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Out & About NYC Magazine was founded to offer the arts and lifestyle enthusiast a fresh new look at New York City. We will showcase the established and the emerging, the traditional and the trendy. And we will do it with élan, and panache with a dash of fun.
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3/17/25 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Carmen Jones- Gypsy Song – Beat Out Dat Rhythm on a Drum

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In the groundbreaking black version of Carmen Jones there is a wonderful club scene Gypsy Song -Beat Out Dat Rhythm on a Drum featuring three sepia divas, Dorothy Dandridge, Pearl Bailey and Diahann Carroll. But there are at least three more present and future stars in the scene. As Carmen enters the club, the stunning woman with the pony-tail is famous beauty/dancer Carmen De Lavallade. Next two are fabled drummer Max Roach, and albeit just for a couple of seconds, Alvin Ailey! Continue reading

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3/16/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: The Caravans- Mary Don’t You Weep (Live)-Inez Andrews, Albertina Walker, Dorothy Norwood, James Cleveland

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Gospel icons and trailblazers The Caravans featuring Inez Andrews, Albertina Walker, Dorothy Norwood and James Cleveland on piano perform Mary Don’t You Weep. Continue reading

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3/15/25 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ MOVIE TRAILER: I Am Legend 2 – First Trailer | Will Smith, Michael B. Jordan

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Military scientist Robert Neville seems the sole survivor in virus-ravaged New York. He’s waging a fight against Dark-Seekers, mutants resembling vampires trying to capture him as he searches for a cure.I Am Legend 2 was confirmed to be in development in 2022, with Will Smith set to star opposite Michael B. Jordan.  Continue reading

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3/15/25 O&A NYC GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WALESTYLEZ: Oxlade, Fally Ipupa – IFA

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Nigerian Afro-Pop star Oxlade teams up with Congolese legend Fally Ipupa for the new single IFA, blending Afrobeat and Congolese Rumba. The track is part of Oxlade’s debut album Oxlade From Africa. Continue reading

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3/15/25 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Darius Bennett – The Best Dating Advice

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Darius Bennett is originally from Detroit, Michigan who bought a spur of the moment one way ticket to LA in the middle of the night and has never looked back. He can currently be seen on Netflix’s “Introducing…” along with Just For Laughs new faces. Continue reading

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3/15/25 O&A NYC ITS SATURDAY- ANYTHING GOES: Carmen DeLavallade- The Creation (TEDxEast 2012)

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Dancer, actor and choreographer Carmen DeLavallade performs The Creation featuring choreography by her husband Geoffrey Holder. Holder also designed the costume and music. 
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3/13/25 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ SPORTS REVIEW: NewYork Knicks at Portland Trailblazer – Full Game Highlights

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Mikal Bridges hit a 25-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the New York Knicks a 114-113 overtime win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night. Bridges finished with 33 points and OG Anunoby had 23 as New York won its second in a row and improved to 2-2 on its five-game West Coast trip with one game remaining. Continue reading

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3/13/25 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Shirley Ellis – The Name Game (1965)

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The Name Game is a song co-written and performed by Shirley Ellis as a rhyming game that creates variations on a person’s name. She explains through speaking and singing how to play the game. Continue reading