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TOUR DESCRIPTIONS:
 Sunday
Gospel Tours: Join us
on a Sunday morning in the Black capital of the world and learn
about Harlem, it’s start as a rural Dutch community, it’s
transformation into a summer retreat for New York’s most prominent
families, how it then became a Mecca for African American writers
and artists at the turn of the century, to it’s troubled past during
the 1960’s and 1970’s and it’s present day community brimming with
pride and reveling in it’s new renaissance. Along the way you will
see famous sights and landmarks such as the St. John the Divine,
Columbia University, City College, Morning Side Heights, the Morris
Jumel Mansion, Sylvan Terrace, Strivers Row and The Abyssinian
Baptist Church, Sugar Hill, St. Nicholas Avenue, where Duke
Ellington lived and the famed 125th street, Harlem USA, the Cotton
Club, and the Apollo Theater, the Schomburg Center for research in
Black Culture. Then, join a local congregation for the Sunday
worship service and experience the soul stirring power of Gospel
music.
Add Special Option: Soul Food Gospel
Brunch - End your
tour with a unique brunch experience: No Sunday in Harlem is
complete without some of the best Soul Food and a "Live" Gospel
show!
Wednesday
Gospel Tours: Once New
York's most fashionable neighborhood, Harlem has a fascinating story
to tell. Stroll through the lovely and elegant enclave, Sugar Hill,
where famous musicians like Duke Ellington once lived. See the legendary
Apollo Theater and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black
Culture. Witness the beautiful acapella sounds of the ARC Gospel
choir during our mid-week hour of power and hear their powerful
voices singing songs of praise and share their experience.
ARC stands for Addicts
Rehabilitation Center, the oldest drug-free treatment program center
in New York State. The ARC Gospel choir was formed to help finance treatments
for the people in the community to recover from drugs.
Add Special Option: Soul Food
Lunch -
End the morning
with a delicious Soul Food lunch. |
