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.

1/7/24 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Judith Jamison- 22nd Kennedy Center Honors (1999)

Morgan Freeman introduces honoree Judith Jamison at the 22nd Kennedy Center Honors in 1999. Continue reading

1/6/25 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ MOVIE TRAILER: Disney’s Snow White | “Waiting On A Wish” Special Look

Ahead of the premiere of the  Disney‘s live-action Snow White remake starring Rachel Zegler, the studio has shared a special look at the upcoming film, debuting a new original song.Titled Waiting On a Wish, the song is sung by Zegler’s protagonist Snow White and is written by EGOT musical duo Benji Pasek and Justin Paul. Continue reading

1/6/25 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Five On The Black Hand Side

Mr. Brooks (Leonard Jackson) is an African-American barbershop owner who runs his household with an iron fist. One day, however, Mrs. Brooks (Clarice Taylor) tires of his stern approach and embraces a nonconformist attitude that’s more in line with that of their children, including the philosophical Booker T. (D’Urville Martin) and Gideon (Glynn Turman), a black militant. Continue reading

1/6/25 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: I Look Like Diddy – Comedian G Thang

Gary Johnson professionally known as G Thang, burst onto the Comedy and Acting Scene in 1994 from St. Louis Missouri. He started his Stand Up Career in The Funny Bones Comedy Club, where he fine tuned his Act. Continue reading

1/6/25 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ FASHION SPECIAL: Ralph Lauren becomes First Fashion Designer To Win Medal of Freedom

As US President Joe Biden’s term comes to a close his administration distributed eighteen Medals of Freedom at the White House on Saturday morning. Designer Ralph Lauren was one of the honorees, making him the first fashion designer to receive a Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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1/5/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Lonnie Liston Smith “Expansions” Katalyst and Loren Oden Live

Expansions is an album by pianist Lonnie Liston Smith, featuring performances recorded in 1974 and released by the Flying Dutchman label the following year. Continue reading

1/5/25 O&A NYC HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALVIN AILEY!: Alvin Ailey 1985 Cairo Interview- Historic Stock Video Footage

Today, January 5 is the 94th birthday of choreographer Alvin Ailey. O&A NYC shares rare video footage from a 1985 interview. The one-way dialogue between Alvin Ailey, founder of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater took place in Cairo, Egypt. (Note: We only hear Ailey’s answers; not questions asked). He talks about his life, his dance school, the motivational forces behind his choreography and theories of dance. Continue reading

1/5/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Sounds of Blackness – Optimistic

Optimistic an urban contemporary gospel song by vocal and instrumental ensemble Sounds of Blackness, was released as the group’s first single from their debut studio album The Evolution of Gospel (1991). Continue reading