Apr 12, 8 PM – Dr. Mambo and the Experience Ensemble, The Gallery, 293 Van Duzer St., Staten Island, NY, $20-advance, info: 917.929.4254, www.drmambo.com Apr 12, 9-1:00 AM – Kathy Farmer, BrownstoneJAZZ, 107 Macon St. @ Nostrand Ave., $20, info: 917.704.9237, brownstonejazz@aol.com Apr 12, 10-2 AM – Open Jam Session featuring Gerry Eastman Quartet,...
THIS WEEKEND! Thur., Aug. 30th To raise awareness about HIV in the African-American community, The Watchful Eye joins Xtra Mile Mindset to host “The Red Party” at the Brooklyn Terrace Rooftop Lounge. The evening will be filled with live performances, networking, poetry readings, surprise gift giveaways, great people and good vibes. Free Event. 347-533-4300...
If any actor-writer’s shoes are hard to fill, it’s the pair that belongs to Daniel Beaty, the hardest-working thespian off-Broadway. This Saturday, May 12, the hugely popular actor adds yet another multi-faceted character to his list of “long-running” cameos when he debuts the one-act play, Mr. Joy, as a New York-based Chinese shoe storeowner....
Milestones GIL NOBLE: Mr. Noble’s Home Going service will be tonight, Thursday, April 12th, 7-10pm. The funeral service will be tomorrow, Friday, April 13th at 10am. The Abyssinian Baptist Church, 132 Odell Clark Pl.(formerly 138th St.), New York. 10030, Tel: 212-862-7474. The Home Going service will be today, Thursday, April 12th, 7-10pm and the...
April Earth Month, Jazz Appreciation, Poetry, Sakura Matsui, Easter CelebrationsArts, Culture, Lifestyle Art Exhibitions Through Sunday, April 8@3p: DORSEY ART GALLERY, the oldest continuously active black-owned art gallery in New York City, opens The 2+2 Art Show. 553 Rogers Avenue, corner of Lawrence P. Dorsey Way. The show features more than 50 pieces of...
Catch this Bus! Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, directed by Emily Mann (center) and starring, from left, Wood Harris (Mitch), Nicole Ari Parker (Blanche), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Stella) and Blair Underwood (Stanley). Previews start Tuesday, April 3 for a 16-week run on Broadway. A Streetcar Named Desire: A Conversation with Cast and Artistic Team....
Anniversaries Sunday, March 18 4:00p- The Committee to Eliminate Media Offensive to African People (CEMOTAP) Celebrates 25 Years. Black Spectrum Theater/177th St. & Baisley Blvd. 718-322-8454.Free Admission. Arts Friday, March 16 8:00pm & 10pm (two shows): CYNTHIA HOLIDAY QUINTET in concert at Jazz966 for Women’s Herstory Month. 966 Fulton Street (bet. Grand and St....
Besides celebrating our country’s independence during the July 4th weekend, the date also marks the 40th year of the International African Arts Festival. The event is a four-day festival slated to start at 10 am Friday, July 1st at Commodore Barry Park in Fort Greene. More than 75,000 people are expected to attend this...
When the Apollo Theatre’s thick velvet burgundy curtains rise for The 15th Annual Black Nutcracker/Uptown Dance Academy gala presentation, on Thursday, December 16 in Harlem, the audience will experience a grand and beautiful display of genius in action, grace in motion and more. Many hands, many hours, many hundreds of details and a modicum...
Seven Runners Score in Top Ten Combined Men’s & Women’s Categories THE BIG WIN There are wins based on besting others. There are wins based on personal best. There are wins determined by endurance and going the distance. Then there are wins associated with the successful relaying of the baton or by the simple...