14 Fun Things to Do This Weekend in Harlem and Beyond
- The Curious Uptowner
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Updated: 23 hours ago
Live jazz, dance and theater—plus more fun things to do this weekend in Harlem and beyond.
Friday, April 11-Sunday, April 20
Various venues around Harlem
This 10-day series presented by Harlem Late Night Jazz features live music at 17 venues across Harlem, including Red Rooster, the Jazz Museum in Harlem, the Cotton Club and more.
Thursday, April 10-Sunday, April 13
Midtown Manhattan New York City Center, 131 W 55th St between Sixth and Seventh Aves
Harlem's transformational dance troupe returns to City Center with new works (including artistic director Robert Garland's The Cookout) and old favorites.
Friday, April 11 at 8pm
Central Harlem Apollo Theater, 253 W 125th St between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and Frederick Douglass Blvds
Jazz pianist Jason Moran performs the music of Duke Ellington set to images by legendary photographer Gordon Parks. (Live, work or study in Harlem? Get half-off tickets.)
Saturdays at 9am FREE
Inwood Inwood Hill Park, Seaman Avenue and Isham Street entrance
Organized by New York Road Runners, this free community-led 5K run includes three loops through the woods and along the salt marsh in Inwood Hill Park.
Saturday, April 12 noon-4pm FREE
Central Harlem Jackie Robinson Park Bandshell, Bradhurst Ave and 148th St
Head to this historic Harlem park to celebrate the baseball trailblazer with a day of baseball clinics, live music, jumbo games, and local food trucks.
Saturday, April 12 at 2pm & 7pm
Central Harlem The Apollo Stages at the Victoria, Jonelle Procope Theater, 233 W 125th St between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and Frederick Douglass Blvds, third floor
Part of the Apollo Works in Process series, this play by Tonya Pinkins captures the strength and resilience of Black womanhood.
Saturday, April 12 at 2pm FREE
Upper West Side Central Park, Mariner's Gate, W 85st St and Central Park West
Join the Central Park Conservancy's guides on this tour of Seneca Village, once home to the largest community of free African-American property owners.
In case you missed it:
March 28-May 17; Tue-Sat 11am-6pm
Central Harlem Claire Oliver Gallery, 2288 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd between W 134th and W 135th Sts
A new exhibition featuring gallery artist Stan Squirewell, who uses collage to give identity to anonymous figures in old photos.
Fri 10am-5pm, Sat & Sun 10am-3pm
Sugar Hill Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling, 898 St. Nicholas Ave at 155th St
Stop by for the new spring exhibition "All That Remains," co-curated by Omar Lopez-Chahoud and Cecilia Jurado Chueca, plus storytime on Saturday at 11am.
February 28-April 20; Thu & Fri 3pm-7pm, Sat & Sun 1pm-5pm FREE
Bronx Bronx Documentary Center Annex, 364 E 151st St between Melrose and Courtlandt Aves
An exhibition of street photographer Jamel Shabazz's work from the 1970s to the 2000s, spanning styles from fashion to documentary.
February 5-April 27; Wed-Fri 9am-4pm, Sat & Sun 9am-8pm FREE
East Harlem The Africa Center, 1280 Fifth Ave between E 109th and E 110th Sts
Ethiopian-American photographer Yusuf Ahmed asks friends with immigrant identities to respond to the following question: "What is the object you’ve held onto the longest?"
Weekends starting on Fridays at 8pm
Sugar Hill 750A St. Nicholas Ave between W 147th and W 148th Sts
This Black-owned comedy club—the only one in NYC—kicks off the weekend with live shows every Friday.
Wednesday-Sunday 10am-5pm FREE
Hamilton Heights 414 W 141st St between St. Nicholas and Convent Aves
Go on a free tour of founding father Alexander Hamilton's historic uptown home, including a stroll through the parlor, dining room and study.
Weekends until 3:45am
Central Harlem Shrine, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd between W 133rd and W 134th Sts
This gem of a live music venue kicks into high gear on the weekends with a mix of jazz, funk, blues, and even comedy—ending with DJ sets that run into the early morning.
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