NJPAC Presents KWANZAA FESTIVAL and MARKETPLACE

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents Kwanzaa Festival and Marketplace featuring FREE Kwanzaa Family Festival and Forces of Nature Dance Theatre beginning Friday, December 14th - Saturday, December 15th .

Experience NJPAC's Prudential Hall lobby transformed into a Kwanzaa Artisan Marketplace where vendors display creative, unique and many one of kind hand-crafted items satisfying all gift giving needs beginning Friday, December 14th at 6p.m. - 10-p.m. and Saturday, December 15th at 10a.m. - 10p.m.

Celebrate Kwanzaa festivities with Forces of Nature Dance Theatre, with Sweet Honey In The Rock on Saturday, December 16th at 2p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

NJPAC's annual FREE Kwanzaa Family Festival is where kids of all ages will be engaged with hands-on activities dedicated to the Kwanzaa principles of Umoja (Unity), Kujichagulia (Self-Determination), Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility), Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics), Nia (Purpose), Kuumba (Creativity) and Imani (Faith). This Family event will take place in NJPAC's Lobby on Saturday, December 15th from 10a.m. - 10p.m.

Kwanzaa Marketplace
Fri Dec 14th @ 6-10PM • Sat Dec15th @ 10AM-10PM
NJPAC's most popular community marketplace offers more options than ever! Custom and cultural clothing • handcrafted jewelry • original designer hats • bath & body products • candles • books • art • and more! One-stop shopping for all your holiday gift-giving needs.
Visit all of the more than 20 vendors and be entered to win an exclusive prize.

Become a Vendor: https://www.njpac.org/assets/doc/Kwanzaa-Marketplace-Vendor-Application-FY19-68eaec0701.pdf?


Forces of Nature Dance Theatre with Sweet Honey In The Rock.
Sat Dec 15th @ 2PM & 7:30PM
Celebrate Kwanzaa with this dazzling
dance company, which joins the powerful musical collective Sweet Honey In The Rock to create a world premiere
commissioned by NJPAC.

Get Your Tickets Here: https://goo.gl/apGjPM


FREE Kwanzaa Family Festival
Sat Dec 15th@ 10AM - 10PM
One Center Street, Newark
NJPAC's annual festival features: Capoeira • West African dance & drums • Kwanzaa ceremony and storytelling • arts & crafts, including arm knitting and collage-making • Snacks in Packs • live performances • and more!

RSVP: https://goo.gl/WJQk8f

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), located in downtown Newark, N.J., has the most diverse programming and audience of any performing arts center in the country, and is the artistic, cultural, educational and civic center of New Jersey - where Great Performances and events enhance and transform lives every day. NJPAC brings diverse communities together, providing access to all and showcasing the state's and the world's best artists while acting as a leading catalyst in the revitalization of its home city. Through its extensive Arts Education programs, NJPAC is shaping the next generation of artists and arts enthusiasts. NJPAC has attracted more than 8 million visitors (including over 1.6 million children) since opening its doors in 1997, and nurtures meaningful and lasting relationships with each of its constituents.

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