'Get Free' Juneteenth Celebration

'Get Free' Juneteenth Celebration

Live jazz and poetry, open mic + special guests. Free food. Good vibes.

By Department of Africana Studies

Date and time

Tuesday, June 18 · 6 - 8pm EDT

Location

Clement's Place

15 Washington Street Newark, NJ 07102

About this event

  • 2 hours

Get ready for a special Juneteenth Celebration with the ‘Get Free Collective’ featuring acclaimed poet and scholar Naomi Extra and drummer and activist Jerome Jennings. Live jazz and poetry, open mic + special guests. Free food. Resources. Good vibes.

The GET FREE COLLECTIVE is a jazz, hip hop, and creative music band co-founded by poet Naomi Extra and drummer Jerome Jennings in 2020. The collective is comprised of a shifting array of artists--singers, poets, dancers, musicians--who perform together and participate in the exchange of intellectual and creative ideas. They use the stage as a site of consciousness-raising, social justice imagining, and as a space to challenge the limits of language and sound work.

Featured Artists:
Malik McLaurine
(bass)Yunie Mojica (sax)Jordan Williams (piano, keys) Carlos "Carly" Maldonado (percussion)J Hoard (singer)Maurice Chestnut (tap)Jerome Jennings (drums)Titi Afolabi (poet)Ysabel Gonzalez (poet)Marwa Helal (poet)Ebony Odom-Barnes (poet)Naomi Extra (poet)

This program is made possible by a Cultural Programming grant from Rutgers University-Newark and sponsorship from the Department of Africana Studies, the Clement Price Institute on Ethnicity, Culture, and the Modern Experience, and the Newark Public Library.

Frequently asked questions

Will parking be available?

Yes. With thanks to NPL, free parking is available at the Essex County Parking Deck located at 20 Bridge St., Newark, NJ 07102. Please note the lot will close at 8:30p.

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