It’s In Queens! (Feb. 27 to March 5)

In general, March goes in like a lion and out like a lamb. In Queens, the month goes in with West African dance, Charles Dickens, Tango, birds of prey, and some serious magic. Please read on.

Feb. 27, A Weekend of West African Dance, Feb. 28. Vibrant celebrations with Kofago Dance Ensemble on Feb. 27 and FANIKE! African Dance Troupe on Feb. 28. At 8 pm on both nights. Jamaica Performing Arts Center, 153-10 Jamaica Ave.

Feb. 27, Two Nights of Dance, Feb. 28. The monthly Take Root program presents Chelsea Thedinga’s “Held” and Petra Zanki’s “Murmurations.” At 8 pm on both nights. Green Space Studios, 37-24 24th St., Ste. 211, Long Island City.

Feb. 28, Great Expectations, 2 pm + 8 pm. Two presentations of Nikki Massoud’s adaptation of a Charles Dickens classic about Pip, an orphan who rises from a working-class childhood into high-society London after receiving a mysterious fortune. He encounters the eccentric Miss Havisham, the brilliant-but-merciless Estella, and other unforgettable figures. Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

Feb. 28, African American Composers: An Evening of Jazz, Spirituals and More, 7 pm. Members of the Metropolitan Opera and Jazz at Lincoln Center — Denisha Ballew (vocals), Alphonse Horne (trumpet) and Jon Thomas (piano) — present Jazz, Opera, Spirituals, Storytelling, and more. The Church-in-the-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills.

Feb. 28, World Wetlands Month Clean Up, 10 am. Celebrate World Wetlands Day by removing harmful debris from an important shoreline and wetlands. Gloves, bags, and tools will be provided. Rockaway Community Park, Almeda Avenue and Beach 58th Street, Far Rockaway.

Feb. 28, A Celebration of Jazz, Spirituals & More, 4 pm. A free children’s concert exploring Jazz and Spirituals. Teaching artists Barbara Podgurski and Beata Moon share the stage with Metropolitan Opera and Jazz at Lincoln Center members Denisha Ballew (vocals), Alphonse Horne (trumpet), and Jon Thomas (piano). The Church-in-the-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills.

Feb. 28, Pianist William E. Gati, 4 pm. An afternoon tracing the evolution of New York Jazz from Clarence Profit through Benny Goodman’s Carnegie Hall breakthrough to the refined Chamber Jazz of John Lewis. Maple Grove Cemetery, 127-15 Kew Gardens Rd., Kew Gardens.

Feb. 28, Community Open Mic Honoring Black History Month, 1 pm. Audrey Dove and Jordan Knoxx host an Open Mic honoring Black History Month with various five-minute spoken word performances. Queens Botanical Gardens, 43-50 Main St., Flushing.

March 1, St. Pat’s for All Parade, 1 pm. Now in its 27th year, this annual parade celebrates Ireland, the LGBTQ community, and other causes with marching bands, dancers, and cameos by local politicians. The route goes from Skillman Avenue and 43rd Street in Sunnyside to Woodside Avenue and 58th Street in Woodside.

March 1, ChaatGPT, 2 pm. This AI-powered Holi celebration combines food, play, and ideas. Eat chaat—India’s iconic street food—with condiments and add-ins generated with MoMI’s open-source ChaatBOT. The experience includes a short workshop on how open-source AI can protect data and produce distinctly delicious results. Expect color, music, dance for the whole family, and the classic Bollywood film Silsila. Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Astoria’s Kaufman Arts District.

March 1, Broadway Magic Hour, 2 pm. Family-friendly magical entertainment featuring interactive audience participation, comedy, illusion, mind-reading, and expert sleight-of-hand. The show stars Carl Mercurio and Jim Vines, who have performed together for more than 10 years. P.S. 174, 65-10 Dieterle Crescent, Rego Park.

March 1, Birds of Prey, 2 pm. The STEM team teaches about barn owls and snowy owls, two different birds of prey. Attendees learn fascinating facts about these beautiful creatures, why they are birds of prey, how they communicate, and how they take care of their offspring. Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Glen Oaks.

March 1, Fertile Ground, 7 pm. Now in its 19th year, this monthly session showcases six dance makers and includes a post-performance discussion with wine moderated by Artistic Director Valerie Green. Julienne Buenaventura, Lucy Kudlinski, Meg Hasou, Stribrny Dance, Temple of Fine Arts, and Willow Green perform. Green Space Studios, 37-24 24th St., Ste. 211, Long Island City.

March 1, ACI Purim Carnival, 2 pm. A hamantaschen baking contest, PJ Library books, face painting, photo booth, music, Purim crafts, games, prizes, and a bubble magic show. Costumes are highly encouraged. Astoria Center of Israel, 27-35 Crescent St.

March 3, Books & Bars: Roxanne Shanté, 4 pm. Queensbridge-raised battle rapper Roxanne Shanté talks about the music industry and the importance of literacy. Queens Public Library, Elmhurst Branch, 86-07 Broadway.

March 4, A Forgotten Story of Holocaust Refuge in Bolivia, noon. Anthropologist Sandra Gruner-Domic lectures on the Jewish refugee community in Bolivia and the geopolitical inferences and responses to migration of undesired people in unexpected regions. The zoom is organized by the Kupferberg Holocaust Center.

March 5, TangoMANIA, March 29. A Spanish-language musical with classic and new tangos along with song and dance. $55 with various discounts and group rate options. Thursdays and Fridays at 8 pm; Saturdays at 3 pm and 8 pm; and Sundays at 4 pm. Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside.

March 5, STATES: OBSERVATION A Butoh Dance Trilogy, March 7. Rooted in quantum physics, this show examines the idea that reality is probabilistic and undefined until observed. The act of observing a particle’s position, or state, changes the particle IT-Self, altering IT’s momentum and creating uncertainty. Schedule: March 5 at 7:30 pm; March 6 at 7:30 pm; and March 7 at 7:30 pm. 3AM Theatre, 9-20 35th Ave., Unit 3N, Astoria.

March 5, Liberty Scrap, March 29. Cash is tight, and the goings are tough, but Katya has managed to eke out a living in a scrap metal warehouse by day, and as an artist by night, fashioning sculptures out of debris. When her Uzbek father falls ill, she attempts to return home to care for him, only to discover her dubious immigration status is much more dangerous than she ever imagined, threatening to keep her separated from her family forever. Shows are Thursdays to Saturdays at 7 pm and Sundays at 5 pm. Cultural Lab LIC, 5-25 46th Ave.