Mama Foundation on 60 Minutes

Hey, y’all –
Please check out 60 Minutes on CBS this Sunday, October 7.
Vy Higgensen, the Mama Foundation for the Arts and Gospel for Teens, as well as, the DNA Cousins Story will be featured after the football game or around 7 p.m., please check your listings!!
You are all invited to be our guest at our [...]

There is absolutely nothing to do this weekend

Gabriel Serpa. “Gancho” 24″ x 36″ Oil on linen. 2007.
Just kidding! If you’re up there in your apartment deciding whether it’s going to be a laundry/groceries or a paint-town-red weekend, here’s a nudge in the red paint direction. As always, there are lot of things happening in the city this weekend, uptown and elsewheres.

artHarlem’s [...]

3 questions for… Doug E. Fresh

Jesse Serwer interviewed Doug E. Fresh for Time Out New York, in which they spoke about Doug’s new ventures (Chicken and Waffles, and the opening of a new restaurant in December), running for office, and beat-box lovers in Japan.
3 questions with Doug E. Fresh
by Jesse Serwer for Time Out New York
1. You’ve been in [...]

Passages Exhibition

The Passages Exhibition will open at the Heath Gallery as part of the 3rd Annual Harlem Open Artist Studio Tour. The exhibit features the works of five African-American aale, intergenerational artists exploring personal, social and cultural milestones. The five artists are Thomas Heath, Daren Chambers, Bob Daniels, Lawrence Joyner, and Pheonix.
The event will also feature [...]

Gallery Talks at Canvas Paper and Stone

What inspires them? What are they saying in their art? What do you see in their art? These are some of the questions that will be explored in our upcoming Gallery Talks at Canvas Paper and Stone Gallery:
Saturday, Oct 6
3:00 p.m.: Ray Llanos
4:00 p.m.: Helina Metaferia
Sunday, Oct 7
3:00 p.m.: Hope Maddox
4:00 p.m.: Vivian [...]

Hidden Harlem Spot: Dollar Internet Cafe

By Tiffany Y’vonne Thompson

Harlem local Gordon E. Sims carries a mission and a passion to promote our community, technologically and artistically. Three years ago, he opened the Dollar Internet Café with co-owner Tyesha M. Sims. Located at 1687 Amsterdam Avenue between 143rd Street and 144th Street, the café offers affordable high-speed internet, traditional [...]

The Scoop: Friday Edition

Harlem Success Academy changes its bulbs and brightens up. [NYSun]
Sleeping homeless man set on fire outside Iglasia Christiana Betania; in critical condition. [NYP] [WCBStv] [ABC7]
No more rabbit ears in 2009, says FCC. Digital converters instead. [Columbia Spectator]
Round-up of the Municipal Art Society’s discussion, “Has New York Lost Its Soul?” [City Room] [Architectural Record]
Harlem mothers surprised [...]