Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Black Theatre!!!



This play has received phenomenal reviews.
Joe Turner's, Come and Gone
Belasco Theatre. Closes June 14th. 

Coming up....

The Roots
April 29, May 5, 26th 
Highline Ballroom
Doors open at 11:30 p.m. 

Monday, April 13, 2009

Upcoming Events....

April 25th 

Meta & Cornerstones
Joe's Pub 
11.30 p.m. 

Saturday, April 11, 2009

WEEK OF APRIL 13TH

The 16th Annual African Film Festival
April 8th-April 14th @ Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center
April 15th @ Columbia University

For further information and synposes at www.africanfilmny.org.

Monday, April 13th


A Conversation with Lynn Nottage and the Cast of Ruined
Acclaimed playwright Lynn Nottage discusses her new play "Ruined" at 7 p.m.
Cast members will join the playwright for a Q&A led by educator and artist, Mo Beasley.
RSVP@ wtgintern@aol.com
The event will be held at Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church (85 South Oxford Street between Lafayette and Fulton).

Mike Stern Trio
Awesome guitarist with the sick drummer, Kim Thompson
55Bar, 55 Christopher Street.
Shows at 10 p.m. & 11 p.m.
http://www.55bar.com/

Tuesday, April 14th
Brilliant Jamaican poet, Staceyann Chin reads from her book, The Other Side of Paradise
Barnes & Noble
33 East 17th Sreet
Union Square
The Death of Boom Culture
Walter Benn Michaels (The Trouble with Diversity), David Simon (The Wire), Susan Straight (Highwire Moon), Dale Peck (Body Surfing) discuss the cultural aftershocks of the economic meltdown.
New York Public Library, 5th Avenue at 42nd street
7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 15th
Mike Stern Trio w/ drummer Kim Thompson
55 Bar, 55 Christopher Street
Shows start at 10 p.m. & 11 p.m
Friday, April 17th

Saturday, April 18th
Blakbushe, Bam Cafe at 9 p.m.
http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=38























Apollo Salon Series.

The Apollo rocked my world yesterday. One of my girls invited me to see an amazing artist (and fellow scorpio) yesterday. Now I am way behind the times on this woman as she apparently has been around for years. Jessica Care Moore's God is NOT an American blew and inspired my mind yesterday. Rapper, singer, and above all, Poetess extraordinaire rocked the stage at the Apollo Stage Series and tore the place down. 

The show continues tonight, April 11 at 7:30 p.m
The Apollo Theatre
253 West 125th Street,  Between 7th Avenue & 8th Aveue
New York, New York, USA 10027




Up in two weeks in the Salon Series... The Legendary Melvin Van Peebles with a musical BadAass. 

An Introduction..

This is for all folks in love with culture, art, food in this great city. However, it can be really hard to figure out where other like-minded folks are gathering. There is a lot happening in Black New York. I want to celebrate and share brilliant cultural contributions to this city and provide a forum for all of those folks looking to experience black artists and minds who share their respective gifts on the New York stage.