1 Aug - 31 Aug: No it's not a typo, Harlem week is indeed a month's worth of festivities featuring all the things you love about harlem, the Jazz Concerts, the block parties, and the diversity (check out the video of Spanish Harlem below).
El Barrio (Spanish Harlem)
To those of you youngsters out there who think Harlem has nothing to offer besides the Harlem Shake, here are 10 other things that might tickle your fancy during Harlem Week.
- Visit the Studio Museum on 144 West 125th Street and check out some eye-popping art.
- Go bowling at Harlem Lanes on 2116 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. Jr. and savor their classy ambience.
- 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.
- Need more art in your diet? Let African-American art and culture inspire you at Harlem's Schomberg Center.
- Check out the Golden Hoops East Coast Basketbal Classic, featuring the best all-star basketball teams in the region. (08/10/2008)
- 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)
- 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.)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)