Thu Jul 11, 5:30 PM - Thu Jul 11, 8:00 PM
155 Water St,, ,, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Community: Brooklyn

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This week at L@TA, sing along with soulful Eli Paperboy Reed, and Harlem Gospel Travelers (opening!) NYC Crit Club curates a group show, “Under the Magnifying Glass," in the gallery.

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////////TODAY AT #L@TA2019

ON STAGE
> FAMILY JAM AT 5:30pm: Harlem Gospel Travelers
> HEADLINING ACT AT 6:30pm: Eli Paperboy Reed

IN GALLERY CUBED: “Under the Magnifying Glass” curated by Claudia Bitran, Hilary Doyle, and Catherine Haggarty of the NYC Crit Club

////////ABOUT L@TA
Live at the Archway is DUMBO's signature series: dynamic musical performances + spectacle opening acts + a pop-up art gallery + interactive art experiences, in a magical, only-in-DUMBO setting. Always free, all ages, + rain or shine.

////////GETTING TO THE ARCHWAY

The Archway Under the Manhattan Bridge is a public plaza in DUMBO, Brooklyn. It’s on Water St between Anchorage Place and Adams St.

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THE HEADLINER | AT 6:30PM. From humble musical beginnings growing up outside of Boston, Eli Paperboy Reed moved to Clarksdale, Mississippi when he was 18, cutting his teeth playing and singing in juke joints all over the Delta, and spending a year as minister of music with Southside church of Soul legend Mitty Collier. His GarageSoul-inspired albums have landed more than $2.5 million in licensing. Reed’s new single, from his upcoming Yep Rock release Ninety Nine Cent Dreams, featuring legendary rapper Big Daddy Kane premiered on Elton John’s Apple Music Beats 1 Radio Show. His strong, passionate voice has left crowds in awe at Lollapolooza, Download Fest, Voodoo Fest, Fuji Rock Festival, Byron Bay Blues Festival, Jools Holland, Taratata, and more.

THE OPENER, FOR KIDS AND KIDS-AT-HEART | AT 5:30PM. Conceived jointly by recording artist Eli “Paperboy” Reed, and Vy Higgensen, the founder of Gospel For Teens, The Harlem Gospel Travelers began in 2013 as an offshoot of Gospel For Teens, a Harlem based music education program dedicated to the preservation and discussion of Gospel Quartet music. After initial street performances on the corner of 125th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard, The Travelers—so named because they all travel to Harlem from far-flung corners of the tri-state area to participate in the program—joined Reed on stage at Lincoln Center Outdoors in the summer of 2016 creating a buzz for additional performances. The Travelers perform original material as well as classics of the

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