☞ SEE: Around Harlem this Weekend

April 29th-May 1st, Friday-Sunday, 10:00 PM-5:00 PM,  Ain't Nothing like the Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment at Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street.  Last chance before the exhibit closes to see the history of the Apollo at MCNY: LINK

April 29th-May 1st, Friday-Sunday, Full Bloom at Conservatory Garden, 105 Street and Fifth Avenue. There's finally a sunny spring weekend forecast so check out the blooming orchards on the East Harlem side of Central Park which should be at peak now: LINK

April 29th,  African Film Festival at Maysles Cinema, 343 Lenox Avenue at 127th Street. Maysles Cinema will be showing a selection of short and feature length African films from April 29th through May 1st. Times and Tickets available at the organization site: LINK

April 30th, 1:00 PM-3:00 PM, Family Writing Workshop at the Morris-Jumel Mansion, 65 Jumel Terrace at 160th Street. Children can learn how to create a great historical fiction story about the Morris-Jumel Mansion at this FREE workshop. Advanced registration is required. Call 212 923 8008.  More details at the MJM site: LINK

Sunday, May 1st,3:00 PM, Harlem Chamber Players present the Spring Finale Concert, St. Mary's Episcopal Church at 521 West 126th Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam. The Harlem Chamber Players present the Spring Finale Concert of their 2011 season, an all French program featuring Harpist Brandee Younger. Tickets are $15-$10 for students and seniors and are available online or at the door: LINK