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.

4/23/23 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Kirk Franklin – I Smile

Kirk Dewayne Franklin  is a songwriter, choir director and a gospel artist.He is best known for leading urban contemporary gospel ensembles such as The Family, God’s Property and One Nations Crew. He has won numerous awards, including 19 Grammys. Continue reading

4/22/23 O&A NYC GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WALESTYLEZ: Bayanni,Jason Derulo – Ta Ta Ta

 

Abimbola Oladokun known professionally as Bayanni, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter.He signed a record deal with Mavin Record. Continue reading

4/21/23 O&A NYC ITS SATURDAY- ANYTHING GOES: The Kiss by Margo Sappington


Dancers Valentina Kozlova and Sven Toorvald performs choreographer Margo Sappington‘s Rodin inspired duet The Kiss Continue reading

4/22/23 O&A NYC FILM REVIEW: An American Ballet Story- The Harkness Ballet

By Walter Rutledge

An American Ballet Story is the long-awaited documentary about the rise and fall of the Harkness Ballet. The company and school had an almost mythical two-decade impact on dance and helped changed the artform forever. The 94-minute documentary, which was seven years in the making, tells the unvarnished story of the now defunct and largely forgotten Harkness Ballet of New York. Continue reading

4/19/23 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: KOTD – DNA/Charlie Clips vs Real Sikh / Lu Castro I #RapBattle

King of The Dot Entertainment, also known as KOTD is a North American Battle Rap league founded in Toronto,Ontario, Canada in 2008. The company’s HQ is based in Toronto, from which it gets its name. Successful battlers such as Pat Stay, Dizaster, Head Ice, Rone, Arsenal Math Hoffa and Madchild.  Continue reading

4/18/23 O&A NYC GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WaleStylez: Story Time With Kody- The Fisherman and The Princess Fish (Nigerian Folktale)

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Story Time With Kody’s Nigerian folktale, The Fisherman and The Princess Fish, is the captivating story of Ebiakpor and the Princess Fish. Continue reading

4/18/23 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Thelonius Monk Quartet _Monk au danemark

Thelonious Monk the greatest pianist, composer of Jazz of all time, At twenty-two he is the official pianist of Minton’s club in Harlem. During jam sessions with drummer Kenny Clark, trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, saxophonist Charlie Parker and guitarist Charlie Christian, among others, he developed a new style: Bebop. Continue reading

4/18/22 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: I’m Going To Make It- Motivational Speech

Ben Lionel Scott is an Australian motivational speaker and YouTube celebrity who is known for his motivational contents on his YouTube channel. Because of his motivation, he has been able to garner hundreds of thousands of followers. Continue reading

4/18/23 O&A NYC MORE HARKNESS STORIES: Margo Sappington

By Margo Sappington

Vicente Nebrada called me in 1973 because he had seen my ballet “Weewis” which I choreographed for the Joffrey Ballet. It was a ballet for 3 couples set to a commissioned score for rock band and chamber orchestra. He said the Harkness Ballet needed something like that for their repertoire and I said, “Well, I do have something else in mind.” He stated that would be up to Mrs. Harkness and I would need to discuss it with her.

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