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SUMMARY:Places\, Please\, Act One: Performed by Michèle LaRue
DESCRIPTION:NJCH is proud to sponsor “Places\, Please\, Act One” at Ocean County Library. Actress Michèle LaRue will perform selections from four volumes by Warren Kliewer\, including his “Poems around and about theatres.” \nRegistration is required. For full event information and to register\, visit https://theoceancountylibrary.libnet.info/event/13054374. \nA second performance will be held at the Little Egg Harbor Branch on April 4.
URL:https://njhumanities.org/event/places-please-act-one-performed-by-michele-larue/
LOCATION:Toms River Branch – Mancini Hall
CATEGORIES:Sponsorships
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SUMMARY:Virtual Office Hours\, NJCH Grants
DESCRIPTION:Join Grants Program staff for drop-in discussions\, question-and-answer sessions\, and recommendations for applying to the grants program at the New Jersey Council for the Humanities. These office hours are an opportunity to engage NJCH programs staff in conversation about our grants program\, and formal presentations will not be given. You may join the session at any time\, and you are welcome to stay as long as you like. To attend\, please join the meeting room available at the link below. If you will require any accommodations\, please email scruz@njhumanities.org with more information at least 48 hours prior to your desired virtual office hours session. \nYou can access the virtual meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86336209926.
URL:https://njhumanities.org/event/virtual-office-hours-njch-grants-18/
CATEGORIES:Grant Workshops
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LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86336209926
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SUMMARY:Places\, Please\, Act One: Performed by Michèle LaRue
DESCRIPTION:NJCH is proud to sponsor “Places\, Please\, Act One” at Ocean County Library. Actress Michèle LaRue will perform selections from four volumes by Warren Kliewer\, including his “Poems around and about theatres.” \nRegistration is required. For full event information and to register\, visit https://theoceancountylibrary.libnet.info/event/13057633.
URL:https://njhumanities.org/event/places-please-act-one-performed-by-michele-larue-2/
LOCATION:Little Egg Harbor Branch – Little Egg Harbor Meeting Room
CATEGORIES:Sponsorships
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SUMMARY:Company Towns of New Jersey with Mumtahanah Williams-Ansari
DESCRIPTION:NJCH grantee the Mahwah Museum will host a presentation by Mumtahanah Ansari about New Jersey’s historic company towns on Sunday\, April 6\, 2025\, 2:30-4:00 p.m. \nDuring the late 19th and early 20th centuries company towns were built in New Jersey. These towns were highly controlled and included residences\, stores\, schools\, and churches. Employees were even paid in company cash. While this may have made for tight-knit communities\, workers and their families had very little autonomy or opportunities for growth. \nAbout the speaker: Mumtahanah Ansari is a member of Mahwah Museum’s Board of Trustees. She is also founder and president of Beyond Clouds and Women Are Medicine Health Initiative\, organizations that assist people of color with a focus on Indigenous communities. \nRegistration is required and can be completed through the Museum website. Any necessary information will be sent to the email you provide. Tickets are $5 for non-members and free for museum members. \nNo physical ticket will be required or distributed.
URL:https://njhumanities.org/event/company-towns-of-new-jersey-with-mumtahanah-williams-ansari/
LOCATION:Mahwah Museum\, 201 franklin Tpk\, Mahwah\, New Jersey
CATEGORIES:Grantee Event
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SUMMARY:Food for Thought: Book Discussion - Eight Flavors\, Endangered Eating
DESCRIPTION:NJCH is proud to support Piscataway Public Library’s “Food for Thought\,” a series of events exploring the cultural and historical significance of food in our lives\, through an Action Grant. \n— \nJoin Library staff to discuss Sarah Lohman’s works\, Eight Flavors and Endangered Eating. Feel free to read one book\, or both books – finishing the book is not required to join the conversation! Sarah Lohman will be visiting Piscataway Public Library at the end of April\, offering a workshop on recipe writing and a book talk and signing focused on her more recent book\, Endangered Eating. \nEight Flavors: The United States boasts a culturally and ethnically diverse population that makes for a continually changing culinary landscape. But a young historical gastronomist named Sarah Lohman discovered that American food is united by eight flavors: black pepper\, vanilla\, curry powder\, chili powder\, soy sauce\, garlic\, MSG\, and Sriracha. \nIn “a unique and surprising view of American history…richly researched\, intriguing\, and elegantly written” (The Atlantic)\, Lohman sets out to explore how these influential ingredients made their way to the American table. \nEndangered Eating: In Endangered Eating\, Lohman draws inspiration from the Ark of Taste\, a list compiled by Slow Food International that catalogues important regional foods. Lohman travels the country learning about the distinct ingredients at risk of being lost. Readers follow Lohman to Hawaii\, as she walks alongside farmers to learn the stories behind heirloom sugarcane. In the Navajo Nation\, she assists in the traditional butchering of a Navajo Churro ram. Lohman heads to the Upper Midwest\, to harvest wild rice; to the Pacific Northwest\, to spend a day wild salmon reef net fishing; to the Gulf Coast\, to devour gumbo made thick and green with filé powder; and to the Lowcountry of South Carolina\, to taste America’s oldest peanut—long thought to be extinct. \nLohman learns from those who love these rare ingredients: shepherds\, fishers\, and farmers; scientists\, historians\, and activists. And she tries her hand at raising these crops and preparing these dishes. Each chapter includes two recipes\, so readers can be a part of saving these ingredients by purchasing and preparing them. \nThe Food for Thought project was made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities\, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views\, findings\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed in this event do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or the New Jersey Council for the Humanities. \nRegistration through the library is required at https://piscataway.librarycalendar.com/events/list?keywords=food%20for%20thought.
