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.

3/20/17 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY CELEBRATING WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: The Wiz- Mable King, Diana Ross and Lena Horne

Hollywood Mondays

The-Wiz

The Wiz, the 1978 urbanized retelling of L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and a big screen version of the Tony Award winning Broadway musical The Wiz produced in collaboration between Motown Productions and Universal Pictures. Continue reading

3/19/17 O&A NYC Gospel Sunday- Celebrating Women’s History Month: Dottie Peoples

GOSPEL SUNDAY

Dottie Peoples has been a star in the gospel music industry for more than 30 years, since she was nine years old. Called the Songbird of the South by Atlanta WAOK radio announcer Brother Esmond Patterson, Peoples won the top four honors at the 1995 Stellar Awards with her album, On Time God. Continue reading

3/17/17 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Snoop Dogg- BADBADNOTGOOD: Lavender (Nightfall Remix)

Snoop Dogg just released his latest music video BADBADNOTGOOD: Lavender.  The controversial  music video takes a metaphorical approach to the gun violence in our country. Continue reading

3/17/17 O&A NYC DANCE- CELEBRATING WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: Sylvia Waters- Ailey II Artistic Director Emerita

By Walter Rutledge


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Ailey II Artistic Director Emerita Sylvia Waters has shaped the lives and careers of countless young artists. Continue reading

3/16/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: Young M.A – Hot Sauce

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Young M.A started rapping by a corner store when she was young after a few years her music career started , when she was self-funding its recording studio with local record producers, after she was working at Shake Shack and T.J. Maxx. Continue reading

3/16/17 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY CELEBRATING WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: Sister Sledge – We Are Family

This is a Throwback Thursday tribute to late Joni Sledge, who belonged to the four sister disco-era group Sister Sledge, best known for their No. 1 hit We Are Family, died March 10,2017 at her home in Phoenix. She died at age 60. Continue reading

3/16/17 O&A NYC COMEDY- THURSDAY MORNING FUNNIES: Weekend Update: Al Franken and Jeff Sessions

Senator Al Franken (Alex Moffat) and Attorney General Jeff Sessions (Kate McKinnon) revisit Sessions’ confirmation hearing. Continue reading