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.

10/8/16 ITS SATURDAY- ANYTHING GOES: 10 Men’s Fall Style Essentials

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10 Men’s Fall Style Essentials  from style, grooming, fitness and lifestyle expert, Aaron Marino  
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10/7/16 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Nureyev & The Joffrey Ballet Tribute to Nijinsky 1980

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Nureyev & The Joffrey Ballet Tribute to Nijinsky, features three ballets Petrouchka, Le spectre de la rose, L’après-midi d’un faune was recorded on August 1980 in Nashville. 

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As Robert Joffrey, artistic director of the company, explains toward the end of this program, no one really knows in precise detail how the Vaslav Nijinsky of legend danced. These re-creations were assembled by reading about him and by looking at photographs in costume. Needless to say, dance scholars have been afforded endless opportunity for taking indignant exception to bits and pieces of the reconstructions.

Nureyev & The Joffrey Ballet Tribute to Nijinsky 1980

Petrouchka (Rudolf Nureyev, Denise Jackson, Christian Holder, Gary Chryst)

Le spectre de la rose (Rudolf Nureyev, Denise Jackson)

L’après-midi d’un faune (Rudolf Nureyev, Charlene Gehm)

National Philharmonic Orchestra ; Terence Kern, conductor ; Paul Jacobs, solo piano.

10/5/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez FASHION: Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG Shattered Backboard Away

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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The Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG Shattered Backboard Away get their name from Michael Jordan’s backboard shattering exhibition game in Italy. Continue reading

10/4/16 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Soul Reaper- Tommy Lee Sparta

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Tommy Lee Sparta the Montego Bay deejay recently premiered the video for his gritty single Soul Reaper. The dark clip was directed by Pang Pang, while the single was produced by Damage Musiq. Know for his dark demonic themed flavor of dancehall music Tommy Lee Sparta refer to himself as the Godfather of Gothic Dancehall. Continue reading

10/3/16 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: The Wiz – If You Believe

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If You Believe  performed by Lena Horne as Glinda the Good Witch of the South in Sidney Lumet’s The Wiz, the film version of the popular Broadway musical. The film retells the events of L. Frank Baum’s classic novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz through the eyes of a young African-American kindergarten teacher who’s never been below 125th Street. Continue reading

10/3/16 O&A NYC COMEDY: Saturday Night Live Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton Debate

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Saturday Night Live (SNL) kicked off Season 42 in style with a parody of the recent presidential debate, in which Hillary Clinton emerged winner. Alec Baldwin returned to the long-running NBC series as Donald Trump. Continue reading