Funding for My Newark Story comes from a generous grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.<\/p>\n

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Friday, February 9, 2018 3:30 – 5:00 pm James Brown African American Room, Main Library 5 Washington Street, Newark Get your game on and join My Newark Story for a craft based on the Newark Eagles, a professional Negro League baseball team that called Newark home from 1936 to 1948!\u00a0 Learn about famous players like… <\/p>\n

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What do you want to remember?: Drawing and Writing Your\u00a0Most Cherished Memories<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday, May 9, 2018
\n<\/strong>5:00 – 7:00 pm
\nMain Library, James Brown African American Room
\n<\/strong>5 Washington Street, Newark<\/p>\n

Often when many African American and Latino migrants\/immigrants had to move in the 20th century they could only take a few things with them.\u00a0 If you needed to move to a new place what would be the one thing you would want to remember?\u00a0 Is it a memory or an object?\u00a0 Join My Newark Story for a workshop using either paints, fabric, markers to draw or write the one thing you would take with you.<\/p>\n

All materials provided.\u00a0 Enjoy a complimentary snack.<\/p>\n

Free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

For more information about My Newark Story, click here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Funding for My Newark Story comes from a generous grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.<\/p>\n

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What do you want to remember?: Drawing and Writing Your\u00a0Most Cherished Memories Wednesday, May 9, 2018 5:00 – 7:00 pm Main Library, James Brown African American Room 5 Washington Street, Newark Often when many African American and Latino migrants\/immigrants had to move in the 20th century they could only take a few things with them.\u00a0… <\/p>\n

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Saturday, February 3, 2018<\/strong>
\n1:30 – 4:30 pm
\nCentennial Hall, Main Library<\/strong>
\n5 Washington Street, Newark<\/p>\n
Doors open at 1:30 pm, and house and disco music from back in the day will be playing!\u00a0 Meet the speakers from 1:30 to 2:30 pm, then enjoy a fascinating panel discussion about Newark’s cultural and entertainment history. From the Cadillac Club, Sparky Js, the Key and Bridge Clubs, to Shanique\u2019s, Le Joc\u2019s, Executive Suite, Paradisio and Zanzibar \u2014 panelists will explore the history of Newark\u2019s club heyday, share photographs, hear the music and reminisce.<\/p>\n
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Moderator: R&B Performer CeCe Rogers (above)<\/p>\n
$\"Julie$ \u00a0 \u00a0 $\"Angela$ \u00a0 $\"Hippie$ <\/p>\n
Panelists: Promoter and Booking Manager Julie Black (above left), Last of the \u201cDancing Queens\u201d Angela Raine (above center), Hall of Fame DJ and Producer Hippie Torrales (above right), and Nightclub Owner Ruben Johnson<\/p>\n
We regret that that original moderator, Former DJ Billie Prest, will be unable to join us for this program.<\/p>\n
$\"PNC$ <\/p>\n
PNC Foundation is proud to support the Newark Public Library’s Black History Celebration exhibition and public programs.
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Saturday, February 3, 2018 1:30 – 4:30 pm Centennial Hall, Main Library 5 Washington Street, Newark Doors open at 1:30 pm, and house and disco music from back in the day will be playing!\u00a0 Meet the speakers from 1:30 to 2:30 pm, then enjoy a fascinating panel discussion about Newark’s cultural and entertainment history. From… <\/p>\n
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Exhibit on view from December 14, 2017 to March 1, 2018<\/strong>
\nAtrium and 1st Floor Gallery, Main Library, 5 Washington Street, Newark<\/p>\n
Discover how how lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender, and queer people who have lived in Newark claimed space for themselves in the community, in the face of poverty, violence, illness, racism, and discrimination, in the exhibit At Home in Newark: Stories from the Queer Newark Oral History Project<\/em>.<\/p>\n
At Home in Newark<\/em> features several interactive and multimedia elements. Video clips with historic footage from the elaborate balls held by the LGBTQ community, part party, part community gathering, part educational center, will be shown. In the 1990s, at the height of the AIDS epidemic, events like the Fireball were places where safe sex information was available.<\/p>\n
Exhibit visitors will be able to listen to extended excerpts from the oral history interviews either with MP3 devices or smart phones. An interactive station will enable visitors to explore critical issues examined in the exhibit: how do you identify yourself, and where do you feel at home and safe in Newark. A large map has been compiled that shows the locations of bars and nightclubs such as Club Zanzibar and Murphy\u2019s that became sanctuaries for members of Newark\u2019s LGBTQ community, and visitors will be encouraged to identify any other places that may be missing from the map.<\/p>\n
The exhibit was curated by students in Dr. Mary Rizzo\u2019s American studies class \u201cPlace, Community, and Public Humanities\u201d at Rutgers University-Newark, drawing content from the life history interviews that are included in the Queer Newark Oral History Project, begun in 2011. The exhibition panels and graphics were designed by students in Professor Chantal Fischzang\u2019s graphic design class \u201cVisual Means.\u201d<\/p>\n
Join us and listen to the voices of LGBTQ Newark!<\/p>\n
Opening Reception<\/strong>
\nThursday, December 14, 2017<\/strong>
\n5:00 – 7:00 pm
\nProgram begins at 6:00 pm in the James Brown African American Room<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Wednesday, October 18, 2017<\/strong>
\n6:00 – 8:00 pm
\nCentennial Hall, Newark Public Library<\/strong>
\n5 Washington Street, Newark<\/p>\n
Please join the Friends of the Newark Public Library<\/strong>
\nas Distinguished Lecturer Elizabeth R. Del Tufo presents<\/strong><\/p>\n
Newark Through the Ages<\/strong>
\nThe 2017 John Cotton Dana Lecture<\/strong><\/p>\n
“Newark is an American City
\nwith its history written on its streets and neighborhoods.”
\n\u2014 Elizabeth R. Del Tufo<\/p>\n
$25<\/p>\n
Wine and Cheese Reception to follow<\/p>\n
Proceeds to benefit the Newark Public Library<\/p>\n
Please RSVP by calling 973-733-7793.
\nAll tickets will be held at the door.<\/p>\n
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