MUSIC
Thursdays are alive with music
It’s not summer until it’s time for Sounds of the City at NJPAC. Listen to free live music for 8 weeks - Thursdays from 5-10pm. For more info on concerts or performers - visit NewarkPulse.com
July 11
Felix Hernandez’ Rhythm Revue
July 18
Naughty by Nature
July 25
Bernie Worrell Orchestra
Aug 1
Sheila E.
Aug 8
Shaggy
Aug 15
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Aug 22
The Ohio Players
Aug 29
Richard Bona & Mandekan Cubano
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If you need a mid-day music break, then Jazz in the Garden at the Newark Museum is the place to be. Rain or Shine Thursdays from 12:15-1:45 from June 27 through August 1 (no performance on July 4th). Admission is $3 and free to children and Museum members. See the schedule below - details of performers on NewarkPulse.com
June 27
Nat Adderley, Jr. (Quartet) pianist
July 11
Rene Marie singer
July 18
Ulysses Owens, Jr. (Quartet) drummer
July 25
Duduka Da Fonseca with Maucha Adnet samba jazz and jobim
Aug 1
Claire Daly (Quartert) baritone sax
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MUSIC
Festivals & Concerts Lincoln Park Music Festival July 25-28 Another iconic summer event held every summer in Lincoln Park in downtown Newark. The Festival includes a wide range of musical forms including Jazz, Gospel, House and Hip Hop and sounds from the African Diaspora; Youth performance showcase, green vendors, arts and craft vendors; local restaurants, organic farmers markets produce, and a health and wellness pavilion. For youth the Festival will offer games, storytelling, golf clinics, skateboard clinics and a host of family oriented activities. FRIDAY: Gospel; SATURDAY: House; SUNDAY: Hip Hop
Portuguese Festival: June 8-9 Taking place near Peter Francisco Park in the Ironbound (near Penn Station). Sunday at 3pm is a parade along Ferry Street with floats and performers.
House Music Festival: June 22 Now in its third year at Weequahic Park from 12-8pm.
Festival of Art & Music: August 10 Art exhibits, demonstrations, music, food, and fun for all. Elwood Park (corner of Summer Ave, North Ward) from 12-7pm.
All that Fado: August 17 Portuguese Music and performances. Independence Park (corner of Van Buren & Adams St. and Oliver & Walnut St., East Ward) from 7-9pm.
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MUSIC & MORE
Essex County Parks come alive with music during the summer as they visit different parks. All concerts begin at 7pm (unless noted)
Enjoy the outdoors
Enjoy a fun and affordable riverfront boat tour - 7 miles of Newark’s riverfront. There are two tours on each date. Tickets must be purchased in advance; $5 for Newark residents, $15 for others. Call Ms. Roberts 973-733-3917 or newarkriverfront@gmail.com to reserve space and to get meet-up location.
June 25
Tony Scally Jazz Quartet Veterans Memorial Park
June 27
Ray Rodriguez Swing Sebroso Independence Park
June 28
Saturday, June 29
9:30am-12:30pm; 11:30am-2:30pm
NJSO & Fireworks (7:30) Branch Brook Park
Sunday, June 30
1:30pm-4:30pm; 3:30pm-6:30pm
July 11
Junior Vega Quintet Riverbank Park
Saturday, July 6
9:30am-12:30pm; 11:30am-2:30pm
July 17
Donovan’s Reggae Group West Side Park
Sunday, July 7
1:30pm-4:30pm; 3:30pm-6:30pm
July 24
Saturday, July 13
9:30am-12:30pm; 11:30am-2:30pm
Music N More Vailsburg Park
Sunday, July 21
9:30am-12:30pm; 11:30am-2:30pm
August 6
Richard Reiter Quintet Ivy Hill Park
Saturday, July 27
9:30am-12:30pm; 11:30am-2:30pm
August 7
Pulse Jazz Band Weequahic Park
August 13
Frank & 3 to Clave Riverfront Park
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DINING & DRINKS newarkpulse.com PRESENTS..
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EAT & SHOP KEEP IT LOCAL SUPPORT NEWARK
BUY LOCAL: June 14-21
EAT SHOP PLAY
LOCAL JUNE 14-21, 2013
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Help support the Newark community by shopping and eating locally. It is estimated that for every dollar you spend locally, twice as much will be reinvested in the community by a local store rather than a national store. Below are participating businesses that are offering incentives to buy local from June 14-21. Please visit NewarkPulse.com for updated list of businesses and their discounts. 27 Mix Andros Diner Artisan Collective Blimpie Blockhead Hair Blue Mirror Bragman’s Deli Burger Bound Catas Center Stage Cuts Chateau of Spain Dinosaur BBQ
Edison Ale House Eye Contact Vision Center Fastsigns of Newark Fit-Rite Fashions Harvest Table Hell’s Kitchen Lounge International Florist IHOP La Cocina Liss Pharmacy Luxe Boutique Picture That
Question Mart Real Hair Salon Robert’s Pizzeria Smiling David’s Dance School Sweet Retreat Boutique Tony DaCaneca
(As of 5/30/13 please visit site for updated list)
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FARMERS MARKETS Wednesday @ Washington Park
Thursday @ PSE&G Plaza
Enjoy lunch time at Washington Park with live entertainment, a cooking series, and info tables from city-wide programs. Wed 12-2pm
PSE&G Farmers’ Market offers live music and karaoke all-summer long. Thursdays 11am-3pm. June 13
Halsey Street High Rollers
June 26
Hunter Hayes (Pop, R&B)
June 20
Lonnie Youngblood
July 3
Pre-holiday Jam
June 27
Karaoke
July 10
David Lee Jones (Sax, Groove Jazz)
July 11
Michael Clayton Moore
July 17
M-Pack (Classic R&B)
July 18
Mel Davis
July 24
Tribute to Motown (DJ)
July 25
Karaoke
Shop for this summer’s vegetables and fruits at local farmers’ markets. Check out the ones below (all will be accepting SNAP and have farmers who accept WIC and SFMNP).
