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TAKE WING AND SOAR
SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Thursday, May 15th
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Cocktail Reception and Silent Auction | 6pm
Awards Presentation | 7pm sharp
Followed by a Champagne Toast
in Celebration of our 5th Year

National Black Theatre
North Tower
2031 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10035
Kindly RSVP by May 13th - 2008
Debra Ann Byrd, Founder & [...]

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Looking for something to do tonight? Why not take a little trip down memory lane? Photog Jamel Shabazz will be at the Bronx Museum tonight. I saw this exhibit a couple of years ago at the Rush Corridor Simmons Gallery (Russell’s big brother) in Brooklyn and started having serious flashbacks of a [...]

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The second Sunday of May for as long as I can remember has always presented an interesting conundrum for me. It’s almost an early practice run for Christmas time. If you didn’t know, this Sunday the entire nation will be “celebrating” Mother’s Day.
In Harlem, many will begin this day by accompanying their mother to church [...]

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Harlem is hot –even on Second Life [Second Life Fashion]
Another BK transplant blogs about the strange new world called Harlem [Harlem Ain't for Amateurs]
Kalahari is open for business [VV: Runnin' Scared]
Did you know that there’s a white peacock at St. John the Divine? [City Specific]

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Saturday, May 17
2:00 PM
General Tickets:
FREE, RSVP required.
To RSVP call
212.281.9240 x 19
www.harlemstage.org
Harlem Stage Gatehouse
150 Convent Ave.
(W. 135th &
Convent Ave.)

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