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Thomas Allen Harris' Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People Premiers at the Film Forum. Through Tuesday, September 9 Film Forum 209 W Houston St, Between Varick St & Ave of the Americas New York, NY 10014 |
IMAGENATION HOSTS Thomas Allen Harris's "Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People" NOW PLAYING @ NYC's FILM FORUM August 27 - September 9 Join ImageNation on Friday for a special celebration of Harlem photographers! 7:20pm, Friday, August 29, 2014 at FILM FORUM! Esteemed Panelists! Renee Cox, Ming Smith, John Pinderhughes Dawoud Bey and C. Danny Dawson Moderated by Moikgantsi Kgama, Founder of ImageNation Click on title for more details |
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Jazzmobile Summerfest: Jimmy Owens Wednesday, August 27 @ 7 pm Grant's Tomb - General Grant National Memorial 122nd Street and Riverside Drive New York, NY |
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| Nyc Parks’ Arts, Culture & Fun Presents: The Marriage Of Latin Music & Jazz Wednesday, August 27 @ 6:30 pm FREE Pelham Fritz Recreation Center - Marcus Garvey ParkCity of New York Parks & Recreation 18 Mount Morris Park West New York, NY 10027 |
In celebration of City Parks Foundation’s Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, join Joe Conzo Sr. for a discussion of Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Machito, and other great musical artists from the early 1930’s to the present that brought Latin music and jazz together. Joe Conzo Sr. is a Latin music historian, Tito Puente’s publicist and confidant, and author of Mambo Diablo: My Journey with Tito Puente. Conzo will play rare live recordings of Charlie Parker with the Machito Orchestra from his private collection. Q & A to follow. This event, presented by NYC Parks and the City Parks Foundation, is free and open to the public. Space is limited. Please RSVP to artsculturefun@parks.nyc.gov to reserve your seat. |
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A Hip Hop & Spoken Word Open Mic Wednesday, August 27 @ 9 pm Shrine Bar & Lounge World Music Venue... Harlem's Hottest! 2271 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr Boulevard between 133rd & 134th Streets New York, NY 10027 |
Upper Manhattan is an oasis of creativity and artistic expression....It's Nina Simone meets Nas, it's Flying Lotus meets Roy Ayers, it's Prince meets J Dilla.
Likwuidity: A Hip Hop & Spoken Word Open Mic Jam Session, will present this chic fusion of art backed by a live hip hop jam band, accompanying uptown writers, poets, singers and emcees. This open mic will fuse calculated intimate lyrics and impromptu creativity before an interactive audience. We hope to allow free energy to flow, unbound by cyber oppression, and awakened through human interaction. Sign up early! Covers and originals are welcome for singers, poets and rappers. Please 1 piece per performance; your courtesy for the community is appreciated.
WEDNESDAY; August 27, 2014 9PM-11PM. DJ immediately after. EARLY SIGN UP: likwuidity@gmail.com |
| New Heights Block Party Community Event Thursday, August 28 @ 12 pm |
Come join us! NHACS Annual Block Party community event.
West 150th between Amsterdam & Broadway! Sponsored by New Heights Academy Charter School, 1818 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10031. For More Information please call Eliza Valentin Family Coordinator at 212-283-5400 x312. Volunteers, Sponsors and Donations are Welcome |
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A People's History of Harlem: Summer 16mm Film Series! Friday, August 29 @ 2 pm FREE 115th Street Branch The New York Public Library 203 West 115th Street New York, NY 10026 |
A People's History of Harlem: Our Neighborhood Oral History Project presents... A 16mm Summer Film Series JOIN US at 115th Street Library for some rare neighborhood classics! Our FIRST film on June 13th will be Minnie the Moocher and Many Many More In this 1983 documentary, Cab Calloway recalls the Harlem jazz clubs of the 1930s and 40s. Rare archival footage and film clips produced for video jukeboxes in the late 30s are used to tour Harlem's renowned clubs from the Savoy to the world famous Cotton Club. Included are performances from Fats Waller, Dorothy Dandridge, Bill ''Bojangles'' Robinson, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie and Cab Calloway himself. |
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Harlem Friday Afterwork Salsa (Black And White Affair) Presented by Harlem Salsa Friday, August 29 @ 6 pm $10 Riverbank Grill 679 Riverside Drive Riverside Drive & West 145th Street, Riverbank State Park New York, NY 10031 |
The Next Harlem Salsa
BLACK AND WHITE AFFAIR
SUMMER SALSA
August 29
Harlem Summer Friday After Work Salsa
River Bank Grill
Riverbank State Park
679 Riverside Drive
145 Street and Riverside Drive
Harlem, upper Manhattan, NYC -
6:00 to 10:45 PM
(Park closes 11:00 Sharp) - A long-running classic salsa event catering mainly to a mature crowd. Admission price: $10 ''Playing The Best Salsa on the Planet!'' with SALSA WARRIOR DJ JOSE |
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Red Winter Brings Modern Folk to Harlem Friday, August 29 @ 9 pm Silvana (Middle Eastern) 300 West 116th Street (between Manhattan Ave & 8th Avenue) New York, NY 10026 |
Red Winter, the modern indie folk duo responsible for the hit Troubled Old Man will be bringing their unique acoustic folk blues sound to Harlem. It will be a night of unforgettable music. |
| Harlem Green, 9th Annual Tour of Harlem Community Gardens - FREE! Saturday, August 30 @ 10 am |
HARLEM GREEN, 9th ANNUAL TOUR OF HARLEM COMMUNITY GARDENS—FREE!