July 31
Bradford Hayes Quintet (Jazz)
Aug 1
Halsey Street High Rollers
Aug 7
Tribute to Whitney Houston (DJ)
Aug 8
Lonnie Youngblood
University Hospital Farmers’ Market NJ Med School Plaza (12th Ave between Bergen St & Norfolk St). Tuesdays June 4-October 29; 10am-3pm
Aug 14
Gordon James (Smooth Jazz)
Aug 15
Rhonda Denet
Aug 21
Madd Flow (Cool Jazz)
Aug 22
Michael Clayton Moore
Washington Park Farmers’ Market Washington Park at corner of Washington & Broad Streets. Wednesdays June 26-October 30; 12pm-7pm
Aug 28
G–Connection (R&B Band)
Aug 29
Karaoke
Sept 4
College Day (DJ)
Sept 5
Mel Davis
Sept 11
Bryan Beninghove (Sax Jazz)
Sept 12
Halsey Street High Rollers
Sept 18
Geovanni Arencibia (Afro-Cuban Jazz)
Sept 19
Lonnie Youngblood
Sept 25
No Name James Butterball Band (Blues)
Sept 26
Rhonda Denet
Oct 2
Oct 3
Michael Clayton Moore
DJ (Corporate 5K run)
Oct 9
Oct 10
Mel Davis
Jonathan & Friends (Smooth R&B)
Greater Newark Conservancy Youth Farm Stand Court Street Urban Farm: Tuesdays 11am-4pm (July 9-August 13) 32 Prince Street: Tues 10am-3pm, Wed 10am-3pm, Thur 1-6pm
Oct 16
Oct 17
Lonnie Youngblood
Black Wax (Neo Soul)
Oct 24
Karaoke
Oct 23
Tribute to Stevie Wonder (DJ)
Oct 31
Halsey Street High Rollers
SWAG (South Ward Agri-Garden) Project 343 Meeker Avenue Fridays June 7-November 8; 11am-6pm
Oct 31
Halloween finale Jam
Nov 7
Rhonda Denet
Nov 14
Michael Clayton Moore
Newark Downtown District Farmers’ Market PSE&G Plaza at Raymond Blvd near Broad Street. Thursdays June 13-November 14; 11am-3pm Newark Beth Israel Farm Market (Indoors) 201 Lyons Avenue (indoors in Employee Entrance) Thursdays (51 weeks a year); 11am-4pm
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SMALL BUSINESS Newark Small Business Week: June 14-21 Newark Small Business Week is a creation of NewarkPulse.com to create excitement in our small business community and awareness of all the amazing programs and resources there are in Newark. So if you are a small business owner, entrepreneur, non-profit, future entrepreneur there’s a workshop for you. Most are free and open to all. For details, locations and to register: visit www.NewarkSmallBizWeek.com Friday, June 14 GNEC Annual Opportunities & Awards Breakfast Building Green & Clean (NRBP) Monday, June 17 Morning with SBDC Navigating Yelp.com Run & Grow Your Business in the Cloud Tuesday, June 18 Tapping into Newark’s Tourism
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Wednesday, June 19 Health Care Reform (NRBP) Best Practices for Managing Small Biz Finances Grow Your Business with Social Media & Email Lean Start-Up: Identify & Execute Great Ideas How to Start a Business Social/Networking Mixer Thursday, June 20 Lender Matchmaker Half-Time Review (IFEL) Schedule as of May 30. Please visit NewarkSmallBizWeek.com for latest events and updates.
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MOVIES NBFF Youth Cinema
The NBFF Youth Cinema will be held on Mondays at The Newark Public Library at 10:30 am and at the Newark Museum on Wednesdays at 1 pm unless otherwise noted. July 17th at CitiPlex12 at 10am.
The Newark Black Film Festival (NBFF) kicks off June 19th at the Newark Museum. Screenings start at 7pm and are free, but seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. They will take place at the Museum unless otherwise noted.
June 19
Kinshasa Symphony
June 26
Cosmic Africa
July 10
Beasts of the Southern Wild
July 17
Standing In The Shadows Of Motown @ NJIT
July 24
Sing Your Song
July 31
Woman Thou Art Loosed @ CitiPlex12
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July 8 July 10
Library Museum
Follow The Drinking Gourd The Outer Planets George Washington Carver: His Life And His Work
July 15 July 17*
Library CitiPlex12
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
July 22 July 24
Library Museum
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain Standing Up For Freedom: Rosa Parks Barack Obama: The Story Of Our 44th President
July 29 July 31
Library Museum
Myths, Legends & Traditional Holidays From Latin America Portugal South Africa: How Tortoise Won Respect
Aug 7
Museum
Akeelah And the Bee
Aug 14
Museum
Global Wonders: African American White Water
CityPlex12 Free Kids Summer Movie Series
The Kids Summer Series will run twice per week for nine weeks. The films show Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10am. Doors will open at 9am.
July 2, 3 July 9, 10 July 16, 17 July 23, 24 July 30, 31 Aug 6, 7 Aug 13, 14 Aug 20, 21 Aug 27, 28
Journey 2: Mysterious Island Karate Kid Hotel Transylvania Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Mirror, Mirror How to Train a Dragon Ice Age: Continental Drift Madagascar 3 Parental Guidance
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