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January/March
April/June
July/September
October/December
A Brief
History of
The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce
Our Chamber’s calendar annually ranks as the one of the busiest business/trade
associations in the Northeast region.
We realize that you will not be able to attend every event therefore, we have put a double asterisk (**) next
to the key events that we recommend.
Please note that all listed events are open to all of our members,
including Full Board and Executive Board meetings.
In addition to those listed below, we always add new and special events
to our Chamber’s calendar each quarter.
Chamber members who wish to have a special event placed on our website, please
contact us “Re: Chamber member event listing request” attn.
Jason Auguste at
jauguste@harlemdiscover.com or
Winston Majette at
wmajette@harlemdiscover.com
The GREATER HARLEM CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
200A
West 136th Street, New York, NY 10030
Telephone:
(212) 862-7200 Fax: (212) 862-8745
e-mail:
HarlemChamber@hotmail.com
Established in
1896
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JANUARY
Mon., 3rd
HARLEM ARTS
ALLIANCE
OPEN MEETING
General Membership – 10:00AM
At The Theater at Riverside Church
-
91 Claremont Avenue
at 121st St.
For Info: (347) 735-4280 -Or visit:
http://harlemaa.org
Mon., 17th
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
National Holiday
(Closed for business)
Thurs., 20th
– Sun., 23rd
Chamber Executive Managers Planning Retreat
Tues., 25th
YOUR CHAMBER IN ACTION
Radio Show – 4:00 PM
WHCR-FM
90.3
Thurs., 27th
GHCC “JOINS THE TATES” at a
Generation Gap Networking Event
At Gran Piatto d’ Oro -6:00PM -
5th
Avenue
btwn 116th & 117th
Sts
For Reservations (917) 217-2222
Sun., 30th
GHCC
Radio
Town Hall
Meeting
7:00PM -Joint Simulcast on
WBLS-FM 107.5/WLIB-AM 1190
(repeated
at 11:00 PM)
Mon., 31
Let’s Rendezvous at 7:00PM
Shrine World Music Venue - A.C.
Powell,
Jr. Blvd. btwn 134th & 133rd
Sts- Live music & entertainment
For info call. (646) 397-3686, or visit
injoyenterprises.com
FEBRUARY
Wed., 2nd
is
rescheduled to
Thursday, Feb. 17th
at Applebee’s Harlem, 1 W.
125th
Street
HARLEM
WEEK 2011 Partnership/Sponsorship -
Breakfast Meeting – 8:45AM
For info call
- (212) 862-8477 Ext. 224
By
Invitation Only
Mon., 7th
HARLEM ARTS
ALLIANCE /
OPEN MEETING
General Membership – 10:00 AM
At The Theater at Riverside Church
91 Claremont Avenue
at 121st St.
-
For info: (347) 735-4280 -
or visit harlemaa.org
Sat., 19th
Saluting Our
Elders Concert -
1:00 PM
American Museum of Natural History
Kaufman Theater -
West.
79th Street
& Central Park West
featuring: New Amsterdam Music Association, Joey
Morant & Catfish Stew, Ed Babb & McCullough Sons of Thunder, and Randy
Weston
newheritagetheatre.org
Tues., 22nd
YOUR CHAMBER IN ACTION Radio
Show – 4:00PM
WHCR-FM 90.3
Sat., 26th
Urban Health Conference
Morning Topic -10:00 AM
Financial Health
A.C. Powell, Jr. State Office Bldg.
