Greetings! As we mentioned last week, November 2015 is a month of many important themes for our community. Here are a few more:
- National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Visit cancer.about.com/od/pancreaticcancer/a/panawareness.htm.
- Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Contact the American Lung Association, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20004, call 800-548-8252 or 202-785-3355, fax 202-452-1805, email mike.townsend@lung.org or visit www.lung.org.
- National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. Contact the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 North Michigan Ave., 17th Floor Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60601-7633, call 800-272-3900 or 312-335-4078, fax 866-699-1246 or email info@alz.org.
- National Family Caregivers Month. Contact the Caregiver Action Network, 2000 M St. NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C. 20036, call 202-772-5050 or email info@caregiveraction.org.
THEATER
“The Hip Hop Nutcracker” returns to the United Palace (4140 Broadway at 175th Street). Opening night is Friday, Nov. 20 at 8 p.m., with returning special guest Kurtis Blow, the “King of Rap.” The Saturday, Nov. 21 matinee at 2 p.m. benefits UPCA’s Performing Arts Academy. For tickets, call 866-811-4111 or visit www.unitedpalac.org/UPCA. For group sales, call 212-568-1157 or email mikef@unitedpalace.org.
In “Hamilton: An American Musical,” Lin-Manuel Miranda takes the stage as the unlikely Founding Father making his mark on a hungry, new nation at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, 226 W. 46th St. For information, call 800-276-2392 or visit boxoffice.broadway.com
“The Gin Game,” featuring James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson, at the John Golden Theater, 252 W. 45th St., running now through Oct. 31. For information, call 800-BROADWAY or visit broadway.com.
A rare New York revival of “In White America”—the 1963 Drama Desk Award-winning documentary play on the history of Blacks in America from slavery through the Civil Rights Movement—will be presented by Woodie King Jr.’s New Federal Theatre at the Castillo Theater, 543 W. 42nd St., now through Nov. 15. Performances run Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Group sales are available. For tickets, call 866-811-4111 toll-free or visit www.castillo.org. For more information, visit www.newfederaltheatre.com.
“Sistas” tells of the struggles, the joy and the triumphs of being Black and being a woman in America, Saturdays and Sundays, now through January 2016 at St. Luke’s Theater, 308 W. 46th St., New York City. Call 212-239-6200 or visit telecharge.com.
Tyler Perry’s “ Madea on the Run,” Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 20 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 21 at noon, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 22 at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Kings Theatre, 1027 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. For information, call 718-856-5464 or visit ticketmaster.com.
MUSIC
Angie Stone, Friday, Nov. 13 at 8 p.m., B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, 237 W. 42nd St., New York City. For information, call 212-997-4144 or visit bbkingblues.com, ticketmaster.com.
Carnegie Hall presents the New York Pops Sophisticated Ladies, Friday, Nov. 13 at 8 p.m., celebrating the centennial year of Billie Holiday’s birth and other groundbreaking icons, from Ella Fitzgerald to Sarah Vaughn and Dinah Washington, featuring guest artists Montego Glover, Capathia Jenkins and Sy Smith.
The “My Sisters and Me Tour,” featuring Deniece Williams, Karyn White, CeCe Peniston and Kathy Sledge, Saturday, Nov. 14 at 8 p.m., the Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino, 39 Norwich Westerly Road, Manshantucket, Conn. For information, call 800-200-2882 or visit ticketmaster.com.
Mavis Staples, Saturday, Nov. 14 at 8 p.m., Bergen Performing Arts Center, 30 N. Van Brunt St., Englewood, N.J. For information, call 201-227-1030 or visit ticketmaster.com.
Mary J. Blige, Sunday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. at the Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino, 39 NorwichWesterly Road, Mashantucket, Conn. For information, call 800-200-2882 or visit ticketmaster.com.
Stevie Wonder, in a historic, one-night-only event, presents “Songs in the Key of Life,” Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 8 p.m., Madison Square Garden, Seventh Ave. and 32nd Street, New York City. For more information, call 212-465-MSG1 or visit ticketmaster.com.
George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic, Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 8 p.m., B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, 237 W. 42nd St., New York City. For information, call 212-997-4144 or visit bbkingblues.com, ticketmaster.com.
Kem’s “Promise to Love Tour” with special guest star Tamar Braxton, Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 7:30 p.m., the Theater at Madison Square Garden, 4 Penn Plaza, New York City. For information, call 212-465-6741 or visit ticketmaster.com.
“Ladies Night Out” featuring Keith Sweat, Guy and Johnny Gill, Saturday, Nov. 28 at 8 p.m., the Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino, 39 Norwich Westerly Road, Manshantucket, Conn. For informaton, call 800-200-2882 or visit ticketmaster.com.
Erykah Badu, Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 8 p.m., Kings Theatre, 1027 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. For information, call 718-856-5464 or visit ticketmaster.com.
Hot 97 presents “Hot for the Holidays,” featuring Busta Rhymes and friends Mary J. Blige, P. Diddy, Lil Wayne, French Montana, Sean Paul and Jeremih, Saturday, Dec. 5 at 8 p.m., Prudential Center, 25 Lafayette St., Newark, N.J. For information, call 973-757-6600 or visit prucenter.com.
COMEDY
Paul Mooney and Dick Gregory, Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m., B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, 237 W. 42nd St., New York City. For information, call 212-997-4144 or visit bbkingblues.com or ticketmaster.com.
Mo’Nique, Bruce Bruce, Capone, Smokey, Tone X, Earthquake and Deja vu, Friday, Nov. 20 at 8 p.m., New Jersey Performing Arts Center, One Center St., Newark, N.J. For information, call 888-466-5722 or visit njpac.org.
Mo’Nique, Saturday, Nov. 21 and Sunday, Nov. 22 at 8 p.m., the Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino, 39 Norwich Westerly Road, Mashantucket, Conn. For information, call 800-200-2882 or visit ticketmaster.com.
COMMUNITY
Esteemed educator-activist Queen Mother Dr. Adelaide L. Hines Sanford’s 90th birthday celebration is set for Saturday, Nov. 21, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at MIST Harlem, 46 W. 116th St. For ticket information, visit www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-adelaide-l-hines-sanfords-90th-birthday-celebration-tickets-18993837078.
Hear Imhotep Gary Byrd on 107.5 WBLS-FM weekly with “Express Yourself,” Sunday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. and simulcast over WLIB 1190AM. The full show can also be heard on HD radio at WBLS-HD2 and at WBLS.com.WLIB.com and iHeartRadio. IGB is also heard on WBAI-FM 99.5 with Radio GBE: “The Global Black Experience” and “The Global Beat Experience,” Fridays 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Both shows are archived online at www.wbai.org. To contact us for bookings or to reach us about your event or for comments, email igbexp@gmail.com, find us at Imhotep Gary Byrd on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @GBELIFE or call 212-592-3279.
