THC | NATALIE
C H I C 2019
ROYALTY
Formal New Years Day Ball
Feel Entitled and welcome yourself to the EXCLUSIVE ROYALTY EXPERIENCE!
The CHIC New Years Day Gala will feature YOU
catered to as the KINGS and QUEENS you are.
Date & Time
TUESDAY Jan. 01 | 11am Sharp
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Attire
Formal. Elegant. Fashionable
GENTS
* SUITS | SHIRT & TIE * Tie Not Mandatory
* DRESS SHOES | LOAFERS
LADIES
GOWNS | DRESSES
CLASSY x ELEGANT x CHIC
* NO SNEAKERS | NO CAPS NO T-SHIRTS | NO JEANS
NO Exceptions!
Imagine all your friends – Ladies & Gents, celebrating the time of their lives
while dazzling in tuxedos and ballroom gowns.
What better way to seize the New Year, than to feel your best, look your best,
and go CHIC on new Years Day?
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21 & OVER – ID IS A MUST
INQUIRIES TEXT: 7183140057
NO WAHALA WEDNESDAY’s
A Weekly Afrobeats party in the Bay Area
//Afrobeats//
INSIDE OF PARLIAMENT
Ladies free before 10:30pm with RSVP
21+ ID or Passport is required DRESS WITH CARE
SOUNDS BY Juan G & Flygerian Jeff
Night Bloom
A light and sound experience
Light up the season with Night Bloom, a five-week light and sound exhibition. Immerse yourself in an illuminated Conservatory bursting with vibrant and luminous displays.
Rooms evoking the tropics will dazzle in this interactive nighttime experience. Journey through the five galleries and be transported with Night Bloom.
Prism: Colorful beams will pique your curiosity and encourage exploration.
Glow: Reflect in the glimmer of glowing ponds.
Bloom: Play and embrace your imagination.
And much, much more!
#NightBloom
Learn more about Night Bloom and see the full calendar at https://conservatoryofflowers.org/nightbloom/
Night Bloom is developed in collaboration with Lightswitch, a consortium of internationally recognized lighting, media, and visual designers, who create unforgettable experiences where people live, work, learn and play. Lightswitch has installed lush light art exhibits at Descanso Gardens Guild, the Morton Arboretum and museums and events all over the world.
This month’s First Fridays at the Schomburg is themed “For the Love of House Music,” in honor of Frankie Knuckles. Known as the “Godfather,” Knuckles helped build House–a style of Chicago dance music that revolutionized club culture in the ‘70s and ‘80s and still resonates around the world today. Check out our pop-up displays, sign-up for a Schomburg Society membership, and visit our Schomburg Gift Shop while networking and dancing the night away to tunes provided by DJ Frankie Paradise.
Donations are welcome.
Suggested dress code is FABULOUS!
@SchomburgCenter | #FirstFridays | #FrankieKnuckles
21+ Event
See you there!
FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED
For free events, we generally overbook to ensure a full house. All registered seats are released 15 to 30 minutes before start time, so we recommend that you arrive early.
GUESTS
Please note that holding seats in the Langston Hughes Auditorium is strictly prohibited and there is no food or drinks allowed anywhere in the Schomburg Center.
PRESS
Please send all press inquiries (photo, video, interviews, audio-recording, etc) at least 24-hours before the day of the program to Ayofemi Kirby at ayofemikirby@nypl.org.
Please note that professional photography and video recordings are prohibited without expressed consent.
All Tickets are non-refundable !
NYC, its time to come together as a community to Learn, Inspire and Transform with Shaun T to make 2019 the best year yet.
About this Event
GET L.I.T. WITH Shaun T IN 2019!
LEARN. INSPIRE. TRANSFORM
Bring in the New Year with Shaun T and his #FitFam to help empower you to LEARN, INSPIRE AND TRANSFORM to own your power and uncover the best version of you in 2019.
Here’s the agenda for the day…
9:30am – Live Transformation Workout Experience
11:00am – Learn during a Keynote Speech on how to tackle the daily obstacles of food, negativity and climbing out of a rut
11:30am – Inspire Your Mind Q&A with Shaun T & special guest Scott Blokker
12:00pm – Meet & Greet and Photo Op with Shaun T
… AND after the party is the after party!
