Thanksgiving Break

Hey Folks!
The hubby and I will be out of town from November 16 to November 25 and I will not be able to update the site  while I am away. However, WordPress has this fabulous feature where I can schedule my posts, so I can actually write entries out now and schedule them to post  [...]

Q-Tip and Roy Hargrove Perform Together Nov 30

I love it! I will definitely be going to this if there are tickets left. I’m a huge fan of Q-Tip and Roy Hargrove. I’ll write up a review for UF if I end up going. Plus, don’t you love that Harlem residents get a discount? Fabulous.
 

 
 
Performance:
Friday, November 30
7:30pm
Tickets:
$40
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Free Performance at the Schomburg on Nov 14

The Frederick Douglass Creative Arts Center
( www.fdcac.org)
and
The Classical Theatre of Harlem
( www.classicaltheatreofharlem.org)
 
in association with
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
( http://www.nypl.org)
 
present
a staged reading of
Musing Hughes
by Quanda Johnson
directed by Alexandra Aron
CAST:
The Word Smyth – William DeMeritt*
The Songstress – Patti Butler*
The Whirler – Venita McLemore
The Muse of Music (piano) – E. Katrina Lewis
The Muse of [...]

Community Meetings This Week

Community Board 10 will be hosting a meeting about the 125th Street Rezoning on Nov 14 at 6:00 pm.
Friends of St. Nicholas Park will be holding their monthly meeting tonight at 7:00 pm.

Packs and Loosies

Photo By Lauren Lancaster, Courtesy of City Limits
“Newports! Newports!” You hear that call quite often when walking down 125th Street. Probably second only to women asking to braid your hair. Well, City Limits has done a little digging into the cigarette hustle that thrives in Harlem. There are some interesting smoking statistics [...]

The Scoop

Having problems with your child’s school? So are parents at this $18,000/year pre-school in Morningside Heights.
{New York Times}
Councilwoman Inez Dickens fined for fundraising and spending missteps during 2005 campaign.
{Columbia Spectator}
The Church of Scientology looks to strengthen its presence in Harlem. Maybe Tom Cruise will start hanging out on 125th Street.
{Columbia Spectator}
Decorated [...]