It is that time of year again…where Harlem Park to Park presents Harlem Restaurant and Retail Month for the month of March! Starting March 1 and running to March 31, a select group of Harlem businesses will be offering prix fixe menus and select retail items all for $20.12. Check out the list below and head on over to your favorite Harlem hangout this month for Harlem Restaurant and Retail Month!
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Gertrude Jeannette and The H.A.D.L.E.Y Players have joined forces to present Louise Mike’s play ‘ARYE, which is a historical drama that traces the roots of a young Black woman’s ancestry, focusing on three generations: the coasts of Africa, plantation days in the U.S., and up to the present day. ‘ARYE’ will play from February 28 to March 11 at the Harlem School of the Arts Theatre, located at 647 St. Nicholas Avenue at 142nd Street. Start times are at 7:30 pm during the week and 2:30 pm on Sundays.
To attend ‘ARYE,’ ticket prices are $20 each or two for $30 for general admission; $15 for Seniors, Students or Groups of five or more; and $8 for Children under 12.
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Tagged ARYE, Harlem, Harlem Schoot of the Arts, Louis Mike, plays
Sundae Sermon, the afternoon Harlem dance party generally held in the summer in Morningside Park, and El Museo Del Barrio in Spanish Harlem have teamed up to keep us grooving all winter long with the launch of its first annual Sundae Sermon Indoor Series today, February 26, from 3 pm – 7 pm. El Museo Del Barrio, located on Fifth Avenue and East 105th Street, is hosting Sundae Sermon in Spanish Harlem to connect family, community and commerce through dance, leisure, laughter and artist exhibits.
DJ Stormin’ Norman, Sundae Sermon’s founder, will curate each event’s music, art and dance-centric themes, with special guest DJs, hosts and artists. Four events are planned for the series, starting with the first one today, Feb. 26th, from 3 pm to 7 pm.
DETAILS: Sundae Sermon Dance Party
DATE: Sunday, February 26, 2012, 3 pm – 7 pm
LOCATION: Museo Del Barrio, 1230 5th Avenue
If your were wondering when the second annual Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival will take place this year, we know the dates. According to a news release, the same organizations who put on the first Festival have joined forces once again. The Apollo Theater, Harlem Stage and Jazzmobile will present a series of concerts and events, May 7-13, 2012, to celebrate the rich legacy of jazz in the uptown community.
The Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival plans to bring both established and emerging artists to Harlem venues and will pay tribute to Club Harlem, Clark Monroe’s Uptown House, Havana San Juan Club, Small’s Paradise, Minton’s Playhouse, Showman’s Café, Park Palace, Lenox Lounge and the Apollo Theater.
In addition to concerts at jazz shrines, other Festival events will take place at Harlem Stage Gatehouse, Columbia University and a variety of locations throughout the Harlem area. So mark your calendars to May 7-13!
Tickets for many of the Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival events are available now. For tickets and more information on the Festival and its partners, visit the Harlem Jazz Shrines’ website at www.Harlemjazzshrines.org.
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Tagged Harlem, Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival, Harlem Stage, jazz, jazzmobile, music, The Apollo Theater.
CuriosiTeas NYC is having their official launch in Harlem this month and you’re invited to participate. On Thursday, February 23 from 6:30-9 p.m., participating guests will be able to sample three CuriosiTeas’ custom blended loose leaf teas at Gran Piatto d’Oro on 5th Ave and 116th Street. For additional details and to attend this event, view the graphic below.
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Tagged 10035, 1429 Fifth Avenue, CuriosiTeas NYC, Gran Piatto D'Oro, Harlem
The Aloft Harlem Hotel features an exhibition of a solo artist each month and that practice continues this month with Charly Palmer’s High Notes, Blue Notes and Honky Tonk Exhibition on view at the Aloft Harlem from February 16-March 14, 2012.
The exhibition features 15 medium-sized paintings of seminal figures who have shaped music history and have inspired the artist, Charly Palmer.
Palmer is known for his interpretation of some of the most respected music icons of our time celebrating the marriage between music and visual art, and the influence both have on each other. Palmer has been the subject of more than twenty solo exhibitions and has been included in numerous group exhibitions in galleries across the United States.
This coming Friday (Feb. 24) at 8 pm our very own celebrity chef, Red Rooster owner, and Harlem local, Marcus Samuelsson, will give Food Network viewers a closer look at Harlem’s food revolution through a special TV program called Savoring Harlem. In the TV special, Savoring Harlem will showcase the food culture of several Harlem restaurants, such as Red Rooster Harlem, Melba’s, restaurant pioneer Sylvia’s and more.
Yum! This will be fun to watch and then go out to eat in Harlem afterwards. Turn your tube on at 8 pm to the Food Network!
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Have you heard the news recently? A major fight/disagreement broke out February 4 at Cedric French Bistro and Bar in Harlem between the owners of Cedric’s and four customers, who happen to be of African-American descent. To make matters worse, the next day or so an aggressive media campaign lead by three of the four women began immediately aimed at ousting Cedric’s entirely from the Village of Harlem. If you don’t know what I am talking about, you must not read one of the six or seven New York media outlets who covered the altercation or you are not on Facebook or on Twitter. ‘Cause if you read the papers or were on social networking sites, you would have read all the alleged details from that night.
As a blogger and what some have called, a Harlem cheerleader, I don’t want to share the news clips on this topic this time, rehash the events, or pick sides. I don’t doubt something happened that evening and more than likely verbal lines were crossed. However, what I do want to talk about is: where do we go from here? And no, boycotting Cedric’s is not the answer in my view. We need to support both old and new business in Harlem.
Let’s look at questions such as, what should Cedric in Harlem learn from that evening? What should we as a community in Harlem learn from this? Where are the ethics in all of this? And is playing it out in the media first really beneficial or harmful to Harlem, its citizens and business owners? I don’t have all the answers. What I do believe is that the “old and new Harlem” can play in the sandbox together now and in the years to come. That’s what makes Harlem so great. We have the history and those that have lived it and then there are those who want to come to Harlem and be a part of its unique history. There is enough room for everybody in Harlem.
I’ll stop there and as that phrase goes, the lines are open! Let’s discuss how to move forward!
Nectar Wine Bar is taking a different approach to Sunday Brunch on February 12. They are combining food and the opportunity to potentially meet your mate! From 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Feb. 12, Nectar is hosting a Speed Date Brunch at its 2235 FDB location. The cost is $30 in advance and the hosts are recommending you register before hand. If you would like to check out this event, click here for details.
If you do attend, best of luck to ya! Ya never know what could happen in life, unless you try!
Don’t forget the Harlem Fine Arts Show is taking place this coming weekend, February 10-12th, 2012, at Riverside Church at 120th Street. There is still plenty of time to purchase tickets. Go to www.hfas.org to order online or call 914-450-4269!
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Tagged 490 Riverside Drive., art and culture, Harlem, Harlem Fine Arts Show, Riverside Church
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