University of Orange

March Solidarity Potluck
2023-03-22 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | 35 Cleveland St, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
Wednesday March 22nd is our second potluck of the year at 35 Cleveland Street. Bring a dish to share and a friend! We will have a firepit outside (dress warmly!) and masks are required inside.

We encourage everyone join us in our “Healthy HUUB” policy, and test for Covid before and after attending, stay home if you are sick, and please let The HUUB or University of Orange know if you test positive after the event.

"Whats The Story" Memoir Class Reading
2023-04-14 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
UofO’s “What’s the Story” Memoir Writing Class is coming to an end of its 5th series. Join us on Friday April 14th at 6PM EST on zoom to hear readings by participants from this past 10 week series
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Taught by conceptual editor, Susan Hasho, we will hear readings from TBA.

Register for the ZOOM LINK here.

Planning to Stay Teach In: Strengthening Rent Control
2023-05-03 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Planning to Stay Teach In: Strengthening Rent Control
Wednesday May 3rd 2023 6PM-7PM EST on zoom
A team from Rutgers Law Housing Rights and Tenant Solidarity Clinic will present their research and analysis of Orange’s current Residential Rent Control laws and possibilities for new legislation on Commercial Rent Control. They will share how we can strengthen laws and advocate for an affordable future in our city!

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rfuqgrD0iGN0sEj76D8iYUbSjhSFQpEhN

Placemaking 15: Stories of the fight for home
2023-05-08 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Placemaking 15
Root Shock Conversations #1: Stories of the fight for home in Pittsburgh and Newark
With Terri Baltimore, Denys Candy, Daniel Joseph Wiley, Rosemary Horsley
Monday, May 8th at 6pm ET on Zoom
Join us on May 8th for a conversation on Root Shock with Terri Baltimore and Denys Candy of Pittsburgh’s Hill District, and Daniel Joseph Wiley and Rosemary Horsley, longtime Newark residents and organizers. Terri, Denys, Daniel Joseph and Rosemary will share and be in conversation about the ways Root Shock has played out in these major cities and the work that has gone into repairing the fractures.

ZOOM Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtfuirqzkuHdF1HzSHJ3cJIj4x02uzdvrH#/registration

Givelively Registration link: https://secure.givelively.org/event/university-of-orange-a-nj-nonprofit-corporation/placemaking-15-stories-of-the-fight-for-home-in-pittsburgh-and-newark

MCF: Slide Hampton Tribute
2023-05-09 15:00 - 16:30 | 105 Wilson Place, Orange, NJ 07050, 105 Wilson Place, Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
Join us on May 9th 3-4:30PM to honor internationally renowned jazz trombonist, arranger, and composer Slide Hampton at the site of his former home, 105 Wilson Place, Orange NJ. The City of Orange will display a “Heroes of Orange” banner in Slide’s memory, and an 8-trombone Slide Hampton Tribute Ensemble will perform.
Musicians featured include:
TROMBONES
Rob Edwards
Jason Jackson
Steve Turre
Robin Eubanks
Clarence Banks
Peter Lin
Doug Purviance
Max Seigel
PIANO
Migiwa Miyajima
BASS
Tom DiCarlo
DRUMS
Jerome Jennings
SPECIAL GUEST
Frank Basile – bari sax
Thanks to the Aaron Copland Fund for financial support for this event.

Music City Festival
2023-05-12 - 2023-05-14
University of Orange announces the 7th Annual Music City Festival in Orange, NJ – MUSIC CITY FESTIVAL: LIVING FOR THE CITY! will take place on May 12th, 13th, and 14th with a special pre-festival event on May 9th.
On May 9th, we celebrate the life and legacy of Slide Hampton, who lived at 105 Wilson Place in Orange for the last 25 years of his life before his passing in 2021. A “Heroes of Orange” banner for Slide will be unveiled and a Slide Hampton 8-trombone tribute ensemble will perform.
May 12th, 13th, and 14th will feature over 20 performances from local and regional artists, including a 75-minute Stevie Wonder tribute performance for Stevie’s birthday on Saturday May 13th, an after party on Friday May 12th at Southern Komfort, and an 8 piece Uruguayan dance band on Sunday May 14th. More details on line up click here.
Venues this year include the Walter G Alexander Village (105 Wilson Place) on Tuesday May 9th, Sarrah’s Cafe Trinbago and Southern Komfort Bar & Grill (Central Avenue and Scotland Road) on Friday May 12th, Inner City Cafe and Mister Taco (South Essex Avenue) on Saturday May 13th, and Hat City Kitchen (Valley Street) on May 14th.
Thanks to our lead sponsors DAAB Kids, NAACP of the Oranges & Maplewood, The Alpert Group, M&T Bank, and our co-sponsors Missing Link Music, HANDS Inc., and Four City Brewing Company.