Join Shaun T and his team for a FULL OUT party celebrating the new year with dancing, passed bites, drinks and more! The GET L.I.T. Experience, happening from 7pm-11 pm, will include a reading of Shaun’s soon to be announced new book!
*Tickets are non refundable*
Interested in becoming a sponsor? Email support@shauntfitness.com for information!
FAQ
When will the doors open? Registration will begin at 8:30am
What is the age requirement? Ages 13 and up for the workout + keynote. 18 and up for the after party.
How do I get there? Check out the image directly below this FAQ for easy Subway directions.
What’s parking like? There is a parking lot directly across the street:
140 W 18th St Garage
140 W 18th St
New York, NY 10011
globalFEST as an organization and festival has been introducing, promoting and presenting extraordinary diverse music to U.S. audiences for 16 years. On January 6, 2019, we will return to NYC to celebrate new artists, old perspectives, and expansive cultural traditions. During this time of turbulent political change, globalFEST’s work and the work of its artists feels more urgent and more relevant to the global conversation than ever. Artists are storytellers and connectors, making the platform of this festival the start, or restart, of a long conversation between artist and audiences.
globalFEST 2019 Lineup
The 16th edition of globalFEST features music from Cuba to Palestine. Dive in:
47 SOUL (Palestine / United Kingdom) Electro Dabke from the Palestinian Diaspora
Amythyst Kiah (Tennessee / USA) Southern Gothic, Alt-Country Blues
B.C.U.C. – Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness (South Africa) Defiant and hypnotic Soweto sounds
Cha Wa (New Orleans / USA) New Orleans brass driving Mardi Gras Indian funk
Combo Chimbita (Colombia / USA) Psychedelic Cumbia-Inflected Tropical Futurism
Dakh Daughters (Ukraine) Kyiv’s Underground Punk Cabaret
Debashish Bhattacharya (India) Calcutta’s Innovative Slide Guitar Master
Gato Preto (Mozambique / Ghana / Germany) Afrofuturist Global Bass
Jeremy Dutcher (Tobique / Canada) Reinvented indigenous Wolastoqiyik songs
Magos Herrera & Brooklyn Rider: “Dreamers” (Mexico / USA) Sensuous Latin vocals set against dramatic strings
Orquesta Akokán (Cuba / USA) Powerhouse Cuban mambo supergroup
Mighty Sparrow (Trinidad / Grenada / USA) Legendary King of Calypso
globalFEST 2019 Schedule
Studio (First Floor)
7:00pm – 8:00pm Cha Wa
8:25pm – 9:25pm BCUC – Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness
9:50pm – 10:50pm Gato Preto
11:15pm – 12:15am Combo Chimbita
Ballroom (Second Floor)
7:40pm – 8:30pm Dakh Daughters
8:55pm – 9:45pm 47SOUL
10:10pm – 11:00pm Orquesta Akokán
11:25pm – 12:15am Mighty Sparrow
Rooftop (Third Floor)
7:00pm – 7:50pm Debashish Bhattacharya
8:15pm – 9:05pm Magos Herrera & Brooklyn Rider: “Dreamers”
9:30pm – 10:20pm Jeremy Dutcher
10:45pm – 11:35pm Amythyst Kiah
Our Venue
After a city-wide search to find a venue where globalFEST could once again be presented on 3 stages under one roof, the springboard showcase festival returns to Times Square at a new venue: The Copacabana, the Latin music hub with decades of culture-shaping history to its credit. globalFEST is proud to add to this history by presenting the 16th annual globalFEST on Sunday, January 6, 2019.
Join the Penn Center for Innovation in San Francisco as part of the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference for a keynote discussion with Melinda Richter, Global Head, Johnson & Johnson Innovation, JLABS and Craig R. Carnaroli, Executive Vice President, University of Pennsylvania, followed by a panel of Penn’s neuroscientific innovators and startups:
Kacy Cullen, PhD, Research Associate Professor Of Neurosurgery: Implantable Biofabricated Brain Pathways
Michael Platt, PhD, James S. Riepe University Professor: Quality EEG on the move
Dan Rizzuto, PhD, Founder & CEO, Nia Therapeutics: Medical Devices for Restoring and Improving Human Memory
Steven Kelley, President and Chief Executive Officer of Carisma Therapeutics: CAR Macrophage Immunotherapy
Networking reception to follow.
Located on the second floor of the Museum, the Clive Davis Theater is an intimate, state-of-the-art 200-seat theater.
