Holiday market, wreath-making, and nutcracker are among common phrases this week in Queens. There’s also time for magic lanterns, a global mashup, and South African gospel. Please read on.

Dec. 5, Mini-Global Mashup: Flying Horses/Sonic Threads, 6 pm. Experience sounds exchanged along the Silk Road, an ancient trade route that crossed Asiatic and North African landscapes. The fun includes textiles and ceramics, rhythmic patterns, and the sounds of lutes, zithers, and fiddles as curated by the celebrated tabla musician Roshni Samlal. $32. Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd.

Dec. 5, Rural County, Urban Borough, 7 pm. Jeffrey A. Kroessler’s widow Laura Heim, an architect, discusses her husband’s book Rural County, Urban Borough: A History of Queens, followed by a discussion with Offic

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