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.

11/1/25 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Tems – Tiny Desk Concert

Tiny Desk is giving the ladies their flowers (Tems). We’re releasing nine Tiny Desk Concerts from Black women artists, from veterans who’ve paved the way for what we hear today in Black music, to those who are carving out their own paths.
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11/1/25 O&A NYC GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WALESTYLEZ: Flavour and Baaba Maal – Afroculture

Flavour is back and he’s not just representing Nigeria; he’s representing the entire continent! His new collaboration with Senegalese legend Baaba Maal, titled Afroculture, is a vibrant masterpiece that blends Highlife, griot traditions, and modern African rhythm into one unforgettable sound. Continue reading

10/31/25 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY SPECIAL: Billie Eilish – All The Good Girls Go To Hell

All The Good Girls Go To Hell is by Pop artist Billie Eilish and the sixth single from her debut studio album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?. Continue reading

10/31/25 O&A NYC HALLOWEEN: Halloween Aftermath (2025)

The shape has vanished. Cole Dalton, a lucky survivor of Halloween night 2018, tries his hardest to heal, move on, and forget the events of that fateful night, ever unaware that evil is always near. Continue reading

10/31/25 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: New York City Breakers Celebrate Katherine Dunham At The Kennedy Center Honors (1983)

Shall We Dance Friday

 

The New York City Breakers were the first Hip Hop group and to perform in Washington D.C for a sitting President, specifically Ronald Reagan, during the 1983, Kennedy Center Honors. Continue reading

10/31/25 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ NETFLIX TRAILER: Stranger Things 5 – Official Trailer

Netflix has finally dropped the official trailer for the highly-anticipated Stranger Things season five. The upcoming final season will be split into two volumes, with the finale also hitting select theaters. Season five of the long-running series is set in Fall 1987. The town of Hawkins is still reeling from the opening of the Rifts. The young characters are determined to find and take down Vecna, who has since vanished.  Continue reading

10/31/25 O&A NYC DANCE BY WALTER RUTLEDGE: A Conversation with Robert Battle

Its Taylor Time! The Paul Taylor Dance Company returns to Lincoln Center’s State Theater November 4 through 23. The company will present a total of eighteen works including the New York premiere of choreographer Hope Boykin and world premieres by resident choreographers Lauren Lovett and Robert Battle. Out and About NYC Magazine Editor- in Chief Walter Rutledge and Battle sat down for a long overdue conversation about his new work Under the Rhythm, his second work for the Taylor Company. Continue reading

10/30/25 O&A NYC HALLOWEEN: Fright Night 2 (1988)

Fright Night  2 released in 1988, is the Horror and Comedy sequel to the popular 1985 film Fright Night. The movie features the return of the original stars, William Ragsdale as Charley Brewster and Roddy McDowall as Peter Vincent. Continue reading

10/30/25 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Vincent Price Raps Thriller (1987)- The Tonight Show with Joan Rivers

Actor Vincent Price performs the iconic rap from Michael Jackson‘s mega hit Thriller. This was the first and only time performed the verses live on television Continue reading

10/30/25 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Looney Tunes – Happy Hare-lloween | Classic Cartoon Compilation

Happy Hare-lloween is  used by WB Kids for a clip collection that highlights Halloween moments from the 1977 television special Bugs Bunny’s Howl-oween Special. 

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