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.

12/1/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez FASHION: OVO x Timberland 6-Inch Boots

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr

OVO and Timberland 6-Inch boots finally have a release date.December 1,2017 the boots will be available at OVO stockists just in time for the winter chill.Recreating the signature Timberland construction boot, OVO adds a touch of luxury to the timeless silhouette.   Continue reading

12/1/17 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Taylor Swift – Ready For It?

…Ready for It? by Pop artist Taylor Swift for her sixth studio album, Reputation. Initially a promotional single, the song impacted radio on October 24, 2017, as the album’s second single. Continue reading

12/1/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez MOVIE TRAILER: Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War Official Trailer

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr

Avengers: Infinity War is an upcoming American superhero film  based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.Avengers: Infinity War is schedule to  release on May 4, 2018, in IMAX and 3D.  Continue reading

11/30/17 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Brandy-Sittin Up In My Room

Sittin’ Up in My Room by R&B artist Brandy Norwood. It was written and produced by Babyface and recorded by Brandy for the soundtrack of the 1995 film Waiting To Exhale, starring Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett. Continue reading

11/29/17 O&A NYC HEALTH AND WELLNESS: Bodybuilding Motivation- Top 6 Aesthetic Bodybuilders 2016- 2017

Bodybuilding Motivation,  here are six male bodybuilders who stress not just muscle size but a balanced and  aesthetically symmetric physique.  Continue reading

11/28/17 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Massari – Number One feat. Tory Lanez

Sari Abboud better known by his stage name Massari is a Lebanese/Canadian R&B, Pop Artist. His music combines Middle Eastern culture with western culture. He started his musical career in 2002, and has released three albums. He has had a number of hit singles in Canada and Lebanon. Continue reading

11/28/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez FASHION: Wood Wood And Vans Capsule Collaboration 2017

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr

Wood Wood  has revealed the final capsule from its celebratory series of collaborations. The latest drop from the Danish label sees it work with Vans and take on the Old Skool silhouette with two new versions of the classic sneaker. Continue reading

11/28/17 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Put God First – Denzel Washington

In delivering the commencement speech at Dillard University, Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington told the college graduates to put God first in everything they do, adding that everything he has accomplished in this life was due to the grace of God. Continue reading

11/28/17 O&A NYC DANCE: Ailey Company To Dance George Faison’s Suite Otis At Gala

By Walter Rutledge

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will present an excerpt of George Faison’s masterwork Suite Otis at their New York City Center season opening night gala, Wednesday, November 29 2017. Choreographed in 1971 for the George Faison Universal Dance Experience the work joined the Ailey repertoire in 1977. 40 years after it’s Ailey debut Suite Otis continues to excite and entertain audiences with verve, aplomb, fleet footed technique and imaginative Archimedean storytelling.

The company will perform the finale section set to Otis Redding’s Tenderness. The full cast section reintroduces the dancers creating a visually exciting yet compelling epilog. Throughout the work Faison (the imperial storyteller) does what every choreographer should do- invites us into his vision and delivers with clarity, focus and impeccable choreographic timing.

Balletomanes still long for the return of old fashion honest storytelling- the hallmark of Ailey’s original company. In Suite Otis Faison’s articulate use of the dance narrative genre captures the majesty and universal humanity of both Otis Redding’s music and the black dance experience. This gave him a voice in an era when Black American dance and culture had started to becoming a global  force.

Suite Otis- George Faison

What Faison did (and continues to do) is to keep the dance/theatre aesthetic in the forefront of the arts conversation. Tenderness will be performed for one performance only on Wednesday, November 29 for tickets and a complete schedule of the five-week New York City season visit ailey.org.

11/24/17 (repost) O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez MUSIC MEETS ART: LOUIS XIII Cognac presents « 100 Years » By Pharrell Williams

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr

It is this interdisciplinary approach to the arts that has endeared Pharrell Williams to the LOUIS XIII family — making him the all but obvious choice to front its newly-hatched call attraction campaign. Continue reading