Harlem Black History Month Tour: From The Schomburg Center to the Jazz Museum

RSVPs begin Saturday, February 3rd at 5:00pm.

Space is set aside for new members, first and 2nd timers who land on the waiting list. Please email me after RSVPs commence at hankorenstein@gmail.com to request a spot. This tour is free with a voluntary donation to your organizer and guide.

Given the high demand for our tours, your RSVP is a firm commitment to attend. Please no repeats for those members who have toured the heart of Harlem with our group. THANK YOU.

Note that our walk departs the Schomburg Center at 11:30am. Be sure to arrive early to see the new exhibit, "The Ways of Langston Hughes" opening on February 1st which is described below: The library opens at 10:00am. There are restrooms. Details on their website: https://www.nypl.org/locations/schomburg

Description/Overview:
"Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967) held friendships with artists across generations and disciplines. He forged connections between creative professionals, encouraged the work of others, and helped build a larger network of Black creatives and intellectuals responding to, and shaping, the current events of the time. Among them were Arna Bontemps, Zora Neale Hurston, Dorothy West, Regina Andrews, Margaret Danner, Louis Armstrong, Randy Weston, and Roy DeCarava. The photographs in this exhibition offer an intimate look at Langston Hughes with students, writers, visual artists, and performers in different periods of their maturation."

TOUR DESCRIPTION

Following our visit to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, this guided walk will cover the rich history of Harlem along with tits magnificent architecture, restaurant scene, culture and nightlife.

The guided two-hour walking tour will last from 11:30am to approximately 2:00pm and will include visits to several Harlem Historic districts, the National Jazz Museum in Harlem and stops associated with iconic Harlem figures including Cicely Tyson, Billie Holiday, Malcolm X, Madame C.J. Walker, Jackie Robinson, Marcus Garvey, James Baldwin, and Langston Hughes. We'll also learn about Harlem's rich contributions to music and jazz and learn how Harlem saved the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Other stops include the historic Mother AME Zion Church (exterior), Strivers Row, the Harlem YMCA and West 133rd Street (the original Swing Street).

The tour will end convenient to 125th Street and abundant transportation and brunch opportunities.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Hank
hankorenstein@gmail.com
646-596-3005