by Ellen Johnson | Jul 24, 2017 | Book Club, Culture, Living
Author Sulma Arzu-Brown preaches a message of cultural solidarity and self-acceptance, and the medium to her message is hair. Arzu-Brown, a mother to two daughters, was floored when a caregiver suggested she chemically straighten her daughters’ tightly coiled...
by Ellen Johnson | Jul 20, 2017 | Culture, Music
Summer is the time to live for NYC music. While New York City plays host to world-class concerts pretty much every night, music aficionados often overlook Downtown as the hotspot to check it all out. It’s time to stop undermining the wealth of musical choice in...
by Ellen Johnson | Jul 18, 2017 | Culture, Theater
Last night, Broadway took a stand. In an evening of music, art and protest, the Broadway community came together to rally for the New York Civil Liberties Union. The NYCLU (a vital branch of the American Civil Liberties Union) hosted the 15th Annual Broadway Stands Up...
by Ellen Johnson | Jul 18, 2017 | Culture, Theater
A 2016 musical biography tributing composer Astor Piazzolla is coming to Joe’s Pub in early August. “That’s Not Tango – Astor Piazzolla, A Life In Music” was written by Lesley Karsten and Stephen Wadsworth and is unique not only in its...
by Ellen Johnson | Jul 17, 2017 | Culture, Music
Did you know Downtown has its own summer music festival? The seventh annual Lowdown Hudson Music Fest comes to the heart of Downtown this week. Grammy-award winning rapper Common, along with wacky rock band OK GO, will headline the festival. The best part: it’s...
by Ellen Johnson | Jul 14, 2017 | Culture, Events, Music
Louis is a very important member of the South Carolina-based band Stop Light Observations. Like the musicians, manager and crew, he attends every show. However, unlike the cast of characters that normally comprises a band’s tour, Louis has four legs instead of...
