Bring the family & support local artists with these free events!

 

A message from NJPAC's Community Engagement Team.  free events  Fri, Aug 16 @ 6PM Military Park End a hot summer day with cool jazz and poetry. Bring a blanket and some chairs so you can comfortably relax and be entertained by our talented artists. This event will feature young artists from NJPAC’s TD Jazz for Teens. Featured artists include: Amya Martinez, 2024’s Poetry Out Loud winner Zarah Bethea, NJPAC Arts Education student Malachi Richardson and Rashanna E. James-Frison, local poets This night will also spotlight young artists from Brick City Jam Amplify High. This program provides a development space for students to perform, release new music, connect with fans and get scouted by the Brick City Jam Music Arts & Graffiti Festival. more info Music and Movement Tuesdays, Aug 13 – 27 @ 5PM Military Park Get your fun on this summer with free weekly dance classes in the park! We give you three-for-the-price-of-none with three different movement classes in each weekly session. more info Newark First Fridays Fri, Aug 16 @ 6PM Military Park Join our figure drawing class open to artists — and aspiring ones — of all skill levels. We’ll explore structure in drawing with an in-depth study and live models! Limited supplies are provided. more info  learn the arts  NJPAC’s Arts Education Performing Arts Programs Oct 5 – May 17 Expand your creativity in our best-in-class hip hop, jazz, band and theater classes! Beginner to advanced students ages 9 – 18 can sign up for performing arts programs on Saturdays throughout the school year. register  from our friends  S.T.E.A.M. Freedom Fridays Fri, Aug 16 @ 4PM Military Park Join us for an exciting event celebrating Art and Culture! Our Freedom Fridays series focuses on S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) to keep creativity alive. rsvp Generous support for Summer Fun in the City is provided by ADP, official Community Engagement Partner of NJPAC, and the City of Newark  Summer Fun in the City is presented in association with City of Newark, Forest Hill Community Association, Newark City Parks Foundation, Inc., Newark First Fridays and United Way Generous support for Arts Training is provided, in part, by the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, M&T Bank, Merck Foundation, NJ Advance Media, Richmond County Savings Foundation, TD Charitable Foundation, Victoria Foundation, WBGO Jazz 88.3FM, Women@NJPAC, Judith Bernhaut, The Joan and Allen Bildner Family Fund, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., The Office of U.S. Senator Cory Booker, The Arts Education Endowment Fund in honor of Raymond C. Chambers, Jennifer A. Chalsty, Judy and Stewart Colton, Toby and Leon Cooperman, Mimi and Edwin Feliciano, The Izzo Family, Don Katz & Leslie Larson, McCrane Foundation, Inc., care of Margrit McCrane, The MCJ Amelior Foundation, Albert+ and Katharine Merck+, David & Marian Rocker, The Sagner Companies/The Sagner Family Foundation, Turrell Fund and an anonymous donor +deceased One Center Street • Newark, NJ 07102 • 1.888.696.5722 • njpac.org Copyright © 2024 New Jersey Performing Arts Center, All rights reserved.