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Media Legend, Vy Higginsen Aims to Save the Music with “Sing, Harlem, Sing!”

Harlem Arts Alliance Presents:  On the “A” w/Souleo
Media pioneer and Harlem legend, Vy Higginsen has created change on many platforms including being the first black female radio personality in the prime time New York City market and the first black woman to produce a drama on Broadway with August Wilson‘s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.”  Continue reading
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Walter’s World: Weekend Picks- Art Tour, Musical Theatre and Burlesque

By Walter Rutledge

After two weeks of working outside my beloved city I return to find “the city that never sleeps” in full insomnia.


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Romare Bearden at the Newark Museum

Explore the unique artistic vision of one of America’s greatest storytellers through lectures, dialogue with noted scholars and guided viewing of the exhibition, Romare Bearden: Southern Recollections and enjoy 10% off in the Museum Shop. Continue reading

Walter’s World: Weekend Picks Dance, Art, and Jazz

By Walter Rutledge

This weekend we honor the men in our lives. Father’s day can be more than a necktie with a variety of arts event taking place throughout our community and region. Continue reading

Walter’s World: Weekend Picks Dance, Art, Jazz, and Film

By Walter Rutledge

There is a wide array of activities and cultural events taking place throughout the city this weekend. You can see free dance concerts on parks in Brooklyn and Harlem. Continue reading

HW Pick: Romare Bearden, Southern Recollections

Romare Bearden: Southern Recollections is a significant development in the wider understanding of the sources and inspiration behind much of Harlem man Bearden’s art.

The book focuses on a largely unstudied area of the artist’s work, his recollections and memories of his southern childhood that informed his art. The book draws together a significant and broad ranging collection of his work, produced throughout his career, including selections from his The Prevalence of Ritual series. Romare Bearden: Southern Recollections presents 90 works from the full span of the artist’s career, drawing on the Mint Museum and other public and private collections of Bearden’s work. Continue reading