The Sip NYC, Inc. & TMI & Partners Set To Host Book Signing & Panel Discussion With Business Pioneer Noel Hankin
Brooklyn, New York — October 31, 2021 — On December 2, 2021 The Sip NYC, Inc. & TMI & Partners set to host a celebrity filled event with Business Pioneer Noel Hankin. The Book Signing and Panel Discussion is guaranteed to attract a Who’s Who list of prominent New Yorkers to include Celebrities, Elected Officials, Business Leaders, Corporate Leaders, Small Business Owners, Civic Leaders and Professional Services providers and a list of leading media professionals. The event is expected to sell out attendees are advised to acquire their tickets well in advance of this most anticipated event of the year. Book Signing and Panel Discussion, and Wine & Spirit Tasting By Our Drink Sponsors Den Of Thieves Whiskey & Strange Fruit Wine will be held on Thursday, December 2, 2021 at The Simpson Restaurant 673 Atlantic Ave Brooklyn Ny 11217 (across Barclays Center) the event will begin at 6:00pm and end at 9:30pm. The Simpson Restaurant is a fully seated restaurant. Press and local media will be in attendance!
For more information contact: James Frazier info@thesipnyc.com
Panelist include: Noel Hankin Founder of The Best of Friends, Inc. & Author, Coviello Salines Owner of World’s 1st Naturally Blue Wine (Amour Geneve) and Partner of Black Hawk Imports Wine & Spirits, Calvin Clark Co-Owner of Bedford Manor, Mo’s Bar, Former Owner of Club Langston (closed), Mal Woolfolk Partner in TBOF, and Melanie Gbowu- Founder of Victoria Gabriel Agency
Author of “After Dark: Birth of the Disco Dance Party” Noel Hankin
About: Noel Hankin — Noel Hankin is a Founder of The Best of Friends, Inc., a pioneering business enterprise that promoted discotheques in New York City from 1971 -1988. Leviticus, Justine’s, and Bogard’s were among the first black-owned clubs in midtown Manhattan. Along with Lucifer’s in Queens and Brandi’s in Brooklyn, these clubs paved the way for “Saturday Night Fever, “Studio 54, and the nationwide explosion of disco in the late 1970s. Noted Special Guest who passed through their Signature Clubs Andy Warhol, Percy Sutton, Muhammad Ali, Arthur Ash, Shirley Chisholm, Elizabeth Taylor, Ashford & Simpson, Lerot Nicky Barnes, Latoya Jackson, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Frankie Crocker, Pam Grier, NY KNICKS just to name a few!
Noel Hankin has over 35 years of experience managing some of the world’s most successful brands. Hankin was Sr. VP of Multicultural Relations at Moet Hennessy USA where he helped brands such as Hennessy and Moet & Chandon enjoy above average usage among multicultural consumers. Hankin is a founder of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and served as its Vice-Chair. The fund has raised $300 million so far and helped prepare over 260,000 students for career success via scholarships and leadership training. President Clinton appointed Hankin to his Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) where he provided counsel to the President for seven years.
About the book: Book Title: “After Dark: Birth of the Disco Dance Party” Preface by David Dinkins 106th Mayor, City of NEW YORK
Mid-town Buppies, big-time mobsters, fabulous dancing queens, and unscrupulous promoters, all come together in After Dark, a first-hand account of the birth and growth of the disco movement in the 1970s. Disco music has earned an unflattering reputation for being garish and flashy; however, it was the voice of a generation that spoke using the power of dance to unite people. Now for the first time, you can hear the compelling never-been-told story of the rise of the New York disco scene. In the late 1960s, a group of college students formed a social club called “The Best of Friends” (TBOF) and learned to monetize their love of dancing and music by building a multi-million-dollar network of discotheques. Their innovative DJing techniques transported dancers into a carefree state of euphoria that paved the way for “Saturday Night Fever,” Studio 54, and the nationwide explosion of disco in the late ‘70s.
TBOF discotheques attracted everyone from CEOs to mailroom clerks, from Rick James to Elizabeth Taylor, and from big-time mobsters to FBI agents. This unprecedented collection of humanity made it impossible to know what excitement would unfold each night. What the partners in TBOF did know is that After Dark, they had to be on their toes.
About: The SIP NYC, Inc. — The Sip NYC, Inc. was created in 2020 by a husband-and-wife team, Joy and James Frazier. The Sip NYC, Inc. is an upscale New York City black-owned wine and spirits marketing and events company. The company brings brand awareness to black-owned alcohol brands through events, media and connections. The business savvy couple has hosted numerous successful business networking events, Black Business Expos (In The Black Small Business Expo), political events, and more to drive business to the black entrepreneurs who participate.
The Sip NYC, Inc. supports black-owned wine brands and significantly closes the equity gap in a growing industry through exposure and bringing quality resources and opportunities through its marketing and event promotions arm of the company. The Sip NYC, Inc. is an established platform that will allow Black-owned Wine & Spirit brands to promote to an upscale audience in NYC on a larger scale. In the past, the founders of The Sip NYC Inc. has worked with brands such as Hennessy Cognac, E & J Cognac, Tanqueray, Envy Liquor, Red Stripe Roof Top Party in Times Square, and the launching of Bedvyne Wine.
For more information on the upcoming Book Signing & Panel Discussion with Business Pioneer Noel Hankin and complete registration details visit: Get tickets for upcoming book signing and panel discussion early; as the event is anticipated to sell out due high demand! Tickets available at rsvp www.thesipnyc.com Book available for sale at www.discoafterdark.com
For more information contact: James Frazier info@thesipnyc.com
