September
September Solidarity Potluck
Monday, September 16th, 6pm-8pm
Mondays are usually disliked… UNTIL now! Every 3rd Monday of the month will now be our Solidarity Potlucks starting September 16th at 6pm. No real theme, just bring your favorite dish and come chill out with the people in your community!
What’s the Story? Memoir Class
Begins Wednesday, September 18th, 11am-12:15pm on Zoom
Weekly on Wednesdays through Nov. 20 (10 weeks)
What’s the Story is a 10-week writing class that intends to provoke, free and guide anyone to write a memoir that reflects their own unique voice and life experience. This is a workshop-style interactive course.
Steel Pan Classes
Begin Tuesday, September 24th, Kids: 5:30pm-6:45pm, Adults: 7:15pm-8:30pm)
Weekly on Tuesdays through December 17th
Both the adult and children Steel Pan classes are designed to introduce people to playing Steel Pans, musical instruments originating from Trinidad and Tobago. Participants will get introduced to playing the tenor pan, double guitar pan, double seconds pan, and four-bass pan. Classes are taught by local steel pan musician and educator Jevaun Grant.
October
The Path Book Group
Begins Monday, October 7, 6pm-7pm
Weekly on Mondays through Nov. 11 (6 weeks), at Hale House and on Zoom
This class will do a “slow read” of The Path, a book by Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh. The book has the subtitle “What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life.” As a psychiatrist, the instructor Dr. Mindy Fullilove is drawn to this book because it offers such interesting and unexpected advice for seeing our own situation through an ancient lens. Our slow read will allow us to consider the philosophy as well as the life perspectives offered by this lovely book.
Dharma Yoga Level 1
Saturdays, October 12th, 19th, & 26th from 9am-10:30am
Dharma I – A strong practice with basic yoga concepts, postures, introduction to pranayama (breathwork), and potent meditation techniques. Learn more and register here.
Rosedale Cemetery Tour
Sunday, October 13th, 1:30pm-3:30pm, at Rosedale Cemetery
Rosedale Cemetery is offering a tour of the middle section of this 181 year old cemetery on Sunday, October 13th. Join to learn about grave imagery and the people who are buried there, including the first recorded Radium Girl victim.
The tour is about 2 miles of walking. *This is not a UofO event, tickets are $20*
Reckoning With Root Shock: How Understanding Urban Renewal Prepares Us for This Moment
Next City Webinar
Wednesday, October 23 at 1pm ET
In honor of the 20th anniversary of Dr. Mindy Fullilove’s book Root Shock: How Tearing Up City Neighborhoods Hurts America and What We Can Do About It, this webinar will revisit the importance of understanding the social and cultural impacts of neighborhood disruption and the displacement of communities of color that has occurred since the federal urban renewal projects.
This webinar is hosted by Next City. Learn more and register here.
Lunch and Learn with Greg Jarrell
Thursday, October 24th, 11am-2pm
Rev Greg Jarrell, author of Our Trespasses: White Churches and the Taking of American Neighborhoods, will be visiting with us on October 24th from 11am to 2pm. We will be touring Orange, having lunch and learning about his study of the role of white churches in urban renewal in Charlotte, NC. You are welcome to join for all or part. You can RSVP to info@universityoforange.org.
Photo description: white man in a suit beginning the bulldozing of Charlotte’s Brooklyn neighborhood, the heart of black Charlotte
Harvest Festival
Thursday, October 24, 2:30pm-5pm
Our friends at the Ben Jones Community Garden are hosting their annual Harvest Festival on Thursday, October 24th from 2:30pm-5pm. This event is a celebration of our community’s diversity, culture, and the beautiful harvest season. The festival will bring together our local community to celebrate and showcase their unique offerings. With a variety of activities, and entertainment the BJCG aims to create a vibrant and engaging environment for all attendees.
October Solidarity Potluck
Thursday, October 24, 6pm-8pm
Join us after the Harvest Fest for the monthly solidarity potluck. Bring a dish, bring a friend!
The Wind Down
Saturday, October 26th, 6pm-9pm
The Wind Down returns on October 26th! There will be performances by Cloud Jae, Janetza, and Amanda is Tall.
The Wind Down is a free concert series that features local young emerging artists. The series is produced by Music City Festival organizer Jhette Lafond. Check out previous Wind Down concerts here.
November
Sewing 101
Monday, November 11th & Wednesday, November 13th (6-9pm)
Zaki Michael is offering a Beginner Sewing Class for UofO Fall Term. In this class you’ll discover the art of sewing and create your own custom projects. You will learn essential sewing machine functions and terminology, and gain hands-on experience.
This class will meet twice on Monday, November 11 and Wednesday, November 13 from 6-9pm. Register for the class here.
November Solidarity Potluck
**Date Change**
Wednesday, November 20th, 6pm-8pm
Join us for our monthly solidarity potluck and friendsgiving. Bring a dish, bring a friend!
December
Remembering Rosa, A Concert for Peace
Friday, December 6th at 6:30pm
Heywood Avenue Elementary School Auditorium
421 Heywood Ave., Orange, NJ
University of Orange’s 9th annual Remembering Rosa: A Concert for Peace is on Friday December 6th. The concert commemorates the legacy of Rosa Parks – not just her act of civil disobedience but her commitment to life-long learning and the demonstration of solidarity and community connection that led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott just four days later. The concert also lifts up and celebrates stories of people’s power and community solidarity in Orange.
Co-hosted by the Orange Public Schools and Ebenezer Baptist Church, the concert features song, dance, and stories from local choirs, dance groups, and civic and community leaders. We hope to see you there!
December Solidarity Potluck
Monday, December 16th, 6pm-8pm
Join us for our monthly solidarity potluck! Bring a dish, bring a friend!
** All programs held at 35 Cleveland Street, Orange, NJ unless otherwise noted. Hale House is located at 47 Cleveland Street, Orange, NJ**