BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//NJ Council for the Humanities - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:NJ Council for the Humanities X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://njhumanities.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for NJ Council for the Humanities REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240301 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240401 DTSTAMP:20260531T091622 CREATED:20230807T035706Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T030757Z UID:10000163-1709251200-1711929599@njhumanities.org SUMMARY:Action & Incubation LOI Period DESCRIPTION:Letters of Intent will be accepted from potential applicants for Round Two of NJCH’s 2023-24 Action and Incubation Grants from March 1-31\, 2024. \nPlease note that LOIs are accepted and approved on a rolling basis throughout the LOI period. We recommend submitting early! \nFor full information on grants\, visit https://njhumanities.org/programs/grants-overview. URL:https://njhumanities.org/event/action-and-incubation-grants-round-two-loi-period/ LOCATION:NJ CATEGORIES:Grant Deadlines ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://njhumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/NJCH-wb-UBv6GF.tmp_.png ORGANIZER;CN="New Jersey Council for the Humanities":MAILTO:info@njhumanities.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240304T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240304T210000 DTSTAMP:20260531T091622 CREATED:20240223T201311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240223T201311Z UID:10000191-1709580600-1709586000@njhumanities.org SUMMARY:Not Quite White in Fiction and Film: Laura Z. Hobson’s Gentleman’s Agreement and Nella Larsen’s Passing DESCRIPTION: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 in conjunction with its “Black Americans\, Jewish Americans: Historical Intersections\, Collisions\, and Passings\,” supported by an NJCH grant. \nGentleman’s Agreement and Passing are critically-acclaimed novels on racial and ethnic passing that have also been adapted for the screen. The novels investigate how anti-Black racism and antisemitism have shaped the integration of Blacks and Jews into White Christian American society. Penned by women\, both novels also explore issues of gender and social class. \nNella Larsen’s Passing\, published in 1929 during the Harlem Renaissance\, was adapted for film in 2021 and stars Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga as Black friends who must confront the limits of their friendship and the color line when one is more successful than the other at “passing” as White. \nLaura Z. Hobson’s bestselling Gentleman’s Agreement was originally published in 1946\, shortly after World War II\, in serial form in Cosmopolitan. In the 1947 Academy Award-winning film adaptation\, Gregory Peck stars as a gentile reporter tasked with uncovering antisemitism. He soon discovers the depth of bigotry and hatred that exists in the United States. \nRachel Gordan\, Shorstein Professor of American Jewish Culture and Society at the University of Florida\, and Donavan Ramon\, Assistant Professor of African-American and English Literature\, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville\, will discuss the novels and their adaptations to the screen in a panel moderated by film and cultural critic Gene Seymour. Excerpts from both films will be shown during the program. \nThe event is part of a series of events exploring the historical intersections of Black and Jewish Americans supported by an NJCH grant. Open to the public as part of the series is a virtual book club discussing Philip Roth’s The Human Stain on June 5 and Larsen’s Passing on June 26. Find information and RSVP for the book club events here. URL:https://njhumanities.org/event/not-quite-white-in-fiction-and-film-laura-z-hobsons-gentlemans-agreement-and-nella-larsens-passing/ LOCATION:Trayes Hall\, Douglass Student Center\, Rutgers University-New Brunswick\, 100 George Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, 08901\, United States CATEGORIES:Grantee Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://njhumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/bildner-center-film-posters-bZvfnO.tmp_.png ORGANIZER;CN="Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life":MAILTO:RSVPBildner@sas.rutgers.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240309T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240309T173000 DTSTAMP:20260531T091622 CREATED:20240201T225113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T225115Z UID:10000187-1710000000-1710005400@njhumanities.org SUMMARY:Open Book / Open Mind: Howell Raines\, “Silent Cavalry” DESCRIPTION:The event is free but registration is required. