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Applications Are Now Open! The Harlem Arts Alliances Artistic Entrepreneurial Development Program Are you a visual artist, a graphic designer or virtual reality creator from or currently residing in West Harlem looking to develop your skills as an artist and entrepreneur? This June 2019 we are launching our Artistic Entrepreneurial Development Program just for […]
New Federal Theatre in association with BMCC Tribeca PAC presents HATITUDES 2019 A Tribute to the Grace & Style of our Mothers A Benefit for The New Federal Theatre Honoring Shaunielle Perry and Dr. Glory Van Scott Special Appreciation to Jackie Jeffries SUNDAY MAY 5, 2019 3:00 PM BMCC Tribeca PAC is located on
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“Look at what you done for me… you make me feel so good inside “flowed as effortlessly as honey from a knife from a diva whose signature voice moved generations of people. Listening to Aretha Franklin’s breathtaking performance at the Kennedy Center before President Barack Obama was an exemplar of how a woman, grown gracefully
A Queen, Mother Among Women: The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin 1942-2018 Read More »
By: Derrel Jazz Johnson New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe (BBD) founding member Michael Bivins and R&B Foundation Chairman Damon Williams hosted an event called on the first Saturday of June in celebration of Black Music Month and the HSA Spring Festival. HSA students, parents, and faculty were joined by guests to listen and learn
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By: Derrel Jazz Johnson The Harlem community and beyond flocked to General Grant National Memorial Sunday for the official kickoff of Harlem Week called “A Great Day in Harlem.” The stage was filled with performers singing a variety of music all day, as well as vendors, arts and crafts, a fashion show and so much
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By Debra Vanderburg Spencer (March 2017) At a recent dinner party in Harlem, I was drawn to an early work by renowned artist and activist, Faith Ringgold. Born in this very village, as so many other extraordinary visual and performing African American artists, Ringgold is also widely acclaimed as a civil rights activist and pioneer
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By: Derrel Jazz Johnson When good friends and Fordham University graduates Nodar Mosiashvili and Matthew Trebek thought about opening a restaurant, Harlem was their only choice. Though Central Harlem was considered, the pair settled on the Hamilton Heights section of West Harlem to open Oso. Oso is a restaurant that was inspired by trips Matthew
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NEW YORK – The Harlem School of the Arts (HSA) will launch the Fall 2016 Season with its first original student theatre production, All The News, a dynamic fast-paced satire of contemporary news programs and infotainment. It is written by HSA Theatre Alliance students, directed by HSA Artistic Director Alfred Preisser and Obie Award-winner and
The Harlem Stage: Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Presents: Stretch Music x Trap Friday- Saturday l October 7- 8 | 7:30pm 150 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031
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By: Ramona Maben Vivian Reed aka, Ms. Bubbling Brown Sugar, is a performer extraordinaire. Originally from Pittsburg, this singer, dancer, actress, producer and model has been nominated twice for a Tony. Just a few of her multi-award winning accolades include the NAACP Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Theatre World Award, and Drama Desk Award. She
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