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* End of Summer FestivalEnd of Summer Festival
Time: 12:00
It'll be a busy weekend in Newark! In addition to the Brazilian Independence Festival at Riverbank Park, the city will be hosting an End of Summer Festival at the Boylan Recreation Center with music, karaoke, double-dutch exhibitions, face painting and fashion show. The festival will take place this Saturday at noon.
The festival will offer Hip-Hop dance performances by local youth; performances from winning contestants from the 2008 Newark Idol competition, amateur boxing matches, free blood pressure screenings from the Healthfirst NJ unit; summer basketball league championship games; double-dutch exhibitions; Golf and Tennis clinics; karaoke performances; face painting; steel drummers and stilt walkers.
“This year’s End of Summer Festival will bring a joyous close to our Super Summer programs, which have once again brought entertainment, education, empowerment, and unity to our neighborhoods and residents,” Mayor Booker said. “Newark has much to celebrate and I urge all residents to join us at the festival.”
* End of Summer Festival End of Summer Festival
Time: 12:00
Mayor Cory A. Booker and Neighborhood and Recreational Services Director Melvin Waldrop announced today that the City of Newark and other partners will host the “End of Summer Festival,” a free festival, at Boylan Recreation Center, at 916 South Orange Avenue, on Saturday, September 6, from Noon to 9 p.m.
The festival will offer Hip-Hop dance performances by local youth; performances from winning contestants from the 2008 Newark Idol competition, amateur boxing matches, free blood pressure screenings from the Healthfirst NJ unit; summer basketball league championship games; double-dutch exhibitions; Golf and Tennis clinics; karaoke performances; face painting; steel drummers and stilt walkers.
“This year’s End of Summer Festival will bring a joyous close to our Super Summer programs, which have once again brought entertainment, education, empowerment, and unity to our neighborhoods and residents,” Mayor Booker said. “Newark has much to celebrate and I urge all residents to join us at the festival.”
In addition to the entertainment, representatives of non-profit, municipal and faith-based social service agencies will provide information about family health, early childhood development, and career opportunities. Rain date for the festival is Saturday, September 13, from noon to 9 p.m.
For more information about the festival, contact the Division of Recreation/ Cultural Affairs at (973) 733-6454.
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