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. After the discussion\, there will be a Q&A period and a book signing and sale with Watchung Booksellers. \nOpen Book / Open Mind is sponsored by Montclair Public Library Foundation\, Watchung Booksellers\, the New Jersey Council on Humanities\, Rosemary Iversen and David and Mary Lee Jones. This event is sponsored by Jill and Alan Johnson. We are also grateful for the generous support of our in-kind sponsors\, First Congregational Church of Montclair\, The George\, and Amanti Vino. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nBefore stepping down in 2003\, Howell Raines was executive editor of The New York Times. He is the author of “Whiskey Man\,” a novel\, and “My Soul Is Rested\,” an oral history of the Civil Rights movement. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing in 1992. \nABOUT THE BOOK\n“Silent Cavalry: How Union Soldiers from Alabama Helped Sherman Burn Atlanta–and Then Got Written Out of History.” \nWe all know how the Civil War was won: Courageous Yankees triumphed over the South. But is there more to the story? \nAs Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Howell Raines shows\, it was not only soldiers from northern states who helped General William Tecumseh Sherman burn Atlanta to the ground but also an unsung regiment of 2\,066 Alabamian yeoman farmers—including at least one member of Raines’s own family. \nCalled the First Alabama Cavalry\, U.S.A.\, this regiment of mountain Unionists\, which included sixteen formerly enslaved Black men\, was the point of the spear that Sherman drove through the heart of the Confederacy. The famed general hailed their skills and courage. So why don’t we know anything about them?” —Penguin Random House \n“’Silent Cavalry’ marks another chapter in Raines’s storied career of giving voice to the voiceless\, highlighting the men and women who\, without proper credit\, did their part to make America a better\, more equitable place.”—Henry Louis Gates Jr. \nABOUT THE CONVERSATION PARTNER\nEdward Ball is the author of six nonfiction books\, including his first\, “Slaves in the Family\,” and “Life of a Klansman\,” his most recent. “Slaves in the Family” (1998) is Edward’s account of his paternal family’s 170 years as slaveholders in South Carolina. It received the National Book Award for Nonfiction. “Life of a Klansman” (2020) tells the story of one of Edward’s maternal ancestors\, a carpenter in Louisiana who took up the cause of fanatical racism to become a marauder in the Ku Klux Klan. Edward has taught at Yale University and has received fellowships from the Radcliffe Institute at Harvard\, as well as a Guggenheim Fellowship\, in 2023. \n\nRegister on the Montclair Public Library website » URL:https://njhumanities.org/event/open-book-open-mind-howell-raines-silent-cavalry/ LOCATION:Montclair Public Library\, Main Library\, 50 South Fullerton Avenue\, Montclair\, NJ\, 07042\, United States CATEGORIES:Sponsorships ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://njhumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/obom-silent-cavalry-MNidEP.tmp_.png ORGANIZER;CN="Montclair Public Library":MAILTO:reference@montclairlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240313T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240313T150000 DTSTAMP:20260531T091622 CREATED:20240201T225113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T225116Z UID:10000188-1710338400-1710342000@njhumanities.org SUMMARY:Humanities Lab Information Session DESCRIPTION:NJCH is excited to launch its next Humanities Lab cohort in 2024! \nHumanities Lab is for New Jersey-based organizations looking to experiment with new program ideas. Providing $500 in funding for initial participation and up to $5\,000 to help launch the idea developed through the program\, Humanities Lab is intended as a launching pad to expand the humanities in New Jersey through new and innovative ideas. \nHumanities Lab is a process-driven program that combines learning about public humanities practice with the development of a new project. Those who have either not begun or are very early in the process of developing a project would be a good fit for this program. Humanities Lab will be a place for participants to learn about new program models and push their own practices in exciting directions. Participant organizations are required to attend all program activities and follow the Lab’s process for developing projects. \nThe purpose of the virtual information session will be to introduce the program components\, explain eligibility and application process\, and answer questions about it. Please RSVP for the session to ensure you receive relevant pre- and follow-up communications about the event. URL:https://njhumanities.org/event/humanities-lab-information-session-2/ LOCATION:NJ CATEGORIES:Humanities Lab,In the Weeds ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://njhumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/humanities-lab-6x4-1-mTkQns.