By: Tahnia Belle On May 19th, as part of the ongoing restoration of the 103rd Street Community Garden, about 200 community volunteers, New York Restoration Project (NYRP) staff, Disney VoluntEARS and KaBOOM! organizers came together to build a playground and children’s garden. One of the notable aspects of this collaboration project is that not only… [Read more…]
May 25, 2011 by tbelle
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The East Harlem International Film Festival is bringing the hottest filmmaking from around the world to East Harlem, a diverse, passionate and culturally rich neighborhood. The East Harlem International Film Festival will feature 30 films over 5-days : June 1st to June 5th 2011 throughout East Harlem in cultural venues including Poet’s Den Theater, Museo Del Barrio, and the Museum… [Read more…]
May 17, 2011 by D. Bell
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Tonight Mount Morris Park will be having its monthly meeting to discuss the annual Father’s Day Skyscraper Classic Bike Race around Marcus Garvey Park next month and its annual House and Garden Tour also taking place next month. A newly proposed restaurant, The PInk Heifer, plans to open on Lenox Avenue. Attendees will have an opportunity… [Read more…]
May 17, 2011 by IslaGirlCouture
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This past Friday night Le Femme Suite celebrated its first year anniversary with a ladies’ night celebration at their studio at 2364 Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard. They pulled out all the stops for the event, including red carpet, professional photos, male models, disco lights, a DJ, and a delicious array of soul food samples, hors… [Read more…]
As a proud Harlem resident, I considered it a privilege to be witness to the triumph of Daniel Beaty’s latest work, “Tearing Down the Walls,” now playing at the Riverside Theatre through May 29th. To attend this world premiere musical about Harlem is to take part in a community forum, where the audience’s reaction and… [Read more…]
May 12, 2011 by D. Bell
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Fairway Market will say ‘Thank You’ to customers in the parking lot of the Harlem location on Saturday, May 21, 2011. Fairway will be serving free food and drinks, and providing family friendly entertainment from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dozens of vendors, will be offering drinks, desserts, salads and sides to go along with the… [Read more…]
May 12, 2011 by D. Bell
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The lakeside performance is free and open to all ages. A few chairs are provided and guests are welcomed to bring a blanket and picnic lunch to enjoy the music from many Broadway hits. The concert is the same day as the AIDS WALK so we are raising money for the Union Settlement for Children… [Read more…]
May 10, 2011 by D. Bell
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This evening Bier posted a picture of their new sidewalk seating with the message, “Baby steps towards a sidewalk cafe. Still missing plants and additional chairs but getting close.” Follow Bier on Twitter @bierint to keep up with their progress.
May 10, 2011 by D. Bell
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City Parks Foundation’s Reebok Junior Tennis Academy celebrates its 25th Anniversary of providing a free, annual scholarship training program for talented New York City junior tennis players. The program provides free expert coaching, practice time and tournament scholarship, while the Academy helps defray the cost of tournament tennis training so that more urban youngsters have… [Read more…]
Along with the District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Assemblyman Keith Wright will be hosting the First Annual Gang Education Clinic in Harlem on May 19th, 2011 on the 8th Floor of the Harlem State Office Building (163 West 125th Street in New York City) from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM. Invited panelists include members and leadership… [Read more…]
May 9, 2011 by D. Bell
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We just received some exciting (yet sad) news. First the bad news: My favorite cafe, La Perle Noire, is closed for good. The good news is that it is reopening as Island Salad II. Johnny, the owner of La Perle Noire, confirmed the closing saying that he has been so busy with his work in… [Read more…]
May 8, 2011 by D. Bell
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May 6, 2011 by IslaGirlCouture
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Harlem’s first pole fitness and spa services studio will be celebrating its one-year anniversary on Friday May 13, 2011 from 7:00 pm-12:00 am. It is a ladies only event and will be an evening of food tasting, wine, LFS signature drinks, trivia, prizes, giveaways and performances by LFS instructors. Le Femme Suite offers clients a sensual… [Read more…]
May 4, 2011 by D. Bell
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May 4, 2011 by D. Bell
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May 4, 2011 by jjelfar
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Last month, from April 9-16, the Harlem School of the Arts Theater Department presented “Flyin’ West” written by Pearl Cleage and directed by HAS faculty member, Willie Teacher. Set in Nicodemus, Kansas in 1898, the play follows the lives of African-American homesteaders in the American West. Immersed in the rapidly changing and cataclysmic landscape of… [Read more…]
May 3, 2011 by IslaGirlCouture
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RETROSPECTIVE AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BY: STEPHANIE FELIX I am still spellbound. Today, I was one of the privileged few to preview The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Retrospective Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty. The exhibit is in recognition of the iconic work of the late British designer and courtier Lee Alexander McQueen,… [Read more…]
May 3, 2011 by D. Bell
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May 3, 2011 by D. Bell
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May 3, 2011 by D. Bell
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Stars of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the rising young dancers of Ailey II, and gifted students from The Ailey School will come together for a spectacular one-night performance on Tuesday, May 3rd at 7pm on the world famous Apollo stage, where stars are born and legends are made. Led by Judith Jamison, in her final… [Read more…]
May 2, 2011 by D. Bell
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Have you ever wished that your favorite wine bar in Harlem served brunch? So have we. Our wish has finally come true! Nectar is celebrating its third successful year of educating Harlem’s wine drinkers and providing a sophisticated space to sip and savor a delicious glass of vino close to home. There will be lots… [Read more…]
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May 27, 2011 by tbelle
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