May Solidarity Potluck
2023-05-17 18:00 - 19:30 | 33 Cleveland Street, Orange, NJ 07050, 33 Cleveland Street, Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
Wednesday May 17th is our May monthly solidarity potluck at 35 Cleveland Street. Bring a dish to share and a friend!

We encourage everyone join us in our “Healthy HUUB” policy, bring a mask to wear indoors, test for Covid before and after attending, stay home if you are sick, and please let The HUUB or University of Orange know if you test positive after the event.

"What's the Story" Memoir Class
2023-09-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
Beginning: September 22, 2023 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

4-5 spaces are open! Apply asap by writing to info@universityoforange.org
A free 10-week virtual memoir class offered by UofO, taught by developmental editor Susan Hasho. Classes are held weekly on zoom.
What’s the Story? A Memoir writing class
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? 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.
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. There will be interaction with everyone in the class, homework, time for each person to talk about their writing or their questions about what they would like to write as well as feedback from the teacher. Anyone who chooses may read their writing at a designated time period during the class.
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.

The Long Haul: A Jan Term Reading Group
2024-01-15 19:00 - 20:00 | Online
Join UofO’s Collective Recovery team as we read Myles Horton’s autobiography, The Long Haul, with supplementary readings from We Make the Road by Walking: Conversations on Education and Social Change and A Singing Army: Zilphia Horton and the Highlander Folk School
Mondays 7PM-8PM EST
January 15th – February 5th, 2024
register for zoom link here
Reach out to us at admin@universityoforange.org if you’d like a copy of the book. ]

UofO Graduation & Potluck
2024-06-12 18:00 - 20:00 | The HUUB, inc, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
Join us at the HUUB for UofO Graduation! At UofO you can graduate every year and earn your BeFree Degree.
This year’s ceremony is part of our monthly solidarity potluck at the HUUB. Bring a hat and a dish to share!
We’ll also honor some special and outstanding contributions to making a just and beautiful city here in Orange. Join us in our annual celebration of life-long learning and liberation!

July Solidarity Potluck
2024-07-17 18:00 - 20:00 | The HUUB, inc, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
Join us on Wednesday, July 17th at 6pm for a summer solidarity potluck and steel pan open house at the HUUB! Bring a dish, bring a friend!

Stone Seal Carving Class
2024-08-12 13:00 - 16:00 | The HUUB, inc, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
Learn the art of stone seal carving with painter and English Professor Eunju Hwang.
Participants is capped at 5. Email info@universityoforange.org if you are interested in joining.

Steel Pan Class for Adults
2024-08-12 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-08-14 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-08-16 18:30 - 20:30 | The HUUB, inc, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
The Steel Pan Band of Orange will launch this summer during University of Orange’s summer session with both a children’s intensive and an adult intensive! Both Steel Pan Intensives 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.
August 12th – 16th, Monday, Wednesday, Friday 6:30-8:30PM
Open to anyone aged 18+.
Learn more and register for Steel Pan Class: https://universityoforange.org/?mgi_212=4278/steel-pan-band-of-orange

Jevaun Grant is the lead teacher of the Steel Pan Band of Orange. As a visionary, he inspires growth and new ideas, while helping to foster relationships throughout our community. He could give Dreamworks a run for their money due to his continuous tenacity and effort to see a dream come to reality. He has been playing the steel pan for over 18 years, adding notable bands such as The Young Picassos, Trinidad All Stars, Despers USA, and Ekkquinox Steel Band to his resume. He specializes in genres like R&B, Afro-Caribbean and Hip-Hop. Some of his biggest influences in music growing up were Outkast and KES. If you want to hear and see more of his highlights, you can follow him on: IG @lordtenor

Beginner Sewing Class
2024-08-13 17:00 - 19:00, 2024-08-15 17:00 - 19:00 | The HUUB, inc, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
Zaki Michael is the program and community coordinator at the HUUB and a fashion designer. He is excited to host a Beginner Sewing Class for UofO summer session. 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: Tuesday, August 13th and Thursday, August 15th 5-7pm.
Register here: https://secure.givelively.org/event/university-of-orange-a-nj-nonprofit-corporation/beginner-sewing-class

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.

