on social
        Queens, DJ Erik Anthony, Uptown   Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica  ing, June 20. The miniseries “Roots”   of the Pacific, also known as the  media at www.facebook.com/
        Royalty, and Afro Dominicano.   Ave.                       shows and gets enhancement from   Punchbowl, in Honolulu.  dodpaa, https://www.linkedin.
        Queens Night Market, behind the   •   June 15, Metropolitan Opera  an audience discussion, remarks        In July 2018, DPAA historians  com/company/dodpaa, https://
        New York Hall of Science, 47-01   SummerStage, 6:30 pm. Rising  from Andrew Sekou Jackson and   and anthropologists proposed a  www.instagram.com/dodpaa/, or
        111th St., Corona.           opera stars from the Met’s Linde-  Rev. Carla Hunter Ramsey, and   plan to disinter and identify the  https://x.com/dodpaa.
        •   June 14, Fourth Annual Queens   mann Young Artist Development  breakfast. Event runs from 9 am   652 Korean War unknown burials  Konze’s personnel profile can be
        Irish Heritage Festival, 4 pm. Five   Program perform. Socrates Sculp-  to 6 pm on both days. Jamaica   from the Punchbowl. X-5046 was  viewed at https://dpaa-mil.sites.
        hours of entertainment and family-  ture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long  Performing Arts Center, 153-10   disinterred in 2021 during Phase  crmforce.mil/dpaaProfile?id=a0J
        friendly fun featuring the immea-  Island City.            Jamaica Ave.                 3 of the Korean War Disinterment  t00000004le9EAA.
        surable creativity of Irish and Irish   •   July 15, Live at the Gantries: The  •   June 19, Juneteenth in Queens:
        American artists. Culture Lab LIC,   Slide Stops, 7 pm. This band offers  The Family Reunion, noon. An   New York Road Runners to Bring
        5-25 46th Ave.               classic Honky Tonk with Country  eight-hour celebration of the Black
        •   June 14, Jackson Heights Historic   roots and a danceable twang as part  family, resilience, and liberation.   11,000 Runners to “The World’s
        Weekend, June 15. The Jackson   of the Live at the Gantries series.  Roy Wilkins Park, vicinity of Mer-  Borough” for Sold-Out Citizens
        Heights Beautification Group pres-  Gantry Plaza State Park, vicinity of  rick Boulevard and Baisley Boule-
        ents tours, lectures, an exhibition,   Center Boulevard and 49th Avenue,  vard, Jamaica.       Queens 10K Saturday, June 14
        and the chance to meet locals who   Long Island City.      •   June 19, Juneteenth 2025, noon.
        simply love their neighborhood.   •   June 15, Free Community Fes-  Six hours of Jazz with The Entrfied          New York Road  Run-  Road Runners. “In addition to
        Main locations: Renaissance Char-  tival, 1 pm. An afternoon of music  Band, dance by Edge School of   ners (NYRR), the nonprofit that  this marquee race in the borough,
        ter School, 35-59 81st St. and Com-  and dance with Danza Guacama-  the Arts, games, a film screening,   “runs” New York City producing  New York Road Runners has been
        munity United Methodist Church,   yas. Thalia Spanish Theater, 41-17  animation workshop, and a talk   60 annual adult and youth races  building healthier lives and trans-
        81-10 35th Ave.              Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside.   co-presented with Louis Armstrong   including the TCS New York City  forming the Queens community
        •   June 14, Milk & Honey Weekend,   ••   June 18, Independence Day Cel-  House Museum. Plus, gallery ad-  Marathon, will host more than  for more than two decades with
        June 15. Two days of hands-on ac-  ebration, 5 pm. The Bayside Histori-  mission is free from 2 pm to 6 pm.   11,000 runners Saturday, June  free and accessible programs year-
        tivities like exploring a dairy farm’s   cal Society hosts a free concert with  Museum of the Moving Image,   14, at the sold-out 2025 Citizens  round for youth, older adults, and
        nutrient cycle and solving a puzzle   Chicken Head Rocks, Phil Costa &  36-01 35th Ave., Astoria’s Kaufman   Queens 10K,  as well as 1,000  residents of all ages and fitness
        to learn the step-by-step journey   The Something Special Band, and  Arts District.     youth in the accompanying Flush-  levels.”
        of milk. Programs include Apiary   Grucci fireworks. Fort Totten Park  •   June 19, Satisfaction: Rolling   ing Meadows Kids Run.       The Citizens Queens 10K
        Talks, Beeswax Candle Making,   Parade Grounds, vicinity of Totten  Stones Tribute, 7 pm. All are wel-       “As the nonprofit that ‘runs’            Now  in its  12th  year,  the
        and Honey Masks. From 10 am to   Avenue and 15th Road.     come to watch this Rolling Stones   New York City, we’re excited to  Citizens Queens 10K is New York
        4 pm on both days. Queens County   •   June 18, Stray Kids, June 19.  tribute  show  presented  by  the   spotlight the diverse, vibrant,  Road Runners’ marquee event in
        Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck   South Korean boy band Stray Kids  Queens Culture & Arts Network.   and culturally rich borough of  the borough. The race celebrates
        Pkwy., Floral Park.          does back-to-back shows. Both start  Juniper Valley Park, vicinity of   Queens in partnership with our  “The World’s Borough” with a
        •   June 14, Memorial/Book Launch,   at 7:30 pm. Citi Field, 41 Seaver  Juniper Boulevard and 80th Street,   title sponsor Citizens,” says Rob
        noon. This event honors 27 heroes   Way.                   Middle Village.              Simmelkjaer, CEO of New York      (Continued on page 9)
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