URL:https://njhumanities.org/event/food-for-thought-book-discussion-eight-flavors-endangered-eating/
LOCATION:Piscataway Public Library – Kennedy Branch\, 500 Hoes Ln\, Piscataway\, NJ\, 08854\, United States
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SUMMARY:CCM CommUNITY Festival
DESCRIPTION:NJCH is proud to sponsor County College of Morris’s CommUNITY Festival on April 15\, 12:30-1:45 p.m. \nThe free\, open to the public event will celebrate and promote unity and culture within the college community. Some of the Festival highlights include:  \n\nCultural Performances: Dance and music performances.\nFood Tastings: Samples of cuisines from around the world.\nArt Displays: Exhibits featuring works that reflect varied perspectives and experiences.\nInteractive Activities: Opportunities for attendees to engage in hands-on learning about different cultures and traditions.\n\nThe event will be held in the Jack Martin Gymnasium\, located in the college’s HPE Building. Click here for a campus map \nIf you are interested in having a table at the event or would like more information\, please email communityfestival@ccm.edu. Find event information at https://www.ccm.edu/events/ccm-community-festival/.
URL:https://njhumanities.org/event/ccm-community-festival/
LOCATION:County College of Morris\, 214 Center Grove Road\, Randolph\, NJ\, 07869\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sponsorships
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SUMMARY:Mahwah Museum Hosts "Introducing Native Plants to Your Garden"
DESCRIPTION:NJCH Grantee the Mahwah Museum is excited to host “Introducing Native Plants to Your Garden” with Chris Kozar. Chris will discuss the value to be found in planting natives in your garden or yard. As climate change continues to affect our area\, native plants are vital to preserving biodiversity. By introducing native plants to your garden\, it becomes part of a collective to nurture and sustain the living landscape for birds and other animals. She will cover the philosophical underpinnings\, as well as specific plants you can use. There will be time for questions. \nAbout Chris Kozar: \nChristine Kozar is a Master Gardener certified by Rutgers Agricultural Extension. A lifelong gardener\, Chris has been part of the Bergen County Master Gardeners since retiring in 2019. After teaching for almost 30 years\, she finds sharing her knowledge of gardening and plants especially rewarding. Chris has given numerous presentations to garden clubs and libraries in Bergen and Essex Counties. \nRegistration is required for this event\, and open now. Reserve your spot today at www.mahwahmusuem.org  or at https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/introducing-native-plants-to-your-garden-with-chris-kozar. Tickets are $5 per person\, and free for Mahwah Museum members with discount code. Not sure you’re a member? Contact mahwahmuseum@gmail.com to find out.
URL:https://njhumanities.org/event/introducing-native-plants/
LOCATION:Mahwah Museum\, 201 franklin Tpk\, Mahwah\, New Jersey
CATEGORIES:Grantee Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250427T140000
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SUMMARY:Colonial Crossroads in the Old Dutch Garden: African and European Music Meet
DESCRIPTION:NJCH is proud to sponsor a presentation of music of early America at the intersection of Africa and Europe to be held at the the Wallace House and Old Dutch Parsonage on April 27. \nAbout the Event\nCarla Lynne Hall and Jim Keyes will present music of early America at the intersection of Africa and Europe featuring Pinkster\, the Dutch and African Dutch celebration of spring. \nBring your own lawn chairs or blankets for this outdoors springtime concert in the Old Dutch Garden. Imagine the restoration of the Old Dutch Garden as part of Revitalization of Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage State Historic Sites “Down the Brook” with the Wallace House and Old Dutch Parsonage Association and Somerville Environmental Commission. \nThis program is part of a series made possible by the Wallace House and Old Dutch Parsonage Association with the sponsorship of New Jersey Council for the Humanities\, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. \nAdmission is free. Attendees are encouraged to consider bringing a donation of supplies needed for the Food Bank Network of Somerset County: https://www.somersetfoodbank.org/about/give-supplies/. \nAny views\, findings\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed in this series do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.
URL:https://njhumanities.org/event/colonial-crossroads-in-the-old-dutch-garden-african-and-european-music-meet/
LOCATION:Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage State Historic Sites\, 71 Somerset Street\, Somerville\, NJ\, 08876\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sponsorships
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SUMMARY:Food for Thought: Endangered Eating - Heirloom Cider Apples
DESCRIPTION:NJCH is proud to support Piscataway Public Library’s “Food for Thought\,” a series of events exploring the cultural and historical significance of food in our lives\, through an Action Grant. \n— \nJoin author Sarah Lohman to hear about her book Endangered Eating\, with a special focus on her heirloom cider apples chapter. Lohman’s research for Endangered Eating brought her to New Jersey’s own Ironbound Farm and Ciderhouse. \nApples have been called the country’s “most endangered food.” Currently\, 86% of apple varieties grown in the US have vanished\, and four out of five are on the brink of extinction. But thanks to the hard cider revival\, rare apples are being saved. In this class\, we’ll cover the history of apples and hard cider in America\, and trace the stories of three revived rare apples. \nThis event is part of our Food for Thought event series. \nThe Food for Thought project was made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities\, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views\, findings\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed in this event do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or the New Jersey Council for the Humanities. \nRegistration through the library is required at https://piscataway.librarycalendar.com/events/list?keywords=food%20for%20thought.
URL:https://njhumanities.org/event/food-for-thought-endangered-eating-heirloom-cider-apples/
LOCATION:Piscataway Public Library – Kennedy Branch\, 500 Hoes Ln\, Piscataway\, NJ\, 08854\, United States
CATEGORIES:Grantee Event
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