Passaic County Cultural and Heritage Council (PCCHC)

The Paterson Museum Foundation invites you to join them on Tuesday, October 25, 7pm for "Italians of Greater Paterson," by Jennifer Tiritilli Ranu.

The lecture will highlight contributions made by Lou Costello, Floyd Vivino, Congressman Pascrell and others. Ranu’s research for her book of the same name was published by Arcadia’s Images of America series in 2019.

The daughter of Italian immigrants, Jennifer grew up in the Little Italy section of Paterson. As an educator, Ranu taught at local schools, including Paterson School No. 27. She is the author of SkateKey and Colorful Journey. Today Jennifer serves as VIP (Volunteer In Park) at the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park. She is the park storyteller and can be found in the park most weekends. She also volunteers at the Paterson Museum.

This lecture will be via Zoom, free of charge, but donations are accepted via Papal or check. For more info or for Zoom link, please email [email protected].

www.patersonmuseumfoundation.org/

GARDEN STATE OPERA ANNOUNCES...

Covenant Concert Series, a collaboration with Garden State Opera at the Church of the Covenant, 310 E. 42nd St., NY, NY 1001, Saturday, October 29, 7PM. Featuring operatic highlights sung by the ensemble Bella Luce. Performers: Mara Adler-O’Kelly, Soprano, Anthony Daino, Tenor, Patrizia Lazzara , Flutist and Dave Malyszko, Pianist. Tickets, $25 online / $30 at door. To purchase, tickets, https://www.gardenstateopera.org/ and Pay Now. For more info: 973-986-4600.

If you plan to attend "The Great American Songbook" show by the Theater League of Clifton, please note: Due to area street closures for the Halloween Parade, the time for the 10/30 production will be 3PM NOT 2PM.
Great American Songbook ~ Dinner Theater
Pop/Jazz favorites, Hollywood to Broadway
Clifton Elks Lodge ~ 775 Clifton Ave. Clifton, NJ
Tickets: $45 (includes buffet dinner)
October 22 - 7:30pm
​October 30 - 3:00pm* - Time Change

It's the birthday of modern dance pioneer, choreographer and teacher, Doris Humphrey, who mentored Mexican American choreographer, Jose Limon. She would have been 127 years old today.

José Antonio Rodríguez The official blog for poet, artist, and teacher Maria Mazziotti Gillan.

Clifton Arts Center (CAC) presents a partnership Exhibit & Lecture with Clifton Main Memorial Library at 292 Piaget Ave.
Crown & Country, Now - October 1, 2022.

English Tea Traditions & Royal Weddings, Tea & Lecture
Sept. 8, 1:30 - 3:30pm, $22 (Registration required)

Displaying photos and replica paintings showcasing Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II. Tea & Lecture presented by Judith Krall-Russo, a member of The Culinary Historians of NY, Historic Foodways Society of Delaware Valley and Mid-Atlantic Tea Business Association. *Refreshments served by Sally Lunn’s Tea Room & Restaurant

Seating is limited. Reservations required in advance, call CAC at 973-472-5499.

Our September 2022 Passaic County arts, culture and history events are free or low-cost, close to home, indoors and out in nature. Enjoy!

WP Presents!
SEPTEMBER 27, 5 PM - RETUMBA
An all-female Afro-Caribbean dance & percussion ensemble.
Shea Center Plaza - FREE (Moved to Shea Auditorium during inclement weather.)

SEPTEMBER 30, 1 PM - RADICAL REVERSAL
Location: Shea Center for Performing Arts
Admission: Public $10

OCTOBER 10, 12:30 PM - THUNDERBIRD:
AMERICAN INDIAN DANCERS
Shea Center Plaza - FREE (Moved to Shea Auditorium during inclement weather.)

Check website for details and ticket purchase.

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DR. MICHAEL ERIC DYSON
UNEQUAL: A STORY OF AMERICA
OCTOBER 27, 12:30 PM

Based on his latest book Unequal: A Story of America, bestselling author, renowned professor, and riveting media personality Dr. Michael Eric Dyson examines how racial inequality permeates every facet of American society, through the lens of those pushing for meaningful change. Unequal presents a gripping account of the struggles that shaped America and the insidiousness of racism, and demonstrates how inequality persists today. The program highlights African American people who dared to fight for a more equal future and hopes to provide audience members with a framework for addressing racial injustice in their own lives.

Location: Shea Center for Performing Arts
Admission: Public $25 • WP employees $5 • WP students get (1) free ticket with show of ID at the box office on the day of show.

10% discount for WP alumni and senior citizens.
All tickets are an additional $5 on show day.

