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.

2/19/15 O&A Throwback Thursday: TLC

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TLC was a girl group whose repertoire spanned R&B, hip hop, soul, funk and new jack swing. TLC originally comprised singer Tionne T-Boz Watkins, rapper Lisa Left Eye Lopes and singer Rozonda Chilli Thomas. The group was very successful in the 1990s and early 2000s in spite of numerous spats with the law, each other, and the group’s record label and management. Continue reading

2/18/15 O&A Wildin Out Wednesday: Eartha Kitt as The Catwoman on Batman’s TV Series

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Eartha Kitt took over the role of Catwoman in 1967 for the third and final season of the Batman television series. She replacing the statuesque Julie Newmar. Kitt’s  perrrrrrfectly delightful cat purr helped make the role truly her own.  Continue reading

2/17/15 O&A Reposted: Lloyd Knight 2012 Conversation

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During the 2012 New York City season of the Martha Graham Dance Company soloist Lloyd Knight was recovering from an injury. His name was listed in the program, but Knight was unable to perform. After a year of rigorous therapy his persistence and patience paid off and by the summer of 2012 Knight was again in rehearsal. Continue reading

2/17/15 O&A Inspirational Tuesday: 2014 ESPYS Stuart Scott Jimmy V Perseverance Award (Full Speech)

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Stuart Scott shares his emotional battle with cancer receiving the 2014 Jimmy V Perseverance Award. He follows Jimmy V’s motto to “Never give up”. Continue reading

(Repost) 11/16/20 O&A HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Cotton Comes To Harlem- Iris, Officer Jerema and the Paper Bag

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Cotton Comes to Harlem was the beginning of short period in American film that featured black actors in leading roles and the themes dealt with issues from the African-American microcosm. With a screenplay by Arnold Perl and Ossie Davis, and directed by Davis this action drama represents the black prospective. Much of the film’s humor is urban black comedy, which was groundbreaking in 1970.

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2/15/15 O&A Gospel Sunday: BeBe and CeCe Winans

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BeBe (Benjamin) and CeCe (Priscilla) Winans are the seventh and eighth of “Mom” and “Pop” Winans’ ten children, most of whom have had gospel music careers. Together, they have received several awards, including three Grammys. While BeBe and CeCe were in high school, four of their elder brothers formed the successful Gospel music group The Winans. Continue reading

2/14/15 O&A Happy Valentine’s Day: This Time – A Short Film

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This Time is a short film written by Reagan Gomez-Preston and directed by Matthew A. Cherry. It stars Reagan Gomez, Michael Moss, Terri J. Vaugn, Barry Floyd and Sinorice Moss. This Time deals with the realities that many people have to face when a loved one returns home from war and everything has changed.  Continue reading

2/14/15 O&A Its Saturday Anything Goes: Yves Saint Laurent

It is Saturday10311579Yves Saint Laurent is a 1992 documentary produced 10 years before the closure of Yves Saint Laurent haute couture. It provides the look at the life and career of the legendary designer. O & A salutes fashion week with a look at one of the industries most celebrated couturier.  Continue reading

2/13/15 O&A Shall We Dance: Lloyd Knight – A Dancer’s World

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One of Martha Graham’s most memorable quotes, “It takes ten years, usually, to make a dancer. It takes ten years of handling the instrument, handling the material with which you are dealing, for you to know it completely.” This year marks Lloyd Knight’s tenth year with the Martha Graham Dance Company. His ascent through the ranks of the company culminated with Knight becoming a principal dancer prior to the 2015 New York City season. Continue reading

2/13/18 (Repost) O&A VALENTINE’S DAY WITH RITA RUBINO: Imbibe the Vibe of Love A Simple Aphrodisiac to Warm Someone’s Heart

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It’s cold out there! Feel like staying in? Why not cozy up on the couch, stream a movie, pop some corn and warm up with an inviting spiced mulled wine. Continue reading