Enjoy Great Vibes and Exceptional Taste

Jumbo Fish and Chips at Vibes

February 22st, 2015 Jamaica, New York – A trendy and tasteful restaurant and lounge near the Van Wyck Expressway, in Southeast Jamaica Queens, is increasingly becoming known for its enjoyable quality experience.  Vibes Restaurant and Lounge, boasts a cool ambience, warm décor and savory food for urban socialites in the historic Jamaica, Southeast Queens, area.

Jamaica and Southeast Queens is an area of cultural significance because it became known in 2006, according to the New York Times, the 1st and only large community in the history of the United States where Black incomes was higher than whites in the surrounding areas.  It also is the home of many jazz greats like Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Waller, and Mercer Ellington.  This area has seen financial and economic success in the last 50 years and increasingly we are seeing upscale eateries that are owned by community entrepreneurs as well as national chains.

Vibes Restaurant and Lounge, is one of the emerging high energy spots to hang out for the urban professionals and creative types in the area.  It excels in soul food especially of the rich hearty sea food variety.

The food is savory and you’ll enjoy treating yourself to the extraordinary breakfast and lunch menus like lobster, crabs, salmon, and seafood combo dishes.  Artisan breakfast dishes include exotic dishes like salmon eggs and grits, red velvet waffles and chicken, red velvet and sweet potato waffles.  They also offer healthy dishes like turkey burgers and quesadilla salads. A favorite is their establishment is the grilled steak and chicken dishes.

Vibes Restaurant and Lounge, is the culinary vision of owners Luc Stephen and Keisha Gibbs.  The owners are committed to superior food and service with an inspiring atmosphere.  The restaurant focuses on fresh and gourmet quality food at moderate prices.

Patrons can also relax and watch its large flat screen TVs or sip on soft drinks or more potent alcoholic beverages.  Vibes Restaurant and grill is a refreshing place in the community to unwind and savor really good southern cuisine and American food staples.

Vibes also features special jazz and comedy events.  Furthermore It hosts nights to watch Empire and Scandal, two very popular television shows for African American viewers.  These are promising mixers to meet and greet cool people.

The lounge and eatery also host catered events for the community.  It will handle the following services…

Anniversary Celebrations

Birthday Parties

Corporate Events

Graduations

Retirement Parties

Catering

Rehearsal Dinners

Family Reunions

Holiday Gatherings

Wedding Showers

Baby Showers

Corporate

Residential

Luncheons

Presentations and

Client Meetings

If you’re looking for a nice place to eat with a good atmosphere and great service you definitely want to visit Vibes Restaurant and Lounge.  You’ll love the vibes this eatery embodies.

Vibes Restaurant and Lounge, is located at located at 143-06 Liberty Ave, Queens, NY 11435. Contact them at 718-263-0433 or 718-263-8488.

Checkout the Delicious Meals and Atmosphere at Vibes Below...

Quesadilla Salad

 Red Velvet Waffles with Shrimp and Eggs Omelette

Crab Dish 

 Jumbo Shrimp and Vegetable Dish

Red Velvet Waffles

 You can Checkout Sports and Entertainment Events a Vibes

 Vibes is a Cozy Community Establishment with Good Food

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Enjoy Jazz and Celebrate Black History Month at Jackson Room

February as you know is Black History Month.  Jazz has a very important place in Black History.  Jazz brings a profound, heartfelt, soulful, and vibrant musical tradition to Black History Month.

There will be a a special treat for people who love jazz and appreciate Black history in our area next Saturday, February 28th, at Jackson Room.  Jackson Room is an event hall that "brings world class jazz back to our community".

Their performers for the evening will be the musically gifted and versatile group AndJam. This is a highly regarded musical group in jazz and R&B circles. 

At the core of AndJam, is the dynamic husband and wife duo Andrea and James Rohlehr who are also enjoying the release of their 6th independent CD, "Evolution".  

Come out and "Celebrate Black History Month," Saturday, February 28th, 2015 with these exceptional musical talents who symbolize love, great music, and all that jazz.  Their special guest will be the renowned Ed Jackson on sax.

Our talented cadre of musicians for the evening will be:

James Rohlehr - Guitar & Vocals

Andrea Rohlehr - Keyboards & Vocals

Bernice Brooks - Drums

Kevin Ellis - Bass

and Special Guest Ed Jackson - Sax 

Jackson Room patrons who have heard about this great lineup already are beginning to reserve their seats now.So please don't delay, why don't you insure your attendance and make your Reservation now.

"Celebrate Black History Month at Jackson Room"
with AndJam and special guest - Ed Jackson.

Saturday, February 28th, 2015

2 Shows: 8:00 & 10:00

Cover: $15.00  (includes 8:00 show & 10:00 show) 

Free Healthy Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments 

Make a Reservation or Make a  telephone reservation (Mon-Fri, 9am to 5pm)

by calling: (718) 525-2387

Best Regards,

Ed Jackson and the Staff at Jackson Room

  

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Jackson Room

192-07 Linden Blvd

St Albans, New York 11412

(next door to Jackson Tax Service)

 www.jacksonroom.com

(718) 525-2387

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The Misunderstood Youth Development Center (MYDC) 10th Anniversary will be held on June 6th at Thomasina's Catering Hall. Early Bird pricing starts now until February 28th - $35.

