June in the Valley

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Saturday, June 15, 11am-9pm Forest & Tompkins Streets, Orange NJ Mainstage Line-up  -- 3:00pm --  KIWI With its unique, signature sound grounded in roots rhythm, Kiwi invokes a variety of influences including the classics of Jamaican reggae, ska, and rocksteady, as well as American folk, soul and R&B.   -- 4:30pm --  Wincey Terry    At once a gifted storyteller and a powerful singer, this soulful artistlights up the stage with her songs of life and faith. Further lifting Wincey's set is her extraordinary band that features trumpets, sax, and trombone.  -- 6:00pm -- Roy Rodriguez & Swing Sabroso   This perennially popular big band takes Salsa Dura to a whole new level in a hard-charging brassy celebration of Latin music that will have you dancing! -- 7:30pm --  High and Mighty Brass Band A party in progress, this fiercely entertaining and refreshingly inspiring band captures all the spirit of New Orleans second line as it runs the gamut from Funk and R&B to the more modern influences of Afro-Beat and Hip Hop. Bring a Lawn Chair! Just Added! Meet the Authors! Saturday June 8, 4 to 6pm ValleyArts Connect  A blog-o-zine featuring interviews, stories & news on all things ValleyArts.  Reach us by email at: info@valleyartsnj.com Tuesday, June 4,  6:00pm Hat City Streets Volunteer Meeting Firehouse Gallery 580 Forest St.  Come and meet Festival  organizers and learn how you can become involved!  valleyartsnj.com/hat-city-streets/volunteer/  Thursday, June 6, 6:30pm Luna Stage 20th Anniversary Gala  A Tribute to Jane Mandel The Club at Orange Lawn, 305 N Ridgewood Rd, South Orange, NJ    Click here to purchase tickets    You can still reserve seats to this spectacular evening of celebration and tribute to the 20-year legacy of Luna Stage and Artistic Director Jane Mandel.  www.lunastage.org   Monday, June 10, 6pm    ValleyArts Artists' Salon Shared Artist Studio Co-op Update |   Free  Hat City Kitchen, 459 Valley Street, Orange   Want to learn more about the Shared Artist Studio Co-ops now being in formed in the Valley Arts District?  Come, have a drink...and bring your artist friends! Second Monday of every month at HCK.  Free admission plus drink specials and half-price appetizers. Saturday, June 15, 11am-9pm More than 200 artists will participate in the first ever Hat City Streets Festival! It all starts at 11am on Saturday, June 15 with performances, arts exhibitions,family activities, food, and more! For more information,visit  valleyartsnj.com Renowned NJ printmaker Stephen Mckenzie will join other master artists to lead family activities beginning at 11am.  Saturday, June 15, 1-4pm  Yema Gallery 540B Freeman Street, Orange, NJ The Artist Accordion Book A workshop for artists who wish to explore the book form as an extension of their creative practice. Participants need to have an idea that will fit the structure of an accordion book.  Cost: $30  Info: toni@artsetcnow.org    Hat City Kitchen Presents 459 Valley Street, Orange Live music is a standard at this Valley Arts District landmark featuring American cuisine with a New Orleans influence. Enjoy an eclectic mix of artists playing original music across genres - rock, blues, funk, R&B, soul, and jazz. For event listings: hatcitykitchen.com

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Hat City Streets Festival Preview

June 15th promises to be a big day for the Valley! Read below and meet some of the faces of the Hat City Streets Festival! 

ValleyArts Director Richard T. Bryant (left) is executive producer of the Hat City Streets Festival. With him is Orange businesswoman Tracye Johnson, who is the Festival's director of volunteer services, and Festival Mainstage Producer Mike Griot, musician and executive producer of the South Orange International Blues Festival.   Photo by Camara Edwards.

Brass is the order of the day when Kiwi, one of New Jersey's fastest rising bands, leads off the Mainstage line-up with its high-energy combination of traditional Brazilian, reggae, and ska.  Opening at 3pm, the Mainstage also features New Jersey Gospel singer Wincey Terry and her band; New Jersey's popular Swing Sabrosa, the Salsa Dura band led by Ray Rodriguez;  and Brooklyn's energetic High and Mighty Brass Band, which takes New Orleans second line tradition to new heights.   

The Family Stage features acts for and by young people.  Maplewood's popular band 8 Bit, comprised of rising 10th graders, will perform, as will Luna Stage's Mi Casa Su Casa Band, and three different units from Orange High School, including the marching band.

Family arts activities include hat making, printmaking, mask making and more.  Stephen Mckenzie's popular printmaking activities will captivate young and old. Ivy Omere's clay masks evoke an African spirit.