Marie Ponce Native Hoop Dancer Queens Farm Pow Wow
Special Admission Days
Friday–Sunday, July 26, 27, 28, 2024 Friday: Gates open at 6:00PM; Performances 7–10PM Saturday: Gates open at 10:00AM; Performances 12–5PM & 7–10PM Sunday: Gates open at 10:00AM; Performances 12–5PM
Please join the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers for our 45th Annual Grand Mid-Summer Pow Wow Friday, July 26, through Sunday July 28, 2024, at the Queens County Farm Museum (73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park, NY).
Gates are open Friday at 6 PM and Saturday and Sunday at 10 AM. Pow Wow dancing will be Friday 7-10 PM, Saturday 1-5 PM and 7-10 PM and Sunday 1-5 PM. Gourd Dancing at noon on Saturday and Sunday.
New Dancers Contest Prize Money Rewards in honor of our 60th Anniversary!!! See Prizes below…
L to R: Isabelle Cespedes, Michael A Taylor, Matoaka Eagle, Carlos Ponce, Marie Ponce, Kitty Mullen, Ciaran Tufford Photo by Jonathan Slaff.
Admissions must be purchased on-line and preferably in advance. To purchase admission, go to queensfarm.org, under Events select Thunderbird Powwow, then “Get Tickets” and purchase on the linked EventBrite page. There are some limits on the number of attendees allowed, and although this is quite high, it is recommended to buy tickets in advance.
L to R: Kitty Mullen, Isabelle Cespedes, Dale Legones at Theater for the New City Annual Concert, NYC
Dancer registration Friday 5-7 PM & Saturday after 11 AM. Contest dancers must register by Saturday 1 PM. Although the majority of contest points are given Saturday and Sunday, participation points are awarded for Friday night dancing. Contests will run rain or shine. All dancers must pay a single day admission fee (covering the full weekend) before they enter the pow wow grounds, but there is no dancer registration fee. Admissions can only be bought on-line, preferably in advance: go to
L to R: Thunderbird Members Alan Brown, Carlos Ponce, Julian Gabourel, Ciaran Tufford, Michael A Taylor Dale Legones, marie Ponce, Kitty Mullen, Louis Mofsie
QUEENSFARM.ORG, under Events select Thunderbird Powwow, then “Get Tickets” and purchase on the linked EventbriteTBA page. Overnight Accommodation: Dancer RV’s must be moved into the parking lot overnight; no overnight tent camping. Get Tickets Go to: https://www.queensfarm.org/thunderbird-american-indian-powwow/
L to R: Heyna Second Sons: Louis Mofsie, Ciaran Tufford, Matoake Eagle, Sandy Capasso, Michael A. Taylor Matt C. Cross, Carlos Ponce sing at Theater for the New City, NYC
Dancers Prizes!!!!:
For Adult Dance Contest Categories:
MEN’S TRADITIONAL ,WOMEN’S TRADITIONAL, MEN’S & WOMEN’S FANCY
PRIZES:1ST $800 2ND $500 3RD $300 4TH $200
For YOUNG WOMEN & YOUNG MEN Dance Contest Categories
L to R Pictured: Thunderbird American Indian Dancers at Queens Farm: Louis Mofsie (Winneabago/ Hopi), Marie Ponce (Lokono-Taino/ Cherokee) , Michael A Taylor (Choctaw), Alan Shooting Star Brown (Lenape/Delaware)
Writers!! Native American Reading Workshop Facilitated by Thunderbird American Indian Dancers Member
Matt C Cross (Kiowa)
Location: Riverside church
MPR Multi Purpose Room
490 Riverside Drive Enter at 91 Claremont Ave New York City
Free Admission. Readings of new Literary works about or by Native Americans All writers and audience welcome. Join Thunderbird American Indian Dancers Organization at Riverside Church.
Louis Mofsie- Bessie Award Winning Founding Director of The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers and Heyna Second Sons
Feb 5 and Mar 5 1-3pm Free Dance Workshops at RSC see below/ print flyer
Mar 19 Spring Indoor Pow Wow at Riverside Church 1-4pm see flyer below
Apr 2 Free Dance Workshop at Riverside Church Multi-Purpose Rm 1-3pm
May 7 Native Reading or Share your Original Native American Writings Lead by Thunderbird Member Matt C. Cross in Multi-Purpose Rm 1st floor Claremont Entrance
The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers are presenting their 48th annual concert of music, dance and storytelling at the Theater for the New City the weekends of January 13-15 and 20-22, 2023.
