The Jazzmobile comes to Newark
What better way to spend a hot summer evening than packing a picnic basket, grabbing a lawn chair and heading to the park for some free, public music? The Jazzmobile continues its summer series in the city tonight at Monteith Avenue, between 6th and 7th Streets in the North Ward.
Jazzmobile [...]
Tonight: Hairspray at Branch Brook Park
Movies Under the Stars kicks off tonight in Branch Brook Park as a part of the Newark Super Summer program. Head up to the Ballentine Gates for an evening of face painting, music and fun.
Tonight’s feature—Hairspray, starring Newark-native Queen Latifah—will kick off just after sundown, around 8:45pm.
Please join [...]
Jazz in the garden returns to Newark
Got some time to get away during lunch? Check out the Newark Museum Jazz in the Garden summer concert today, featuring Houston Person. Admission: $3 at the door, starting at 12:15 PM. Grab a sandwich at Subway up on University Ave. and check it out.
Dubbed by [...]
Early Saturday morning, my 11-year-old son and I rode our bicycles in the middle of Market Street, once the most automobile-congested street in the country. Of course, we could not do it without over a hundred fellow Newarkers, who joined the Brick City Bike Tour.
“That’s how it feels in a city without cars,” my [...]
Hi, this is an announcement for Newarkology’s first walking tour since last October.
On Sunday, August 10th, join us for a walking tour of MLK Blvd (formerly High Street) with a bonus walk back through Lincoln Park and Downtown. High Street is one of Newark’s most historic streets. Come and learn about the fascinating [...]
City of Newark Launches Brick City Bike Tour
Time to dust off that 18-speed and fish your helmet out of the closet! The city is sponsoring a bike tour this Saturday that tours through most of its scenic neighborhoods this Saturday.
Mayor Cory A. Booker announced today that the City of Newark is launching [...]
Ferry Street leads to Portugal
Man on the street recap of this past weekend’s festival. I was also happy to see some festival photos added to the Newark, NJ Flickr group.
The Twitter stream for #portugalday was pretty weak, though. That means one of two things: either it really was too techie for most people, [...]
So, we really puzzled over a way to share the Portugal Day Festival experience here on the blog. Truth be told, from the art shows this week, to the festival tonight, to the parade tomorrow, there are so many things to experience that we just couldn’t possibly attend them all.
But you can. This [...]
Mayor Booker Reminds Portuguese Festival Revelers that the City of Newark Will Enforce Laws on Public Drinking
Nice! City Hall has issued a warning to Portugal Day Festival revelers that irresponsible drinking and the display of large flags—a culturally sensitive issue—will not be tolerated at the festival. So, in other words, have a good [...]
Official Portugal Day 2008 Program
Ironman at the Ironbound Blog has posted the schedule of events leading up to this weekend’s Portugal Day parade and festival. Judging by the discussion in our 2008 Festival Survival Guide, if you really want to experience Portuguese culture, a good bet would be to check out a mid-week art [...]
