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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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12/29/25 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Miracle In Harlem (1948)

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Miracle in Harlem (1948) is a independent American film known as a race film, featuring an all-African American cast. is a murder mystery melodrama with musical elements, considered one of the better films of its genre from that era. The cast in the all black cast included  Sheila Guyse as Julie Weston, Hilda Offley as Aunt Hattie, William Greaves as Bert Hallam (Julie’s boyfriend), Stepin Fetchit as Swifty, the handyman, Laurence Criner as Albert Marshall, and  vocalists Savannah Churchill, Juanita Hall, and the Lynn Proctor Trio. Continue reading

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12/28/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ: Sketches of Spain: Concierto de Aranjuez

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Miles Davis and Gil Evans Sketches of Spain: Concierto de Aranjuez performed live in Chicago by Orbert Davis on trumpet. Continue reading

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12/28/25 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ PRIME VIDEO TRAILER: Madden – Official Teaser

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Prime Video debuted the first teaser for Madden, the highly anticipated biopic from director David O. Russell. In a casting choice as bold as a fourth-down conversion, Nicolas Cage steps into the headset of John Madden. Continue reading

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12/28/25 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ SPORTS REVIEW: NewYork Knicks at Atlanta Hawks – Full Game Highlights

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The NewYork Knicks defeated the Atlanta Hawks, 128-125 tonight in Atlanta. Karl-Anthony Towns finished with a team-high 36 points along with 15 rebounds and 3 three pointers for the Knicks, while Jalen Brunson tallied 34 points, 5 assists and 4 three pointers in the game.  Continue reading

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12/28/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Oh, Happy Day – Ray Charles and the Voices of Jubilation

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This soul-stirring gospel performance of Oh, Happy Day by legendary musician Ray Charles, accompanied by the Voices of Jubilation, a world-famous 120-member choir from Newark, New Jersey. Continue reading

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12/27/25 O&A NYC BY WALTER RUTLEDGE: In My Father’s Footsteps

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Walter and Barry in SnowEvery time we have a snowstorm it brings back one the most lasting and endearing early memories I have of my father. I was six years old; we lived in a quiet residential Northeast Bronx neighborhood. (Yes there are quiet neighborhoods in New York City.) Back then we didn’t have a formal sidewalk the grassy front lawn meandered into a roughly paved street that seemed to be more dirt than asphalt. Continue reading

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12/27/25 O&A NYC GOING BACK TO AFRICA WALESTYLEZ: Adekunle Gold – My Love Is The Same

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My Love Is The Same is by Afrobeat artist Adekunle Gold, released as the sixth song on his 2025 studio album, Fuji. Continue reading

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12/27/25 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Comedian CP – I Dated A Wendy’s Regional Manager

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I Dated A Wendy’s Regional Manager is a popular stand-up comedy bit by Comedian CP (Chris Powell). Continue reading

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12/26/25 O&A NYC DANCE BY WALTER RUTLEDGE: Cry – Deborah Manning

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In 1971, Alvin Ailey created Cry, one of his signature dance works, as a birthday present for his mother Lula Elizabeth Ailey. Ailey dedicated the ballet to “all black women everywhere — especially our mothers.” The three-part ballet, set to contemporary music by Alice Coltrane, Laura Nyro and Chuck Griffin, depicts a woman’s journey through toil to an ecstatic state of grace. Cry premiered at New York City Center on May 4, 1971. Continue reading

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12/25/25 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: The Voices of East Harlem – Right On Be Free

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The Voices of East Harlem was an African American vocal ensemble that originated in an inner-city action project in East Harlem, New York City. The song Right On, Be Free enjoys continued exposure as the last movement of Alvin Ailey‘s masterwork Cry.  Continue reading