Experience the change making power of poetry at a FREE workshop!

 

Mon, Sep 23 & 30 @ 4 - 7PM NJPAC Arts Education 24 Rector St, Newark, NJ Discover the power of your voice! Young artists (13 — 18), join NJPAC for our free poetry workshops and experience joy, empathy and healing through the art of writing your own poetry. Your writing process will be guided by Newark-based poets. All skill levels are welcome; no previous experience is necessary. Participating Youth Artists will receive: A $25 VISA gift card Dinner, snacks and drinks provided A Dodge Poetry notebook and pen The opportunity to perform at the Dodge Poetry Festival on Sat, Oct 19 Publication in a Dodge Poetry in the Community Youth Anthology The opportunity to perform at a Dodge Poetry teen open mic This new initiative will give young Newarkers the chance to hear — outside a traditional classroom — how poetry feeds the narratives that propel social justice movements and to add their voices to the chorus. The program aims to offer them an opportunity to experience, through reading and writing poems of their own, how joy, empathy and healing can be intrinsically tied to language and poetry. sign up - sep 23    sign up - sep 30  upcoming events  Meshell Ndegeocello No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin Sun, Oct 6 @ 7PM Experience GRAMMY®-winning composer, bassist and singer Meshell Ndegeocello’s No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin. buy tickets Dodge Poetry in the Community is part of the Dodge Poetry Series Meshell Ndegeocello is part of the Dodge Poetry Series and TD Jazz Series Single-performance tickets are available online at njpac.org, 1.888.MY.NJPAC (696.5722) or the NJPAC Box Office, One Center St., Newark. All tickets are subject to a per-ticket handling fee, which varies by performance and method of purchase. The fee for telephone and online orders is always the same. Fees paid at the box office are always the lowest available fee for a performance. Box Office hours are here. For groups of 9 or more, find Group Sales here or call 1.888.696.5722, Monday-Friday from 9AM to 5PM. To inquire about ADA services, including wheelchair seating, please call our ticket services department at 1.888.696.5722. Click here to learn more about our accessibility services. One Center Street • Newark, NJ 07102 • 1.888.696.5722 • njpac.org Copyright © 2024 New Jersey Performing Arts Center, All rights reserved.