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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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10/6/15 O&A NYC Song Of The Day: R. City – Locked Away ft. Adam Levine

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R. City’s Locked Away (featuring Adam Levine) reaches the top of the pop radio airplay chart. The single which has already reached #1 on the Billboard Pop Songs chart, this week becomes the leader on Mediabase’s corresponding pop radio airplay listing.“Locked Away means the world to us because the story is based on our parents. Our dad [was] locked up for five years and our mom [held things] down while he was gone, and still to this day. We’re just very happy that people are able to connect with it on different levels.”   Continue reading

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10/6/15 O&A NYC Inspirational Tuesday: Do The Impossible- Croix Sather

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Motivational speaker Croix Sather presenting Do the Impossible inspirational speech at TEDx Calico Canyon in Las Vegas. Croix tells the story of his run across America and how he was able to push through the pain and challenges of running a marathon and then presenting a keynote speech each day for 100 consecutive days.
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10/5/15 O&A NYC Hollywood Monday (Repost): Lady Sings The Blues (Big Ben) Plus Encore performance

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Lady Sings The Blues is the story of jazz singer Billie Holiday and is loosely based on her 1956 autobiography. The name of the film was taken from one of Holiday’s most popular songs.

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10/5/15 O&A NYC Fashion: Lady Gaga – I Want Your Love Tom Ford Spring/Summer 16

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Lady Gaga has slipped her disco heels on for a cover of a Chic classic, and it’s as fabulous as you’d imagine. The singer has teamed up with Nile Rodgers for an updated version of 1979’s I Want Your Love, which soundtracks Tom Ford’s Spring/Summer ’16 collection. Continue reading

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10/4/15 O&A NYC Gospel Sunday: The Caravans – Mary Don’t You Weep featuring Inez Andrews

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The Caravans was started in 1947 by Robert Anderson. The group reached its peak popularity during the 1950s and 1960s, launching the careers of a number of artists, including: Albertina Walker, Delores Washington, Inez Andrews, Shirley Caesar, Reverend James Cleveland, Dorothy Norwood, Bessie Griffin, Josephine Howard, and Loleatta Holloway. For many years The Caravans was successful under the leadership of Albertina Walker, who proved to be formidable director and manager. The group based in Chicago toured the segregate south with elegance and élan, they also made frequent TV appearances during this time on shows such as TV’s Gospel Time and Jubilee Showcase. Continue reading

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10/3/15 O&A NYC Fashion- Its Saturday- Anything Goes: Saint Laurent Men Fall/Winter 2015-16 Paris Men’s Fashion Week

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In Saint Laurent’s 2015/16 Paris Menswear Fashion Show designer Hedi Slimane’s models strode from one pool of half-light into another, a collage of highly stylized, highly recognizable archetypes presented themselves like wisps. A fitted three-button caban, inverse-color Breton, and supertight jeans. A black jacket and polo-neck worn with supertight black jeans scarred by zippers. A grunge-touched high olive nylon bomber above a leopard sweater, plus black jeans (supertight). It’s probably best to stop specifying the tightness of the pants.  Continue reading

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10/3/15 O&A NYC Its Saturday – Anything Goes: Balenciaga Fall Winter 2015/2016

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Alexander Wang said he started working on his new Balenciaga collection by thinking about Cristóbal’s original clientele. Wang’s shapes were straight out of the archives: a cocoon coat, rounded jackets with stand-up collars, bubble skirts—all of it decorated to the hilt with paste jewelry, like the ladies would’ve done back in the day, only with the real stuff.  Continue reading

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3/28/20 (REPOST) O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Agon – With Additional Footage Featuring Diana Adams and Arthur Mitchell

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Agon (1957) is a ballet for twelve dancers, with music by Igor Stravinsky and choreography by George Balanchine. The cast includes:First Pas de Trios– Peter Boal, Zippora Karz, Kathleen Tracey Second de Trios– Albert Evans, Arch Higgins, Wendy Whelan Pas de Duet– Darcey Bussell, Lindsay Fischer.                                                                                            

And an excerpt from the Pas de Duet featuring Diana Adams and Arthur Mitchell

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10/1/15 O&A NYC Throwback Thursday: Dru Hill – We’re Not Making Love No More

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 We’re Not Making Love No More is a song performed by contemporary R&B group Dru Hill. Written and produced by Kenneth Babyface Edmonds, it was released as a single from the soundtrack to the film Soul Food.  

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9/30/15 O&A NYC Song Of The Day Ludacris – Southern Hospitality ft. Pharrell

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Southern Hospitality is the second single released off Ludacris’s album Back for the First Time, released in 2000 and composed by The Neptunes.   Continue reading