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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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11/18/14 O&A Dance: Complexions Contemporary Ballet Celebrates 20 Years (Part One)

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Complexions Contemporary Ballet begins a two-week season tonight at the Joyce Theater. The season commemorates the 20th anniversary of the company. This week Out and About NYC Magazine would like to take a look back through the eyes of artists who there at the beginning.

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Desmond Richardson and I have been best friends since he was about 15. We all knew even back then that he would be a star. When Desmond, Dwight and I were in Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater together doing Alvin Ailey’s Sinner Man all over the world, we became very close, sharing our dreams and the other art forms that interested us. Continue reading

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11/18/14 O&A Inspirational Tuesday: Family

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No matter how big or small our families are, it is important to share quality time and make priceless memories with them. As we approach the holiday season let’s try to remember that it’s not so much about the feast, but more about the precious time we spend together with our families.
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11/17/14 O&A Hollywood Monday: Some Like it Hot

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Some Like It Hot (1959) film comedy directed by Billy Wilder; and starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. The supporting cast includes George Raft, Pat O’Brien, Joe E. Brown, Joan Shawlee and Nehemiah Persoff. In 2000 the American Film Institute listed Some Like It Hot as the greatest American comedy film of all time.
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11/16/14 O&A Fashion Alert: Solange Knowles’ Dress and Style Recall An Iconic 1930’s Hollywood Bride

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By Walter Rutledge

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Singer Solange Knowles (28) and her 51-year-old video director boyfriend Alan Ferguson wed this weekend in New Orleans. “Everyone I worked with on the wedding are friends who I love,” said Solange via email earlier today. “Everything was a labor of love.” The dress was by Humberto Leon for Kenzo, but we could not help but draw comparisons to another famous bride whose dress and personal (signature) style is remarkably similar.  Continue reading

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11/16/14 O&A Gospel Sunday: Andrae Crouch

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Andraé Crouch is a gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, recording artist, record producer, and pastor. Crouch was a key figure in the Jesus Music movement of the 1960s and 1970s. His influence helped develop contemporary Christian music,  which began to bridge the gap between black and white Christian music. Continue reading

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11/15/14 O&A Its Saturday- Anything Goes: The Showroom Sale

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To the average bargain hunter the traditional sales season begins on Black Friday- the Friday after Thanksgiving.  But to the “wholesale fashionista” everyday has the potential for getting more style for less money. Here are four showroom and warehouse sales in the city that never sleeps guaranteed to get you Out and About.  Continue reading

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11/14/14 O&A Shall We Dance Friday: Anthony Dowell and Natalia Makarova

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These two great artists perform excerpts from three works; Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon, Sir Frederick Ashton’s  A Month In The Country and Act 3 Swan Lake.  Continue reading

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11/13/14/ O&A Kim Kardashian West No “Butts” About It – And More (Updated 11/13/14)

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Paper Magazine winter issue concept was to Break The Internet. So the person they chose was reality star and pop culture queen Kim Kardashian West. Including previously unreleased full footage nudes- true to the Kardashian brand. Continue reading

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11/13/14 O&A Throwback Thursday: Outkast

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Outkast (stylized as OutKast) is an American hip hop duo formed in 1992, in East Point, Atlanta, Georgia, composed of Atlanta-based rappers André André 3000 Benjamin (formerly known as Dré) and Antwan Big Boi Patton. They were originally known as Two Shades Deep but later changed the group’s name to OutKast. The group’s original musical style was a mixture of Dirty South and G-funk. Subsequently  funk, soul, rock, electronic music, spoken word poetry, jazz and blues elements have been added to the group’s musical palette. Continue reading