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HARLEM 2012 SUMMER EVENTS!!夏だからハーレムに行こう！！ハーレム・サマーイベント

Posted on July 29, 2012 | Leave a comment

Summer is the best time to discover Harlem!
８月はハーレム・ウィークを始めエキサイティングなフリーイベントがもりだくさん。まだハーレムに来たことがない人もこの機会にぜひ！

Thursday, August 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31
Harlem Summer Stage

ハーレム・サマーステージ
R&Bからゴスペルまで、ハーレムの音楽のエッセンスが堪能できるフリーコンサートシリーズ
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: A.C. Powell Jr. State Office Plaza – 125th Street & A.C. Powell Boulevard
Admission: Free
MAP

Aug 2 Rhythm & Blues
Aug 9 The Calypso King of the World – Featuring the Mighty Sparrow and the McCafe Poetry Finals
Aug 23 Hezekiah Walker’s Gospel Explosion & Vy Higginsen’s Gospel for Teens
Aug 30 All Things Latin
Sep 6 Summer Sunset @ the Plaza – Jammin’ on the Mic with Chris Curry & Friends

For additional information, visit: www.harlemsummerstage.net.

Friday, August 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31
Uptown Fridays!

アップタウン・フライデーズ
毎週金曜日はスタジオ・ミュージアム・オブ・ハーレムに行こう！
ガイドツアーつき入場無料＆屋外パーティにも参加可能、こちらは$20でフリーフード＆フリードリンクつき
Every Friday in August, explore current exhibitions with free guided tours and dance to great music at the Studio Museum.

Time: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: Studio Museum – 144 W. 125th Street
Admission: Free, $20 for party
MAP
For more information, visit: www.studiomuseum.org.

Saturdy, August 4
Dance Theatre of Harlem Family Street Festival

ダンス・シアター・オブ・ハーレム・ファミリー・ストリートフェスティバルアフリカンアメリカンの名門ダンスカンパニー主催によるストリートフェスティバル、世界最高峰のダンスパフォーマンスと、フード・ベンダーでソウルフードも楽しめる
Outdoor festival featuring performance showcases, arts & crafts, vendors, food and entertainment.

Time: 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: W. 152nd Street from Amsterdam Ave to St. Nicholas Avenue
Admission: Free
MAP
For additional information, visit: www.dancetheaterofharlem.org.

Saturday, August 18
“Summer in the City”

サマー・イン・ザ・シティ

Salute to Jamaica’s 50th Anniversary of Independence and the Great Bob Marley

ジャマイカ独立５０周年＆ボブ・マーリーの素晴らしい音楽を祝うストリートフェスティバル。アウトドアコンサートからフード＆アート・ベンダー、無料アウトドアムービー、

Over 60,000 attendees will enjoy an outdoor R&B, Rock and Hip Hop concert, featuring regional dance events, College “Step Show” Competitions and an outdoor film festival. There will also be exhibitors and vendors providing delicious foods, creative arts & crafts, clothing and much more.

Time: 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Location: 4 blocks on West 135th Street between 5th & St. Nicholas Avenue MAP

(c)Romi Uchikawa

Sunday, August 19
“Harlem Day”

ハーレム・デー

“HARLEM: Where the World Meets the World”

１日に９万人を動員する真夏最大のストリートフェスティバル、今年のキャッチフレーズは「ハーレムで世界が出会う！」
ジャズ、レゲエ、ラテン、ソカ、ゴスペル、R&B、HIP HOP, ロック、ブルース、カリプソ、あらゆる音楽パフォーマンスから、ソウルフード、アフリカンアートやファッションのベンダーまで、ハーレム＆インターナショナル・カルチャーのエッセンスが凝縮したニューヨークで一番ファンキーなフェスティバル！
今年亡くなったソウルトレインの生みの親、ドン・コーネリアスのトリビュートも。

Over 90,000 attendees will enjoy four outdoor stages of live entertainment, featuring “The International Roots of Jazz”: Reggae, Latin, Soca, Gospel, R&B, Hip-Hop, Rock, Blues and Calypso. There will also be exhibitors and vendors providing delicious foods, creative arts & crafts, clothing and much more.

