READ: FAIRWAY WILL OFFICIALLY SELL HARLEM LOCATION

Harlem Bespoke: The official news now is that Fairway will not completely go out of business but will have to sell 5 of its main stores as part of a new Chapter 11 Bankruptcy filing.  Not only will the Harlem location on 12th Avenue will be up for sale but also the main flagship Upper West Side address which originally made the New York City supermarket an iconic destination.  There are 14 Fairways in all but apparently the ones in Manhattan will be hardest hit. One possible outcome could be that the Harlem Fairway transforms to another supermarket (looking at you TJ’s) once the sale goes through instead of being liquidated but that is just speculation on our part.   Read more about the story on Grub Street: LINK

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INTRODUCING: BIRTH OF THE COOL AT THE APOLLO

Saturday, February 1st, 1:00PM-6:00PM,  Apollo Open House 2020: Celebration of Cool at The Apollo Theater, 125th Street between 7th and 8th Avenue. Apollo Open House: Celebration of Cool, free and open to the public, will be hosted by Billy “Mr. Apollo” Mitchell and MetroFocus’ Jenna Flanagan, with music by WBGO’s host of Afternoon Jazz Keanna Faircloth. The event will include film screenings, presentations, and performances by Grammy award-winners Casey Benjamin and the Keyon Harrold Quartet.

In addition to the mainstage performances, there will be an advanced screening of the documentary American Masters -Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool followed by a post film talkback moderated by NJTV News Anchor and WBGO-FM host Michael Hill, with director Stanley Nelson, legendary producer James Mtume, Keyon Harrold, Angeleisha Rogers and Vince Wilburn.  More details about this FREE event and online RSVP on the Apollo site: LINK

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RESIDENCY: APPLICATIONS AT STUDIO MUSEUM

Harlem Bespoke: Calling emerging artists of African and Latin American descent! The Studio Museum is currently receiving applications for the 2020-21 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 April 1st, 2020.  More details and online application can be found on the Studio Museum site: LINK

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BESPOKE: HARLEM LISTINGS 2020

Harlem Bespoke: Those who are interested in renting, buying or selling in Harlem should check out the Bespoke Listings page which feature the top experts in Harlem and the uptown market.  Our sponsors are some of the best in the field and cover a wide range of price points within the upper Manhattan market: LINK

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