Featuring The state of affairs membership
Welcome to Featuring The Cafe State of Affairs!
Welcome to Harlem’s new home for civic dialogue, creativity, and connection.
Featuring Membership isn’t just a subscription — it’s an invitation to belong. Every day at Featuring The Café, neighbors, artists, entrepreneurs, educators, and changemakers gather to talk about what matters most: the future of Harlem and the world beyond.
By becoming a member, you help power The State of Affairs Café Series — our daily public forum exploring everything from economic justice and youth leadership to arts, housing, culture, and politics.
Your membership fuels our nonprofit mission at Featuring The Center for Culinary Arts, Inc., creating training, employment, and empowerment opportunities through food and hospitality. Together, we’re cultivating a local economy that’s sustainable, creative, and inclusive — one conversation (and one cup) at a time.
✳️ Why Join?
Because conversation changes everything.
Because Harlem deserves daily civic space that’s beautiful, welcoming, and alive.
Because your membership directly supports local jobs, voices, and visionaries.
As a member, you’ll enjoy:
- Priority seating and complimentary perks at daily café talks
- Exclusive invitations to member-only brunches and events
- Recognition on our community wall online
- Access to recordings and highlights from The State of Affairs Café Series
- Opportunities to host or moderate your own conversation
- And most importantly — a seat at Harlem’s daily table for change.
💫 Membership Levels
Community Member
For individuals and neighbors who want to belong and support.
→ $25/month or $250/year
Neighborhood Member
For local businesses, organizations, and schools that believe in Harlem’s future.
→ $100/month or $1,000/year
Change Partner
For corporations, foundations, and institutions committed to impact.
→ $500/month or $5,000/year
❤️ Join the Movement
Your membership isn’t just support — it’s participation. It’s showing up, speaking out, and sharing a table with Harlem’s thinkers, dreamers, and doers.
Join Now – Let’s build a stronger, more connected Harlem together.
Membership Donation are 100% Tax Deductible
State of Affairs Daily Sessions
Each day at Featuring The Café, we explore a different theme — over coffee, community, and courageous dialogue.
💼 Mondays: Business & Economic Justice
Conversations on entrepreneurship, local economics, and building generational wealth in Harlem.
🎓 Tuesdays: Youth & Education
Spotlighting our next generation — from schools and mentorship to creative learning and opportunity.
🏠 Wednesdays: Housing & Community Wellbeing
Exploring housing, neighborhood development, public safety, and the power of collective care.
🎭 Thursdays: Arts, Culture & Storytelling
A celebration of Harlem’s creative heartbeat — music, film, food, fashion, and the stories that shape us.
🗳️ Fridays: Politics & Leadership
Policy, advocacy, and power — how Harlem leads the conversation on local and global change.
🌿 Saturdays: Light & Living — Travel, Food, Spirituality, Wellness
Ease into the weekend with nourishing talks on joy, balance, and the art of living well.
✨ Every conversation fuels our mission at Featuring The Center for Culinary Arts, Inc., empowering Harlem through food, dialogue, and opportunity.
Sessions are free to attend. However we encourage support by purchasing from our drink and small bites menu.