About this Event
The GRAMMY Museum is thrilled to welcome Trisha Yearwood along with multiple GRAMMY Award Winners, Music Producer Don Was and Engineer Al Schmitt, to the Clive Davis Theater, for an intimate discussion on the making of Trisha’s new album, Let’s Be Frank, followed by a special performance. Trisha Yearwood possesses one of the most powerful female voices in Country music. The platinum-selling, multiple GRAMMY, CMA and ACM winning artist recently came off the record-breaking world tour with Garth Brooks to release her first full length studio album in over ten years—Let’s Be Frank, a collection of the singer’s favorite songs by Frank Sinatra. Yearwood recorded Sinatra’s timeless tracks live with a 55 piece orchestra at the iconic Capitol Records building in Hollywood using Sinatra’s microphone and sitting on the same stool where he sat while recording the originals. Please join us in welcoming Trisha, Don, and Al for this special evening, celebrating the new album.
Member Check – In: 6:30pm
Nonmember Check – In / Doors: 7pm
Show Time: 7:30pm
TICKET POLICY
The holder of this ticket is granted admission to the indicated facility for the purpose of viewing the specified event. This ticket is for use by the holder only and the holder is bound by this policy. This ticket is not transferable and may not be sold, otherwise conveyed or used for any other purpose, including promotion or commercial, without the prior written consent of the GRAMMY Museum Foundation, Inc. (“GMF”). If this ticket is sold, otherwise conveyed or used in violation of this policy, it will be deemed revoked and void, and its holder deemed a trespasser at all GMF events. This ticket is a revocable license and admission may be refused by refunding the face amount of the ticket or ejection may occur for failure to comply with any facility rule. The holder agrees not to transmit or aid in transmitting any description, picture, recording or reproduction of the event. The holder acknowledges that the event may be broadcast or otherwise publicized or promoted, and hereby grants permission to utilize the holder’s image incidental to any live or recorded video display or other transmission, reproduction, promotion or marketing of the event. It is unlawful to reproduce this ticket in any form. The Holder assumes all risks incidental to the event, whether occurring prior to, during or after the event, and releases the facility, management, all participants and each of their affiliates, employees, officers, directors, members, partners, owners, managers, sponsors, contractors and agents from any loss, damage or expense resulting from any such risk. GMF reserves all legal rights and remedies. Save money on ticketing fees next time by becoming a GRAMMY Museum member! Click here for more info.
American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets from Thu 12/6 10:30AM through Thu 12/13 11AM. During the specified sales period, tickets are available exclusively to all American Express® Card Members. Tickets must be purchased with an American Express Card. Standard service charges apply. Offer is subject to availability. Not all seats are available and blackout dates apply. All sales final. No refunds. No exchanges. Offer may be changed or revoked at any time at the sole discretion of American Express. Some events may not be accessible to Card Members with disabilities.
EVENT TIME & DATE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
The ‘Artificial Intelligence’ buzzword finally made it into healthcare. But what exactly is AI doing in healthcare? To answer that question, we turned to the start-up community. Their answers ran the gamut from drug discovery, to secure data exchange, insurer coordination, medical imaging, risk prediction, at-home patient care, and even to medical billing. AI applications such as these will be showcased at our event, by companies including Health Linkages, Cogitativo, Multiply Labs, Kali Care, HeartFlow, twoXAR, Bay Labs, Grand Rounds, Oasis Labs, Syntekabio, Catalia Health, Bioage, Datavant, Lexigram, Kheiron Medical, Octave Bioscience, C. Light Technologies, Livongo and more companies to be announced – keep checking back!
Platinum Sponsor
Livongo
Gold Sponsors
Grand Rounds
Heartflow
So take a break from your long day at the JP Morgan conference: join us for casual conversations, meet up with fellow alumni and their guests, visit each startup’s table, and ask all the questions you can imagine. Participate and engage, as MIT alumni and their guests join us from around the globe! Join us on January 9th, 2019, at AngelList / NextWorld Capital, in San Francisco, to see what the latest startups are doing in the exciting area of Healthcare. For more information, see our event page here, or check the MIT CNC homepage. Note: If you are interested in joining us to showcase your company, contact us ASAP–only a few slots remain.
#MITCNC #MIT #AI #Healthcare #JPMorgan
EVENT PARTICIPANTS:
Bioage
BIOAGE uses a unique computational platform that explores a universe of proprietary and public data to identify and target the molecular factors that influence longevity.
