ImageNation Outdoors in association with the Historic Harlem Parks Film Festival Presents When We Were Kings 7pm, Sat., August 20th @ St. Nicholas Park 135th Street & St. Nicholas Ave. 7pm house music – spun by DJ M. Ford 8pm film – When We Were Kings (Tribute to Muhammad Ali) MAVIS! A Tribute to Mavis Staples 7pm, Sat., August 27th @ St. Nicholas Park 135th Street & St. Nicholas Ave. 7pm gospel house music – spun by legendary Carlos Sanchez performances by ARC Choir, Salvation & Deliverance Choir, Diva Nation + MORE! 8pm film – When We Were Kings (Tribute to Muhammad Ali) #cultural #guide #essential #event #Harlem #local #Uptown #culture #NewYork #experienceharlem #experience #ExperienceHarlem #NYC #shoplocal #harlemnyc #harlemites #NY

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NICOLE HENRY at Ginny’s Supper Club at The Red Rooster – New York, NY Saturday, Aug 27 – 7:30pm & 9:30pm Reserve your tickets today! For tickets: Click here Nicole Henry (vocals); David Cook (Piano); Robert Jost (Upright Bass); Darrian Douglas (Drums); Nir Felder (Guitar) Since her debut in 2004, Nicole Henry has established herself as one of the jazz world’s most acclaimed vocalists, possessing a potent combination of dynamic vocal abilities, impeccable phrasing, and powerful emotional resonance. Ms. Henry’s passionate, soulful voice and heart-felt charisma has earned her a 2013 Soul Train Award for “Best Traditional Jazz Performance,” three Top-10 U.S. Billboard and HMV Japan jazz albums. Heralded by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Japan Times, El Pais, Jazz Times, Essence and more, Ms. Henry tells real stories through repertoire from the American Songbook, classic and contemporary jazz, contemporary standards, blues and originals. “I had the sense of being in the presence of a pop-soul superwoman whose every gesture and inflection conveyed confidence and mastery…. time and again she invested familiar songs with an extra fillip of conviction and made you reconsider the words.” – Stephen Holden, The New York Times “…That predicted time of greatness has arrived. Nicole Henry emerges hands down as this generation’s First Lady of Jazz.” – Sean Martinfield, Huffington Post #cultural #guide #essential #event #Harlem #local #Uptown #culture #NewYork #experienceharlem #experience #ExperienceHarlem #NYC #shoplocal #harlemnyc #harlemites #NY

ImageNation | HBO | Harlem Week Celebrate 30 Years of Service from HCCI w/: A Free Evening of Outdoor Film & Music Saluting Mavis Staples! 7pm, Sat., August 27th @ St. Nicholas Park 135th Street & St. Nicholas Ave. 7pm MUSIC Gospel House Music – spun by legendary Carlos Sanchez performances by ARC Choir, Salvation & Deliverance Choir, Diva Nation, Darryl Anderson on sax, Vaughn Moore and others! 8pm FILM MAVIS! Directed by Jessica Edwards, MAVIS! chronicles the ascension of gospel and soul music legend and civil rights icon Mavis Staples and her family group, the Staple Singers. Features interviews with Bob Dylan, Prince, Bonnie Raitt, Jeff Tweedy, and Chuck D! #cultural #guide #essential #event #Harlem #local #Uptown #culture #NewYork #experienceharlem #experience #ExperienceHarlem #NYC #shoplocal #harlemnyc #harlemites #NY

Please join us for our 3rd Annual Alzheimer’s Caregivers’ Symposium on Saturday, October 15th at 10:00am, where you will learn more about Alzheimer’s impact, share in information and resources that can help you or a family member or friend cope, and leave with action steps. #cultural #guide #essential #event #Harlem #local #Uptown #culture #NewYork #experienceharlem #experience #ExperienceHarlem #NYC #shoplocal #harlemnyc #harlemites #NY

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Meet and talk with Teri Johnson about the inspiration behind the Harlem Candle Company brand and it’s luxury candles. Teri Johnson is also the creator, host, and executive producer of Travelista TV, an online video network with a focus on travel, culture, lifestyle and entertainment http://travelistateri.com/ Bring your friends and enjoy after work wine, snacks and great music. #cultural #guide #essential #event #Harlem #local #Uptown #culture #NewYork #experienceharlem #experience #ExperienceHarlem #NYC #shoplocal #harlemnyc #harlemites #NY

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On Sunday, October 2, 2016, 1:00 pm at Riverside Church in the City of New York, the awarding winning Maryland based organization, Piano For Youth Presents Speak to Me of Children Concert Fundraiser at The Riverside Church in New York City. The performance will feature some of the most prolific women in jazz of our time. Featured artists include, Amy K. Bormet. A prolific composer, an alum of Howard University, frequently combines improvisation with concert music. She has been commissioned to write for Wild Up’s Work concert for classical bassist/vocalist Maggie Hasspacher, the Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra, the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra and the Brad Linde Ensemble among others. Amy is an alumna of the Kennedy Center’s residency program for composer/performers, Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead, and the inaugural Mary Lou Williams Emerging Artist Workshop. As an advocate for women in music, Amy created the Washington Women in Jazz Festival in 2011 and continues to serve as executive director. Suzzanne Douglas, widely know as an award winning actress in,(Whitney, School of rock, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Tap, The Good Wife), Suzzanne’s vocal talents have taken her from Broadway opposite Sting in The Three Penny Opera to the concert halls of Russia with Jon Faddis in Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies. Recently, Douglas completed principal photography on the soon to be released film, Happy Yummy Chicken for which she wrote it’s title song. Rolling Stone said “Suzzanne Douglas is fabulous”. Tickets are $50. To purchase tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/speak-to-me-of-children-tickets-27371669400 or call The Riverside Church Box Office: 212-870-6784 #cultural #guide #essential #event #Harlem #local #Uptown #culture #NewYork #experienceharlem #experience #ExperienceHarlem #NYC #shoplocal #harlemnyc #harlemites #NY

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