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Free Weekly Live Enter- tainment ● Harlem Shake (100 W. 124th St): Fri, 7-10pm- Open Mic with Live Musi - cians ● Mist Harlem (46 W. 116th St): Th starting at 8pm- Live Music; Fri, 10pm- 2am- Live Jazz ● Lenox Sapphire (314 Lenox Ave): Th starting at 7-11pm- Live Jazz ● Chez Lucienne (308 Lenox Ave): Fri & Sat, 7-10pm- Live Blues ● Savanna Raes Har - lem (2070 ACP Jr. Blvd): Fri, 9-11pm- : Live R&B and Soul ● Maison Harlem (341 Saint Nicholas Ave.): Sun 5-8pm, Live Jazz Vocalist Lady Leah ● Red Rooster (310 Malcolm X Blvd) Mon (Hip Hop); Tues (Live Blues); Thur-Sun (Live

Jazz),starting at 7:30pm ● El San Juan Restau - rant (1429 5th Ave) Sun 11am-4pm (Sunday Brunch with DJ music) Now Until June 21 We the People: Disrupt - ing Silence: A Long Walk to Freedom

Harlem Needle Arts presents We the People: Disrupting Silence: A Long Walk to Freedom a newly displayed public art ex - hibition in Colonel Young Charles Triangle. The se - ries by crochet artist Na- cinimod Deodee pays tribute to the sacrifices of the African Diaspora, who suffered the atrocity of enslavement and disen - franchisement. 152nd and 153rd streets between Adam Clayton PowellJr. Blvd and Macombs Pl. The exhibit is FREE and open to the public.

Month of February Black Renaissance at the Africa Center

Attend this month-long Celebration Of Global Black On The Centen - nial Of The Harlem Re- naissance at the Africa Center. Join for classes with Gaza, Palestine, on Black solidarity/ political relationships with the Mid - dle East, AFro-Latinx film screenings, and more. 1280 Fifth Ave.

Now Until February 29 Carver Savings Bank presents Photos by Debi Jackson

Come out and join Carver Federal Savings Bank for a Black History Month

showing of Photos by Debi Jackson ~ My Feet Travel. The photos will transport you to

Thailand, France, Italy, Panama and of course New York. You will be in - spired to

travel as Debi takes you to Havana and you feel the effervescent es - sence of Cuba

through the lens of her camera. 75 West 125th Street.

February 9-15 9:00-4:00pm Open House Week at Pelham Fritz Recreation Center

Enjoy FREE fitness class - es and activities at the Manhattan recreation centers during our Open House Week. Attendees must wear exercise cloth - ing, bring a lock, and sign a waiver to participate. 18 Mount Morris Park. February 13 6:30-8:00pm Harlem Chamber Play - ers Annual Black History Month program

The 12th annual Black History Month Celebration by the Harlem Chamber Players is a celebration #HarlemRen100 with mu - sic by Florence Price and George Walker, and po - etry by Langston Hughes. The program, hosted by Terrance McKnight of WQXR, features virtuoso pianist Joseph Joubert, so - prano Renay Joubert, and members of The Harlem Chamber Players. Schom Harlem Chamber Players (Feb 13)

burg Center 515 Malcolm X Blvd. FREE.

February 13 5:00-10:00pm New York 2020 HFAS The New York 2020 Har - lem Fine Arts Show (HFAS) will present it’s LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD to Producer Voza Rivers. Voza Rivers is a New York producer, living in Har - lem, who has produced some of the most trend - setting works of the 20th century, including works by celebrated South Afri - can writer/actor/director Mbongeni Negema: OBIE winner Woza Albert!, TONY nominated Asinamali! and TONY nominated Sarafina! Riverside Church. 91 Cla - remont Avenue.

February 13 7:00pm Chick Webb @ 115 Chick Webb was the first great virtuoso jazz drummer/bandleader. Please join us to celebrate his 115th birthday anniver - sary with live music and discussion, courtesy of jazz biographer Stephanie Crease (currently at work on book about Webb), NJMH Senior Scholar Loren Schoenberg, and Gram - my Award winning drum- mer/educator/band - leader Ulysses Owens, Jr. National Jazz Museum in Harlem. 158 West 129th Street. Donation based. February 13 7:00-9:00pm Strange Victory This rarely seen, stylisti - cally bold documentary equals the visual, poet - ic brilliance of Battleship Potemkin and I am Cuba while delivering an ex - traordinary cry from the heart to make a better place for our children. Skillfully combining docu - mentary footage of World War II battles, postwar refugees, and the Nurem - berg trials with powerful dramatic reenactments, Hurwitz wove an extraor - dinary cinematic portrait of postwar American Fas - cism. Maysles Documen- tary Center. 343 Malcolm X Blvd. FREE with RSVP. February 15 3:00-6:00pm The Harlem Fashion Week “Black Girl Magic” Charity Gala