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="New Jersey Council for the Humanities":MAILTO:info@njhumanities.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240320T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240320T183000 DTSTAMP:20260531T091622 CREATED:20240223T201313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240223T201313Z UID:10000192-1710955800-1710959400@njhumanities.org SUMMARY:Virtual Meeting: Community of Practice\, Community College Humanities DESCRIPTION:This hour-long meet-and-greet offers participants in the NJCH Community of Practice for humanities professionals at community colleges an opportunity to get to know each other\, as well as the group facilitators for 2024-2025. \nJames Hart (Associate Professor\, Spanish and ESL\, and Arts & Humanities Chairperson\, County College of Morris) and Rich Russell (Associate Professor\, English\, Atlantic Cape Community College) will invite participants in this community to share their concerns about the current state of the humanities at community colleges\, as well as what participants find most encouraging\, inspiring\, and hopeful about their work. \nTo join this community and to receive announcements about it\, please fill out the COP Interest Form. \n\nCommunity of Practice Interest Form\n\n\nPlease enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. \n\nName * \n\nFirst\nLast\n\n\nOrganization (if applicable)\nEmail *\nSelect the COP that interests you: \n\nCommunity college humanities\nOral history and story-gathering\n\n\nWhat subjects\, topics\, or themes are you most interested in learning more about?\nComment or Message\n\n \nSubmit\n\n\n \n\nFor additional information\, please reach out to the program coordinator\, Sylvester Cruz\, at scruz@njhumanities.org or 609-695-4303. \nPlease RSVP if you plan to attend. Zoom access information will be emailed with your RSVP confirmation. URL:https://njhumanities.org/event/virtual-meeting-community-of-practice-community-college-humanities/ LOCATION:NJ CATEGORIES:In the Weeds,Supporting Community Colleges ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://njhumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/in-the-weeds-mGsFyq.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="New Jersey Council for the Humanities":MAILTO:info@njhumanities.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T210000 DTSTAMP:20260531T091622 CREATED:20240201T225114Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250703T143831Z UID:10000189-1711047600-1711054800@njhumanities.org SUMMARY:Price of Liberty Film Series: The Sacrifice Zone DESCRIPTION:NJCH is proud to sponsor the Montclair History Center’s 2024 Price of Liberty film series. \nFor the ninth year in a row the Montclair History Center will be hosting The Price of Liberty\, a film and discussion series on issues related to race\, segregation\, integration\, and Civil Rights. This year’s 2024 series explores environmental improvement sought for communities of people of color in the films Mann v. Ford (2011) produced by HBO and The Sacrifice Zone (2020) produced by Talking Eyes. \nThe Sacrifice Zone explores the Chemical Corridor of Newark\, NJ located just down the road from schools and apartment buildings where Portuguese\, Brazilian\, Central American and African American residents live next to toxic substances. The film follows a group of environmental activists determined to break the cycle of poor communities of color serving as dumping grounds for society. Learn more about the film here: https://thesacrificezone.org/about. \nScreenings and discussion will be led by scholars Leslie Wilson\, PhD and Khemani Gibson\, PhD. \nThe Sacrifice Zone will be screened on Thursday\, March 21 at 7 pm at Montclair Film’s Cinema 505 at 505 Bloomfield Ave\, Montclair.  Screenings will be available as a hybrid event for online participation through zoom and free to the public\, registration required here. \nAbout the Scholars\nLeslie Wilson is a professor and associate dean in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Montclair State University. He works with the Teacher Education Program as the coordinator of social studies education and he teaches African\, American and African American history. He specializes in 19th century Antebellum America\, and modern urban history. Professor Wilson writes on a variety of subjects and often has editorial pieces published in NJ.com. \nKhemani Gibson is a community organizer from Orange\, NJ with a PhD from New York University in history with a focus on the African Diaspora. His research looks at issues of identity and community formation as well as conceptualizations of freedom and citizenship in the late-nineteenth and twentieth century Caribbean region. While committed to his work as an academic\, Khemani is deeply committed to bridging the gap between the academy and marginalized communities. URL:https://njhumanities.org/event/price-of-liberty-film-series-the-sacrifice-zone/ LOCATION:Montclair Film Cinema 505\, 509 Bloomfield Ave\, Montclair\, NJ\, United States CATEGORIES:Grantee Event,Sponsorships ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://njhumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/SacrificeZone-7AmkKr.