Walter’s World: Dinosaur BBQ Reopens (video)

By Walter Rutledge

On September 30, 2010 Dinosaur BBQ reopened in a new location at 700 west 125^th Street. To commemorate the move Dinosaur held a preview party on Tuesday September 29. The new location and restaurant are both a move in the right direction.

October Signings at Hue Man Books

Monday, OCTOBER 4 6-8PM
FLY AWAY/ Peter Rutkoff
Peter Rutkoff is an award-winning professor who chairs the American Studies program, which he founded at Kenyon College in Gambier Ohio.   An exceptionally well documented portrait of African American migration. Peter Rutkoff and William Scott’s Fly Away is a deeply moving account of black families and their journey out of the American South.  He is the author of Black Power and several other books and is no stranger to Hue-Man.  We welcome him back.

Nicole Richie Covers Harper’s Bazaar!

Nicole Richie is an Arabian beauty on the cover of the October 2010 issue of Harper’s Bazaar Arabia. Photographed by Pavel Havlicek and styled by Sally Matthews, Nicole dons effortlessly chic looks from Louis Vuitton.

Rock the Block with NYRP in East Harlem

Free live music in your neighborhood featuring local artists

WHAT:  New York Restoration Project (NYRP) presents Garden Grooves, a two-part outdoor concert series at NYRP community gardens in Manhattan and Brooklyn . These free musical performances will feature a superlative stream of local artists bringing newfound musical glory to NYC’s neighborhood green spaces.

HW Pick: Ryan Leslie makes “Addiction”

Here’s Harlem man Ryan Leslie making “Addiction,” 8 am in the morning.

The Harlem don’t stop.

El Escaparate – A Storefront Art Show

Harlem Arts Advocacy Week At The Schomburg

The HARLEM Arts Alliance in collaboration with Manhattan Community Boards 9 and 10 presents an Arts Community & Community Board panel discussion on Wednesday October 6, 2010 from 5:30PM to 6:30PM at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. As part of event lineup for HARLEM ARTS ADVOCACY WEEK 2010, the keynote address will be given by Dr. Howard Dodson who has served as Chief of the prestigious branch of New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture since 1984.  Noted for his professional devotion and expertise in developing world’s leading repository for materials and artifacts on the global black experience, Dr. Dodson will be stepping down from his post in 2011 after 25 years of service.

Music Review: Esperanza Spalding, “Chamber Music Society”

Esperanza Spalding is certainly not shy of ambition. The singer, bassist and composer lit up the jazz world with 2008′s “Esperanza,” …

Lyfe Jennings Live Performance Live 2010

Two years ago, R&B singer and Apollo Theater Amateur winner back in the day  Lyfe Jennings was arrested following a disturbance that took place while he looking for his child’s mother, who was allegedly visiting another man.

Dame Dash To Celebrate Life Of Ex: Aaliyah

Harlem man Dame Dash has been pretty vocal about the death of his ex, R&B singer Aaliyah, who died in a plane crash nine years ago.

HW Pick: Sorel Women’s Tivoli Snowboot

Sorel’s Tivoli boot looks good and performs even better. The fabric and rubber upper is topped with a waterproof shell, and lined with fleece for a warmth that’s hard to beat.

Star-Studded Hispanic Society Gala

The Hispanic Society of America

October 5^th 2010 Gala

In the presence of  HRH The Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca

On Tuesday, October 5, 2010, The Hispanic Society of America will hold its annual Gala at the emblematic 583 Park Avenue in New York City .