The price goes up after that. So log on to eventbrite.com by clicking the link below to purchase your tickets as soon as possible.

The Misunderstood Youth Development Center (MYDC) "Helping to understand, develop, and stimulate the minds of our youth." The Misunderstood Youth Development Center’s (MYDC) vision is to empower youth in communities throughout New York and neighboring states giving them the necessary tools to develop positive self-expression among their peers, families, and society while gaining independence and leadership qualities using positive decision-making skills.

MYDC’s mission is to create various peer-oriented programs building self-expression while Helping to Understand, Develop and Stimulate the Minds of Our Youth.  For more information visit their Facebook Page

Please support this organization by registering with Amazon Smile. It's just like Amazon; however, whenever you make a purchase Amazon will donate .5% of that purchase to The Misunderstood Youth Development Center (MYDC). There is ABSOLUTELY NO COST to you. So please register and select The Misunderstood Youth Development Center in Kew Gardens.

Farmers Pizzeria Offers an Outstanding Array of Foods

On Farmers Blvd and 111th Street is a hidden jewel for good food.  It is a quaint no frills restaurant with tasty well prepared food. The eatery offers a large variety of community comfort foods.

Farmers Pizzeria, offers great traditional pizza, burgers, pasta, fries, wings, salads and so much more. We really love the food at Farmers Pizzeria.

The pizza is delicious and they have other great foods like Italian food, burgers, wraps, and salads.  They offer specialty pizza too like BBQ Chicken, Chicken & Broccoli, White Pizza, Hawaiian Pizza, Buffalo Chicken Pizza, the meaty Farmer's Pizza and other selections.

Furthermore they have scrupulous pasta dishes like Pastas with Marinara Sauce, Garlic and Oil, Clam sauce, Alfredo Sauce, Vodka Sauce, and with Meat Sauce or Meat Sauce with Cheese.  Also they offer great burger meals with staple burger meals like Burgers with Fries, Cheese Burgers, and a really good turkey cheese burger.  They also offer "Deluxe" options with fries.  The also have healthy food choices. 

What I love about the restaurant is that it has healthy food choices too like grilled chicken and avocado salad, turkey burgers, and grilled chicken wraps. Farmer's Pizzeria has great Italian food but also is one of the few places in the community where you can get good healthy food choices as well.

There are a few tables for visitors and they will deliver to your door as well. Farmers Pizzeria also offers a wide selection of well known brand name beverages in package deals with some meals. For instance if you order chicken fingers they come with fries and a soda or iced tea. Farmers Pizzeria, has a few tables for sit down meals but also delivers to your door as well. They also do catering for your events and social functions. They even have Peace Teas too which is an inexpensive healthy beverage which doesn't have ingredients like corn syrup and additives. Peace tea comes in a lot of flavors.

The staff at Farmer Pizzeria are very pleasant to work with and are efficient in getting your meals. Farmers Pizzeria is a great place in the comunity to get Pizzas, burgers, and other good meals. To order from Farmers Pizzeria Click Here

Farmers Pizzeria has a wide array of foods in addition to classic and specialty Pizzas

End Your Year On a High Note!

We hope this email finds you in the best spirits going into the holidays. We hope you are enjoying the holidays!

Me and my staff are excited to tell you about a great place in our community with positive entertainment.  We are going into the New Year gratefully acknowledging the most successful year ever at Jackson Room in Southeast Queens.  Their, increasing successes would be impossible without supportive people like you in the community.

In their last performance "Jazz UP Your Holidays," in November was sold out and featured a riveting special performance by the legendary Tom Browne, of "Funkin for Jamaica" fame and acclaim!  They also performed a vibrant creative reggae version of "Let it Snow."

They plan to keep the same upbeat momentum Saturday, December 27th, 2014, with their next performance "End Your Year on a HIGH Note!"  The staff at Jackson Room are inviting you to attend this next joyful and jubilant holiday performance.

If you're looking for an exhilarating and enjoyable event to treat your friends and loved ones to , "End Your Year on a HIGH Note" will be right up your alley. So why don't you plan to join them at Jackson Room?             

They will be playing the "world class jazz in our community" you've come to expect from Jackson Room performances.  Their talented cadre of musicians for the evening will be:

Yayoi Ikawa - Piano

Essiet O Essiet - Bass

Lionel Cordew - Drums

Yours Truly, Ed Jackson - Sax

Come on out and enjoy this joyous holiday special occasion. They'd love to see you there.  They expect a great turnout so please make your reservation now.                                                                                                                                                         

"End Your Year on a HIGH Note"
with the Ed Jackson Quartet

Saturday, December 27th, 2014

2 Shows: 8:00 & 10:00 

Cover: $15.00  (includes 8:00 show & 10:00 show) 

Free Healthy Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments 

Make a Reservation

Or

Make a  telephone reservation (Mon-Fri, 9am to 5pm)
by calling: (718) 525-2387
 
Best Regards,

Ed Jackson and the Staff at Jackson Room 

P.S. If you or someone you know would like to host your event at the Jackson Room, let us know.
 