Time: 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: 4 blocks on West 135th Street between 5th & St. Nicholas Avenue
MAP

HARLEM DAY 2011 Report

Saturday, August 25
The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival

チャーリー・パーカー・ジャズフェスティバル

Featuring Toots Thielmans, James Carter, Tia Fuller, Cecile McLorin Salvant

Time: 3:00 pm
Location: Marcus Garvey Park – The Richard Rodgers Amphitheater – 123rd & Mt. Morris Park West
Admission: Free
MAP
For additional information, visit: www.harlemsummerstage.org.

For more events and details まだまだ他にももりだくさんのイベント＆くわしい情報は
http://harlemweek.com/

Jamaican Jerk Festival Special Report ジャーク祭りレポート

Posted on July 24, 2012 | Leave a comment

READ IN ENGLISH below

ジャマイカン・ジャーク・フェスティヴァルに行ってきました。

今年はジャマイカ独立５０周年ということもあり、正確な数字はまだ発表されていませんがたくさんの人たちが集まって大盛況でした。ロイ・ウィルキンス公園はジャーク・チキンを焼く煙が立ちこめ、人気のあるヴェンダーの前は長蛇の列……..。チキンだけだと10ドル、エスコヴィッチ・フィッシュのフライは12ドル、ライス＆ビーンズのコンボは15ドル、焼きトウモロコシ1本5ドル……..と決して安いわけではないのに飛ぶように売れていました。

メイン・ステージでは爆音でレゲエ・アーティストがパフォーマンスをしていましたが、各ブースでもCDをガンガンかけたり、音楽があちこちから聴こえてきます。ジャマイカ人の他にもガイアナやバルバドス、いろいろな島の人たちがジャーク・フェスティヴァルを楽しんでいました。

以下、写真レポートをご覧下さい。

それにしても暑い一日でした…….。

伊藤弥住子

The second annual Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, New York
was a huge success attended by a large crowd enjoying the best of Jamaican jerk cuisine, music, and culture.

Sunday’s day-long, family friendly festival highlighted the spicy jerk seasonings from a variety of NYC-based
eateries, including Miss Lily’s and Spur Tree. Additional activities include celebrity chef cooking demonstrations
and a Kidz Zone featuring magicians and amusement park rides.

Entertainment on The Cultural Stage featured dance, drumming, storytelling, and of course reggae and soca music.
Headliner Tarrus Riley rocked the crowd along with several Jamaican artists. It was a joyous affair celebrating
Jamaica’s 50th anniversary in style!

(pics by Megumi Shelley)

Queen of Soul Food, Sylvia Woods Dies at 86

Posted on July 20, 2012 | 1 comment

Sylvia Woods and her grandchildren

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Sylvia Woods, whose namesake Harlem soul-food restaurant was frequented by local and national politicians, international celebrities, tourists, epicures and ordinary neighborhood residents, died on Thursday at her home in Westchester County, N.Y. She was 86.

Her family announced the death, citing no cause. Its statement said Ms. Woods had been ill with Alzheimer’s disease for the last few years.

In the 1950s, Ms. Woods began work as a waitress at Johnson’s Luncheonette located at Lenox Avenue near 127^th Street in Harlem; because she had grown up poor in the Jim Crow era, the day she first set foot in the place was the first time she had been inside a restaurant anywhere.

In 1962, with help from her mother, who mortgaged the family farm in South Carolina, Ms. Woods bought the luncheonette and renamed it Sylvia’s, offering soul-food staples like ribs, hot cakes, corn bread and fried chicken. The immense popularity of its dishes earned Ms. Woods the sobriquet the Queen of Soul Food.

