LGBTQ MEETUP AT THE CLIFFS HARLEM

Harlem Bespoke: CRUX empowers members of the LGBTQ community to participate in rock climbing and outdoor recreation in New York.  CRUX will host meetup nights at The Cliffs at Harlem on the second Tuesday of every month.

Tuesday, April 25th, 7:00PM-9:00PM, CRUX LGBTQ Meetup Night at The Cliffs climbing facility in Harlem located at 256 West 125th Street across from the Apollo Theater between Frederick Douglass and Adam Clayton Powell.  This is a great way to try out the sport and meet the community before signing up for a monthly membership.   At 15,000 square feet, The Cliffs is Manhattan’s largest rock climbing gym featuring hundreds of climbs (refreshed weekly), and state-of-the-art climbing training equipment. $15 climbing pass with rentals.  Learn more on the official Cliffs Harlem site: LINK

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RESIDENCY: APPLICATIONS AT STUDIO MUSEUM 2023

Harlem Bespoke: Calling emerging artists of African and Latin American descent! Did you know that artist Kehinde Wiley started out in Harlem with a Studio Museum residency before taking the art world by storm?  The Studio Museum continues this legacy and is currently receiving applications for the 2023-24 Artist-in-Residence program. This eleven-month studio residency will be offered to three emerging artists working in any media and the application deadline is by May 22nd, 2023.  More details and online application can be found on the Studio Museum site: LINK

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SEE: BLACK SWAN AT UNITED PALACE

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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EAT: TERANGA NOW OPEN ON WEEKENDS

Harlem Bespoke:   Some might be wondering what the hours for Teranga at Africa Center are all about these days since the location is mainly closed for most of the week.  The January update is that the Harlem location will be open on weekends starting at noon and so that is definitely the time to drop by for some fantastic African offerings.  Uptown has a lot of African restaurants especially in Central Harlem but Teranga by 110th Street on Fifth Avenue has had critics raving all over Manhattan since opening in the beginning of the year.   Chef Pierre Thiam has a big reputation as far as West African cuisine is concerned and the new casual dining spot with views of Central Park makes everything really accessible in a museum like setting.  More on Teranga can be found in our past post: LINK

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