9/24/25 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY EXTRA: Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

Jimmy Kimmel returns to the air and talks about all of the people who have reached out over the last six days including fellow late night talk show hosts, fans of the show, and those who don’t support what he believes but support his right to share those beliefs anyway. Continue reading

9/20/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Ellington’s Caravan played by Monk (Berlin 1969)

Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Sphere Monk performs the 1936 jazz classic Caravan by Duke Ellington and Juan Tizol in Berlin (1969). Continue reading

9/20/25 O&A NYC ITS SATURDAY – ANYTHING GOES: Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2025/26 Menswear – Paris Fashion Week

Louis Vuitton Menswear Fall/Winter 2025/26 show by Pharrell Williams at Paris Fashion Week. Continue reading

9/11/25 O&A NYC DANCE: 9/11 Tribute Table of Silence Project at Lincoln Center (2016)

Watch the sixth annual 9/11 Table of Silence Project Memorial Tribute with 150+ dancers on the Josie Robertson Plaza, Lincoln Center in New York City. Choreographed by Jacqulyn Buglisi, the 9/11 Table of Silence is a free, public performance ritual for peace from the New York City community of artists to the world. The event streamed live on September 11, 2016, beginning at 8:15am. Continue reading

9/9/25 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Carmelo Anthony’s Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Speech

At his enshrinement speech for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Carmelo Anthony recounted his basketball journey, acknowledged his parents and siblings, and his Puerto Rican heritage. He also took the opportunity to speak directly to his children, who were sitting in the audience. Continue reading

9/1/25 O&A NYC DANCE REVIEW: Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project – Unbound: Shattered Frames, Endless Visions.

By Walter Rutledge

It seems our narratives, our cultural and historic legacy, is being erased or altered to fit a new national fiction. It is becoming extremely important to tell our own stories and to share and protect our narratives. This was the mission of the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project production Unbound: Shattered Frames, Endless Visions. The impressive and stylish sold-out presentation took place on Saturday, August 23 at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance.

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8/24/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Hugh Masekela – Estival Jazz Lugano 2009

This full length performance, recorded at Estival Jazz Lugano in 2009, features Hugh Masekela and his sextet performing eight numbers including his famous hit Grazing In The Grass.
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8/23/25 O&A NYC MEET THE ARTIST: Sekou Tepaka Lunda Conde – Muntu Dance Theater

By Walter Rutledge

Lights! Camera! Action! The Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project’s Unbound: Shattered Frames, Endless Visions is finally here. This Black dance extravaganza will that place tonight, August 23, 6pm at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance. Continue reading

8/22/25 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project’s Artists Speak

By Walter Rutledge

Shall We Dance Friday

The Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project (CBDLP) 2025 presentation, Unbound: Shattered Frames, Endless Visions will grace the stage of the Harris Theater for Music and Dance this Saturday, August 23, 6pm. This unprecedented dance/theatre event showcases ten of Chicago’s most dynamic and diverse dance companies. The event is more than a dance concert. The production is a collective of Chicago-based artists celebrating the continued historic contributions of the Black dance community on the city’s cultural landscape. Continue reading

8/21/25 O&A NYC DANCE: O&A NYC Embeds With CBDLP for Chicago Dance Event

By Walter Rutledge

Out and About NYC Magazine (O&A NYC) will embed with the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project (CBDLP) for the Unbound: Shattered Frames, Endless Visions performance on Saturday, August 23, 6pm at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance. The magazine has begun to document the artists from the ten dance companies performing in this unprecedented evening of Black dance excellence. The event is being documented with written commentary, video interviews and a review of the performance. The historic and cultural importance of this “consortium of the creative” needs to be brought to the attention of the theater going public. Not just in the great city of Chicago but to our international audience. Continue reading