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.

5/14/17 O&A NYC O&A GOSPEL SUNDAY- HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!: I Remember Mama- Shirley Caesar

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Shirley Ann Caesar-Williams, known professionally as Shirley Caesar is considered the First Lady of Gospel Music. The singer, songwriter and recording artist career has spanned over six decades. Caesar is a multi-award winning artist, with eleven Grammy Awards and seven Dove Awards to her credit. 

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5/12/17 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: A Conversation With Pascal Rioult


Choreographer Pascal Rioult and O&A NYC Editor-In-Chief  Walter Rutledge discussed the upcoming New York City season of RIOULT Dance at the Joyce Theater May 31 thru June 4. Continue reading

5/11/17 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Gladys Knight – Free Again / I Will Survive ( From Sister In The Name Of Love)

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Free Again / I Will Survive one of the highlight of the 1986 made for television concert Sisters In The Name of Love starring Patti LaBelle, Dionne Warwick and Gladys Knight. Continue reading

5/10/17 O&A NYC DANCE: NewSteps 2017 Meet The Choreographer- Mary Grace McNally

NewSteps, a choreographer’s series, will present five works by eight choreographers and collaborators. This final installment highlights choreographer Mary Grace McNally. The remaining dance makers include Molly Mingey, Ryan Pliss, Deborah Gladstein/Helen Yee,  Quinn Dixon and Bree Nasby. The series will take place May 11 through 13 at the Chen Dance Center 70 Mulberry Street.  Continue reading

5/10/17 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: Travis Scott – Goosebumps ft. Kendrick Lamar

Goosebumps, by  hip hop recording artist Travis Scott serves as the third single from his second studio album Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight. Continue reading

5/10/17 O&A NYC WITH WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Def Comedy Jam Eddie Griffin

Def Comedy Jam, an HBO television series produced by Russell Simmons, originally run from July 1, 1992 to January 1, 1997. The show returned on HBO’s fall lineup in 2006 due in part to Def Comedy Jam help launching the careers of several African-American stand-up comedians including Eddie Griffin. Continue reading

5/9/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez FASHION: Adidas NMD R1 PrimeKnit “Zebra” Pack

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

 The three stripes are bringing back a couple of adidas NMD R1 Primeknit Zebra Pack pairs featuring a similar aesthetic with the introduction of the adidas NMD R1 Primeknit Zebra Pack slated to release later this month.  Continue reading

5/9/17 O&A NYC WITH INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Whitney Houston – Greatest Love Of All

The Greatest Love of All is a song was written and recorded to be the main theme of the 1977 film The Greatest, a biopic of the boxer Muhammad Ali. Eight years after George Benson’s original recording, the song became even more well known for a version by Whitney Houston. Continue reading

5/8/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez FASHION: Supreme x Levi’s 2017 Spring Collection

 

 

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Supreme and Levi’s continue their fruitful partnership for 2017 spring with an all new collection. For the latest capsule, the two iconic labels are offering some classic essentials updated for the die-hard ‘Preme and Levi’s fans — there are three trucker jackets in black, classic blue denim, and white constructed with fleece hoods in white red and camo. Continue reading