University of Orange

Steel Pan Class for Adults
2024-11-12 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-11-19 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-11-26 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-12-03 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-12-10 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-12-17 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | 35 Cleveland St, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
WHAT:
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.
WHEN, WHO, WHERE:
Adult Steel Pan Classes – Tuesdays, 7:15-8:30PM, starting September 24th
Open to anyone aged 18+.
@ The HUUB, 35 Cleveland Street, Orange, NJ 07050
COST:
Classes are “pay-what-you-can”. We suggest a sliding scale donation of between $20 and $50 per week. If those price points don’t work for you, you can indicate that on the application form. We would like these workshops to be available to everyone! All donations go towards supporting Steel Pan classes in Orange.
Learn more and register here.

What's the Story? A Memoir Writing Class
2024-11-13 11:00 - 12:15, 2024-11-20 11:00 - 12:15 | Online
10-week virtual memoir class offered by UofO, taught by developmental editor Susan Hasho
The class is held on Wednesdays 11:00am to 12:15pm, and will run 18 September – 20 November, 2024.
Do you have some stories you’d like to tell? There may be stories about your life that you want to tell your children or grandchildren, perhaps about another country or culture you came from or your parents came from. Was there an experience that changed your life or your neighborhood? How about if you were in the military and you want to share something about that? If you have a desire to share or describe anything that you are fascinated by, care about or even want to change, this class is a place to do that.
Format
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. Participants will take turns sharing their work and have opportunities to receive feedback and guidance from the instructor and the other participants. There is also time to discuss technical skills, confront creative blocks, and set writing goals. All writing is done outside of class at your own pace.

Susan Hasho is a developmental editor which is an editor involved in the mysterious process of enabling writers and anyone interested in writing to find their way through the maze of expectations, judgment and even fear to find the true heart of what they want to write. She has trained and worked as an actor and writer, and moved into the advertising field to work as a copy editor for advertising agencies and Fortune 500 companies. She began working with writers several years ago as an editor and it became her goal to teach a writing class that would enable people to be as free of self-criticism and inhibiting expectations as possible in order to write clearly and openly with joy.

Register here for this event.

Beginner Sewing Class
2024-11-13 18:00 - 21:00 | 35 Cleveland St, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
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:
Monday, November 11, 6-9pm
Wednesday, November 13, 6-9pm
Register for Beginner Sewing here.
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Zaki Michael grew up in Orange, New Jersey, and his brand is currently based in Newark, NJ. He is the creative director and designer for Blk Icon, a streetwear brand. Zaki has worked in the Newark public school system for five years and currently works at The HUUB, a community center in Orange, NJ, as a community and program organizer. His love for style and fashion has always been a part of him, but his passion for design began during his time as a wardrobe stylist and consultant. “I wanted to teach myself how to make some of the unique pieces my clients wanted rather than just find them,” he says. In 2020, Zaki launched Blk Icon as a self-taught designer with a vision to create a ready-to-wear streetwear line that utilizes authentic African fabrics and eco-friendly upcycled materials to create custom one-of-a-kind statement pieces. He is current working on his third collection series, entitled “Urban Renewal,” which uses upcycled denim and African mud cloth to create captivating men’s and women’s statement pieces. You can follow him on Instagram at @Zakbstylin_ and @Blk_Icons.

Steel Pan Class for Kids
2024-11-19 17:30 - 18:45, 2024-12-03 17:30 - 18:45, 2024-12-10 17:30 - 18:45, 2024-12-17 17:30 - 18:45 | The HUUB, inc, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
Steel Pan Band of Orange
The Steel Pan Band of Orange launched this summer during University of Orange’s summer session with both a children’s intensive and an adult intensive! We are continuing the program for kids this fall, weekly from September through December. See below for details. Open to children from Orange and its surrounded cities (incl. East Orange, West Orange, South Orange, Montclair, Irvington, Newark, Maplewood, etc.)

WHAT:
This steel pan class for kids is designed to introduce students 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.

WHEN, WHO, WHERE:
Children’s Steel Pan Fall Classes: Weekly on Tuesdays, September 24-December 17. Total of 11 classes for this semester. Classes will not be held on Election Day, Nov. 5, or the week of Thanksgiving, Nov. 26.
Open to children in 5th grade through 9th grade.
@ The HUUB, 35 Cleveland Street, Orange, NJ 07050

COST:
These classes have a sliding scale donation to participate. We suggest a donation of $20-$50 per class ($220-$550 for 11 classes). If those price points don’t work for you, you can indicate that on the application form. We would like these workshops to be available to everyone! All donations go towards supporting Steel Pan classes in Orange.
Reach out to us with any questions at info@universityoforange.org.
TO SIGN UP or EXPRESS INTEREST Check out this page: https://universityoforange.org/archives/4278

November Solidarity Potluck
2024-11-20 18:00 - 20:00 | The HUUB, inc, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
Join us on November 20th at 6pm for our monthly solidarity potluck and Friendsgiving. The potluck starts at 6pm. Bring a dish, bring a friend!
35 Cleveland Street, Orange NJ 07050

December Solidarity Potluck
2024-12-16 18:00 - 20:00 | The HUUB, inc, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
Join us at the HUUB for our monthly solidarity potluck from 6pm-8pm on Monday, December 16th. Bring a dish, bring a friend!

35 Cleveland Street, Orange NJ 07050

Trini Holiday Party - Concert and Fundraiser
2024-12-18 18:00 - 20:00 | 35 Cleveland St, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
Join the Steel Pan Ensemble of the Oranges for our first end-of-year Trini Holiday Party! This an end-of-year concert for both the Youth and Adult Steel Pan groups, as well as a fundraiser to support classes in 2025.
Join us for an evening of island food, island music, and seasonal cheer. There will be a photo booth, raffle, opportunities to try out the steel pans, and opportunities to sign up for our 2025 steel pan classes.
Event attendance is free. Donations of any amount are welcomed and go towards supporting the steel pan classes and performances.
Register for the Holiday Party here.
Wednesday, December 18th, 6pm-8pm at the HUUB
35 Cleveland Street, Orange NJ.

October Solidarity Potluck
2025-10-27 18:00 - 20:00 | The HUUB, inc, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
Join us for our monthly Solidarity Potluck at The HUUB! Bring a dish, bring a friend!
Monday, October 27th, 6pm-8pm
The HUUB
35 Cleveland Street
Orange, NJ
Save the dates for upcoming potlucks, Mondays at 6pm:

November 17
December 15