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Montclair History Center":MAILTO:mail@montclairhistory.org GEO:40.814959;-74.218536 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Montclair Film Cinema 505 509 Bloomfield Ave Montclair NJ United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=509 Bloomfield Ave:geo:-74.218536,40.814959 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T173000 DTSTAMP:20260531T091622 CREATED:20240201T225115Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T225116Z UID:10000190-1711209600-1711215000@njhumanities.org SUMMARY:Open Book / Open Mind: Ray Isle\, “The World in a Wineglass” DESCRIPTION:The event is free but registration is required. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. After the discussion\, there will be a Q&A period and a book signing and sale with Watchung Booksellers. The event will be followed by a wine-tasting fundraising event with the Montclair Library Foundation. Details to come! \nOpen Book / Open Mind is sponsored by Montclair Public Library Foundation\, Watchung Booksellers\, the New Jersey Council on Humanities\, Dave and Mary Lee Jones\, Rosemary Iversen\, and an anonymous donor. We are also grateful for the generous support of our in-kind sponsors\, First Congregational Church of Montclair\, The George\, and Amanti Vino. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nRay Isle is the longtime executive wine editor for Food & Wine as well as the wine and spirits editor for Travel + Leisure. He writes Food & Wine’s monthly “What to Drink Next” column as well as regular feature articles for Food & Wine and Travel + Leisure’s print issues. His writing has appeared in Departures\, Wine & Spirits\, Time\, The Washington Post\, and many other national publications. He has won the IACP award for narrative beverage writing three times\, the American Food Journalists award for beverage writing\, and the North American Travel Journalists Association gold award\, and has been nominated three times for a James Beard Award in beverage writing. He lives in Brooklyn\, New York. \nABOUT THE BOOK\n“So much of today’s wine is mass-produced\, industrially farmed\, corporate-owned\, and essentially\, ordinary. In “The World in a Wineglass\,” veteran wine writer Ray Isle explains that the way a wine is made\, and who made it\, can make a huge difference when you drink it—and why that information matters much more than knowing it scored 90 points. Or that it tastes like blueberries. Or “hints of violets and black pepper.” Isle’s enthusiasm for the grape growers and winemakers who are working sustainably or organically shines through as he shares his love for the way a glass of wine can express the place it comes from and capture the essence of the person who made it. Focusing on wines people can afford\, rather than $500 rarities\, Isle shows us where and how to find the most interesting bottles out there today.”—Simon & Schuster \n“For many years\, [Isle] has been the wine editor for Food & Wine magazine….His palate is beyond reliable. It should be insured\, as Betty Grable’s legs were\, by Lloyd’s of London. I would take his wine advice to the bank. —The New York Times. \nABOUT THE CONVERSATION PARTNER\nSharon Sevrens—a former management consultant for Mercer Management Consulting and Merrill Lynch investment banker—opened Amanti Vino in Montclair in 2005. She is a sommelier and Diploma-certified by the prestigious UK-based Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) and the Sommelier Society of America. She received her BS and MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. \n\nRegister on the Montclair Public Library website » URL:https://njhumanities.org/event/open-book-open-mind-ray-isle-the-world-in-a-wineglass/ LOCATION:Montclair Public Library\, Main Library\, 50 South Fullerton Avenue\, Montclair\, NJ\, 07042\, United States CATEGORIES:Sponsorships ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://njhumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/obom-isle-pMkkrJ.tmp_.png ORGANIZER;CN="Montclair Public Library":MAILTO:reference@montclairlibrary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T124500 DTSTAMP:20260531T091622 