163 W. 125th St.
– Art
Gallery
For info call: (212)
862-7200 or visit -
harlemhealthyliving.com
Urban Health Conference
Afternoon Topic – 1:00PM
Urban Violence
“Our Youth vs Our Youth”
A.C. Powell, Jr. State Office Bldg. -
163 W. 125th St.
For info call: (212) 862-7200 or visit
harlemhealthyliving.com
Sun., 27th
Urban Health Conference - Spiritual Health
Morning Topic– 9:00 & 11:00
AM
In
Harlem
at
Abyssinian Baptist Church
132
W. 138th
Street
For info call: (212) 862-7474 or visit
http://harlemhealthyliving.com
Afternoon Topic -12:00 Noon
In
Brooklyn
at
Brooklyn Christian Center
1061
Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
For info call: (718)638-6397 or visit
harlemhealthyliving.com
Sun., 27th
GHCC Radio Town Hall Meeting
7:00PM - Joint
Simulcast on
WBLS-FM 107.5/
WLIB-AM 1190
(repeated at 11:00 PM)
MARCH
Mon., 7th
HARLEM ARTS ALLIANCE & CHAMBER
JOINT MEMBERSHIP MEETING
10:00AM
At The Theater at Riverside Church
91
Claremont Ave at 121st St
For info: (347) 735-4280
Or visit:
http://harlemaa.org
Wed.,
16th
Rescheduled - Date to be determined
1st
Quarter GHCC
Membership Meeting
& Dinner Reception
5:30PM Marriott Marquis Hotel
Broadway at
45th Street
For info call Mr. Causey
at
(212) 862-7200 Ext. 225 or visit
Thurs., 24th
GHCC “JOINS THE TATES” at a
Generation Gap Networking Event
At Gran Piatto d’ Oro at 6:00 PM
5th
Avenue
btwn 116th & 117th
Sts
For Reservations (917) 217-2222
Sun.,
27th
GHCC
Radio
Town Hall
Meeting
7:00PM - Joint
Simulcast on
WBLS-FM 107.5 /
WLIB-AM 1190
(repeated at
11:00pm)
Tues., 29th
YOUR CHAMBER IN ACTION
Radio Show – 4:00 PM
WHCR-FM 90.3
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SECOND QUARTER 2011
(April thru June)
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APRIL
Mon., 4th
HARLEM ARTS ALLIANCE - OPEN MEETING
10:00 AM at ** The Theater at
Riverside
Church
91 Claremont Avenue at
121st St.
For Info: (347) 735-4280
Or visit:
www.harlemaa.org
Thurs., 14th
GHCC Health Committee Planning Conference
10:00 AM
at
Harlem Hospital Center Board Room
135th
Street & Malcolm X Blvd.
For more info. & please call
(212) 862-7200
Tues., 26th
YOUR CHAMBER IN ACTION
Radio Show –
4:00 PM -
WHCR-FM 90.3
Wed., 27th
HARLEM
WEEK 2011
Sponsors Breakfast Meeting
8:45 AM at
Dwyer Cultural Center
Entrance on 123rd Street
between
St. Nicholas Avenue
and Frederick Douglass
For
Info call: (212) 862-8477
Sun., 30th
** GHCC Radio Show
“Town Hall Meeting”
Business & Community
Dialogue
7:00 PM - Joint Simulcast on WBLS-FM 107.5/WLIB-AM
1190
(repeated
at 11:00 PM)
MAY
Mon., 2nd
HARLEM ARTS ALLIANCE
/ CHAMBER
Joint Membership Breakfast Meeting
9:00 AM at
Applebee’s Restaurant
West 125th Street
& 5th Avenue
For Info call: (212) 862-7200 or (347) 735-4280
Tues., 24th
YOUR CHAMBER IN ACTION
Radio Show – 4:00
PM
WHCR-FM 90.3
Sun., 29th
GHCC
Radio Show
“Town Hall Meeting”
Business & Community Dialogue
7:00PM – Joint Simulcast on WBLS-FM 107.5 -
WLIB-AM 1190
(repeated at 11:00 PM)
JUNE
Mon., 6th
HARLEM ARTS ALLIANCE
OPEN MEETING - 10:00 AM
at
The Theater at
Riverside
Church
91 Claremont Avenue at
121st St.
