Newark Area Events: See What's Coming Up This Week

Newark NJ

28 June, 2021

12:11 PM

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NEWARK, NJ — Looking for things to do this week? Your Newark Patch community calendar is a great way to keep tabs on what's happening near you and discover local events that fit your interests. Here's a roundup of local events coming up in the area this week. Want to see your event in the next roundup? You can add it to the calendar using this form. As always, it's free to post an event in your community. To reach more people, you can promote your event and share it nearby for $1 per day per community. The Conversation: Between Us, About Us When: Monday, June 28th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Facebook Live What: Join Senator Cory Booker, Dr. Sheryl L. Heron, and clergy panelists for a conversation with the Black community about COVID and the vaccine. Learn More Defend Trans Kids: The Fight for Trans Healthcare When: Tuesday, June 29th at 5:30 p.m. What: Tuesday, June 29th | 5:30 PMJoin on Zoom or watch on Facebook Live! Across the country, and there is a wave of legislation restricting transgender children's access to healthcare. Who is creating the push for this legislation and why? What kinds of healthcare do trans kids need? W... Learn More Brick City Vanguard: Amiri Baraka, Black Music & Black Modernity When: Wednesday, June 30th at 6:00 p.m. What: Wednesday, June 30th | 6:00 PMTune in on Zoom or Facebook Live Tony Bolden (Groove Theory: The Blues Foundation of Funk, and Langston Hughes Review) and author James Smethurst will discuss Smethurst's fantastic book Brick City Vanguard which takes a look at how Amiri Baraka's writ... Learn More Please Join Us to Fight Hunger When: Thursday, July 1st at 12:00 a.m. Where: Unite in Love What: Unite in Love has marked its one-year anniversary on May 21. Founded in 2020, it provides relief to families impacted by lockdowns in developing countries--families left to face hunger and eviction on their own without government assistance or food banks. Unite in Love has pro... Learn More John Padovano coffeehouse performance When: Friday, July 2nd at 5:30 p.m. Where: Coffee Corral What: Singer/composer John "Giovanni" Padovano will bring his solo show to Coffee Corral Coffeehouse on Friday, July 2nd from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM. Padovano is also known as The Ironbound Crooner and aka The Coffeehouse Performer. His music is strongly influenced by his very early year... Learn More She's Not A Boy: Documentary and Q&A with Filmmakers When: Saturday, July 3rd at 6:00 p.m. What: Saturday, July 3rd | 6PMTune in on Zoom She's Not a Boy is the story of Tatenda Ngwaru, an asylum-seeking intersex woman who fled Zimbabwe with sixty dollars and the hope that she would finally find a place she belonged, as she struggles to make New York City home. This progra... Learn More Check out more local events, or add your own, on the Newark Patch community calendar. Editor's note: This article was automatically generated based on event information mainly provided by community members. Patch has not independently verified most of this information, always check with organizers to confirm posted events are proceeding as planned. Click on any event in the list for more details. You can also reach out to [email protected] with any questions or other feedback about this article.