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Ron Brown Scholars Program!
The Ron Brown Scholars Program seeks African-American high school seniors to receive $10,000 annually for four years to attend an accredited four-year college or university in the US.
Deadlines: November 1, 2008- application will be considered for the Ron Brown Scholar Program AND forwarded to a select and limited number of additional scholarship providers.
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 Newark Black Film Festival
The Newark Black Film Festival, celebrating its thirty-fourth year as one of the nation's defining voices on behalf of independent film, opens at The Newark Museum on Wednesday, June 25, at 7 pm and runs weekly in Newark, NJ through July 30. Each film will also be shown at The New Jersey State Museum (Trenton, NJ) on Thursdays, June 26 - July 31, at 6 pm, Asbury Park High School (Asbury Park, NJ), on Fridays, from June 27 - August 1, at 7 pm, and at Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts (Camden, NJ), Thursdays and Fridays, September 11 - 26, (more)  |
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 African Dance & Drum Classes Yewande is the Artistic Director of the Iwa L'ewa Heritage Dance Ensemble and a recipient of the Artist as Community grant. Her guest drum teacher for Sunday's drum class is Ossie Simmonds
Sunday, 2pm August 10 is African Drum for the Dancer, a drum class which familiarizes you with the rhythms used in west African dance. Cost $15.
Sunday, 3:15pm August 10, is Traditional West African Dance, this class is for beginner and intermediate level students. Cost $15
Location: Starseed Yoga Bloomfield, 31 Lackawana Pl., Bloomfield 07003 For info and registration: www.africanglobalarts.com/register.html
973-429-1515 or 973-568-3750.
(click on "current student" when you fill out for the registration fee) Starseed is across from the Bloomfield train station and between Washington St. and Glenwood Ave. |
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NOMINATED FOR 2009 BLACK WEB AWARDS BlackTVonline.com has announced that our www.njlivingcolor.org website has been selected as one of five nominees for the 2009 Black Web Awards for Best Local Non-Profit Site. They are now accepting internet votes and mail-in ballots from the public to assist in selecting the winning site. Should you be interested in placing a vote for our website, please access the following link: VOTE NOW FOR NJLIVINGCOLOR.ORG
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Johnny Maestro and The Brooklyn Bridge Johnny Maestro and The Brooklyn Bridge has a legendary career that spans the entire rock and roll era. Johnny Maestro began singing with The Crests in the 1950s and gained national recognition with "Sixteen Candles," "Trouble in Paradise," "Step by Step" and "The Angels Listened In." Maestro then joined The Del-Satins, who later merged with the Rhythm Method to form The Brooklyn Bridge. With strong vocal and horn arrangements, the band had a series of hits, including "The Worst That Could Happen," "Blessed is the Rain" and "You'll Never Walk Alone." Johnny Maestro and The Brooklyn Bridge will perform as follows: Date: Friday, August 15, 2008 Time: 7:30 p.m. Place: Essex County Brookdale Park Watchung Avenue/Bellevue Avenue Bloomfield/Montclair, NJ
Caribbean Festival with Blaze Radio The Essex County Free SummerMusic Concert Series and the City of Orange will present a Caribbean Festival featuring Rupee and other Caribbean artists and bands. The Caribbean Festival will be held as follows: Date: Sunday, August 17, 2008 Time: 2 to 9 p.m. Place: Essex County Monte Irvin Orange Park Intersection of Center Street and Harrison Street Orange, NJ The Edmund Brothers The Edmund Brothers will leave the audience dancing all night long with their outstanding vocal harmony and song selection. The band features the talents of Mark Edmunds on bass, Chris Calvanese on drums and Dennis Tighe on guitar playing music from the 1950s to today. The Edmund Brothers will perform as follows: Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Time: 7 p.m. Place: Essex County Grover Cleveland Park Brookside Drive Caldwell/Essex Fells, NJ Gradie Stone Quartet Gradie Stone comes from a music and showbiz family: Her father was a band leader and her mother sang professionally. As soon as she could speak, her parents handed her a microphone and Stone has enjoyed a diverse career in music. She has performed country music, rock and rhythm and blues, and sang in radio commercials. Ms. Stone has returned to her jazz roots to be the featured vocalist in the Gradie Stone Quartet. The concert featuring the Gradie Stone Quartet was rained out and has been rescheduled as follows: Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Time: 7 p.m. Place: Essex County Irvington Park Intersection of Lyons Avenue and Grove Street Irvington, NJ The Garden State Concert Band The Garden State Concert Band is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the heritage of the American Concert Band. Through the performance of a variety of musical styles, ranging from classical to contemporary, the Garden State Concert Band maintains the musical integrity established by Patrick Gilmore, Henry Fillmore, John Philip Sousa and others. The Garden State Concert Band will perform as follows: Date: Friday, August 22, 2008 Time: 7:30 p.m. Place: Essex County Eagle Rock Reservation Eagle Rock Avenue West Orange, NJ
The SummerMusic Concert Series is being sponsored by Filippo Berio Olive Oil and Commerce Bank. Additional support is being provided by Hoffman LaRoche, New York Waterway and News 12 New Jersey. The series is also made possible in part with grants from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Concerts are held at accessible sites. Persons who require special accommodations or assistance are asked to call at least two weeks prior to the concert to alert staff as to their needs. Admission to the concerts is free but there is a $2 parking donation for concerts at Essex County Brookdale Park in Bloomfield/Montclair. For more information, please call the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs at 973‑268‑3500. TDD # 711.
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Events produced by: UnderCover Entertainment & Sumnertime 24 Roselle Urban Enterprise Zone 210 Chestnut Street Roselle, NJ 07203 TEL: 908-259-3001 | FAX: 908-245-7156 |





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The "NJLivingColor.org" website is a service of the New Jersey Black Cultural and Heritage Initiative Foundation, Inc. (more). Secretary of State, Nina Mitchell Wells and Stedman Graham serve as co-chairs of the Board of Trustees.
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Crossroads Theatre 2008-2009 Season
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 Learn more about the 2008 - 2009 Season of Crossroads Classics
Crossroads Theatre 7 Livingston Avenue, P.O. Box 238 New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, (732) 545-8100
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 Afro-American Historical Society Museum
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Poetry in the Park
 Monday, August 11th 7pm - 9pm will feature Poetry in the Park's last special guest poet for the summer schedule - Ms. Oni Lasana She is a songwriter, storyteller, musician, and poet. Oni is a member of Keepers of the Culture and travels around the country teaching through poetry.-- Poetry in the Park is scheduled every 2nd Monday of each month 7pm - 9pm in the Historic Hopkins House in Cooper River Park located 250 South Park Drive. More information is available at 856-858-0040 or http://Arts.Camden.Lib.nj.us |

Solid Rock Productions, in partnership with the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, will stage the Celebration of Praise Gospel Festival on Saturday, September 27, 2008 from 12:00 PM-9:00 PM in Auditorium Park Square, Ocean Grove, New Jersey. This free, multicultural, family friendly festival, complete with vendors selling unique products, a children's pavilion with clowns, face painting, balloons, and a moonwalk, and assorted food vendors will celebrate expressions of gospel music and the arts from different cultures around the world and is the first of its kind to be staged in Monmouth County!
Artists from across the globe are joining the line-up - Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, the UK, and America - and the list is growing daily. In addition to music a special theatrical production is being prepared just for Celebration of Praise!
Join us as we make history in Ocean Grove with the Celebration of Praise Gospel Festival!
Solid Rock Productions P.O. Box 642 Oakhurst, NJ 07755 732-688-6206 info@solidrockproductions.com Solid Rock Productions |

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