For Info: (347) 735-4280 -
Or visit www.harlemaa.org
Sun., 12th
GHCC & HARLEM WEEK
Salute
Marko Nobles
At Terrace in the Sky
-
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
400 W. 119th Street btwn.
Amsterdam Avenue & Morningside Drive
All are Invited - Donation $50.00 per person
-
For info call (212) 862-7200
Wed., 15th
GHCC 2nd Quarter
Board of Directors Meeting
at Dwyer Cultural Center
Entrance on
123rd Street
between
St. Nicholas Avenue
and Frederick Douglass
By Invitation Only
(212) 862-7200
Mon., 20th
Harlem’s
Monthly
“Round Robin”
Saluting
Blacks on Broadway and Beyond &
The National Black Sports & Entertainment Hall of Fame
6:30 PM at
Gran Piatto d’Oro -
29
Fifth Avenue
-
(bet. 116th & 117th Streets)
For more info. & to RSVP please call (212) 862-7200
Wed., 22nd
GHCC 2nd Quarter Membership
Meeting & Elections of Officers
6:00 PM
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Bldg. – 2nd
Floor – Art
Gallery
163 W. 125th Street
For more information call (212) 862-7200
Or visit www.greaterharlemchamber.com
Sun., 26th
** GHCC Radio Show
“Town Hall Meeting” Dialogue
7:00 PM –Joint Simulcast on
WBLS-FM 107.5 /
WLIB-AM 1190
(repeated at 11:00 PM)
Tues., 28th
** YOUR CHAMBER IN ACTION
Radio
Show – 4:00 PM
WHCR-FM
90.
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THIRD QUARTER 2011
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JULY
SUNDAY, JULY 31st
“A GREAT DAY IN
HARLEM”
U.S. Grant National Memorial Park
•(W. 122nd & Riverside Drive)
Free to the Public
Schedule:
Part 1 • 12 Noon – 4 PM: The Family Unity Day
Part 3 • 4 PM – 5
PM: The New York Gospel Caravan
Part 4 • 5 PM – 6 PM: The Urban
Fashion Fusion Showcase
Part 5 • 6 PM – 9 PM: “Concert Under the
Stars”
Salute to “The Sounds of Philadelphia”
AUGUST
THURSDAY, AUGUST 4th
NY City Economic Development Conference
Seminars, Awards Luncheon &
Indoor/Outdoor Expo
Health, Small Business & Economic Development
Seminars in the morning and the afternoon
Location:
Alfred Lerner Hall, at Columbia University - 115th
Street & Broadway
Seminars:
9:30AM – 11:30AM
Expo Time:
10:00AM – 3:00PM
Luncheon Time: 12:00PM – 2:30PM
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9th
NY City Senior Citizens Day: “Elder’s Jubilee”
Exhibits, Awards Luncheon, Senior Fashion Show,
Live Entertainment
A tribute to the legacy of our Elders
Location: Adam C. Powell, Jr. State Office
Bldg., 163 W. 125th Street
Expos: 9 AM – 12 NOON & 1 PM – 3 PM
Luncheon Time: 12 NOON – 2:30 PM
Thursday, August
18th, Friday,
19th & Saturday, 20th
and Sunday, 21st
1:00 PM – 7:00 PM
The HARLEM WEEK Tri-State Junior Tennis Classic
Fred Johnson Tennis
Courts at
W. 150th St.
&
Adam C. Powell, Jr. Blvd.
Presented By
GHCC/Les Halles Cup
In concert with the U.S. Tennis Association and
The U.S.
Open Showcasing the best up
& coming boys & girls tennis
talents
in the region aged from 12 to 18.
Free to the general public.
For more information visit call 212-491-3738
www.harlemjuniortennis.org
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20th
“Summer in the City”
Part I • 11:00
AM – 6:00 PM
On W.135th St. btwn. Malcolm X &
A.C. Powell Jr. Blvds.
Featuring Excerpts from
Disney musicals, games, arts & crafts,
live music and dance,
healthy eating and living exhibits, open houses
by the Harlem
YMCA, “Back to School” exhibits, sports and recreation clinics.
Part Il • 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Youth/Seniors Swimming Demonstrations
by the Harlem
Honeys and Bears for the whole family.
