Issue No. 8April 2012

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Brick City Development Corporation (BCDC)

Greater Newark Convention & Visitor's Bureau (GNCVB)

 

Newark Arts Council (NAC)

 

Newark Downtown District (NDD)

 

Newark Regional Business Partnership (NRBP)

 

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO)

 

The Ironbound  

 

Mount Prospect Partnership (MPP)

Upcoming Events

  

4/6: Nets vs. Wizards  

 

4/7: Devils vs. Senators 

 

4/7: NJ Golden Gloves

 

 

4/7: Annual Grand Matrons Ball

 

4/8: Nets vs. Cavs

 

4/10: Nets vs. Sixers

 

4/13: Paco de Lucia 

 

4/13: Theresa Caputo (From TLC's Long Island Medium)


 

4/14: Nets vs. Celtics

 

4/14: Jake Shimabukuro  

 

4/14: Joshua Bell (NJSFWC Fundraiser)

 

4/15: Garrick Ohlsson (All-Liszt Program)

 

4/16: Nets vs. Heat 

 

4/18: Nets vs. Knicks

  

4/19 & 4/20: Paper Bag Players (SchoolTime Series)


4/20: Audra McDonald

 

4/21: A Salute to Gilbert & Sullivan


4/21: WBGO Children's Jazz Series with Will Calhoun

 

4/21: Re-Source 2 (artist development workshop)

 

4/22: 15th Annual UJA Benefit  

 

4/23: Nets vs. Sixers  

 

4/24: 21st Annual Museum Tea

 

4/25: Daughtry 

  

4/27: College Movie Night  

 

4/27: Business for Breakfast

 

4/27 & 4/28: Shaham & Lacombe




4/28: WGBO Jazz Concert          

 

4/28: NJCA Women's Housing Initiative 

 

4/29: Dinosaur Day

 

4/29: Cameron Carpenter

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Congratulations to our most recent winner Marion O'Neill of North Caldwell! Marion will receive four vouchers for a future performance by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra at NJPAC. Click here for your chance to win great prizes >> 
36th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival
April 7-22

 

A couple strolls through Branch Brook Park amid the beauty of the cherry blossoms (Tony Kurdzuk/ The Star-Ledger)

Celebrate the nation's largest and most diverse collection of cherry blossoms at Branch Brook Park! The two-week-long festival includes a gala, a bicycle race, a 10K run, a free lecture series, and a family fun day >>

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Dinosaur Day at the Newark MuseumDinosaur Day: Apr. 29  

 

Explore the fascinating history of dinosaurs! Meet and interact with a fifteen-foot-long interactive T-Rex, dig for fossils, and enjoy live animal presentations >>

 
Jake Shimabukuro

Jake Shimabukuro: Apr. 14

 

If you don't know the name you soon will!The Hawaiian-born YouTube sensation showcases his eclectic mix of rock, jazz, pop, classical, and traditional Hawaiian folk music - all with a four-string ukulele >>  

Daughtry

Daughtry: Apr. 25

 

The popular American rock group, led by Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Chris Daughtry, welcomes special guest SafetySuit for their much-anticipated NJPAC debut >> 

NJSO @ NJPAC
Yefim BronfmanA Salute to Gilbert & Sullivan: Apr. 21

 

Enjoy the saucy lyrics and bubbly melodies of Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado, H.M.S. Pinafore, and more >>

 

15th Annual UJA Benefit: Apr. 22 

 

Pianist Yefim Bronfman performs his unique interpretation of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3. The concert benefits the United Jewish Appeal >>

   

Patrik Elias (Saed Hindash/ The Star-Ledger)

Devils close-out regular season!

  

4/3: Devils vs. Islanders (includes BSTREETBAND performance) >>

 

4/7: Devils vs. Senators

(Fan Appreciation Day) >> 

Boxing gloves

NJ Golden Gloves Tournament: Apr. 7

 

The top amateur boxers from around the state fight for the right to move on to the Golden Gloves National Tournament of Champions in Mesquite, NV. This marks the first time in the tournament's history that the state finals will be held at such a large venue >>

Gerald Green (Saed Hindash/ The Star-Ledger)Thanks for the memories!

 

The Nets conclude their 35-year tenure in the Garden State against the Heat and division rival Knicks and Sixers. Despite recent woes, the team leaves behind a legacy of two Eastern Conference titles. Come out and show your support!

  

4/6: Nets vs. Wizards >> 
4/8: Nets vs. Cavs >> 
4/10: Nets vs. Sixers >>   
4/14: Nets vs. Celtics >> 
4/16: Nets vs. Heat >> 
4/18: Nets vs. Knicks >> 
4/23: Nets vs. Sixers >>

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