Syntekabio
Syntekabio aims to improve the inefficacies in drug discovery by utilizing our proprietary platforms in genomic big data analysis and deep learning based AI drug discovery algorithms.
Grand Rounds
Grand Rounds provides an employer-based technology solution that connects members and their families to high-quality care.
Oasis Labs
Building a privacy-first cloud computing platform on blockchain.
Multiply Labs
Advanced robotics that enables the manufacturing of personalized pharmaceutical capsules.
Bay Labs
Bay Labs combines deep learning with cardiovascular imaging to help in the diagnosis and management of heart disease.
HeartFlow
The non-invasive HeartFlow Analysis uses standard CT scan data to create a 3D model of the coronary arteries & analyzes the impact blockages have on blood flow.
Health Linkages
Health Linkages’ mission is to enable data governance, compliance and analytics with a secure, auditable infrastructure.
TwoXAR
Using an artificial intelligence-driven drug discovery platform, twoXAR aims to find new, more effective treatments to benefit patients across therapeutic areas.
Cogitativo
Cogitativo is a machine learning enterprise offering world class solutions to hospitals, physicians, and payers.
Kali Care
Powered by objective patient-data, Kali’s analytics platform sifts through millions of data points to accelerate clinical trials and improve patient outcomes.
Catalia Health
Catalia’s Mabu personal healthcare companion helps patients with chronic disease and collects data for healthcare providers.
Datavant
Datavant helps organizations protect, link, and exchange their health data.
Lexigram
Lexigram makes healthcare knowledge and data extraction APIs for software engineers and data scientists.
Kheiron Medical
Focued on supporting the work of breast radiologists with machine learning software.
Octave Bioscience
Developing novel measurement tools that feed into structured analytical data models to improve patient management decisions, create better outcomes, and lower costs, with a focus on neurodegenerative diseases.
C. Light Technologies
Light Technologies is a neurotech company pairing advanced machine learning and the world’s most accurate commercially available eye-tracker (by 120-150x) to fundamentally change the way we treat neurological disease – starting with multiple sclerosis.
Livongo
Livongo, the pioneer in Applied Health Signals, empowers people with chronic conditions to live better and healthier lives.
Ticket Pricing:
MIT CNC Members:
Regular Price: Till Dec 31st: $45
Last Minute: Jan 1st – Jan 8th: $60
General Admission:
Early Bird: Till Dec 15th – $75
General Admission: Dec 16th – Dec 31st – $95
Last Minute: Jan 1st – Jan 4th – $125
Last Call: Jan 4th – Jan 8th: $175
Onsite: $250
Event refund policy here
Note: If you are interested in joining us to showcase your company, contact us ASAP–only a few slots remain. Exhibitor pricing will also go up after December 15th, 2018
Primary Contact
Hesham Younis
hesham@alum.mit.edu
Secondary Contact
Dan Oreper
doreper@alum.mit.edu
Doors 8:30 // Show 9 // ALL SALES ARE FINAL // Under 21 must buy $5 drink ticket at the door
About this Event
All doors & show times subject to change.
Rock your best neon, dress in all white, break out the glowsticks… We’re doing a Glow-in-the-dark Silent Disco!
Shape Up NYC is turning the white lights down and bringing the black lights up to offer two, one-hour FREE heart-pumping fitness sessions. Four instructors will lead 30-minute sessions to help you shake off the week and bring on your Saturday Vibes.
Join us Friday evening at Chelsea Recreation Center on January 11th from 6:00-8:15 pm.
Headphones will be provided by Sound Off™ and will be distributed on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED basis broken up into two sessions (6:00-7:00 pm or 7:15-8:15 pm). There will be raffles throughout the night and some glow-sticks onsite.
PLEASE REGISTER FOR ONE (1) SESSION ONLY!
This is an event you don’t want to miss! The instructor schedule will be listed closer to the event!
Presented by Ace Metaphor Productions I Love Me: The Self Love Summit features a panel of the biggest influencers in love, life and relationships – Ace Metaphor, Derrick Jaxn, Stephan Speaks, Just Mike and K Love.
I Love Me: The Self Love Summit is an amazing opportunity to interact with and glean advice from social media’s preeminent relationship gurus. This is a summit for men, women and couples alike. This is the opportunity that could change your love trajectory!
