Archive for December, 2007
Dirty Laundry Pulled from NYC Theater
In a shocking and unusual development, the Clearview Chelsea Theater decided late yesterday to pull the plug on one of the most successful movies playing at its theater in New York. Despite three sold out weekend performances at the venue, the theater management sent out an email on Monday describing the $12,000 weekend gross for [...]
Twenty Years Later: James Baldwin’s America Hasn’t Changed
Author and essayist James Baldwin died 20 years ago on Dec. 1. To view his obituary that was published in the New York Times, click here. * * * Baldwin’s biographer and close friend, David Leeming, called his essays “prophetic,†as they articulated an eerily clear-eyed view of America’s peril at the hands of what, [...]
Next Week is a Big Week for Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige’s New CD Growing Pains drop on December 18th and on December 20th she’ll be at Carol’s Daughter’s Harlem store from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. The store is located at 24 West 125th Street.
White House Christmas Tree Ornament Created by Harlem Artist
Norma Mae Carmichael and Savona Bailey-McClain of the West Harlem Art Fund Nora Mae Carmichael, a gifted self-taught artist residing in Harlem, was selected to create an original piece of art for the official White House Christmas Tree. Mrs. Laura Bush chose the National Park Service as this year’s theme for the tree, in celebration [...]
Obama Qualifies New York Slate
Chicago IL – Through the work of hundreds of volunteers, the Obama campaign filed for the New York State ballot and qualified for full delegate slates in all of New York’s 29 congressional districts.
Boricuation Night — An Evening of Music and Spoken Word
Cemà Underground 1799 Lexington Avenue at 112th St., El Barrio, NYC Friday, December 7, 2007 at 7:00 PM Admission: $7.00 212-860-2820
Toy Drive and Holiday Party To Benefit Kids at Harlem Hospital
Wendell Niles and Friends are hosting the 2nd Annual Toy Drive and Holiday Party to benefit the kids at Harlem Hospital Center. Date: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 Time: 6:00 pm until 12:00 am. Location: Creole – 2167 Third Ave. (corner of 118th Street & Third Ave.) New York, NY
Youth by Youth Art Show at the Casa Frela Gallery
 70 by Milka Montero This Saturday, December 8th at 5:00 p.m., the first ever Production of Youth by Youth Art Show will take place at the Casa Frela Gallery in Harlem at 47 West 119th Street (between Lenox and Fifth Avenues). The Production of Youth by Youth is the newest after-school development program of [...]
Holiday Toy Drive and Shopping Event at N to Benefit the Harlem YMCA and the Jackie Robinson Youth Center
To find out more about N, click here and to find out more about the Harlem YMCA, click here.
Uptown Spill on Sugar Hill — Winter Ball for the Young and Sophisticated
For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.
Converse Sneaker Art Battle at the Hip Hop Culture Center
If you attend this event, rember to tell them that you are a guest of Nesto.