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PRESENTED BY WP MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Based on an adaptation by Christopher Bond

Stage direction by Edward Matthews
Musical direction by Charity Wicks
Choral direction by Lauren Fowler-Calisto

NOVEMBER 3 AND 5, 7:00 PM
NOVEMBER 4, 5:00 PM
NOVEMBER 6, 3:00 PM

Sweeney Todd has become a bloody, worldwide success since being awarded eight Tony's, (including Best Musical), for its Broadway premiere. Stephen Sondheim's and Hugh Wheeler's tasty, thrilling, theatrical treat has simultaneously shocked, awed and delighted audiences across the world.
An infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to nineteenth century London, seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which, he opens a new barber practice. Mrs. Lovett's luck sharply shifts when Todd's thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up... and the carnage has only just begun!

Featuring some of the most chilling music ever written for the stage, this masterpiece is sure both to thrill and delight audiences.

Location: Shea Center for Performing Arts
Admission: Public $15 • WP alumni, employees, students, and senior citizens $10

Tickets are an additional $5 on show day.

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Shea Center Box Office
Summer Hours of Operation
Monday: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

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Game Day Event: Battle of Freeman’s Farm which took place in 1777. Gamers will play with hand-painted miniature figures representing the British & Continental Army on a tabletop decorated with terrain to represent the battlefield. Miniature wargame played with dice and other tools to recreate the difficulties of command in the American Revolution. After game, players will learn about the real Battle of Freeman’s farm and discuss the battle's challenges.

Registration is required as player spots are limited. To register, visit: https://www.deymansion.org/…/historical-miniature…

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Willie Perdomo and Terrance Hayes, Distinguished Poets Series, 2022 The March 5, 2022, reading in the Distinguished Poets Series at the Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College in Paterson, New Jersey featuring Willi...

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AUGUST 2022 Passaic County Arts, Culture & History AUGUST 2022 PCCHC DIVERSITY STATEMENT PCCHC at PCCC celebrates diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and our commitment to these values is unwavering. We also

The goal of the awards, whose winners include (from left) Ibram X. Kendi, Nicole Fleetwood and Hanif Abdurraqib, is to recognize “exceptional creativity,” as well as future potential, across the arts, sciences, humanities, advocacy and other fields. (Photo Credit: by John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation)

MacArthur Foundation Announces 2021 ‘Genius’ Grant Winners This year’s 25 winners include Ibram X. Kendi, who wrote “How to Be an Antiracist,” the poet Hanif Abdurraqib and the writer and curator Nicole Fleetwood. The awards come with prestige — and $625,000.

Click to view the PCCHC JUNE 2021 Newsletter for free and low-costs arts, history and cultural events in Passaic County. https://conta.cc/2RIDaSE

Read story or view New York Times "The Last Word" footage.

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Poet Who Nurtured the Beats, Dies at 101 An unapologetic proponent of “poetry as insurgent art,” he was also a publisher and the owner of the celebrated San Francisco bookstore City Lights.

Exhibitors and collectors are looking cautiously forward in the coming year, knowing that their schedules will be at the mercy of the coronavirus.

Art World Sets Plans for 2021 Fairs (in Pencil)

With theaters and concert halls shuttered, unemployment in the arts has cut deeper than in restaurants and other hard-hit industries. Photo Credit: Elias Williams for The New York Times

A ‘Great Cultural Depression’ Looms for Legions of Unemployed Performers With theaters and concert halls shuttered, unemployment in the arts has cut deeper than in restaurants and other hard-hit industries.

The COVID-19 relief package that Congressional leaders agreed to this week includes grant money that many small proprietors described as a last hope for survival.

Stimulus Offers $15 Billion in Relief for Struggling Arts Venues The coronavirus relief package that Congressional leaders agreed to this week includes grant money that many small proprietors described as a last hope for survival.

Even when we're socially distanced, the magic of the arts can still connect us. Check out some of these wonderful events!

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Meryl Streep & James Corden in a scene from Netflix’s coming adaptation of “The Prom.” Photo Credit: Melinda Sue

‘Hamilton’ Was Just the Beginning. Hollywood Loves Broadway, Again. Theaters may be closed, but streamers and studios are flocking to the stage to meet the insatiable demand for content.

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Relevant article about Dance in the time of COVID-19. (A 1937 photograph of the Martha Graham Dance Co. performing her “Steps in the Street,” from “Chronicle.” In the 1930s, protests and social justice were part of the fabric of modern dance.)
Credit: Robert Fraser, via Martha Graham Resources

Could Dance Be a Weapon All Over Again? It’s a scary time for body-based art. What will survive after the pandemic? As dance artists fight the old ways, a new empowerment is in the air.