Come see outstanding vegetables, herbs, fruit, gazebos, hoop houses, grape arbors, ponds, composting systems and more in this
sampling of Harlem’s Community Gardens on Saturday, August 30TH, 2014 (RAIN DATE, Sunday, August 31ST),10 AM-5 PM.
Contact: 212.662.2878
On Saturday, August 30th, Harlem’s community gardeners will once again invite the public to share the miracles of grassroots development. Starting at 10AM with a sumptuous breakfast at the J.D. Wilson Garden on 122nd Street, and ending at 5PM with a traditional Harlem Barbeque at the William A. Harris Garden, 153rd Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, the tour will take in over fifteen of Harlem’s green gems. Click on title for details. |
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Sweet Spot Festival: THE LAST DANCE Saturday, August 30 @ 2 pm Pier 1 Riverside Park 70th Street and Riverside New York, N.Y. |
The Summer is almost over & we are sad to see it go
We are planning a SWEET SEND OFF end-of-season DANCE party like no other.
Sweet Spot Festival presents the
THE LAST DANCE
August 30th, 2014
2-9PM
Pier i on 70th street and Riverside Blvd.
Your favorite soulful house anthems courtesy of Herbert Holler, Les Carbonell & Kevin Hedge of RootsNYC PLUS a special performance by SHYVONNE and a Baltimore House presentation by the Morgan State Marching Band WHAT!!???? All this talent gathered together for one last, beautiful, FREE , family friendly, afternoon on the Hudson of Music, Art & Community! Our Pop-Up Market returns with an array of food, vintage and craft vendors. Bring the kids out for the Free kids Mosaic art workshop brought to you in part by Artist & Craftsman Supply Come early & stay late.. Let's send Summer off right! And don't forget to check Kevin Hedge of RootsNYC every Friday night on WBLS 107.5 in NYC! This celebration of life is made possible by LMCC, & Presented by Summer on the Hudson in partnership with NYC Parks and Riverside Park Conservancy #SOH #SweetSpotFestival #WHPP |
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Performance: Just About Love - A Concert Staged Reading Saturday, August 30 @ 2:30 pm Saturday, August 30 @ 7 pm $10.00 Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church 16-20 Mount Morris Park West Southwest corner of West 122nd Street New York, NY |
Dathan B. Williams leads a talented cast of 14 classically trained artists in Leah Maddrie's new stage play set in 1964 Freedom Summer. HELEN LOVES BERT however BERT LOVES FREEDOM. Even still it's JUST ABOUT LOVE when Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well is transported to 1964 Freedom Summer. Join us for an exciting evening of theatre and song as love triumphs in the midst of adversity. |
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Renaissance Jazz Brunch with Whitney Marchelle Through Sunday, August 31 MIST Harlem 40 West 116th Street Between Lenox and Fifth Avenues New York, NY 10026 |
Sunday Jazz Brunch featuring Whitney Marchelle Enjoy the art of versatile vocalist Whitney Marchelle as you sit down and enjoy our delicious brunch cuisine. Whitney has recorded & performed with Clark Terry, Quincy Jones and Herbie Hancock to name a few. She has also opened for Fat Head Newman, KISS, Bill Withers among others. Music sets at Noon & 2 pm Seating at 11:30 am & 1:30 pm Price: $29.99 (includes All-You-Can –Eat Buffet, Jazz Performance & Beverage) Reservations: 866-317-1152 |
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The Black August Film Festival and the Black August Art Exhibition Saturday, August 30 @ 3 pm $10.00 National Black Theatre 2031-33 Fifth Avenue Cross Street: 125th Street and 126 Street New York, NY 10035 |
MXGM Presents the Black August Film Festival and the Black August Art Exhibit / 8/30/14 at the National Black Theatre in Harlem: Located at 2031 5th Avenue, NY, NY 10035 / $10 / 3PM to 10PM. Films: Free Angela by Shola Lynch Afraid of Dark by Mya B Herman’s House by Angad Singh Bhalla Hip Hop is Bigger than the occupation by Nana Dankwa & existence is resistance MIND Up by Kevin Lopez ART BY: Shabaam Sahdeeq Elton Leonard Marthalicia Matarrita Austin Green Monifa Skerritt-Perry And More |
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Call for Curators! No Longer Empty Curatorial Lab in Harlem Through Monday, September 1 |
The NLE Curatorial Lab is a professional development program for
curators to build upon their existing knowledge. In three months, 4-6
curators will collaboratively develop, stage and evaluate a
site-responsive exhibition. The NLE Lab reinforces the role
of the curator and encourages new interdisciplinary projects with
special emphasis on site-specific practice and community engagement.
The application deadline is Sept 1st. Scholarships available. |
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Some Kind Of Primitive Presented by Chashama Through Sunday, September 7 Chashama Studios/Gallery Harlem 457 W 125th Street New York, NY 10027 |
August 19–September 7, 2014
457 W 125th Street
New York, NY 10027
Gallery Hours:
Wednesday–Friday, 3–8pm
Saturday & Sunday, 12-5pm
Opening Reception:
Saturday, August 23rd, 3–5pm
August 1, 2014 - NEW YORK, NY - When time is stratified by progress we close the doors to the wondrous fluidity of time. The work presented in ''Some Kind of Primitive'', painting, sculpture, and found artifacts, cut through this imposed strata to excavate discontinuity and happenstance in the dissonant relationships between objects, places, and the histories that ground them.
Marking the beginning of this nonlinear narrative are the large paintings whose figuration oscillates between traditionally rendered figures and stenciled monolithic forms. Antiquated dinosaur illustrations are overlaid with silhouettes of nondescript pixelated buildings that reference early video game graphics. It is this nuanced and slightly ambiguous time-shift that we will keep coming back to in this exhibition. |
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