Just around the corner of Apollo Theater, Sylvia’s has served the likes of James Brown, Sam Cooke, Roberta Flack; Quincy Jones; Diana Ross; Muhammad and many entertainers.

Over time, Sylvia’s expanded to seat more than 250; it is the cornerstone of a commercial empire that today includes a catering service and banquet hall and a nationally distributed line of prepared foods.

Ms. Woods, known for her effusive warmth in greeting customers, ran the business until her retirement at 80.

One of those politicians, Rep. Charles Rangel, said he celebrated his recent victory in the Democratic primary for Congress at the restaurant, which is in his district and which he described as “a magical place that brought the community together.”
“Ms. Sylvia created a special place on Lenox and 127th street. Sylvia’s may have been famous nationally and internationally, but its soul has always remained in Harlem,” he said. “Nothing can replace its founder, but her legacy will live on in the memories she helped make.”
Rev. Al Sharpton said Sylvia’s was “more than a restaurant, it has been a meeting place for Black America.” He said he had dined there with many famous faces including President Barack Obama and Caroline Kennedy.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said, “We lost a legend today. For more than 50 years, New Yorkers have enjoyed Sylvia’s and visitors have flocked to Harlem to get a table. In her words, the food was made with ‘a whole lot of love’ and generations of family and friends have come together at what became a New York institution.”

Sylvia’s Soul Food cookbook

Woods had been scheduled to get an award in honor of her restaurant Thursday evening, presented by Bloomberg as part of the annual Harlem Week reception at Gracie Mansion, the mayoral residence.

A public viewing will be held on Tuesday, July 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a wake at 4 p.m. at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem.

The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, July 25 at 11 a.m. at Grace Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon. The Rev. Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy

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7/22いよいよジャマイカン・ジャーク祭り！Jamaican Jerk Festival

Posted on July 17, 2012 | Leave a comment

Jamaican Jerk Festival – Sunday, July 22

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Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival – Sunday, July 22, 2012
今週日曜日　ジャマイカン・ジャーク祭り！！

以前にもお知らせしましたが、いよいよジャマイカン・ジャーク・フェスティヴァルが開催されます！

今週の日曜日（7/22）、クィーンズのジャマイカ地区にあるロイ・ウィルキンソン公園でお昼の12時から夜8時まで、ジャマイカ料理を食べながらレゲエを聴いてファミリーで楽しめる野外イベント、「ジャーク・フェスティヴァル」を体験しませんか。

今年はジャマイカの独立50周年にあたります。昨年もビッグなイベントになったそうですが、今年はさらに大勢のアイランドの人たちがロイ・ウィルキンソン公園に大集合しそうな気配。主催がジャマイカで最大の食品メーカー、グレース・フードとあって、ジャーク・チキン、ジャーク・ポークなどお肉や魚介類もすべてジャークづくし、お料理ショーなども用意されていてお腹いっぱいになりそうです。

もちろん、音楽、ダンスも盛りだくさんです。VPレコーズが誇るレゲエ・アーティスト、正統派ルーツのアーティストで実力も確かなタラス・ライリー（Tarrus Riley）がメイン・ステージでパフォーマンスを披露してくれます。

@ Roy Wilkins Park – Merrick Blvd. & Baisley Blvd., Jamaica, New York

場所は地下鉄のE トレインに乗って Jamaica Center で下車、Archer Av – Parsons Bl まで徒歩1分、そこからバス Q85 に乗ってMerrick Blvd. 沿いをずっと走って Baisley Bl にて下車。マンハッタンのミッドタウンから約1時間ちょっとで到着します。他にも車や、L.I.R.R. (Long Island Rail Road) 経由など行き方はありますがおのおのでお調べ下さい。（注：いずれにしてもわりと遠いです。）

チケット前売り$25

詳細：　www.jerkfestivalny.com または www.facebook.com/jamaicanjerkfestival

伊藤弥住子