On Saturday, October 3rd, 11:30 a.m. - noon ET, join the Poetry Center at PCCC for a virtual reading by Richard Blanco, who was selected by President Obama as the fifth inaugural poet in U.S. history. Blanco is the youngest poet, first Latino, immigrant, and only openly gay person to serve in such a role. Born in Madrid to Cuban exile parents and raised in Miami, the negotiation of cultural identity characterizes his four poetry collections, including "City of a Hundred Fires," which received the Agnes Starrett Poetry Prize from the University of Pittsburgh Press. His latest book of poems, "How to Love a Country," both interrogates the American narrative, past and present, and celebrates the still unkept promise of its ideals.

Richard Blanco: 10/3/20 link: https://youtu.be/RzF_No2wFX8

Visit The Clifton Arts Center outdoor art gallery....
The Clifton Sculpture Park. Start the Digital Walk

Clifton Arts Center & Sculpture Park
City of Clifton
900 Clifton Ave. Clifton, NJ 07013
[email protected]
973-472-5499

Sculpture Park Clifton Arts Center Sculpture Park

Wayne Public Library
Two Virtual Programs on Zoom™
Wednesday, October 14 & 28, 2020, Noon to 1 PM
*Register through Library website calendar

We're inviting all professional artists to participate in Artists Sunday, a free nationwide event encouraging consumers to shop with artists and craftsmen. It’s like Black Friday, but for art. Participation is free and we are a partner in the effort. View details and signup at http://ArtistsSunday.com/

Artists Sunday - Shop art this holiday season. Skip Black Friday. Shop Artists Sunday on Nov. 29th. Featuring artists and craftsmen from across the country.

The PCCHC has established the Folklife Center of Northern New Jersey. Please visit our new website to learn more about its exhibits and to hear distinct folk music from the Andes, and more.

Folklife Center of Northern New Jersey Regional Folk and Traditional Arts Andean musicians—Pepe Santana (Guitar), Adriana Marañón (Winds), Wonsahm Chung (Charango-Strings), and Peter Orozco (Percussion-Drum)—perform at the Center’s Grand Opening at the Hamilton Club Building on May 21, 2019. Rosa Carhuallanqui, Peruvian Dancer an...

Join Inner City Ensemble Artistic Director, Nicholas Rodriguez, the Board of Directors and guests panelists for a screening and discussion of law enforcement policies and race in America.

Please join us for a screening and panel discussion on August 6, 2020, 7 PM by clicking on the link and registering for the Zoom event https://pccc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0uce-orDoiHNXlF2zZ9Kbn4TrNW4SKgYDj

Barkley L. Hendricks’s “I Want to Take You Higher” (1970) in the show “In the Paint.”Credit: via Estate of Barkley L. Hendricks & Jack Shainman Gallery, NY
June 17, 2020

2 Art Gallery Shows to Explore From Home Galleries and museums are getting creative about presenting work online during the coronavirus crisis. Here are two shows worth viewing virtually.

With so much profound and necessary noise in the world right now, this may provide some comfort.

5 Minutes That Will Make You Love the Cello We asked Yo-Yo Ma, John Williams, Andrew Lloyd Webber and others to pick the music that moves them. Listen to their choices.

When Jamar Roberts, the resident choreographer of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, got a call from Works & Process at the Guggenheim Museum inviting him to contribute a video, he had been sheltering for a few weeks in a friend’s basement outside New York, not dancing or feeling at all inspired to dance.

A Dance About the State of Emergency We’re In Jamar Roberts’s short video “Cooped” is a powerful artistic response to the Covid-19 crisis, with added resonance after the killing of George Floyd.

There may be few place to go but many places to visit--online, that is--as stay-at-home entertainment choices continue to populate the internet. Here are a couple of upcoming choices:
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Coronavirus in New Jersey: What concerts, festivals and shows have been rescheduled, canceled. (May 29, 2020) Arts and entertainment venues continue to delete or reshuffle their upcoming dates in response to the coronavirus crisis.

Dancers of the Ballet du Rhin training in Mulhouse, France.
Credit: Sebastien Bozon/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Dance Companies Take Baby Steps Back to Rehearsal Ballet and contemporary performers across Europe are returning to work in a different world, with masks, liability waivers and no touching.

Prof. Maria Mazzioti Gillan in conversation with Shelly Bhoil, on POETRY FOR FREEDOM AND EXPRESSION 1. Role of poetry in times of pandemic 2. Metaphors in poetry - with reference to 'cave' and 'crow' which she often uses with her students telling them that ...

The Things I Didn't Know to Wish For by Linda Hillringhouse The official blog for poet, artist, and teacher Maria Mazziotti Gillan.

New Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Voting By Mail Amid Pandemic Despite a partisan divide over increasing absentee voting, about half of all Republicans support universal access to a mail-in ballot, according a new Pew Research poll.

Passaic County Cultural and Heritage Council (PCCHC) updated their business hours.

Poem: The Clothes I Wore in High School (L-R) Maria's sister Laura; cousins Carmela & Philip; Maria Maria Gillan says about this poem: "I was very conscious of being lower-class...