TreeKeepers Tree Pruning Workshop
2024-08-17 08:00 - 12:00
Friends of Metcalf Park are partnering with the NJ Tree Foundation to offer a tree pruning workshop. Along with learning about the importance of trees, this free course covers tree biology, tree identification, tree planting, maintenance, and more. This four hour workshop will include a chance to practice at Colgate Park.
To sign up email Meredith at mbrown@njtreefoundation.org

Steel Pan Class for Kids
2024-08-19 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-20 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-21 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-22 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-23 13:00 - 16:00 | The HUUB, inc, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
The Steel Pan Band of Orange will launch this summer during University of Orange’s summer session with both a children’s intensive and an adult intensive! Both Steel Pan Intensives 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.
August 19th through 23rd, 1-4PM daily.
Open to children in 5th grade through 9th grade.
Learn more and register for Steel Pan Class: https://universityoforange.org/?mgi_212=4278/steel-pan-band-of-orange

Jevaun Grant is the lead teacher of the Steel Pan Band of Orange. As a visionary, he inspires growth and new ideas, while helping to foster relationships throughout our community. He could give Dreamworks a run for their money due to his continuous tenacity and effort to see a dream come to reality. He has been playing the steel pan for over 18 years, adding notable bands such as The Young Picassos, Trinidad All Stars, Despers USA, and Ekkquinox Steel Band to his resume. He specializes in genres like R&B, Afro-Caribbean and Hip-Hop. Some of his biggest influences in music growing up were Outkast and KES. If you want to hear and see more of his highlights, you can follow him on: IG @lordtenor.

Intro to Dharma Level 1 Yoga
2024-08-19 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-08-24 09:00 - 10:30 | The HUUB, inc, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
This class is a mix of meditation, breathing techniques and physical exercise. We will be holding the poses and focusing our on breath. This class is being led by an instructor completing her teacher training and participants will be asked to fill out an evaluation form post-practice. This course will be an overview of the practice and we will offer a longer series in the fall. For the summer session you can attend just one class or both.
Monday, August 19th from 6pm-7:15pm
Saturday, August 24 from 9am-10:15am

Register for yoga: https://secure.givelively.org/event/university-of-orange-a-nj-nonprofit-corporation/introduction-to-dharma-1-yoga-series-with-aditi-nair

Monuments and Sculptures of Orange
2024-08-20 18:00 - 19:30
Take a walk through history down Main Street as Orange resident and independent scholar Darcy Hall shares entertaining stories about the statues and monuments that beautify our city streets. Approximately one mile starting at Military Commons and ending up at the HUUB, 35 Cleveland Street.
**Meet at Military Commons, Main Street, Orange
Register here: https://secure.givelively.org/event/university-of-orange-a-nj-nonprofit-corporation/monuments-and-sculptures-of-orange

Darcy Hall is a retired high school English teacher. She is interested in urban art and history. She lives in Orange.

Summer Session Potluck
2024-08-21 18:00 - 20:00 | The HUUB, inc, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
Join us for our summer session solidarity potluck at the HUUB! Bring a dish, bring a friend!

NJ Civics 101
2024-08-22 18:00 - 20:00 | The HUUB, inc, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
Learn about our local, regional and state systems. More info coming soon!
**This class will be held in Hale House at HUUB, 47 Cleveland Street, Orange NJ 07050
Register here: https://secure.givelively.org/event/university-of-orange-a-nj-nonprofit-corporation/nj-civics-101

Music City - Cultural Organizing Workshop
2024-08-24 12:00 - 15:30 | The HUUB, inc, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
UofO’s Music City program is entering its 9th year and looking forward to year number 10. Music City’s teams and participants host an afternoon planning and learning retreat to kick start planning for the 10th anniversary of Music City’s cultural organizing, annual events, and educational programs. If you are interested in attending please contact douglas@universityoforange.org.

September Potluck
2024-09-16 18:00 - 20:00 | The HUUB, inc, 35 Cleveland Street, City of Orange, NJ, 07050, United States
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!
