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| NYC Black History Month 5 Boro Tour African Burial Ground National Monument, Langston Hughes Community Library & Cultural Center - Queens Library, Louis Armstrong House Museum, MoCADA, National Jazz Museum in Harlem, Sandy Ground Historical Society Museum, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture - New York Public Library, Weeksville Heritage Center and the Woodlawn Conservancy have organized this city-wide cultural program. The 5 Boro Tour is self-guided. Guests can plan their visits to each of the nine sites throughout the month of February to participate. By checking-in at each site, visitors can pick up a Tour gift from Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar. Simply mention Promo Code: NYCbhm and receive 10% off your meal purchase at Applebee's. Collect all 9! "Reflective of our on-going participation in our neighborhoods, Applebee's is proud to partner with these fine cultural organizations in our local communities as we celebrate Black History Month, " noted Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar NY Area Franchisee CEO Zane Trankel. "The idea for the 5 Boro Tour for Black History Month was inspired by the Partners in Preservation program sponsored by American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, " explained Michael Cogswell, Executive Director of the Louis Armstrong House Museum. "New York City is one of most culturally rich cities on the planet, and we want people to explore all 9 of the cultural organizations on the 5 Boro Tour - each is wonderful and each is unique." "The tour is a great opportunity for New Yorkers and tourists alike to deepen their appreciation and understanding of the powerful role African Americans have played in the cultural and economic development of our city, " said Landmarks Preservation Commission Chairman Robert B. Tierney. "Three of the cultural institutions included on the tour - the Louis Armstrong House, the Weeksville Heritage Center and the African Burial Grounds - are New York City landmarks, making an even more compelling case for visiting them." "The 5 Boro Tour is an outstanding way for visitors to experience some of the City's richest cultural offerings during Black History Month this February, " said NYC & Company CEO George Fertitta. Each site offers rich programming for the month of February. Details can be found at NYCbhm.org and on the links to each organization's site. Here are the sites organized by Boro: Brooklyn Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art (MoCADA) 80 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217 718.230.0492 www.mocada.org Weeksville Heritage Center 1698 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, NY 11213 Bergen Street between Buffalo and Rochester 718.756.5250 www.weeksvillesociety.org Bronx Woodlawn Conservancy (Formerly Friends of Woodlawn) Webster Avenue & East 233rd Street, New York, NY 10470 718.920.1563 x225 www.friendsofwoodlawn.org Manhattan African Burial Ground National Monument 290 Broadway, 1st Floor, New York, NY 10007 www.nps.gov/afbg Phone: 212.637.2019 National Jazz Museum in Harlem 104 East 126th Street #2C, New York, NY 10035212.348.8300 www.jmih.org Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library TD Bank is the lead sponsor of Black History Month at the Schomburg Center 515 Malcolm X Blvd at 135th Street, New York, NY 10037 212.491.2234 http://www.nypl.org/locations/schomburg Queens Langston Hughes Community Library & Cultural Center, Queens Library 100-01 Northern Boulevard, Corona, NY 11368 2Fl. 718.651.1100 www.libraryactioncommittee.org Louis Armstrong House Museum 34-56 107th Street Corona, Queens, New York 718.478.8274 www.LouisArmstrongHouse.org Staten Island Sandy Ground Historical Society Museum 1538 Woodrow Road, Staten Island, NY 10309 718.317.5796 NYCbhm.org write your comments about the article :: © 2013 Jazz News :: home page |