Hansborough Recreation Center
35 West 135th
Street (between Malcolm X Blvd. and Fifth Avenue)
Part III • 12 Noon-7 PM
National Historic Black College Fair & Expo
Over
50 Historical Black Colleges and Universities,
City and State
Colleges and Universities. Distributing information
on
admissions, scholarships and test requirements
W.135th St. (btwn. Malcolm X & A.C. Powell Jr. Blvds.)
Part lV • 12 Noon - 7 PM:
International Exhibitors & Vendors Village
On W.135th St. btwn. A.C. Powell Jr. & F.
Douglass Blvds.
Major Arts & Crafts, Music,
Clothing, Jewelry, Hats, Sculptures, Foods,
Beverages, General
Exhibits, Job Recruitment, Product Sampling,
Corporate Exhibits,
Vending Sales & Exhibits.
ALL DAY LONG For
vending
Part V •
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM:
The Public is
“Dancing In the Street”
to the Electric Slide
and a Reggae Dance Tribute to Bob Marley
Part
II • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: “Going Out at Night” Fashion Flava Show
Part III • 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM The “Quiet Storm”
Part Vl
“Uptown Saturday Nite”
5:00 PM - 8:00
PM
W.135th St. (btwn. F. Douglass Blvd. & St. Nicholas Ave.)
ImageNation: Outdoor film
showcase
Sundown to 9:00 PM
At St. Nicholas Park 135th Street & St.
Nicholas Park
on the Great Lawn Screenings
For info visit
www.imagenationfilmfestival.org
or call at (212)340-1874
SUNDAY, AUGUST
21st
HARLEM DAY
Site I:
10:00 AM to 7:00 PM:
On W.135th St. (Btwn. 5th Ave & Malcolm X
Blvds.)
I. The Upper Manhattan Auto Show
II. Health Village “Our Village within the
Village”
III. Upper Manhattan Small Business
Expo & Fair
IV. 5th Ave Main Stage, a salute to
Rhythm & Blues
musical tributes Rock, Gospel,
Blues, Dance, Calypso
V. Vending & Exhibits -
10:00 PM to 7:00 PM
– Foods, Arts & Crafts,
Clothing, Books, much more
Site II:
2:00 PM to 7:00 PM:
On W.135th St. (Btwn. Malcolm X & A.C. Powell Jr. Blvds.)
I. NY City “Children’s Festival” (Part II) (P.S. 175 School yard)
Theme: “A Tribute to the Children of Haiti”
II.YMCA Stage “Open Line” Radio Broadcast
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Dance, Spoken Word, R&B, Jazz, Reggae
III. “Back
to School”
Children’s Fashion Show
IV. Vending & Exhibits
– Foods, Arts & Crafts,
Clothing, Books, much more
Site III:
International
Exhibitors & Vendors Village
On W.135th St.
(Btwn. A.C. Powell Jr. & F. Douglass Blvds)
12:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Major Arts & Crafts, Music,
Clothing, Jewelry, Hats, Sculptures,
Foods,
Beverages, General Exhibits, Job Recruitment, Product Sampling,
Corporate Exhibits, Vending Sales & Exhibits,
ALL DAY LONG
Site
IV.
2:00 PM - 8:00 PM
St.
Nicholas Main Stage
W. 135th Street and St.
Nicholas Avenue
An International Musical Tribute
R&B, Hip Hop & Gospel
Adult Fashion Show
Site V.
ImageNation: film salute to Lena Horne
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
At St.
Nicholas Park 135th Street & St. Nicholas Park on the
Great Lawn Screenings from for info visit
www.imagenationfilmfestival.org
or call at (212)340-1874
SATURDAY, AUGUST
27th
New York Family Health Walk-A-Thon & The
Harlem 5K Run
“Come out and Walk for the Health of Our Community”
A Run/Walk Pass through Historic Harlem:
The Run
starts at 8:30 AM
The Walk starts at 9:30 AM
TUESDAY, AUGUST 30th
“The Joints Are
Jumpin'”
At Various Harlem Nite Spots
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