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Thursday, October 24, 2024

Just announced: NJPAC's Kwanzaa Family Festival on Dec 21

 

 

 


 free events 

Sat, Dec 21 @ 12 – 7PM
NJPAC
One Center Street, Newark


Celebrate culture, community and creative expression at NJPAC’s annual Kwanzaa Family Festival & Marketplace

Join the hundreds of families who make the free Kwanzaa Family Festival part of their annual celebration. It’s a full day of uplifting programs — including a candle-lighting ceremony and vibunzi — based on the seven principles of Kwanzaa.

NJPAC’s Community Engagement makes Kwanzaa magical … and memorable.

  • From 12 – 4PM Enjoy holiday-infused activities including dance classes for all abilities, arts and crafts, interactive storytelling and exquisite face painting.

 

  • From 12 – 7PM Watch energizing performances by local dancers and musicians in Prudential Hall Lobby.

 

  • From 12 – 7PM Shop the popular Kwanzaa Marketplace. Gift your loved ones with one-of-a-kind items from local crafters and artisans such as custom and cultural clothing, handcrafted jewelry and accessories, bath and body products, crystals, artwork, books and more.

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Community Couture Presentation
Oct 24 @ 6PM
William Mobile Ashby Community Care and Training Center

Join us for a culminating presentation of a six-week fashion intensive facilitated by Bump Pro! Selected community participants will present their original pieces.

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Envision the Success
The Creator’s Room Series

Sat, Oct 26 @ 3PM
Spend time learning about and creating vision boards that reflect your future self’s goals. This workshop will guide young artists in transforming goals into actionable steps and will provide tactics.

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From Newark’s Little Italy to Capitol Hill: The Life of Peter Rodino Jr.
Nov 12 @ 6PM
Newark Public Library
James Brown African American Room

Learn about the extraordinary life of U.S. Rep. Peter W. Rodino Jr. (D-Dist. 10). Raised in Newark’s Little Italy, Rodino led a distinguished career in public service from the New Deal to the presidency of Ronald Reagan.

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Books on the Move
Nov 14 @ 3:30PM
Newark Public Library
North End Branch

Experience the joy of literacy with NJPAC Teaching Artist Winey Terry-Bryant when she opens the pages of Chato's Kitchen by Gary Soto and Susan Guevara. Experience how the words come to life!

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Imagining the Future of Child Welfare in New Jersey
Nov 18 @ 6PM
Join us in-person for our next Standing in Solidarity film screening & conversation. Our panel will discuss how the state protects the welfare of its children and families. Plus, where the fault lines remain.

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Jazz in the Stacks
Nov 20 @ 5PM
Newark Public Library, Springfield Branch

Enjoy a free performance by TD Jazz for Teens! The ensemble will perform at the Springfield Library Branch where books can be perused while enjoying these talented young artists.

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Jazz Jams
Nov 21 @ 7:30PM
​​​​Clement’s Place

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

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 from our friends 

Annual New Community Halloween Party
Sat, Oct 26 @ 3PM
NCC Neighborhood Center

New Community’s Youth Services Department will host its annual Halloween party. Families will enjoy games, prizes, a costume contest and a haunted classroom.

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NJPAC’s Kwanzaa Family Festival & Marketplace is made possible through the generosity of Leon and Toby Cooperman
Generous support for NJPAC’s Kwanzaa Family Festival & Marketplace is provided by the PSEG Foundation and ShopRite


Generous support for ArtsXChange is provided by ADP, the official Community Engagement Partner of NJPAC, and Women@NJPAC
Jazz Stacks and Jazz Jams at Clement’s Place are part of the TD Jazz Series
From Newark’s Little Italy to Capitol Hill: The Life of Peter Rodino Jr. is presented in partnership with the Newark Public Library and Newark History Society
Books on the Move, a program of NJPAC Community Engagement, is affiliated with the Newark Public Library
Generous support for Standing In Solidarity provided by ADP, official Community Engagement Partner of NJPAC, and PSEG Foundation

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




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