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Newark Museum of Art reopens the Ballantine House to the public Nov. 17. Visitors can explore late 19th-century Newark furniture, jewelry, and decorative craftsmanship in the home. Additional contemporary art installations are available for viewing. Purchase tickets online. Add to 📅.
Newark Museum of Art
Newark library will offer a cover letter writing workshop on Nov. 18. The event will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Registration is required. Add to 📅.
Newark Public Library
Essex County College to hold “Instant Admission Days” event Nov. 18 at the Newark Campus. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and include instant decisions, registration, advisement, financial aid, and testing. Add to 📅.
Essex County College
Newark library to host “Blacknificantly Latinx” event to celebrate Afro-Latin and Hispanic culture on Nov. 21. The event is from 5-7 p.m and includes music, food, comedy, a panel discussion, and a short film. Add to 📅.
Newark Public Library
Nutley library plans “Video Game Free Play” drop-in session to play the Nintendo Switch on the big screen on Nov. 18. Open to all skill levels with no registration required. Add to 📅.
Nutley Public Library
Nutley plans “Pop-Up Thanksgiving Farmers Market” on Nov. 19. The market will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Municipal Lot 7 on Franklin Ave.
Nutley Township
Bloomfield recreation to host “Pop Up Latin Heritage Art Exhibit” Nov. 20. The event will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center and feature work by artists Rey Arvelo, Josie Barreiro, Joel “Yobe” Beleno, Anibal Padilla, and Sylvia Padilla. Food will be available for purchase. Add to 📅.
Bloomfield Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs Department
Montclair library to host virtual pilates class series beginning Nov. 20. The class meets Mondays at 12 p.m. through Dec. 18. This course is open to non-library cardholders. Pre-registration is required. Add to 📅.
Montclair Public Library
East Side Mags plans signing with local creator Liuxing Johnston on Nov. 18. Liuxing Johnston will be at East Side Mags in Montclair to sign copies of their work from 2-5 p.m. Their work centers around the topics of grief, transracial adoption, and the everyday lives of butch lesbians of color living on the East Coast. Add to 📅.
East Side Mags
Montclair Bikery plans 15-mile “2023 Turkey Ride” on Nov. 19 with riders to travel to Brookdale ShopRite, pick up frozen turkeys and deliver them to Human Needs Food Pantry of Montclair. Preregistration is encouraged for bike riders. Monetary donations are being accepted online to sponsor the purchase of turkeys. Human Needs Food Pantry will also accept frozen turkey and nonperishable sides donations on the day of the bike ride. Add to 📅.
Montclair Bikery
Out Montclair plans “Transgender Day of Remembrance” on Nov. 20. A vigil will be held from 7-9 p.m. at Shomrei Emunah in Montclair. Add to 📅.
Out Montclair
Out Montclair, Newark LGBTQ Center, and Trans Affirming Alliance plans “Transcendence: Honoring and Celebrating Trans Lives” Nov. 20. This event will be run from 6-8 p.m. at NJPAC Arts Education Center to commemorate Trans Day of Remembrance. A candlelight vigil for Ashley Moore, a Black trans woman who died in Newark, will follow from 8-8:30 p.m. Advanced ticket purchase is required. Add to 📅.
Out Montclair
Essex County Turtle Back Zoo to host 2023 “Holiday Lights” stroll Nov. 17-19. The event includes a carousel ride, face painting, farm, reptile house, photo with Santa, and gift shop for families from 5-9 p.m. Donations of non-perishable food, new toys or gently-used winter coats are recommended. Add to 📅.
Turtle Back Zoo
