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 [...]
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 [...]
Mayor Booker to Commemorate NFL Great Andre Tippett’s Return Home to Newark
NFL Hall of Fame Inductee Andre Tippett will lead this year’s African American Heritage Parade.
His induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August will make Tippett the first athlete ever from the City of Newark to receive such an accolade. He [...]
It’s true, despite rumors to the contrary, the Portugal Day Festival and Parade will take place on the weekend of June 7th—mark your calendars. This is one of the biggest cultural festivals in the state, drawing a half-a-million people to Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood for music, food, drinks and great times.
New to the [...]
Newark comes to the rescue of Portugal Day Festival
Organizers threatened to cancel the state’s largest ethnic festival due to lack of communication and support from Newark officials, but council members approved an ordinance last week that changed that.
Councilman Augusto Amador introduced the ordinance, which calls for organizers to pay an initial 20 percent of the [...]
Update: The festival is happening this year, June 7th and 8th! Check out directions, our survival guide, and photos of past festivals.
Star Ledger: City’s Portugal Day a tradition in limbo under new policy
After 28 years, Newark’s Portugal Day festival may be canceled due to lack of support and communication from the city, organizers say.
The [...]
Gallery Aferro’s contribution to the Newark Arts & Music Festival was a film projection onto the back of the old Hahnes building, above the sculpture park. We have had mobile, outdoor film events in development for some time at Aferro, and are soon going to be able to start ofering them to the people of [...]