FAQs
Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event?
18 years of age. No minor children will be allowed to enter.
You know The Alumni Group for throwing the best trap music brunches and day parties in the city. We have a reputation for turning up on a Saturday. But this week, we’ll be “Easy Like Sunday Morning” at our Rhythm & Brunch All-R&B brunch and day party. Rhythm & Brunch will feature a live performances from the R&B Boys and some others who’ll belt out soulful covers of your favorite slow jams while you enjoy the brunch food and drink specials you’ve come to love at our events. It’s all going down on Sunday, at Mist Harlem. Don’t miss out!
***Mary J Blige will not be attending this event. We will simply be playing a lot of her music.***
$35 Prix Fixe Brunch Includes an Appetizer, Entree, and 1.5 Hours of Bottomless Brunch Cocktails (This Price DOES NOT include Tax & Gratuity which comes out to $45 total)
$55 Prix Fixe Brunch includes an Appetizer, Entree and Bottomless Drinks for the duration of the event. (This Price includes Tax & Gratuity)
**Seating during brunch is on a first come first served. RSVP does not guarantee seating**
***For Reservations or Pre-Paid Brunch Arrangements Please Email or Call Keira (646) 299-3000 or Email RSVPBrunch@MistHarlem.com***
***Once you are done dining please be considerate of others waiting and relinquish your seats***
****Please use #TAGBRUNCH when sharing socially.****
Please follow us on instagram @The_Alumni_Group
MEDIA DISCLAIMER, photos and videos are occasionally taken at our events. The Alumni Group reserves the right to use any photograph/video without the expressed written permission of those included within the photograph/video. The Alumni Group may use the photograph/video in publications or other media material produced, used or contracted by The Alumni Group including but not limited to: brochures, invitations, books, newspapers, magazines, television, websites, etc.
Mist Brunch Menu $35 Prix Includes Appetizer, Entrée and 90 minutes of bottomless brunch cocktails.
*Prices per item are for those who DO NOT wish to partake in the prix fixe menu*
-Starters Choice of One-
Caribbean Seafood Soup $10
Kale & Mixed Green Caesar Salad $7
Pholourie Vegetables with Chadon Beni Aioli $10
Entrees
Steak & Eggs With Crispy Potatoes $18
Barbecue Jerk Chicken Rice and Peas, Plantains, and Vegetables $15
Chicken & Waffles $17
Lemon Butter Shrimp with Crispy Coo Coo and Tomato Fondue $15
Butter Milk Fried Chicken Sandwich with Handcut Fries $15
Mist Burger With Handcut Fries $15
Curry Cauliflower with rice and peas, plantains, and vegetables $15
Sides
2 Eggs Any Style $4
Turkey Bacon $4
Pork Bacon $4
Home Fries $5
Sweet Potato Fries $7
Handcut Fries $7
Plantains $4
Extras
Chicken Lollipops (6) $10
Fried Calamari $12
Cheese Fries $11
Add Jerk Chicken $4, Shrimp $5, Vegatables $4
Mac & Cheese $10
Bottomless Brunch Cocktails (1.5 Hours)
Mimosa
Tropical Bellini
Sangria (White or Red)
Champagne/Birthday Specials
Moet White Star $120 (2 for $200)
Moet Rose $150 (2 for $275)
Moet White Star & Bucket of Bubbly $150
Chandon Selfie Bottles $9 each, $40 bucket of 5
Doors 8 // Show 9 // ALL SALES ARE FINAL // Under 21 must buy $5 drink ticket at the door
About this Event
All doors & show times subject to change.
The Alternative Protein Show brings together every part of the Alternative Protein Landscape, from companies, suppliers, and manufacturers, to VCs, academics, NGOs and aficionados.
Network with some of the leading thinkers in the space and ,eet the companies at the cutting edge of Alternative Proteins.
The program:
Jan 15: Fundraising workshop with Olivia Fox Cabane.
Jan 16: The Expo. There will be exhibitors from every part of the Alternative Protein Landscape. There were also be optional workshops to facilitate networking, and breakout sessions with some of the industry’s most innovative thinkers.
Jan 17: Silicon Valley VC tour, where companies in town for the show can meet VCs throughout the Bay.
For more information, visit newprotein.org.
Every year PSFK presents a survey of the most important topics in retail and customer experience. For 2019, our Future of Retail report analyzes the shift to Direct To Consumer retail and identifies the opportunities for all brands in retailers.