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Checkout this set at Jackson Room to see the quality of jazz in our community

 

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192-07 Linden Blvd

St Albans, New York 11412

(next door to Jackson Tax Service)

 www.jacksonroom.com

(718) 525-2387


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Jazz UP Your Holidays in Southeast Queens!

Jackson Room, in St. Albans, Queens, are understandably feeling especially thankful as they go into the holiday season.  "They are reflecting well on the positive developments over the last year and the great memorable musical moments with warm memories" says Ed Jackson, owner of the local jazz club .

"We have just finished one of our most popular performances this year - The Jazz Collective Brings it Home, which was an overwhelming great success according to Mr. Ed Jackson.  He then thanks his supporters for their continued patronage.  Jackson then admonishes jazz lovers in the area to move forward into this festive time of the year with a sense of joy and look to "Jazz Up Your Holidays!"

Jackson and the staff at Jackson Room, want residents in the NYC area to go into the Holiday Season and enjoy it from an exhilarating high note.  During this time of year Jackson Room's owner can't help but pause, reflect, and look to join with other friends and loved ones to musically celebrate treasured sacred traditions.  Jackson Room's goal is to goes forward from this level of heightened enthusiasm and therefore presents their next high energy performance  on Saturday, November 29th entitled "Jazz Up Your Holidays!"

"Jazz Up Your Holidays, will jump start your holiday season with heightened musical upliftment and set an exhilarating spirited tone for the season" further claims Ed Jackson.

They will be playing festive holiday inspired music for your ultimate listening pleasure.  This is a part of their Month's End Jazz Motivations series.  The local jazz establishment continues to bring outstanding world class music to our community Saturday, November 29th, 2014 when the outstanding cadre of musicians will be:

Ed Jackson - Sax
Carlton Holmes - Piano
Marcus Mclaurine - Bass
Lionel Cordew - Drums


Jackson Room, anticipates a great response so please don't delay.  Why don't you take a second to make your reservation to attend "Jazz Up Your Holidays," right now? RSVP for Saturday, November 29th, 2014

Come on out and experience this important occasion only made possible due to the invaluable patronage and efforts of this neighborhood jazz establishment. Make your Reservation now.

                                                                                                                                                  
"Jazz Up Your Holidays"
with the Ed Jackson Quartet

Saturday, November 29th, 2014
2 Shows: 8:00 & 10:00 

Cover: $15.00  (includes 8:00 show & 10:00 show)
Free Healthy Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments

Make a Reservation
 
Make a  telephone reservation (Mon-Fri, 9am to 5pm) by calling: (718) 525-2387
  

Best Regards,


Ed Jackson and the Staff at Jackson Room

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St Albans, New York 11412

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(718) 525-2387


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Making 54 Look Good - Jamil Miller

Signature Jamil Miller Power Poise

Jamil Miller is making her mark in natural bodybuilding. She is taking the industry by storm. Jamil is 54 years of age today and is winning national bodybuilding contests with a short intense workout regime. She is a resident of Southeast Queens, New York, who is soon moving to Arizona next month to expand a workout franchise she has been partnering with in the past. Recently she won the Hercules Natural Bodybuilding Championship in NYC in the Women's Division.

Jamil has come a long way in bodybuilding from over 7 years ago when she started.  Miller the former legal secretary was over 215 pounds but pounded her way into world class fitness condition with will power, 20 minutes of intense training a day, and a very effective meal plan.  Over the years she has become a highly sought after personal trainer employing a highly effective and exclusive fitness system which doesn't require hours in a gym to reap outstanding results.

Jamil says she has been most inspired by weight related illnesses and deaths in her family which encouraged her to change to a healthier lifestyle for herself and her family. Ms. Miller has 2 sons and 6 1/2 grand children.  She says "she has 6 1/2 grand children because there's one on the way." 

People close to Jamil affectionately call her "Glam Ma."  Jamil known for her quiet but intense demeanor, no doubt will be missed in the NYC area where she has many loyal clients and fans.

Jamil has been a fitness and meal planing mentor of mine and helped me change my diet.  I feel much better and lost a lot of body fat.  On the meal plan she gave me and my daughter it has helped her lose 20 pounds in less than a year.

She says she looks forward to new challenges, accomplishments, and warmer weather in Arizona.  Although Jamil has fond memories of NYC she states with a jovial smile "I'm outchea!"  We're sure Arizona will warm up to her fitness business.  Good luck Jamil.  Follow Jamil on her website or Facebook.  By Kamau Austin exclusive to the Southeast Queens Scoop.  

Jamil Miller Exudes the Spirit at Church

Jamil Miller with her Friend Lifestyle Icon B Smith

    

Jamil "Glam Ma" Miller Posing in a Bodybuilding Competition

Jamil Miller's Latest Trophy the 2014 INBF Hercules
Open Women Heavyweight 1st Place