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Edison Arts Society

We at the Edison Arts Society (EAS) are proud to salute new beginnings, continuing to usher in our Second Decade with all of our members, friends and supporters, and the new ones to come. You are all the contributors and heirs of what wonderful successes have been accomplished at EAS, as well as what wonders can be achieved in the years ahead. All of our citizens, whether young or old, benefit from the many programs the Edison Arts Society has to offer. It is a valuable asset not only to the local community but to the state.

Kingston Historical Society

Association / Club / Group / Guild : Lectures , Nonprofit ; History / Preservation

Kingston Historical Society

lazos america unida

Association / Club / Group / Guild : Nonprofit ; Cultural Resource ; Festival / Market ; Performing Arts

MISSION Lazos América Unida, Inc. is a non-profit organization in Central New Jersey with the mission of representing and advocating on behalf of the Mexican immigrant community as well as strengthening the relationship between the Hispanic and the broader community through grassroots projects that seek to enhance and foster individual and collective prosperity and involve the public, private, civic and research sectors at the local, state, national and transnational levels. In the area of Mexican cultural preservation, LAZOS promotes festivals such as 5 de Mayo, Guelaguetza (Oaxaca), Day of the Dead and our roots fest, to name a few. In the gastronomical area we do contests of moles, tamales, tacos and gastronomical exhibitions with cooks who come from Mexico. We make presentations in schools, museums and libraries about the cultural diversity of Mexico. Our Mexican art and culture classes for children at the Lazos community center support young people with their cultural identity but also serve as therapy for children who have been diagnosed with anxiety, concentration problems and depression. Through Kalpulli (Mexica dance, customs and pre hispanic traditions) we continue to preserve, promote and teach natural medicine, mother tongues such as Mixtec, Mexican, Zapotec, Triqui, among other languages, as well as the dances and traditions that the natives of Mexico, USA and other Latin American countries continue to maintain as part of their daily lives. We offer Mexican art and dance classes for children and youth.

Main Street Highland Park

Founded in 2001, Main Street Highland Park (MSHP) is a non profit community development and downtown revitalization organization that acts as advocate, supporter, and promoter of Highland Park’s downtown. MSHP’s programs and events improve the image of Highland Park, focusing on its commercial assets, visual appeal, cultural appeal, safety, and prime geographic location — within walking distance of Rutgers University and the New Brunswick train station — as a destination for business, shopping, dining, the arts, living, and fun. As part of that strategy, MSHP organizes many events throughout the year that bring people downtown and add vibrancy and vitality to the downtown. The arts play a crucially important role in our work throughout the year. Arts in the Park is the biggest event we do all year, and it’s completely focused on the arts. This annual arts street festival and juried art show and window art walk showcases downtown Highland Park as a vital center for the arts in our region. Highland Park has a long reputation as an artistic community, with many artists making their homes here. The town has a thriving arts community and is considered by many to be an artistic hub in Middlesex County. The arts scene is one a vitally important piece of the town’s commercial and cultural engine. Main Street Highland Park’s “Arts in the Park” festival and celebration of all things artistic, is a street festival, juried art show, and arts sale. It draws thousands of festival-goers who stroll through town and enjoy artistic offerings from hundreds of artists; live music, dance, spoken word, and drama performances; food from local restaurants; children’s arts activities including a chalk art zone and a Youth Art Show; booths from local nonprofits and government entities; and more.

New Brunswick Jazz Project

Association / Club / Group / Guild : Education , Nonprofit ; Cultural Resource ; Festival / Market : Special Events ; Performing Arts : Music

New Brunswick Jazz Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to presenting world class jazz performances in downtown New Brunswick & other Central Jersey venues. Since its inception in 2010 NBJP has gone from presenting two jazz performances a month, to offering FREE year around shows, four nights every week. The Jazz Project has successfully fostered a supportive environment for regular live jazz performance in New Brunswick and has presented more than 700 events featuring over 1000 acclaimed national and international jazz leaders, sidemen and special guests, including among many others: Arturo O’Farrill, John Lee, Ed Cherry, Dave Stryker, Akiko Tsuruga, Roseanna Vitro, Mimi Jones, Jerry Weldon, Rudy Royston, Virginia Mayhew, Luis Perdomo, Dezron Douglas, Joe Magnarelli, Ralph Peterson, Steve Williams, Kenny Davis, Tia Fuller, Orrin Evans, Jared Gold, Tim Ries, Victor Lewis, Conrad Herwig, and Ravi Coltrane. NBJP has also developed supportive, wide-reaching relationships with musicians who understand that the Project’s mission is to keep the only original American art form, jazz a vital part of the places where it began—in local communities. “Jazz shouldn’t only be found in New York, New Orleans and Kansas City or at annual festivals. The music should be everywhere–all the time.” New Brunswick is ranked #6 on a list from Movoto.com of the 10 Most Exciting Small Cities in America with live music being cited as one of the deciding factors. In 2013, The New Brunswick Jazz Project collaborated with the five year old Somerville Jazz Festival to form two day The Central Jersey Jazz Festival. In 2014, the Festival, which takes place the second weekend in September added the township of Flemington and now the three day, three city, FREE musical event draws approximately 12,000 jazz lovers to the region. NBJP also regularly partners with the New Brunswick Public Schools and the Hub Teen Center to provide after-school enrichment programming in the form of jazz performances with student participation and talk backs. Mike, Virginia, Jimmy New Brunswick Jazz Project founders Jimmy Lenihan, Virginia DeBerry and Michael Tublin are longtime friends who wanted to add to the cultural offerings in their already arts rich community. NBJP has created a real jazz scene and now brings guests from New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania to the New Brunswick area multiple nights each week to enjoy this quintessential, uniquely American music. The New Brunswick Jazz Project is a recognized tax exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Puerto Rican Association for Human Development

