Harlem JAZZ in the Park with Patience Higgins & the Sugar Hill Quartet

Harlem JAZZ Experience! Patience Higgins & the Sugar Hill Quartet start a soulful evening of riveting jazz tunes inside at the heart of Harlem in the Cultural Center within Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park. Get ready to immerse yourself in the rich sounds, swinging and bopping tunes to hit the dance floor with.

Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to experience live music at its best: Get ready to groove to classics and more. See you there!

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Stay for more goodies , which will include rare film clips of jazz and dance! Join us INSIDE at the Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park in the Cultural Center

Rain or shine you are guaranteed a great time and experience with Harlem culture!

FULL PROGRAM (Schedule subject to change)

SATURDAY --- September 20th

4:50pm - Doors Open

5pm -- Jazz/R&B Band - Patience Higgins & The Sugar Hill Quartet

6:30pm - Harlem's Harvest Moon Ball History - Part 1

7pm - Dance Social : Motown Madness and Beyond!

9pm - Event ends

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TRAVELING by CAR

By Car from the NYS Thruway: Take Major Deegan Expressway South; exit at the 155th Street Bridge, turn right & bear right off the bridge onto 155th Street, continue straight to Broadway, turn left, and continue to 145th Street, turn right and continue down the hill one block to the entrance of the park.for drop offs and pick ups only

By Car from New Jersey: Take George Washington Bridge (lower level) to Henry Hudson Parkway South, bear left and exit at Riverside Drive, continue South on Riverside Drive to 145th Street, turn right to enter the park.for drop offs and pick ups only

By Car from Long Island: Take Whitestone Bridge to Cross-Bronx Expressway, take Westside Highway exit, bear left to Riverside Drive exit, turn right off the exit, and continue straight to Riverside Drive to 145th Street. Turn right into the park for drop offs and pick ups only

FREE PARKING

Available on a first come, first served basis on the lower level of the park. There is an elevator or the jitney option for you to get on the street level of the venue and festivities

FIRST - Stop by the reception booth at the 145th street entrance

SECOND - Ask for a parking pass and the directions to the lower-level parking lot

THIRD - Follow directions on the map

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PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

BUS:

From Bronx - Cross-town BX19 directly into Riverbank State Park

From Manhattan - M11 Bus directly into Riverbank State Park

SUBWAY

The #1 train to 145th and Broadway – one block from park's main entrance on 145th Street and Riverside Drive. You can also take the BX19 bus down into the park

The A, B, C, D trains to 145th and St. Nicholas Avenue – walk west four blocks to the park's main entrance on 145th Street and Riverside Drive. OR take the BX 19 Bus from that point down into the park.

The #3 train to West 145th and Malcolm X Blvd./Lenox Avenue and then take the cross-town BX19 directly into Riverbank State Park.

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Most of the above is within this link https://parks.ny.gov/documents/parks/RiverbankDrivingandPublicTransitDirections.pdf

See QR Code below to scan directions

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INCLEMENT WEATHER

Please check The Harlem Swing Dance Society Facebook page for last minute changes, delays and /or possible postponement https://www.facebook.com/HarlemSwingDance/