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Newark Arts Festival: Strings and Stanzas

  • The Newark Museum of Art 49 Washington Street Newark, NJ, 07102 United States (map)

Members of The Harlem Chamber Players join New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and Newark School of the Arts in celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop as part of the Newark Arts Festival!

ARTISTS
Terrance McKnight, performing artist
Samuel McKelton, tenor
J.D. Allen, tenor saxophone
Josh Henderson, violin
Alex Fortes, violin
Kayla Williams, viola
Maria Jeffers, cello

TICKETS
This event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP here on Eventbrite for etickets.

ABOUT NAF
Councilman Dupré Kelly of the Lords of the Underground will host this not-to-be-missed collaboration between the Grammy and Emmy award-winning NJ Symphony, the Harlem Chamber Players, and Newark School of the Arts as they sonically collaborate with celebrated hip hop icons and pioneers to explore the five elements of Hip Hop! Rapper, actress and longtime member of the Flipmode Squad, Rah Digga will be representing the element of emceeing, Crazy Legs of Rock Steady Crew will represent the element of breakdancing, Rhino is representing the DJ, D. Cross will represent the element of beatboxing and Cent will represent graffiti art.

Join us for this one-night-only experience on Sat. September 30, 2023 at Newark Museum of Art from 8 to 10 pm. And don't miss the official afterparty at Tinjune Downtown!

For more information please visit Newark Arts Festival’s website here.

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