This is a unique educational and entertainment experience. The Thunderbirds perform authentic dances of the Iroquois, Southwest and Great Plains Native American peoples. Each dance is introduced with a complete explanation of the dance and its cultural context and is accompanied by live music.
Shows are on Fridays, January 13 and 20, and Saturdays, January 14 and 21 at 8 PM, with ticket prices of $15.
There are also special matinee performances for children on Saturdays and Sundays at 3 PM, January 14, 15, 21 and 22, with tickets for children from 5 to12 years old only one dollar (children must be accompanied by an adult paying the regular $15 price. Attendance is not recommended for children under 5.)
All performances are at the Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue at East 10th Street in Manhattan. Phone (212) 254-1109 for reservations or go to www.TheaterForTheNewCity.net for advance ticket purchases.
DANCING ♦ SINGING ♦ CONTESTS CRAFTS ♦INDIAN FOOD FOR INFORMATION CONTACT (718) 347-FARM or WWW.QUEENSFARM.ORG or WWW.THUNDERBIRDAMERICANINDIANDANCERS.ORG
Special Notice: On Saturday, July 30, 2022 at our 43rd Annual Grand Mid Summer Pow Wow,
The Family of Sam and Vickie Tarrant
are sponsoring a special honoring program for them at the Thunderbird Powwow. Vickie and Sam were long-time Thunderbird members who passed away during the pandemic.
A giveaway and Women’s and Men’s Traditional Special Dance contests each offer a total of $1300 in prize money.
This spectacular annual 3-day event is NYC’s largest Powwow and one of the top ten in the USA. It features intertribal Native American dance competitions by over forty Indian Nations. The Grand Entry showcases the dancers’ full regalia and The Sunset Lighting of the Bonfire is an enchanting ceremony. Program features an expansive market of authentic Native American art, crafts, jewelry and food (don’t miss the fry bread!). Singing by The Silver Cloud Singers, Heyna Second Sons, Smoke Dance, Native American Hoop Dance, Inter-Tribals and more. An immersive cultural experience not to be missed!
Friday, July 29: 6 PM – 10 PM Saturday, July 30: 10AM – 10 PM Grand Entry 1 PM and 7 PM Grand Entry 7 PM Sunday, July 31: 10AM – 5 PM Grand Entry 1 PM Bring your own seating Pow-wow open rain or shine FREE PARKING
QUEENS COUNTY FARM MUSEUM 73-50 LITTLE NECK PKWY. FLORAL PARK, NEW YORK11004
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THUNDERBIRD AMERICAN INDIAN DANCERS SCHOLARSHIP FUND For Students & QUEENS COUNTY FARM MUSEUM EDUCATION FUND
Students send LOA requests attention Michael A. Taylor
Directions to Queens County Farm Museum:
By Car: Grand Central Parkway to Exit 24 South (Little Neck Parkway) or Long Island Expressway (495) to Exit 32 South, to Farm Entrance Gate. Free Parking available at the Farm. Subway/Bus: E or F Train to Union Turnpike/Kew Gardens station.
Transfer to Q46 bus eastbound to Little Neck Parkway. Walk 3 blocks north to Farm Entrance Gate. Long Island Railroad: To Floral Park or Little Neck Station, where car service is available.
All cars must be parked and stationary before spectator entry times! No exceptions.
DANCER REGISTRATION Dancer registration is Friday 5-7 PM & Saturday after 11 AM. Contest dancers must register by Saturday 1 PM. Although the majority of contest points are given Saturday and Sunday, participation points are awarded for Friday night dancing. Contests will run rain or shine. All dancers must pay at least a single day admission fee (covering the full weekend) before they enter the pow wow grounds, but there is no dancer registration fee.
Admissions can only be bought on-line, preferably in advance: go to queensfarm.org/events.html, click on “POWWOW TICKETS” and purchase by clicking on the linked EventBrite page. Overnight Accommodation: Dancer RV’s must be moved into the parking lot overnight.
Artists Craftspeople Vendors please send vendor booth requests to thunderbirdvendors@gmail.com with picture(s) of your booth a few representative items and list of items, or mail in requests to:
Thunderbird Vendors Committee
c/o Marie Ponce
Box 521 College Station New York, NY 10030
Limited number of booths available on Museum grounds.
