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.

11/7/18 O&A NYC DANCE: Bill Bojangle Robinson – Stair Dance from Harlem Is Heaven (1932)

The Stair Dance featured in Harlem Is Heaven (1932): one of the first movies to ever feature an all-black cast, this film also boasts one of the earliest recorded versions of Bill Robinson’s famous stair dance routine, where he tapped up and down two flights of five steps joined by a shared platform. Continue reading

11/6/17 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: From Dusk Till Dawn – Salma Hayek

Salma Hayek did not have a choreographer for her dance. Director Robert Rodriguez just told her to feel the music and dance to it. Rodriguez would later use the same tactic with Jessica Alba in Sin City (2005).  Continue reading

11/5/17 SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Shirley Horn– Here’s To Life

Shirley Horn performs Here’s To Life at North Sea Jazz Festival with Het Metropole Orkest, 1994 Continue reading

11/5/17 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian- Save the Hole in Front for Marriage!

Hark! When it comes to sex, Mrs. Betty Bowers does the most disgusting thing to Republicans: She talks about it! Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian and host of The No Sin Zone, answers the calls of curious sinners everywhere who seek her tart, sage advice. Continue reading

11/5/17 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Travis Greene – You Waited

Travis Greene’s new single You Waited from his 2017 album Crossover: Live From Music City. Continue reading

11/4/17 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Ed Sheeran – Perfect

Perfect is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. After his album’s release it charted at number 4 on the UK Single Chart. On August 12, 2017, Billboard announced that Perfect would be the fourth single from the album.  Continue reading

11/4/17 O&A NYC ITS SATURDAY- ANYTHING GOES: Top 10 Best Stylish & Popular Beard Styles For Black Men 2018


O&A NYC shares the top 10 new trends and styles for facial hair. Whether you sport a low goatee or a full “Abe Lincoln” these are the latest and most requested looks for the fall and coming new year.  Continue reading

11/4/17 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ GOES BACK TO AFRICA: Godfrey’s “The Village Idiot” – Smile! You’re Poor

Godfrey C. Danchimah, Jr., professionally known as Godfrey, an American comedian and actor of Nigerian decent has appeared on movies such as Soul Plane, Original Gangstas, Zoolander and Johnson Family Vacation. Continue reading

11/4/17 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Michael Jackson 30th Anniversary Billie Jean Live 30th Anniversary 2001


Michael Jackson performs Billie Jean in Brazil on the South American leg of his 30th Anniversary tour (2001). Continue reading

11/4/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez ART: Brooklyn Museum Presents Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies In Ancient Egypt

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr

In the ancient burial ground at Saqqara, Egypt one animal cemetery alone has yielded over four million individual ibis mummies. And the nearby dog cemetery contained over seven million mummies, with countless others found throughout Egypt. Continue reading