"Swingin' with the All Stars: Louis Armstrong & Baseball" will be on exhibit now through August 31st at the LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM(34-56 107th Street, Corona, Queens, NY - 718-478-8274) and is free with museum admission. Louis Armstrong House Museum is just seven blocks away from Citi Field, home of the 2013 All Star Game! Baseball was Louis Armstrong's favorite sport and he followed it passionately. A longtime Brooklyn Dodgers fan, Louis switched to the New York Mets in the late 60s, even attending the deciding game 5 of the 1969 World Series. The new exhibit debuting at the Louis Armstrong House Museum - Swinging with the All Stars: Louis Armstrong & Baseball includes photos and artifacts exploring Louis's relationship with the game including Louis's handwritten list of "my four choice Dodger players at all times," a photo of Louis backstage with Dodgers Don Newcombe and Junior Gilliam, a rare Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald "baseball card" from Holland, and one of Louis's famed tape box collages featuring a photo of the trumpeter with New York Yankees Phil Rizzuto and Joe Collins. The exhibit will also contain information about Louis's "Secret 9" baseball team. The museum is open Tuesday - Friday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and Saturday/Sunday from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm. Admission is $10.00, $7.00 for seniors.
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