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.

9/9/24 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Bullitt (1968) The Greatest Hollywood Car Chase of All Time


Bullitt, a 1968 action thriller film directed by Peter Yates and produced by Phillip D’Antoni. The film stars Steve McQueen as the title character. He is a San Francisco police detective Frank Bullitt, who pursues a group of mobsters after they kill the witness he’s been assigned to protect. 
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9/8/24 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Bunny Briggs and Duke Ellington- David Danced Before the Lord

Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concert of Music featured guest artist, famed tap dancer Bunny Briggs. Briggs known as Duke’s Dancer had a smooth effortless style perfect for Ellington’s Come Sunday. Continue reading

9/8/24 O&A NYC SUNDAY GOSPEL: Rev. James Cleveland-Can’t Nobody Do Me Like Jesus

Gospel singer, musician, and composer James Edward Cleveland was known as the King of Gospel. Cleveland was a driving force behind the creation of the modern gospel sound by incorporating traditional black gospel, soul, pop and jazz  in arrangements for mass choirs. Continue reading

9/7/24 O&A NYC ITS SATURDAY- ANYTHING GOES: Saint Laurent Menswear F/W 2024-25

The first signs as to where Anthony Vaccarello was going with his Saint Laurent men’s fall 2024 show in Berlin—a miracle of impressive tailoring broad in the shoulders and attenuated in the legs, interspersed with yet more shoulders, nakedly fragile this time, framed by gossamer silk or chiffon sleeveless shirting. Continue reading

  9/6/24 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Alicia Graf/Donald Williams in Robert Garland’s Return

Robert Garland made the leap from principal dancer to emerging choreography with his 1979 company debut Return. Garland described the work as “post-modern urban neoclassicism – an attempt to fuse an urban physical sensibility and a neoclassical one.” Continue reading

9/4/24 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: A$AP Rocky – Tailor Swif

A$AP Rocky has delivered the previously leaked Tailor Swif video after expressing concern about giving the track and visual an official release. The song and accompanying Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia-directed video arrived on August 30th as a gift to the Mob frontman’s faithful fans. Continue reading

9/4/24 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Madame Re-Res Dance Scene- School Daze

The iconic salon dance fight sequence choreographed by Otis Sallid from Spike Lee‘s 1988 musical comedy School Daze. Continue reading

9/3/24 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Wise African Proverbs and Sayings

 

Wise African Proverbs and Sayings (episode one) explores the rich cultural heritage and profound insights of the African people through their timeless proverbs. Continue reading