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Spread Love: Sarah Jones @ The Nuyorican – Sell/Buy/Date

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Listen, you can thank me later but you are going to want to purchase these tickets. Tony-Award-winning playwright and performer, Sarah Jones, is previewing her latest opus, Sell/Buy/Date for a super limited run at the…

9/20/14: The People’s Theatre Project Presents Eddie’s Perejil

Join People’s Theatre Project, Border of Lights and Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights to witness Eddie’s Perejil, a gripping solo performance from Edward Paulino about the 1937 Haitian massacre, hear stories of struggle in our own community and…

Uptown Bounce Summer Nights Series

Spread Love: Uptown Bounce Summer Nights Series

July 30 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm UPTOWN BOUNCE kicks off with a cultural rewind to where it all began! At El Museo del Barrio, stop by for a studio visit in the galleries and a conversation with folklorist Elena…

Stealing A Summer's Afternoon

Excerpt: Stealing A Summer’s Afternoon

BY AJ Sidransky (@AJSidransky) One thing has become painfully obvious from the Amarlys episode: Manuel and I aren’t equipped to do this without professional help. Romo is that help. We’re meeting him to cut a deal tonight. The meeting…

The Led Black Book Club - Stealing A Summer's Afternoon - AJ Sidransky

7/24/14: The Led Black Book Club Ft. AJ Sidransky

The next installment of the Led Black Book Club goes down on Thursday, July 24th at Word Up Books. Our featured author is AJ Sidransky who recently released his 2nd novel, Stealing A Summer’s Afternoon. The book is a…

Holler If Ya Hear Me

Holler If Ya Hear Me – The Review

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Tupac Shakur was larger than life. Even though it has been almost 20 years since his untimely demise, Tupac is as relevant as ever. In fact, he may be more so. Equal parts rebel, revolutionary…

Stealing A Summer's Afternoon

Stealing A Summer’s Afternoon – The Review

BY Led Black (@Led_Black) Stealing A Summer’s Afternoon is the story of how Elliot got his groove back. Elliot Serlin has been a stand-up guy his whole life. A good Jewish boy from the Bronx, Elliot has reached middle…

6/21/14: Celebrate 3 Years of Word Up

Word Up Books is celebrating their 3rd Birthday on Saturday, June 21st. The B-day bash will include an all-day outdoor concert courtesy of Make Music New York, and visual art courtesy of I Love My Hood.…

Artist Andrea Arroyo with Lillith and Her Sisters.

Impermanent and precious in the park | Manhattan Times

Story by Sherry Mazzocchi Mysterious signs beckon visitors deeper and deeper in to a glittering forest. A bearded man talks with a hunchback dolphin. Goddesses float in trees. Nature has transformed into a gallery. The third annual Ephemeral Arts…