VOLUNTEER: TRASH PROJECT AT ST. NICHOLAS PARK

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Harlem Bespoke:  Another clean up day with Friends of St. Nicholas Park and local volunteers to help out for a monthly cleanup.  Mark those calendars and pitch in to help beautify one of uptown’s beloved parks.

Saturday, April 22nd, 11:00AM-2:00PM, The Trash Project monthly volunteer cleanup at St. Nicholas Park, meet at the plaza in front of the James Baldwin Lawn at 135th Street and St. Nicholas. Community activism for Harlem’s green spaces have been a labor of love over the past decade and it is pretty cool to see the movement growing stronger each year.  More details about the Trash Project on Instagram: LINK

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SEE: BLACK SWAN AT UNITED PALACE

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Monday, April 24th, 7:00PM, Black Swan, United Palace at  4150 Broadway by 175th Street.  Monthly movies have returned to United Palace for the new season and more classics return to uptown’s historic theater.The 2010 psychological roller coaster BLACK SWAN kicks off the return of MOVIES AT THE UNITED PALACE on April 24, the first of the season’s six films set in New York City and selected by the United Palace’s good friend, patron, and neighbor, Lin-Manuel Miranda. Immediately following the screening, attendees will be treated to a special conversation between Miranda and Darren Aronofsky, who directed BLACK SWAN, THE WRESTLER, and, most recently, THE WHALE, which featured Brendan Fraser’s Oscar-winning best actor performance. Tickets available at the official United Palace site: LINK

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HARLEM BESPOKE ON CINEMA BESPOKE INSTAGRAM

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Harlem Bespoke:  The Harlem Bespoke companion Instagram account is also now live and has exclusive color videos as extra content to the daily blog.   Nothing reposted from other accounts and total original content! Cinema Bespoke will be the visual social media presence for Harlem Bespoke for moving images of uptown or greater New York City so make sure to follow for the latest news:  LINK

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DANCE: E-MOVES AT HARLEM STAGE 2023

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Thursday-Saturday, April 13th, 14th, 15th, 7:30PM,  E-Moves returns to Harlem Stage
150 Convent Avenue by 135th Street, Tickets $25.  For over 20 years, Harlem Stage’s signature dance series, E-Moves, has brought together phenomenal choreographers, artists, musicians, and dancers of color to showcase their rhythmic visions and pull audiences into a grand celebration of movement and message.The Black Arts Movement: Examined series inspires this year’s program, curated by Jerome Robbins Award-winning dancer, choreographer, and Harlem Stage alum Stefanie Batten Bland, and will feature works in conversation with the Black Arts Movement.

Seats are still available so get them while you can at the Harlem Stage site: LINK

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REMEMBER: THE LADY OF THE TITANIC AT 106TH

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Harlem Bespoke: An article originally posted back in 2015 in remembrance of the those who lost their lives on the Titanic.

Just outside of the southern borders of Morningside, there is a small triangular park we always make a point to visit during the springtime.  This little intersection on Broadway and 106th Street or Duke Ellington Boulevard has a memorial statue that was made possible by the citizens of New York City 100 years ago in memory of Isidor and Ida Straus who were millionaire philanthropist that perished on the Titanic. On the night of the tragedy, Ida Straus was offered one of the few lifeboats seats available for women and children in first class but refused to take it.  

Reports have it that Isidor’s wife told him that she had been by his side for 50 years and would not leave him even at this moment.  The lady instead gave the seat to their new maid along with a fur coat for warmth and both watched on deck while the few survivors were rowed away to safety in the dark night.  The small lions head fountain flows during the springtime when the park is in bloom and the caretakers today have put up a lovely garland around the neck of the elegant tribute to a remarkable love story that will be remembered for centuries to come.

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