DANCING ♦ SINGING ♦ CONTESTS CRAFTS ♦INDIAN FOOD FOR INFORMATION CONTACT (718) 347-FARM or WWW.QUEENSFARM.ORG or WWW.THUNDERBIRDAMERICANINDIANDANCERS.ORG
This spectacular 3-day event is NYC’s largest Powwow and one of the top ten in the USA. It features intertribal Native American dance competitions by over forty Indian Nations. The Grand Entry showcases the dancers’ full regalia and The Sunset Lighting of the Bonfire is an enchanting ceremony. Program features an expansive market of authentic Native American art, crafts, jewelry and food (don’t miss the fry bread!). An immersive cultural experience not to be missed!
Advance tickets recommended. Online tickets required. Performance schedule to come.
Friday, July 23: 6 PM – 10 PM Saturday, July 24: 10AM – 10 PM Grand Entry 1 PM and 7 PM Grand Entry 7 PM Sunday, July 25: 10AM – 5 PM Grand Entry 1 PM Bring your own seating Pow-wow open rain or shine FREE PARKING
QUEENS COUNTY FARM MUSEUM 73-50 LITTLE NECK PKWY. FLORAL PARK, NEW YORK11004
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THUNDERBIRD AMERICAN INDIAN DANCERS SCHOLARSHIP FUND & QUEENS COUNTY FARM MUSEUM EDUCATION FUND
Directions to Queens County Farm Museum:
By Car: Grand Central Parkway to Exit 24 South (Little Neck Parkway) or Long Island Expressway (495) to Exit 32 South, to Farm Entrance Gate. Free Parking available at the Farm. Subway/Bus: E or F Train to Union Turnpike/Kew Gardens station. Transfer to Q46 bus eastbound to Little Neck Parkway. Walk 3 blocks north to Farm Entrance Gate. Long Island Railroad: To Floral Park or Little Neck Station, where car service is available.
DANCER REGISTRATION Dancer registration is Friday 5-7 PM & Saturday after 11 AM. Contest dancers must register by Saturday 1 PM. Although the majority of contest points are given Saturday and Sunday, participation points are awarded for Friday night dancing. Contests will run rain or shine. All dancers must pay a single day admission fee (covering the full weekend) before they enter the pow wow grounds, but there is no dancer registration fee.
Admissions can only be bought on-line, preferably in advance: go to queensfarm.org/events.html, click on “POWWOW TICKETS” and purchase by clicking on the linked EventBrite page. Overnight Accommodation: Dancer RV’s must be moved into the parking lot overnight; no overnight tent camping.
Artists Craftspeople Vendors please send vendor booth requests to thunderbirdvendors@gmail.com with picture(s) of your booth and list of items or mail in requests to: Limited number of booth available on Museum grounds.
Thunderbird Vendors Committee
c/o Marie Ponce
Box 521 College Station New York, NY 10030
DANCE CONTESTS Friday Gates Open 6 PM Crafts and food stands 6 – 10 PM Pow Wow Dancing 7 – 10 PM Sunset Lighting of the Bonfire
Saturday 10 AM Gates Open 10 AM – 10 PM Crafts and food stands 12 – 1 PM Gourd Dancing 1 PM Grand Entry 1- 5 PM Pow Wow Dancing 7 PM Grand Entry 7-10 PM Pow Wow Dancing Sunset Lighting of the Bonfire
Sunday
10 AM Gates Open 10 AM – 10 PM Crafts and food stands 12 – 1 PM Gourd Dancing 1 PM Grand Entry 1- 5 PM Pow Wow Dancing
POW-WOW — Hoop dance in Thunderbird American Indian Dancers’ Dance Concert and Pow-Wow, presented by Theater for the New City January 31 to February 9, 2014. Photo by Jonathan Slaff.
Fridays 8 PM, Saturdays 3 & 8 PM, Sundays 3 PM Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue (at 10th Street), New York City (212) 254-1109 or ..WWW.THEATERFORTHENEWCITY.NET One dollar children’s tickets available only for matinee shows
Saturday December 19, 2015
6 – 10 PM
at La MaMa Theater, 66 East 4th Street, New York City Holiday potluck dinner – bring a dish to share – plus crafts sale
We are recommending people (including Thunderbirds) bring only cold dishes. This is because the facilities are La MaMa do not include any kitchen facilities, so we will have very limited warming and cleaning capacity.
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