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The
9th Annual Harlem Book Fair will take place Saturday, July 21st,
2007. The Harlem Book Fair is the largest book fair of its kind, and
is expected to draw more than 50,000 New Yorkers and visitors to
West 135th Street (between Fifth Avenue and Adam Clayton Powell,
Jr. Boulevards in Harlem), from 12 PM to 6 PM.
Over 250 booths will be set up along West 135th Street, offering
books, story-telling, readings, and opportunities to meet and greet
authors on four stages that will feature spoken word poets, celebrities,
and music throughout the day.
Harlem
Heritage Tours is honored to work with Max Rodriguez and the
Harlem
Book Fair in offering the following cultural sightseeing experiences
to compliment the Harlem Book Fair.
Harlem Book Fair Multimedia Literary/Cultural Bus Tour
Cruise
the historic streets of the Black capital of the world and see over
40 historic locations associated with Harlem's history. Special
attention will be paid to sights pertaining to literary Harlem such
as the Amsterdam Newspaper Office, the Langston Hughes House, Niggerarti
Manor, Hue-Man Bookstore, Strivers Row, Dark Tower and the former
residence of Rudolph Fisher. This multimedia experience takes you to
actual sights and locations and presents applicable archival
footage, rare prints and recordings at the sights where history
happened. Tours should be more than guides speaking for
history; the "Harlem Book Fair Multimedia Bus Tour" allows history
to speak for itself.
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Dates: |
Saturday -
July 21st, 2007 |
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Time: |
11:00
AM - 1:00 PM and 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
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Price: |
$39.00 Per Person |
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Meet: |
135th
Street & Malcolm X Blvd., on northwest corner in front of
the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. 2,
3 express (IRT - red line) trains arrives directly to location.
Tour guide will be standing on northwest corner wearing red
hat with sign in hand that reads "Harlem Heritage Tours". |
Book This Tour
COME VISIT THE
"HARLEM HERITAGE TOURISM & CULTURAL CENTER"
104 MALCOLM X BLVD - IN THE HEART OF HARLEM
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