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Harlem Essentials

3–4 hours

Harlem Essentials

The Harlem everyone should know.

History. Culture. Food. Harlem.

Start with the institutions that explain Harlem, then leave enough room for the neighborhood to surprise you.

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    10:00 AM · HistorySchomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

    Begin with the stories, archives, and ideas that helped shape Black America.

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    11:30 AM · Walk125th Street

    Look up. Turn down a block. Let curiosity do some of the planning.

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    12:15 PM · CultureApollo Theater

    A landmark that reminds you Harlem has always had a soundtrack.

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    1:00 PM · FaithAbyssinian Baptist Church

    One of the neighborhood's great spiritual and civic institutions.

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    2:00 PM · EatLido Harlem

    End with a meal and give yourself permission to stay longer than planned.

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Harlem After Dark

4–5 hours

Harlem After Dark

Jazz, dinner, conversation, and the city after sunset.

Dinner. Jazz. A little mystery.

Get dressed. Eat well. Then let Harlem take care of the rest.

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    6:00 PM · MusicNational Jazz Museum in Harlem

    Start with the history before hearing what Harlem sounds like tonight.

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    7:00 PM · DinnerRed Rooster Harlem

    Dinner should feel like part of the evening, not an interruption.

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    9:00 PM · DrinksSugar Monk

    Conversation, cocktails, and no reason to check your watch.

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    10:00 PM · MusicSilvana

    Follow the sound downstairs and see what the night has planned.

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    Late · JazzBill's Place

    End somewhere intimate enough to remember the people you came with.

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03
Art & Soul

3–5 hours

Art & Soul

A cultural day through Harlem's creative imagination.

Art. Ideas. Imagination.

Harlem has never been short on creative imagination. This is your invitation to spend a day inside it.

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    11:00 AM · ArtStudio Museum in Harlem

    Begin with artists and ideas rooted in the neighborhood and the wider Black world.

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    12:30 PM · TheaterNational Black Theatre

    Encounter an institution built around the power of Black storytelling.

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    2:00 PM · FilmMaysles Documentary Center

    Documentary storytelling with Harlem at the center of the conversation.

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    3:30 PM · PauseHarlem Art Park

    Sit for a while. Not every cultural experience needs a ticket.

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    Evening · PerformanceHarlem Stage

    If there is a performance, stay. If not, leave with a reason to come back.

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Harlem Collective Opera

Every Mood Walk supports the arts in Harlem.

When you purchase a Mood experience, you are helping support Harlem Collective Opera and its arts, education, and cultural programs in Harlem.