88 year old photographer, composer, and filmmaker Gordon Parks (November 30, 1913 – March 8, 2007) is interviewed by Charlie Rose.... Read More
The Bronx Museum “Boogie Down Rides”
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Sunday, July 12, 11am to 2pm The Bronx Museum of the Arts 1040 Grand Concourse Bronx Meet at 11am in the North Wing Lobby of... Read More
Kara Walker’s “African Boy Attendant Curio”
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Through October 18, 2015 The Brooklyn Museum Elevator Lobby, 5th Floor Kara Walker: “African Boy Attendant Curio (Bananas)” presents a new resin-cast version of one of... Read More
¡Retumba! (Afro-Caribbean Music and Dance)
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July 12, 2015, 2pm to 4pm Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, inside the Park at 110th Street (Lenox &Fifth Avenues) Manhattan Imagine an ensemble dedicated to... Read More
Film: “Celia: The Queen”, Music: Gerardo Contino y Los Habaneros, Music: DJ Asho Sunday, July 12, 2015, 7pm St. Mary’s Park, Bronx – SummerStage St... Read More
Here are a couple of short stories from Mahalia Jackson (October 26, 1911 – January 27, 1972) and Her Funeral... Read More
Seventh Annual Summer Movie Series
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Pier 86 W 46th St and 12th Ave Manhattan Join the Intrepid Museum for its seventh annual Summer Movie Series. Enjoy FREE feature films on the flight... Read More
“Exploring Sneaker Culture On View”
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July 10-October 4, 2015 The Brooklyn Museum From their modest origins in the mid-nineteenth century to high-end sneakers created in the past decade by designers... Read More

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