Dates To Know In Harlem This Week

HARLEM, NY — Most meetings and events may be virtual these days, but there's still plenty going on in Harlem.

Patch has compiled a list of events for neighbors to mark on their calendars. From community meetings to family events, here are the dates to know for the week of March 21.

Monday, March 29

Women's Jazz Festival 2021: The Intellectual Life of Black Feminist Sound with Daphne Brooks and Firey String Sistas

• Online talk by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
• Virtual, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, March 30

Deadline to enter the Uptown Arts Stroll Poster contest

• $1,250 grand prize, $500 2nd place, $250 third place
• Artists must be from West Harlem or Washington Heights-Inwood
• Enter here

Community Board 9 (West Harlem) strategic planning committee meeting:

• Virtual, 6:30 p.m.

How Beautiful We Were: Imbolo Mbue with Lauret Savoy

• Online talk by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
• Virtual, 8 p.m.

"Pricing Out Mom & Pop" — discussion by Manhattan community boards

• Forum on how the changing housing market affects small businesses
• Virtual, 6:30 p.m.
• Panelists include Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Downtown Alliance President Jessica Lappin and others
• Sponsored by community boards 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12

Wednesday, March 31

Deadline to apply for the mobile teaching classroom operator job at Harlem Grown.

Women's Jazz Festival 2021: New Works of Fiction with Dawnie Walton, Danyel Smith, and Nona Hendryx

• Online talk by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
• Virtual, 7 p.m.

Thursday, April 1

Community Board 9 (West Harlem) uniformed services & transportation committee meeting:

• Virtual, 6:30 p.m.

Community Board 11 (East Harlem) environment, open space & parks committee meeting:

• Virtual, 6:30 p.m.

Black and Red: Socialism and Black Liberation (CBFS)

• Online talk by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
• Virtual, 6:30 p.m.

Ongoing

Applications are open for the Harlem Youth gardeners program, running from March 27 – May 15

East Harlem's Pleasant Village Community Garden is seeking volunteers — email pleasantvillagegarden@gmail.com to volunteer.

Some events courtesy of Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer's weekly newsletter.

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