“30 Rock” alum Tracy Morgan made a surprise visit to cancer patients April 30 in the Florina Cancer Center at Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) in Ocean Breeze. The multi-award winning actor went room-to-room to help and encourage patients, telling them he almost lost his life 10 years ago in a car accident. Said Morgan, “I ain’t supposed to be here. I still got work to do.” The new three-story Florina Cancer Center opened its doors to patients for the first time this spring. Morgan is very supportive of SIUH’s cancer centers. ……
The 150th running of the Kentucky Derby was held May 4 at the Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Yours truly was unable to attend this year. However, celebrities who showed up and showed out in fabulous outfits and hats included: “Abbott Elementary” star Sheryl Lee Ralph, who attended the Barnstable Brown Gala, Beyonce’s fashionista mom, Tina Knowles, WNBA legend Lisa Leslie, Holly Robinson Peete, country singer Mickey Guyton and a very dapper Ne-Yo, who wore head-to-toe red……
Thursday, May 2, was a great night in Harlem at the new Renaissance Hotel on 125th Street, as Sista Zock rocked the house with her meticulous blend of jazz, soul and world music. This ongoing night of live music is the brainchild of Mike Garlic, the manager of the hotel’s new very popular restaurant, Victoria. Garlic feels entertainment is a very important entity of what the restaurant has to offer because it was built in what was once the Victoria Theater. Garlic reached out to event producer Roz Nixon to create a weekly music series on Thursday nights, which many people call Friday Eve. With names such as drummer Brandon Sanders and trumpeter Michael Cruse performing in the upcoming weeks, Roz ensures guests of the restaurant and hotel will not be disappointed…….
Motown icon Smokey Robinson will make a triumphant return to the stage of the Apollo Theater on June 29 in Harlem after nearly a decade. Renowned as the provider to the soundtrack to our lives, Apollo and Grammy Living Legend Robinson promises to give the audience an electrifying evening filled with soulful hits from his illustrious discography….