September 2025 Events & Program
Join Us!
A showcase of SoHarlem’s Young Entrepreneurs & Apprentices;
Collaborations with The Met Museum & West Harlem Arts Alliance.
UPCOMING EVENTS
• Saturday, September 20, 2025 – ReCouture Workshops: Session 1: 10AM-1PM &
Session 2: 2PM- 5PM
• Sunday, September 21, 2025 – East Harlem Tour 2-3PM
• Saturday, September 27, 2025 – West Harlem Tour 2-3PM
• September Pop-Ups Innovative Triangle-West Harlem Pop-Up
Ready For A Garment Transformation?
Saturday, September 20, 2025
10AM-1PM & 2PM-5PM
Old Hands to New Designs: A Craft Journey In partnership with The Metropolitan Museum. We welcome you to SoHarlem’s ReCouture Program.
Inspired by the exhibition? For more information and to register click the button below.
Design by Javier Valencia, Textile Design & Digital Art by Carlos Nazario, Modeled by Pedro Maria
Sunday, September 21, 2025
Tour Starts at 2PM
Join Debbie Quinones, a lifelong resident of East Harlem and the founder of the Friends of Harlem Art Park Alliance and the Coquito Masters Competition. She notably served on Community Planning Board 11 for 31 years, during which she was responsible for naming 20 streets in East Harlem aka El Barrio after legendary local leaders and significant events.
Debbie's tours showcase her unparalleled knowledge of her community and its rich history. She has designed a unique walk that tells the story of East Harlem today, from its historic superblocks of public housing to the impact of major historical figures. The tour revisits moments like Vito Marcantonio’s union rally on what became Harlem’s Lucky Corner on East 116th Street and explores the legacy of the Young Lords.
Mural by the artists El Mac and CERO celebrating author Nicholas Mohr.
This particular walk highlights how a single avenue in East Harlem can be filled with layers of history and culture. The tour will culminate at La Marqueta, but along the way, participants will see many murals, iconic buildings, and churches featured in films and the news—for example, the site where the series "401 & Park" began, and the recently established Graffiti Hall of Fame. As the group heads west towards Fifth Avenue, they will also encounter landmarks such as the Central Park Conservancy Garden, the Revolutionary War’s Fort Clinton, the Statue of Duke Ellington, The Africa Center, Old Timers Day Street, and Dapper Dan’s Atelier, before concluding their journey at La Marqueta.
Vito Marantonio annual rally
Vito Marantonio annual rally on East 116 Street and Lexington Avenue has been renamed Vito Marantonio Harlem’s Lucky Corner on East 116 Street & Lexington. He served in House of Representatives for seven terms from 1934-1949.
Taystee Bread Factory
The former Taystee Bread Factory in Harlem was built around 1908.
Saturday, September 27, 2025
Tour Starts at 2PM
Doris "Koya" Prester, Founder of New York My Way Tours and a former Creative Entrepreneur who launched SoHarlem's Cultural Tourism Academy in 2017, will lead a tour of Manhattanville. Koya, a lifelong resident of West Harlem, will be joined by Scott Metzner, Founder of Janus Property the developer who has transformed forgotten buildings into community gems in the Manhattanville Factory District. The West Side Harlem Tour will culminate with examples of today’s Dandyism fashion presented by SoHarlem Designers at nd will be held within the Innovative Triangle of the Manhattanville Factory District. Tour includes the West Harlem Innovate Triangle in the Manhattanville Factory District and will be led by Scott Metzner, Founder & Principal of Janus Property.
East and West Harlem Walking Tours is conjunction with the exhibition Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.
September Pop-Ups Innovative Triangle-West Harlem Pop-Up
SoHarlem Events
September 27, 2025
• Shopping at Innovation Triangle
• 4PM Reception
• 5PM Showcase
Our Fashion Showcase will be held at the courtyard of the Taystee Building Complex located at 450 West 126th Street, New York, New York 10027
Reception & Showcase
4:00 PM RSVP Reception, SoHarlem Team, Board, Funders, Met Tour Participants and Stakeholders
5:00 PM Showcase @ Taystee Park - 450 W 126th St, New York, NY 10027
The Taystee Park Showcase
Will Exclusively Feature Participants From
Dapper Dan's Young Entrepreneurs Dream Connection and Design Apprentices:
The Young Entrepreneurs will be showcasing their designs alongside their Mentors Design Apprentices.
Young Entrepreneurs
• Nelvin De La Rosa
• Ashley Best
• Dean Elefante
• Zaire Benjamin
Participating Mentor's Design Apprentices:
•Noah Joseph (Art in Heaven)
•Walter Dixon (Atashi)
•Andres Biels (IFLYUNIVERSE)
This September, in collaboration with the West Harlem Arts Alliance, SoHarlem's Creative Entrepreneurs will activate a pop-up space on the street level of the new Taystee Building. This will be a dynamic opportunity for them to sell their products, and exhibit their work on walls and mannequins.
Our talented makers and sewists, Gladys Perez and Jackie Puello, will not only be selling their creations but also offering sewing demonstrations, alterations, and other services. Highlights of the Pop-Up Space: (IMAGES)
• Gladys Perez: Exhibiting her unique work.
• Carlos Nazario: Showcasing digital designs, many of which Javier Valencia incorporates into his own creations.
• Shop SoHarlem: A dedicated pop-up featuring a curated selection of Creative Entrepreneurs' work.
• Mannequin Displays: Creative Entrepreneurs' pieces will be prominently displayed on mannequins.
• On-the-Spot Sewing: A sewing machine will be set up for immediate sewing needs or alterations.