In January, we will gather the most important pioneers leading the DTC shift described in the Future of Retail report and together we will present consumer insights, market trends and potential strategies. Speakers include founders of start-ups to retail directors at well known media companies.
Please note – this morning conference typically sells out four weeks before the event takes place. Book tickets for your team now.
This conference will provide a breadth and depth to our analysis by covering enterprise critical strategies around supply chain and technology infrastructure, store design and service, and CRM and loyalty systems.
As the cornerstone event of New York Retail Innovation Week, ticket buyers will be able to attend any other event – paid or free – with their pass (venue capacity rules still apply).
Who Should Attend?
Anyone involved in the creation of the retail and service experiences online, on mobile and in-store: retailers, brands, agencies, technology companies and service providers. We will be providing tools and activities to provide active networking before, during and after the event.
Our Conference Speakers
PSFK Future of Retail 2019 Conference Description
Amy Hall – VP at Eileen Fisher
Brad Andrews – Co-President at Bonobos
Zak Normandin – Co-Founder at Dirty Lemon
Amy Vener – Vertical Strategy Lead at Pinterest
Michelle Cordiero – Founder at Lively
Craig Dubitsky – Founder at Hello Productstt
Adam Levene – Founder at Hero
Zachariah Reitano – Founder at Ro
Healey Cypher – CEO at Zivelo
Natalie Buss – Partner at Fifth Wall Ventures
and more… Full lineup here.
ZinEX brings winemakers and enthusiasts together to showcase Zinfandel’s classic character. The weekend’s main event is Saturday’s Grand Tasting where attendees meet winemakers during one of the most comprehensive showing of Zinfandels and blends in the world.
Leading up to the Grand Tasting are several events including Thursday’s welcome dinner. On Friday there is a seminar-style tasting and the annual winemaker auction and dinner. VIP packages provide unprecedented access for an entire weekend of Zinfandel and are on sale now directly from the event website.
EVENT SCHEDULE
Thursday, January 17 – Welcome Event Dinner
Friday, January 18 – Flights! and The Grape Gatspy Winemakers Dinner & Auction
Saturday, January 19 – Grand Tasting
Complete event details at
ZinfandelExperience.com
Not already a ZAP member? Join ZAP during checkout and gain immediate access to member-priced tickets. ZAP members also receive benefits throughout the year. For more information, call ZAP at (530) 274-4900.
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture invites comic book fans of all ages to participate in its 7th Annual Black Comic Book Festival.
The festival will be held on Friday, January 18 from 12 PM – 7:30PM and on Saturday, January 19 from 10 AM to 7:30PM. The full program will be announced at a later date. Registration for both days is free and is open to the public.
Each year, the Schomburg’s Black Comic Book Festival brings creators, illustrators, writers, and independent publishers together with thousands of collectors, blerds and nerds for two days of programming and activities. The highly-anticipated community event includes interactive panel discussions, a vendor marketplace featuring exclusive titles by Black creators, a cosplay show, and more.
Black Comic Book Festival participants are encouraged to wear their favorite cosplay costumes and to register on-site for the annual cosplay show. Participants are also invited to contribute to the Schomburg Center’s growing collection of Black independent comic books by bringing single copies of old or new titles from their home collection. All donations will become a part of the Schomburg’s unique and growing archive documenting Black comix and the Black speculative arts movement.
The Schomburg Center’s 7th Annual Black Comic Book Festival art was created by Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez (@mredgardonyc), writer & creator of @LaBorinquenaComics.
For festival updates, follow the Schomburg Center on Twitter and Instagram @SchomburgCenter, #BlackComicBookFest.
For questions about the Schomburg Center 7th Annual Black Comic Book Festival program, email SchomburgEd@nypl.org.
For interviews and on-site media requests, email ayofemikirby@nypl.org.
FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED
Events are free and open to all, but due to space constraints registration is requested. We generally overbook to ensure a full house. After the event starts all registered seats are released regardless of registration, so we recommend that you arrive early.
GUESTS
Please note that holding seats in the Langston Hughes Auditorium is strictly prohibited and there is no food or drinks allowed anywhere in the Schomburg Center.
AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDING
Programs are photographed and recorded by the Schomburg Center. Attending this event indicates your consent to being filmed/photographed and your consent to the use of your recorded image for any all purposes of the New York Public Library.
