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Walter’s World: A Ramp To Paradise 2 Debuts Tomorrow

By Walter Rutledge

German poet and playwright Bertolt Brecht stated, “Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which 
to shape it.” The Paradise Garage was more than just a dance club it was a community lead by a music muse. A Ramp To Paradise 2 which will debut on November 8, 7:30pm at the Kumble Theater on Long Island University’s downtown Brooklyn Campus promises to reshape the memory the legendary dance club with an interactive multi media dance theatre jamboree. Continue reading

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Walter’s World: Homo-Harlem

by Walter Rutledge

The first annual (second actual year) Homo-Harlem film retrospective highlighting the people who have shape the gay aesthetic in Harlem opened with The Polymath, or, the Life and Opinions of Samuel R. Delany, Gentleman. The opening night screening and reception took place on Monday June 21, 2010 at the Museum of the City of New York. The film was a candid look into the life and work of author Samuel R. Delany. Continue reading