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.

3/12/26 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Sarah Vaughan – Misty (Live from Sweden 1964)

Sarah Lois Vaughan  was described by Scott Yanow as having “one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century. Continue reading

3/11/26 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ DANCE PARTY: Davincii vs Bootsie – 4Way Finals

Both dancers made it to the finals of the I Got Next Finals. Bootsie battles Davincii at the end of the 4Way Battle. Davincii wins a Main Card Battle. Off The Grid Live is another dance arena within the Flexn community. March 14th will be the comeback of Off The Grid Live and this battler’s card is going to be tight. Continue reading

3/11/26 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: In Living Color – Best of Kim Wayans Part 1 (Benita Butrell)

In the classic sketch comedy series In Living Color, Kim Wayans played the iconic character Benita Butrell, a nosy neighborhood woman who lived in the Hopkins Projects. Continue reading

3/11/26 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: Lil’Kim ft. Missy Elliott, Da Brat, Left Eye, Angie Martinez – Ladies Night Remix

Not Tonight (Ladies Night Remix) is a legendary Hip Hop collaboration released on June 24, 1997, for the soundtrack of the film Nothing to Lose. It features Lil’ Kim alongside Missy Elliott, Da Brat, Left Eye (Lisa Lopes) and Angie Martinez. Continue reading

3/10/26 O&A NYC INSPIRATION TUESDAY: Sheryl Lee Ralph – A 3-Step Guide to Believing in Yourself (TED)


In her 2023 TED Talk, The 3-Step Guide to Self-Belief, Emmy-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph shares a practice for cultivating self-confidence by shifting how you perceive, think about, and present yourself to the world.

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3/10/26 O&A NYC DANCE BY WALTER RUTLEDGE: Ronald K. Brown/Evidence

By Walter Rutledge

Ronald K. Brown/Evidence presented their New York City season at the Joyce Theater February 24 through March 1, 2026. The company offered two programs, a total of eight works spanning the years 2006 through 2017. The production experienced some snow drama with the cancellation of the February 24 performance and the addition of an evening show on Sunday March 1st. The six-day, seven performance season paid tribute to Ibiwunmi Omotayo Olaiya and Toni Pierce-Sands.  Continue reading

3/10/26 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Leslie Jones – Problem Child (Full Comedy Special)

Annette Leslie Jones is a actress and stand-up comedian who was a cast member and writer for Saturday Night Live from 2014–2019. She also hosted the ABC game show Supermarket Sweep. Continue reading

3/10/26 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Angela Winbush – Angel

Angel  is the debut solo single by R&B artist Angela Winbush. The track was released in 1987 as the first single from her debut album, Sharp on Polygram Records. Continue reading

3/9/26 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Aaliyah – More Than A Woman

More Than A Woman is by R&B artist Aaliyah for her eponymous third and final studio album.It was written by Static Major and Timbaland, with the latter producing it. Continue reading

3/9/26 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Good Fences – Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Mo’Nique

Tom Spader (Danny Glover) is an upwardly mobile black middle class attorney determined to end the black man’s losing streak. Now the family is off to the suburbs. It is 1973, and the lily-white community of Greenwich, Connecticut, doesn’t quite deliver on the promise of the American Dream. Continue reading