It’s not easy being royal these days, especially if you like to party. 25 year old Prince Harry, second son of Prince Charles and third-in-line to the British throne, recently had to lock himself in a bathroom at a club to escape his screaming girl fans!

The incident took place at the 1,500-capacity De Niros in Newmarket, Suffolk. Prince Harry was just having a boys’ night out at the club when his fans spotted him. He thought he was safe hiding from them in the bathroom, but he was wrong, despite wanting to keep a quiet life. Even while being locked, some of the fans still followed him, climbed up the side of the stall to get a better view. Then they took pictures of him with their camera phones.More...

1. Visit the Studio Museum on 144 West 125th Street and check out some eye-popping art.
2. Go bowling at Harlem Lanes on 2116 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. Jr. and savor their classy ambience.
3. Check out some lightning fast tap dancing at the "Hoofer's House" on a Friday Night, where some of the best tap dancers in NYC are featured.
4. Need more art in your diet? Let African-American art and culture inspire you at Harlem's Schomberg Center.
5. Check out the Golden Hoops East Coast Basketbal Classic, featuring the best all-star basketball teams in the region. (08/10/2008)
6. Go to the Tri-State Jr. Tennis Classic Presented By GHCC/Les Halles Cup In concert with the U. S. Tennis Association and The U.S. Open, showcasing the best up & coming boys & girls tennis talents in age divisions from 12 thru to 18. (08/15/08 - 08/17/08)
7. Like cars? Then visit the The Upper Manhattan Auto Show: An East Coast Auto Showcase featuring over a hundred new, unique, antique, vintage, exotic and collectable vehicles as well as other historic buses and motorcycles with awards for best in class categories. (08/17/2008 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM) at the Howard Bennett Park W. 135th St. (Btwn. 5th Ave. & Malcolm X Blvd.)
8. Take your kids to The N.Y. City Children’s Festival and watch the Children’s Fashion Show on W. 135th St. (Btwn. Malcolm X & A. C. Powell Jr. Blvds.) (08/18/2008)
9. Wind down to some live R & B/Hip Hop/Reggae tunes on W. 135th St. (Btwn. Frederick Douglass Blvd. & St. Nicholas Ave.) (08/18/2008)
10. Join the Harlem’s Healthy Living Walk-a-Thon and take a nature and historic walk through 3 of Harlem’s Historic Parks: Morningside Park, St. Nicholas Park and Jackie Robinson Park. (08/23/2008)

Event Promotion is probably the most adrenaline pumping hustle I have ever engaged in in my lifetime, and trust me, I have engaged in a few. From beginning to the very end it is a mixture of uncertainty, excitement, anxiety, frustration and prestige.

My first encounters as an event promoter came in my college days, where money was never enough for some reason (there is no living like a rockstar off the money you make working in the computer lab). As with most business ventures that I engage in, I spent very little time researching or thinking about the pros and cons or if it was something I wanted to get involved with or not -- I'm a learn by doing kinda guy. So if you ever came up to me and asked me what you needed to become an Event Promoter, at least on a somewhat amateur level like I was, here are the things I would recommend.

1. A good graphic designer to create posters and flyers
2. A partner who brings something unique to the table -- I usually recruited partners that were better verbal communicators than I was, or just looked better in a suit than I did.
3. A night club or other venue -- most club owners have a gazillion things to do in running their clubs, you will basically be offering your services to help drive a crowd to their doorsteps.
4. A DJ
5. Security
6. A cashier
7. Advertisers

So the process went a little something like this (bear in mind that things might have changed somewhat since I was last an event promoter):

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