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NEA Big Read: Art & Story Telling Workshop – Main Library

** THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO 2/26 ** In partnership with the City of Jersey City, the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs and the Jersey City Free Public Library, the Educational Arts Team encourages readers to get their creative juices flowing! Using art, imagination and storytelling, leaders will guide participants to create art […]

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NEA Big Read: Kick Off Celebration

YOU'RE INVITED! Please join the Big Read team for a Kick-Off Celebration on Thursday, February 28 at 6p in City Hall Chambers. The evening will be an opportunity to meet our partnering organizations, enjoy performances by Speranza Theater Company and No Dominion Theater Co., kick-off a month-long of Big Read events and of course - […]

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The Arts Professional Development Series

Are you a part of the Arts Community? Join New Jersey City University in partnership with Jersey City Art & Culture, Jersey City Arts Council and Rising Tide Capital for a series of four, full-day educational business workshops starting February 8, 2019! Our second workshop will discuss Strategic Planning, Best Practices in Accounting, Protecting Your Assets, and Savvy Methods for Intelligent Growth […]

NEA Big Read: Reflection: Station Eleven – Morgan Branch

Join the Educational Arts Team for a Reflection: Station Eleven workshop, where we will lead readers of Station Eleven on a review and reflection of some of the themes and characters they encountered in this powerful novel on survival in a precarious future. This workshop is free and open to the public, but requires advanced registration. Please click […]

NEA Big Read: Why We Can’t Put Dystopian Fiction Down – Apple Tree House Lecture

Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the City of Jersey City, the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs, the Educational Arts Team and the Jersey City Free Public Library are proud to present "Why We Can't Put Dystopian Fiction Down," a public scholar lecture part of the Big Read. Associate Professor at Montclair State University, Laura Nicosia, Ph.D., […]

NEA Big Read: Reflection: Station Eleven – Main Library/Biblioteca Criolla

Join the Educational Arts Team for a Reflection: Station Eleven workshop, where we will lead readers of Station Eleven on a review and reflection of some of the themes and characters they encountered in this powerful novel on survival in a precarious future. This workshop is free and open to the public, but requires advanced registration. Please click here to […]

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NEA Big Read: Reflection: Station Eleven – Heights Branch

Join the Educational Arts Team for a Reflection: Station Eleven workshop, where we will lead readers of Station Eleven on a review and reflection of some of the themes and characters they encountered in this powerful novel on survival in a precarious future. This workshop is free and open to the public, but requires advanced registration. Please click here to […]

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NEA Big Read: Survival is Not Enough – Panel Discussion

“Survival is not Enough: Reflections on the Importance of the Arts & Humanities in the Modern World” Presented by the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs, the Educational Arts Team, the Jersey City Free Public Library and New Jersey City University presents "Survival is Not Enough," a panel discussion responding to the themes of survival […]

NEA Big Read: Survival is Insufficient

On Wednesday, March 20 at 6:30 pm, we're excited to welcome the Jersey City Writers for their Big Read event, "Survival is Insufficient." Please join us at the Apple Tree House (298 Academy Street) to listen to a selection of readings based on the featured Big Read novel, Station Eleven. This event is free and […]

NEA Big Read: Reflection: Station Eleven – Hudson County Community College

Join the Educational Arts Team for a Reflection: Station Eleven workshop, where we will lead readers of Station Eleven on a review and reflection of some of the themes and characters they encountered in this powerful novel on survival in a precarious future. This workshop is free and open to the public, but requires advanced registration. Please click here to […]

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NEA Big Read: Story Slam at Fox & Crow

Story Slams will showcase real-life stories on themes related to the Big Read novel, Station Eleven. Click here for more information.

NEA Big Read: Reflection: Station Eleven – Liberty State Park

Join the Educational Arts Team for a Reflection: Station Eleven workshop, where we will lead readers of Station Eleven on a review and reflection of some of the themes and characters they encountered in this powerful novel on survival in a precarious future. This workshop is free and open to the public, but requires advanced registration. Please click here to […]

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NEA Big Read: Meet the Author

Please join us on Wednesday, April 3 at 6:00 pm in welcoming Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven for the Big Read finale! This event will be held at the NJCU School of Business at Harborside 2 (200 Hudson Street). After the month-long series of Station Eleven-themed events, this discussion with the author will be an […]

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