PRESS
Please send all press inquiries (photo, video, interviews, audio-recording, etc) at least 24-hours before the day of the program to Ayofemi Kirby at ayofemikirby@nypl.org.
Please note that professional photography and video recordings are prohibited without expressed consent.
This is the official Women’s March on NYC hosted by Women’s March Alliance; the organizers of both the 2017 & 2018 Women’s March on NYC. For details on the march route, map, time, volunteer opportunities and more, please check out our website below.
Important Links:
March Map & FAQ: https://womensmarchalliance.org/2019wm-faq/
T-Shirts : https://www.bonfire.com/store/womens-march-alliance/
Donations: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/womensmarchalliance
**Please be aware of an increase in spam marches. If Women’s March ALLIANCE is not the host, it is not the official NYC march.**
The 70’s were groovy, the 80’s were totally awesome, but everybody knows that the 90’s were downright dope! 90’s fashion, flava, and especially the MUSIC were everything! Well, we at The Alumni Group are yearning for those times, and we especially miss the soundtrack that filled our days — from gritty hip hop to sultry soul music to boy bands! So on Sunday, January 20th we’re throwing back to the 90’s at Everybody Loves The 90’s Brunch & Day Party at Mist Harlem! For $45 get access to the brunch buffet and 1.5 hours of bottomless brunch cocktails (Mimosa, Bellini,Sangria, Rum Punch, Blue Long Islands Iced Teas and more)! We will even have 90’s Recording Artist Monifah performing Live! DJs Fugi Slim, Toby, & E Class will be spinning classic 90’s hip hop and R&B to keep you and your crew moving while you eat and drink. If you miss this, you’re buggin ‘cause this brunch will be phat, yo! Word up!
Performances start at 4pm! Early arrival is highly suggested.
$35 Prix Fixe Brunch Includes an Appetizer, Entree, and 1.5 Hours of Bottomless Brunch Cocktails (This Price DOES NOT include Tax & Gratuity which comes out to $45 total)
$55 Prix Fixe Brunch includes an Appetizer, Entree and Bottomless Drinks for the duration of the event. (This Price includes Tax & Gratuity)
**Seating during brunch is on a first come first served. RSVP does not guarantee seating**
***For Reservations or Pre-Paid Brunch Arrangements Please Email or Call Keira (646) 299-3000 or Email RSVPBrunch@MistHarlem.com***
***Once you are done dining please be considerate of others waiting and relinquish your seats***
****Please use #TAGBRUNCH when sharing socially.****
Please follow us on instagram @The_Alumni_Group
MEDIA DISCLAIMER, photos and videos are occasionally taken at our events. The Alumni Group reserves the right to use any photograph/video without the expressed written permission of those included within the photograph/video. The Alumni Group may use the photograph/video in publications or other media material produced, used or contracted by The Alumni Group including but not limited to: brochures, invitations, books, newspapers, magazines, television, websites, etc.
Mist Brunch Menu $35 Prix Includes Appetizer, Entrée and 90 minutes of bottomless brunch cocktails.
*Prices per item are for those who do not wish to partake in the prix fixe menu*
-Starters Choice of One-
Caribbean Seafood Soup $10
Kale & Mixed Green Caesar Salad $7
Pholourie Vegetables with Chadon Beni Aioli $10
Entrees
Steak & Eggs With Crispy Potatoes $18
Barbecue Jerk Chicken Rice and Peas, Plantains, and Vegetables $15
Chicken & Waffles $17
Lemon Butter Shrimp with Crispy Coo Coo and Tomato Fondue $15
Butter Milk Fried Chicken Sandwich with Handcut Fries $15
Mist Burger With Handcut Fries $15
Curry Cauliflower with rice and peas, plantains, and vegetables $15
Sides
2 Eggs Any Style $4
Turkey Bacon $4
Pork Bacon $4
Home Fries $5
Sweet Potato Fries $7
Handcut Fries $7
Plantains $4
Extras
Chicken Lollipops (6) $10
Fried Calamari $12
Cheese Fries $11
Add Jerk Chicken $4, Shrimp $5, Vegatables $4
Mac & Cheese $10
Bottomless Brunch Cocktails (1.5 Hours)
Mimosa
Tropical Bellini
Sangria (White or Red)
Champagne/Birthday Specials
Chandon Selfie Bottles $9 each, $40 bucket of 5