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Thursday, October 10, 2024

Enjoy a creative & fun atmosphere with NJPAC's free family programs!

 

 


 free events 

Sat, Oct 19 @ 11AM – 4PM
Military Park
51 Park Place
Newark, NJ


Express yourself at Dodge Poetry Festival’s free Family Fun Day! Bring the kids to Military Park for free, family-friendly poetry performances. Experiment with writing your own poems and explore the joyful, liberating power of language. Sing and dance along with our DJ. Enjoy drag storytelling, face painting and all-ages activities. (If you work up an appetite, grab a bite at the nearby food trucks.) All are welcome at this festive community celebration of self-expression.

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Kids Day Celebration
Sat, Oct 12 @ 11AM
Mantena Global Care

Treat your loved ones to monthly programs that educate and nurture the creativity of participants of all ages. Imaginations will go wild when recycled materials are turned into new toys.

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Hispanic Heritage Celebration
Sun, Oct 13 @ 4PM
NJPAC Center for Arts Education

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with colorful folk dancing performances and festive drinks and snacks! This is a great opportunity to network with organizations and representatives from several countries.

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Books On the Move: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Oct 15 @ 4PM
Shipyard Park, Hoboken

Get your rhythm going when NJPAC Teaching Artist Wincey Terry-Bryant leads an interactive reading of Tito Puente, Mambo King/Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo by Monica Brown.

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Jazz Jams
Oct 17 @ 7:30PM
​​​​Clement’s Place

Co-presented by NJPAC and the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University-Newark, these Jazz Jam sessions attract ace musicians from New Jersey and beyond!

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Undoing Latino Stereotypes in the Media
PSEG True Diversity Series

Mon, Oct 21 @ 7PM
Join our virtual panel on reversing negative depictions of Latin Americans across media, and how increased visibility can create opportunities for performers and creators.

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 dodge poetry festival 

Dodge Poetry Festival
Oct 17 – 19
Feel the change-making power of poetry at the Dodge Poetry Festival, North America’s largest poetry festival. Downtown Newark will be buzzing with music and spoken word performances in this joyful, community-driven celebration.

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Represent! with Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, MC Lyte & more
Sat, Oct 19 @ 8PM
MCs and poets perform their hits for this celebratory concert during the Dodge Poetry Festival. Performances by Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, MC Lyte, DJ Spinna, Caridad De La Luz (La Bruja), Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Mahogany L. Browne and Tyehimba Jess.

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 newark arts festival 

Newark Arts Festival
Oct 9 – 13
The annual event is back! This year’s theme of Radical Reimagining dives into a world where creativity is at the center of everything we hold dear, informing and impacting all that we do and all that we are. Check out the full lineup and create your schedule today!

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Made in Newark: A Brick City Bop
Thu, Oct 10 @ 6PM
Congregation Ahavas Sholom

Join us for an evening of performances, remarks from exhibiting artists and light refreshments at the opening of “Made in Newark: A Brick City Bop.”

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Building Character
Sat, Oct 12 @ 1PM
NJPAC Center for Arts Education

Dive into the magic of theatrical performance, dabble in clown and theatrical makeup and groove to the rhythm of hip hop dance.

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Between the Lines
Sat, Oct 12 @ 6PM
Akwaaba Gallery

Experience the opening of “Between the Lines,” a cross-cultural exhibit featuring artists from across the diaspora, poetry performances, a DJ and dance party.

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Family Fun Day and Represent! are part of the Dodge Poetry Festival

Hispanic Heritage Celebration is a Community Engagement program co-produced with NJPAC’s Latin Advisory Committee and Las Jardineras, the Latin Employee Resource Group; it is curated in collaboration with the Newark Arts Festival

Books on the Move, a program of NJPAC Community Engagement, is affiliated with the Hoboken Public Library and BookBike


Jazz Jams at Clement’s Place is part of the TD Jazz Series

Generous support provided by ADP, official Community Engagement Partner of NJPAC, and PSEG Foundation




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