Association / Club / Group / Guild : Nonprofit ; Cultural Resource ; Festival / Market

The Puerto Rican Association for Human Development, Inc. (PRAHD) was founded in 1974. Our mission statement is: “PRAHD is dedicated to developing human potential and promoting self-sufficiency through programs designed to improve the social, economic, health and educational status of the community in a culturally sensitive environment.” PRAHD has grown and expanded to become a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) certified comprehensive social service agency. The agency operates 11 programs offering multiple services for more than 17,000 unduplicated clients annually throughout Middlesex, Hudson, Bergen, Union, Monmouth and Ocean counties. PRAHD employs 60 staff members. It also relies on the support of volunteers who work in all areas of agency operations. We have a long-standing record of accountability and excellence in programmatic and fiscal areas as well as a unique connection to the community we serve. We are not just a social service agency, but also the place where people come with their families to celebrate holidays, festivals and other cultural events. PRAHD’s programs and services include: pre-school, tutoring and after school programs, summer youth recreation, youth work readiness program, housing assistance programs (foreclosure and pre/post purchase counseling), HIV/AIDS educational services, substance abuse prevention, employment and training for senior citizens, assisted transportation, language translation and interpretation, information and referrals, advocacy, home care for homebound and developmentally disabled individuals, disaster relief, food pantry, blindness prevention programs and numerous recreational, social and cultural activities. Serving all people regardless of race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, disability or national origin.

Redhawk Native American Arts Council

Association / Club / Group / Guild : Nonprofit ; Fine Arts : Arts Council / Alliance , Folk Arts

The Redhawk Native American Arts Council is a not for profit organization founded and maintained by Native American artists and educators residing in the New York City area. Since 1994, the Council is dedicated to educating the general public about Native American heritage through song, dance, theater, works of art and other cultural forms of expression. The council represents artists from North, South, Central American, Caribbean and Polynesian Indigenous cultures.

Saraswati Cultural Association Inc.

Association / Club / Group / Guild : Nonprofit

Saraswati Cultural Association Inc. is a Non-Profit Organization founded in the late 80’s to promote cultural awareness amongst the diverse communities in the tri-state area as well as sponsoring and heading fundraising events that assist several charities and individuals in need.

South Plainfield Historical Society

Association / Club / Group / Guild : Lectures , Nonprofit ; Cultural Resource ; History / Preservation : Historical Society ; Museum

The South Plainfield Historical Society, founded in 1977 as a non-profit 501c3, collects and manages a repository of local historical material in its History Center headquarters at Highland Woods Nature Reserve, 115 Sylvania Place, So. Plainfield. The Center, an ADA accessible facility at the Borough-owned environmental education reserve, is open once a month (currently the first Saturday of the month from 11 am to 1 pm) to society members and the general public at no charge. Monthly membership meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month at 7 pm. The public is welcome to attend. The History Center’s collection includes wall displays, photographs, maps, newspapers, vintage clothing, memorabilia, scrapbooks and a non-lending library. The Historical Society also maintains a Facebook page with postings of photographs and stories from So. Plainfield’s past.

South River Historical & Preservation Society, Inc./South River Museum – Old School Baptist Church

Association / Club / Group / Guild : Lectures , Nonprofit ; Cultural Resource ; History / Preservation : Historical Society ; Museum

The South River Historical & Preservation Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to sharing and preserving the proud history of South River for future generations. The South River Museum – Old School Baptist Church is a museum of South River history. Exhibits include all aspects of Borough history including: schools; people; churches and houses of worship; local businesses and organizations; daily life; events and celebrations; and more.

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Association / Club / Group / Guild : Kids / Family , Nonprofit

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