“Slavery, It Happened Here, Too – Stories from New Jersey” Part II

Grounds for Sculpture 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton Township, NJ, United States

NJCH is proud to sponsor the Sankofa Collaborative’s October 11 workshop "Slavery, It Happened Here, Too – Stories from New Jersey Part II." The workshop will continue the discussion of the history of slavery in New Jersey from Part I of the event series, with presentations on research sources and methods. The workshop will kick […]

Arts & Health Mercer Opening Celebration

RWJ Barnabas Health and Wellness Conference Center 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton Township, NJ, United States

NJCH is proud to sponsor the first Arts & Health Mercer Opening Celebration on November 4, 2023, kicking off a week of programming to create awareness of the health benefits of the arts and provide access to these benefits.

Artists in Action | Local Voices: Memories, Stories and Portraits

Grounds for Sculpture 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton Township, NJ, United States

NJCH is proud to sponsor this conversation with storytellers from Grounds for Sculture's current exhibition "Local Voices: Memories, Stories and Portraits" as they reflect on the experience of sharing their unique and personal stories with the public.

Americana Music Series: “Silent Voices”

St. John's United Methodist Church 2000 Florence Ave, Hazlet, NJ, United States

Explore the heart of Americana music with Creative OPERAtions through a concert series that seamlessly blends folk, spirituals, blues, bluegrass, American opera, and classical music. Immerse yourself in art, music, and history through multidisciplinary artist Mary Ann McKay's "Silent Voices Series," with performances on November 5 and 19.

An Evening with Author and Poet Tracy K. Smith

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Montclair 67 Church St, Montclair, NJ, United States

Succeed2gether's Montclair Literary Festival is thrilled to invite you to an evening with former Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning author and poet Tracy K. Smith on Thursday, November 16 at 7 p.m.

Artists in Action | Local Voices: Community Conversation

Grounds for Sculpture 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton Township, NJ, United States

NJCH is proud to sponsor this conversation with staff from Artworks Trenton, Spiral Q, and Grounds For Sculpture as they gather to reflect on the experience of planning and creating our first public procession titled "Breaking Boundaries, Grounds For Gathering."

Americana Music Series: “Silent Voices”

United Methodist Church of Red Bank 247 Broad St, Red Bank, United States

Explore the heart of Americana music with Creative OPERAtions through a concert series that seamlessly blends folk, spirituals, blues, bluegrass, American opera, and classical music. Immerse yourself in art, music, and history through multidisciplinary artist Mary Ann McKay's "Silent Voices Series," with performances on November 5 and 19.

Washington’s Landing in New Jersey

Washington Crossing State Park Visitor Center 355 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, Titusville, NJ, United States

NJCH is proud to sponsor "Washington’s Landing in New Jersey" on December 10, 2023.

Open Book / Open Mind: Kate Manne, “Unshrinking”.

Montclair Public Library, Main Library 50 South Fullerton Avenue, Montclair, NJ, United States

A Cornell philosophy professor and feminist author ("Down Girl" and "Entitled") tackles the issue of size discrimination with a leading book critic.

Open Book / Open Mind, Ayana Mathis, “The Unsettled”

Montclair Public Library, Main Library 50 South Fullerton Avenue, Montclair, NJ, United States

The author of “The Twelve Tribes of Hattie” talks about her new family saga set in the 1980s spanning Philadelphia and small-town Alabama with a notable memoirist and novelist.

The 44th Annual Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series

Paul Robeson Campus Center 350 Dr. MLK Jr. Blvd, Essex Room, Newark, NJ, United States
Hybrid Hybrid Event

NJCH is a proud sponsor of the 44th Annual Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series presented by the Clement A. Price Institute on Ethnicity, Culture, and the Modern Experience at Rutgers University-Newark. The series' theme is La Fuerza de las Voces Negras: Afrolatinidades en las Americas; The Power of Black Voices: Afrolatin Identities in the Americas.

Price of Liberty Film Series: Mann v. Ford Screening & Discussion

Montclair Film Cinema 505 509 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair, NJ, United States

NJCH is proud to sponsor the Montclair History Center's 2024 Price of Liberty film series, featuring the films Mann v. Ford (2011) produced by HBO and The Sacrifice Zone (2020) produced by Talking Eyes.