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Harlem Week is
an annual month long festival that occurs during the month of August
and showcases the best of Harlem's heritage -past present and future.
The event began in 1974 as HARLEM DAY and has since blossomed into
one of New York Cities best attended cultural celebrations, attracting
in excess of one million enthusiasts. Harlem Heritage Tours is honored
to work with HARLEM WEEK and the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce
in showcasing Harlem's glorious history and bright future.
Come uptown during HARLEM WEEK and enjoy an assortment of events
such as, "A Great Day in Harlem", "Concert Under
the Stars", "Uptown Saturday Night", "Family
Unity Day", "National Black College Fair & Expo",
"Harlem Day" + more.
The following is a list of cultural sightseeing tours and events
that will be offered by Harlem Heritage Tours in conjunction with HARLEM WEEK.
The Official Harlem
Jazz and Music Festival Multimedia Bus Tour"
This tour walks
visitors through the 32nd year history of HARLEM WEEK and the great
contribution that the festival and the Greater Harlem Chamber of
Commerce have made to the community. Visit sights associated with
the event and its founders such as Strivers Row / Strivers Gardens,
the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the Black Walk
of Fame, the Abyssinian Baptist Church and many others.
Dates:
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August 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th. |
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Time:
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6:30 PM – 12:00 PM |
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Price: |
$115.00 Per Person. |
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Meet: |
New York
City Visitor and Information Center - 810 Seventh Avenue,
between 52nd & 53rd Streets across the street from the
Sheraton towers. Guide with red hat will be waiting in
front motor of coach with a sign that reads "Harlem Heritage
Tours".
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"The Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Multimedia Bus Tour"
For over four decades Adam Clayton
Powell Jr. served as one of America's greatest religious and
political leaders, championing the rights of disadvantaged people
worldwide. Ride and walk through Harlem as we use multimedia
effects such as video and audio clips to celebrate the many
accomplishments of Adam and his contemporaries. See video of
Adam conducting a Congressional Hearing on a Harlem Street, hear his
voice and experience his grand manner within the district that he
served so well. Learn the history of many of Adam's
contemporaries such as Jesse Gray, Raymond Jones, Malcolm X, Lloyd
Dickens, Vito Marcantonio, Queen Mother Moore, A. Phillip Randolph
and many others.
Dates:
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August 5th,
19th. |
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Time:
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1:00 PM – 3:30 PM |
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Price: |
$39.00 Per Person. |
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Meet: |
Harlem Heritage Tourism &
Cultural Center - 104 Malcolm X Blvd, between 115th &
116th Streets on uptown side of Malcolm X Blvd. 2, 3 express trains arrive directly to location on (IRT –
red line). Tour guide will be standing out front wearing red hat
with sign in hand reading “Harlem Heritage Tours”. |
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The Harlem Heritage Basketball / Hip Hop Multimedia Tour
 Hip
Hop Culture and basketball go hand and hand, therefore we present
"The Harlem Heritage Hip Hop / Basketball Tour." The idea
of this experience is take visitors to sights in Harlem and the
Bronx that gave birth to Hip Hop Culture and some of the communities
best known basketball players and convey the history and relationship
between the two.
The day starts with a multimedia walking / bus tour through the
streets of Harlem and the Bronx with stops at sights such as Rucker
Park, The Kingdom, Graffitti Wall of Fame, Harlem World and many
others. As we arrive at many of historic locations, applicable video
and audio clips will be presented on the overhead monitors - this
will bring the heritage to life. After the tour will enjoy a delicious
soul food meal followed by a visit to an actual basketball game
at Rucker Park or the Kingdom. The atmosphere at Rucker Park and
the Kingdom is amazing -you're going to love it.
| Days: |
August 1st, 4th,
8th,11th, 18th, 25th. |
| Time: |
2:00 PM -8:00 PM |
| Price: |
$75.00 Per Person |
| Meet:
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New York City Visitor and Information Center - 810 Seventh
Avenue, between 52nd & 53rd Streets across the street from the
Sheraton towers. Guide with red hat will be waiting in
front motor of coach with a sign that reads "Harlem Heritage
Tours".
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 Harlem
Renaissance Night
Visit Harlem, and be a part of a one of a kind experience that will
revisit the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920's when the community
was filled with cultural icons such as Duke Ellington, Zora Neale
Hurston, Langston Hughes and James Weldon Johnson. The night includes
the following:
Harlem Renaissance Multimedia Bus/Walking Tour
Night begins with a tour through historic Harlem presenting archival
video and audio while you're there at various historic Harlem Renaissance
sights. Imagine seeing video of Langston Hughes while traveling
past last residence on west 127th Street.
Visit to Harlem Art Gallery
Art was a major contributor to the Harlem Renaissance and is one
of the cornerstones of current cultural expression in the community.
We will visit one of Harlem's premiere art galleries and have hors
d'oeuvres and wine while experiencing a collection that's contributing
to the current renaissance in Harlem.
Old School Harlem Renaissance Speakeasy Jam
Rent parties were popular during the 1920's and often featured some
of the best talent in Harlem. Come with us and jam the night away
as we recreate authentic 1920's Harlem rent party atmosphere with
period music and poetry. Home cooked soul food will be served in
same fashion it was during the renaissance.
Dates:
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August 18th |
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Time:
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6:00 PM - 12:00 PM |
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Price: |
$75.00 Per Person |
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Meet: |
Harlem Heritage Tourism &
Cultural Center - 104 Malcolm X Blvd, between 115th &
116th Streets on uptown side of Malcolm X Blvd. 2, 3 express trains arrive directly to location on (IRT –
red line). Tour guide will be standing out front wearing red hat
with sign in hand reading “Harlem Heritage Tours”. |
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COME VISIT THE
"HARLEM HERITAGE TOURISM & CULTURAL CENTER"
104 MALCOLM X BLVD - IN THE HEART OF HARLEM
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