If you’ve never seen Lena Horne in performance you’re in for a treat. — Lena Horne – The Lady and Her Music (1982) — here... Read More
Ongoing The Schomburg Center’s Lapidus Center for the Historical Analysis of Transatlantic Slavery 515 Malcolm X Blvd Harlem A flash display of artifacts, documents, and... Read More
Teen Night: Listening Party
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Friday, June 12, 2015, 6:00pm-8:00pm Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 515 Malcolm X Blvd Harlem Calling all young people! Grab your friends and head... Read More
June 12, 2015, 6pm-8pm Stephen A. Schwarzman Building 5th Avenue at 42nd Street Celeste Auditorium, Lower Level of South Court Manhattan Director Roy T. Anderson will present... Read More
“Maroons Revisited: Talk and Screening”
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Talk on June 11, 2015, 6pm-8pm the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building 5th Avenue at 42nd Street Celeste Auditorium, Lower Level of South Court Manhattan Secluded in... Read More
June 2 – 10, 2015 Previews: Tuesday – Saturday: 7:30pm & Sunday: 4:00pm National Black Theatre (NBT) 2031-33 National Black Theatre Way Harlem 212-722-3800 info@nationalblacktheatre.org... Read More
B.B. King: Legends Live
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The thing about legends is they never die. The uniqueness they bring to the world, whether in song, science, fashion, philosophy, and . . .—countless... Read More
Artful Health: 1040 Fitness!
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Thursday, June 11, 7:00pm to 8:30pm The Bronx Museum of the Arts 1040 Grand Concourse Bronx ppp Warm up in series of five fitness classes... Read More

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