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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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12/28/24 O&A NYC MILESTONE: Happy 70th Birthday Denzel Washington

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O&A NYC would like to celebration the 70th Birthday of actor, philanthropist, and role model Denzel Washington. Whose life and career has enriched the lives of untold individuals. The Mount Vernon native remembers his roots and the people and places that shaped his life. Washington spoke about his days as a Club kid at the Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon. He credited the time he spent there and the mentoring he received from caring staff as key to his survival and success. In honor of this milestone we present a soliloquy from Malcolm X.

Malcolm X (Denzel Washington) delivers a powerful speech about how Black people have been led astray by politicians in America. From the 1992 biographical film from director and co-writer Spike Lee, starring Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman Jr. and Delroy Lindo. Happy Birthday to a prolific man in the arts. Continue reading

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12/28/24 O&A NYC GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WALESTYLEZ: Bnxn, Rema – Fi Kan We Kan

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Fi Kan We Kan thrives off the hypnotic percussion of Blaise Beatz, who has produced a number of records for BNXN.Following the release of  Phenomena his first 2024 solo single, comes this banging collaboration with Rema, who has the reputation of being one of the best feature acts around. Continue reading

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12/28/24 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Beyoncé’s Christmas Day Halftime Show

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Hope your Santa hat was fastened, because Beyoncé gave us the ultimate Cowboy Carter gift this Christmas. The superstar spread holiday cheer during Wednesday’s Halftime Show at the Christmas Day Texans-Ravens NFL game in her hometown of Houston, Texas, marking the first time Beyoncé performed songs from her hit 2024 album “Cowboy Carter” in front of a live audience. Continue reading

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12/27/25 O&A NYC DANCE/MILESTONES: Happy Birthday Joan Myers Brown!

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By Walter Rutledge

Happy Birthday Joan Myers Brown! The nonagenarian dance icon was born on Christmas Day ninety three years ago in her beloved Philadelphia. Even as a child Brown understood the disparities between American of African decent and the local whites; and she wanted to shatter the social barriers prohibiting her people from becoming famous in the world of dance. In 1960 Brown established the Philadelphia School of Dance. The school was so successful she formed a dance company in 1970.  Now fifty four years later the Philadelphia Dance Company aka Philadanco and Joan Myers Brown are world renowned. Below is a 2019 article prior to Brown receiving the  2019 New York Dance and Performance Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dance, and video conversation with Brown and dance scholar Brenda Dixon Gottschild. 

“Happy Birthday Aunt Joan” 

Love,

Walter Continue reading

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12/25/24 O&A NYC MERRY CHRISTMAS: March of the Wooden Soldiers

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Babes in Toyland is a Laurel and Hardy musical film released on March 10, 1934. The film is also known by its alternate titles Laurel and Hardy in Toyland, Revenge Is Sweet (the 1948 European reissue title), March of the Wooden Soldiers and Wooden Soldiers (in the United States). Continue reading

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12/25/24 MERRY CHRISTMAS: Diana Ross Christmas In Washington- White House Concert

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Christmas in Washington is an annual Christmas television special that currently airs on the U.S. TNT network. The 2102 show was hosted by Conan O’Brien and starred Diana Ross, Demi Lovato, Megan Hilty, Scotty McCreery, and Chris Mann.  Continue reading

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12/24/24 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY SPECIAL: Kirk Franklin Performs Joy To The World | Little Big Town’s Christmas at The Opry

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Kirk Franklin sings in the season with a spirited rendition of Joy To The World in Little Big Town’s Christmas at The Opry. Continue reading

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12/24/24 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Friday After Next Santa Clips

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Craig (Ice Cube) and Day-Day (Mike Epps) back in the old neighborhood where it all began.It’s Christmas time and a ghetto Santa Claus breaks into their run-down apartment, stealing all their presents, along with anything else he can stuff into his sack, including the rent money hidden in their stereo speakers. Continue reading

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12/24/24 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ NETFLIX TRAILER: Zero Day | Netflix Trailer

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Netflix has officially dropped the first teaser for the upcoming Robert De Niro limited series Zero Day. De Niro plays a former U.S. president by the name of George Mullen, who is pulled out of retirement to investigate the nationwide cyberattack. As the head of the Zero Day Commission, he is expected to find the reason behind the issue that has caused chaos and thousands of fatalities around the countries. Continue reading

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12/24/24 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Shaquille O’Neal Helps a 4 Year Old Get a Slam Dunk | ‘The Jennifer Hudson Show’

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A viral sensation Lil Mike showed off his incredible basketball skills. Then Jennifer Hudson surprised the 4 year old budding NBA player with a huge surprise from the legendary Shaquille O’Neal.
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