Enjoy a fashion night of luxury at The Harlem Fashion Week “Black Girl Magic” Charity Gala. Honoring the Honorable Inez Dickens, Diane Bai - ley, Angie Hancock, and more. Proceeds from the HFW Charity Gala will go towards the High School of Fashion Industries Schol - arship Fund. MCNY. 1220 Fifth Ave. $100-$150. February 18 6:30-8:30pm Illuminating Forgotten Histories: New York City’s Early Black Communities

From Seneca Village, a community that will be formally memorialized in Central Park soon to Greenwich Village’s “Lit - tle Africa”, this group of experts will address the work of discovery, pres - ervation, and documen- tation of these and other historically significant, but widely-forgotten Black communities. Schomburg Center. 515 Malcolm X Blvd. Donation based. February 18 6:30pm Apollo Live Wire: Bad Mother! Black Music on the Big Screen

Ahead of the screening and live music soundtrack performance of Shaft, Greg Tate, founder and musical director of Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Cham - ber, will guide us in a con- sideration on Isaac Hayes’ timeless soundtrack and other classics from the era when Soul and R&B took over the movie screen. Joining Greg Tate will be Lisa Cortés (produc - er/director) and Nelson George (author/filmmak - er). 253 W 125th Street. RSVP. February 20 6:00-8:00pm The New York Urban League Invites You To Join Us For The Launch Of Our Centennial

The New York Urban League invites you to 100 Stories of Black New York featuring the stories of 106th Mayor David N. Din - kins and QPL President & CEO Dennis Walcott. There will be a panel discussion on The Importance of Sto - rytelling to the Civil Rights Struggle Then and Now. New York Historical Soci - ety. 170 Central Park West. FREE with registration. February 20 6:00-10:00pm Meet in Harlem: I Re - member Harlem

Though arguably no other New York City neigh - borhood has generated as many conflicting rep - resentations as Harlem, one singular documentary stands out: I Remember Harlem, directed and pro - duced by legendary film- maker William Miles. Miles’ epic lovingly renders the diverse, 350-year history of Harlem as both a living, breathing neighborhood and as the cultural hub of African-American life. Aar - on Davis Hall. 129 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street. FREE with RSVP. February 20 6:00-8:00pm The Color of Power Ex - hibition Program: Edgar- do Miranda-Rodriguez & Shawn Martinbrough

Please join this exhi - bition program where CCCADI will delve into the world of Black comics to explore the depths and nuances of this famed genre. On this occasion, join guest curator, Edgar - do Miranda-Rodriguez in dialogue-conversation with critically-acclaimed comics creator, artist, and author, Shawn Mar - tinbrough. 120 East 125th Street. February 21 12:00-3:00pm Malcolm X Remem - bered

Curated from the Schomburg Center’s ar - chives, this pop-up exhi- bition will feature hand- written notes, rarely seen photos, and historic pa - pers from the civil rights leader. Attendees are invited to take part in our oral history project, which includes sharing how Malcolm X’s words have made an impact on your life. 515 Malcolm X Blvd. FREE with RSVP. February 21 6:00-8:00pm Oscar Sanders at the Sisters Uptown Bookstore

Award-winning author/ poet/filmmaker/spoken word performer Oscar Sanders launches his so - cial justice spoken word book Exposing Politics: A Collection of Poetry at Sisters Uptown Bookstore and Cultural Center. Os - car Sanders will perform a set of portions of his book in ten (10) different char - acters “Oscar Sanders is the Dick Gregory and Paul Mooney of spoken word” Playwrights Hori - zon says, Exposing Politics is a poignant meditation of the troubling state of American Politics.” Re - freshments will be served. 1942 Amsterdam Avenue at 156th St. FREE. February 22 7:30-10:00pm Burlesque: The Sweet Spot

Get ready to expe - rience the world’s best performance poets, sultry burlesque dancers, live music, comedy and the most electrified host you have ever seen. Brilliant - ly weaving satire, artistry and current top 40 hits, this is 21st century burlesque at its best! Harlem Stage. 150 Convent Ave. Black Music on the Big Screen (Feb 18)Voza Rivers (February 13)