Remembering a Jazz Legend

On this day, July 06, back in 1971 legendary Jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong died in his sleep at his home in Corona, Queens, at the age of 71. Armstrong, nicknamed “Satchmo,” was an American trumpeter, composer and singer who was one of the most influential figures in Jazz. His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the …

Sprout in Harlem

“Sprout” is an art installation at Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem on view from May 03 to May 31 in 2016. It’s the creation of artist Sui Park and is made possible by FLUX Art. To learn more about this artist’s work visit here. To learn more about this exhibit at Marcus Garvey Park in Central …

Creative Power Radiating from NYC

November 18 in NYC is a day when powerful creative content began to reside in the cultural collective of all Americans. Mark Twain’s successful career as a writer takes off  in New York on Nov. 18 in 1865 when he published “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” in the New York “Saturday Press.”  It was …