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Harlem businesses prepare for new faces this weekend
A popular annual event is coming up this weekend in Harlem. The 34th Annual Oliver Hardy Festival kicks off at 9 a.m. on Saturday, October 7. Hardy, half of the famous comedy duo of Laurel and Hardy, was born in Harlem in 1892. In 1989, Harlem launched its first celebration of its native son. “We typically have vendors lining the street, they can sell anything from Christmas decorations all the way to hand-carved wood crafts,” said Meghan Foster, Director at The Harlem Museum and Welcome Center, the Home of the