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.

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.

Webinar: Applying for an NJCH Grant

This hour-long webinar, designed to help potential grantees learn more about the mission of NJCH and about public humanities programming, will explore Incubation and Action Grant guidelines and requirements.

Free

Open Book / Open Mind: James B. Stewart and Rachel Abrams

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

A New York columnist and an Emmy-winning producer discuss their instant New York Times bestseller about a storied Hollywood dynasty with the executive director of Montclair Film.

Action & Incubation LOI Period

Letters of Intent will be accepted from potential applicants for Round One of NJCH's 2023-24 Action and Incubation Grants from March 1-31, 2024.

Not Quite White in Fiction and Film: Laura Z. Hobson’s Gentleman’s Agreement and Nella Larsen’s Passing

Trayes Hall, Douglass Student Center, Rutgers University-New Brunswick 100 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

The Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life at Rutgers University will host a moderated discussion of two films based on novels that explore themes of racial and ethnic passing, Gentleman’s Agreement and Passing.