You don't want to miss it because there's just such extraordinary energy," Bowen says. "Ain't Misbehavin'" brings the audience into the heart of the Harlem Renaissance by way of Fats Waller's music.

A'Lelia Bundles, author of "Joy Goddess" and ancestor to 1st Black female self-made millionaires in America, will talk ...

The Harlem Renaissance's nightlife was legendary for venues like The Cotton Club, where guests enjoyed drinks and performances by chorus girls. The Cotton Club in Harlem around 1920.

The Cotton Club in Harlem was once considered the epicenter of African American entertainment, boasting performances from the likes of Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald. The soulful sound shaped ...

intends to re-create the Harlem Renaissance, the Harlem-based flowering of African-American artistic and cultural achievement that took place in the 1920s. While the intent of the Ensemble Theatre ...

Not overly concerned with plot or story, the show takes place in and around the Cotton Club during its heyday in the 1920s and ‘30s.

Highlights the lifestyle and experiences of five jazz performers who appeared in the Cotton Club shows during the Harlem renaissance era, including Avon Long, Cab Calloway, Estrellita, the ...

She became the venue’s biggest draw in a matter of months. Before long, Bentley was headlining at the Ubangi Club, Clam House, and Cotton Club.

Harlem was synonymous with the arts. But what I didn’t know was how that had come to be. By Veronica Chambers This article is also a weekly newsletter. Sign up for Race/Related here. As a kid ...