CREATED:20231208T152252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T225117Z UID:10000171-1711454400-1711457100@njhumanities.org SUMMARY:Webinar: Creating an Outstanding Proposal – Narrative DESCRIPTION:Ideal for anyone in the process of applying for an NJCH grant\, this 45-minute webinar will explore how to use the narrative to create a compelling grant proposal. Participants can expect an interactive presentation and a Q&A to follow. \nThe narrative is one of two key components of the grant application that will be the focus of NJCH webinars. The other\, the budget\, will be the focus of a separate webinar to follow. Participants may opt to attend either or both webinars. Please RSVP to each individually. \nParticipants should review the Grants section of njhumanities.org prior to attending. \nRecordings of both webinars will be made available on the NJCH website for those unable to attend synchronously. URL:https://njhumanities.org/event/webinar-creating-an-outstanding-proposal-narrative-2/ LOCATION:NJ CATEGORIES:Grant Workshops,In the Weeds ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://njhumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/webinar-photo-whg0F7.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="New Jersey Council for the Humanities":MAILTO:info@njhumanities.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T134500 DTSTAMP:20260531T091622 CREATED:20231208T152253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T225117Z UID:10000172-1711458000-1711460700@njhumanities.org SUMMARY:Webinar: Creating an Outstanding Proposal – Budget DESCRIPTION:Ideal for anyone in the process of applying for an NJCH grant\, this 45-minute webinar will explore how to use the budget to create a compelling grant proposal. Participants can expect an interactive presentation and a Q&A to follow. \nThe budget is one of two key components of the grant application that will be the focus of NJCH webinars. The other\, the narrative\, will be the focus of a separate webinar immediately preceding this one. Participants may opt to attend either or both webinars. Please RSVP to each individually. \nParticipants should review the Grants section of njhumanities.org prior to attending. \nRecordings of both webinars will be made available on the NJCH website for those unable to attend synchronously. URL:https://njhumanities.org/event/webinar-creating-an-outstanding-proposal-budget-2/ LOCATION:NJ CATEGORIES:Grant Workshops,In the Weeds ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://njhumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/webinar-photo-whg0F7.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="New Jersey Council for the Humanities":MAILTO:info@njhumanities.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T160000 DTSTAMP:20260531T091622 CREATED:20240318T013454Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T013454Z UID:10000193-1711638000-1711641600@njhumanities.org SUMMARY:Virtual Meeting: Community of Practice\, Oral History and Story-Gathering DESCRIPTION:This hour-long meet-and-greet offers participants in the NJCH Community of Practice for oral historians and story-gatherers an opportunity to get to know each other\, as well as the group facilitators for 2024-2025. \nAllison Pierson (Executive Director\, Whitesbog Preservation Trust) and Joe Zemla (Senior Curator\, Monmouth County Historical Association) will invite participants in this community to contribute to a collaborative conversation about current issues in community story-gathering practice\, and to think collectively about future directions for the group. \nTo join this community and to receive announcements about it\, please fill out the COP Interest Form. \n\nCommunity of Practice Interest Form\n\n\nPlease enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. \n\nName * \n\nFirst\nLast\n\n\nOrganization (if applicable)\nEmail *\nSelect the COP that interests you: \n\nCommunity college humanities\nOral history and story-gathering\n\n\nWhat subjects\, topics\, or themes are you most interested in learning more about?\nComment or Message\n\n \nSubmit\n\n\n \n\nFor additional information\, feel free to reach out to the program coordinator\, Sylvester Cruz\, at scruz@njhumanities.org or 609-695-4303. \nPlease RSVP via Zoom if you plan to attend. Zoom access information will be emailed with your RSVP confirmation. URL:https://njhumanities.org/event/virtual-meeting-community-of-practice-oral-history-and-story-gathering/ LOCATION:NJ CATEGORIES:In the Weeds ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://njhumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/in-the-weeds-mGsFyq.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="New Jersey Council for the Humanities":MAILTO:info@njhumanities.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR