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Latinos Of Montclair Plan Series Of Events For Heritage Month 2024
Events will include a Latino Heritage Celebration, followed by a series of family and community gatherings.
MONTCLAIR, NJ — The following news release comes courtesy of Latinos of Montclair. Find out how to post announcements or events to your local Patch site.
Latinos of Montclair is honored to kick-off Latino Heritage Month this year as a 2024 Essex County Board of County Commissioners Hispanic Heritage honoree for the organization’s exceptional community building and leadership.
Programming for Latino Heritage Month will commence with a Latino Heritage Celebration followed by a series of family and community gatherings.
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Throughout Latino Heritage Month, Latinos of Montclair will continue to raise awareness and build community by partnering with the Montclair Public Library to host two events and supporting a variety of others all curated to celebrate, build community, and increase cultural understanding of Latinidad with families in Montclair and across the New Jersey area.
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Latinos of Montclair has partnered with the Montclair Art Museum to host the 2024 Latino Heritage Celebration following this year’s National Archives theme of Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together on September 22, 2024 from 1:00PM - 4:00PM.
We are proud to collaborate with Latinos of Montclair and open the Museum to be a place where all members of the community come together in celebration.
- Ira Wagner, Executive Director - Montclair Art Museum
As we celebrate Latino heritage we are reminded of the scale and influence American Latinos have as a community to Shape the Future Together in New Jersey and across the country. Latinos represent 22% of the Garden State’s population and close to 11% in Montclair, standing as the largest minority group in New Jersey and second largest minority group in Montclair.
Pioneering Change: Shaping the Future Together reflects the many ways Latinos in New Jersey and across the country seek to uplift American Latino stories, advocate for Latino rights and representation, support professional and educational advancement, and promote the awareness and preservation of Latino culture and history.
Latinos of Montclair welcomes all to celebrate and enjoy a family afternoon with children’s art activities and an exceptional line-up of performances that further highlight the diversity of the Latino/e community. The celebration will be hosted by Jonathan Echeverry, Colombian-American actor and owner / founder of Paper Plane Coffee Co., and Wendy Tiburcio, Dominican-American digital creator and founder of The Montclairnista. The event will feature Ballet Hispaníco, the largest Latino/e cultural organization in the United States, Latinos of Montclair’s first youth dance group - Ritmo Jardín, founder of the Afro Latino Festival of New York and singer-songwriter Mai-Elka Prado, local favorite Compás, award winning poet Matthew Marroquín, Teen Bachata band DNX4, and AGNYC Entertainment.
"Our goal is to invite all community members to celebrate with us and showcase our collective diversity and community culture." - Latinos of Montclair
The celebration will also host several local Latino/e vendors and community organizations and a variety of food vendors.
Montclair’s Latino Heritage Month programming and celebration was made possible by the community volunteers and donations, and in collaboration with Montclair Public Library and the Montclair Art Museum.
Tickets: $25.00 for a family of 5 and $10.00 individual tickets now available for purchase [LINK].
FEATURED LATINO HERITAGE MONTH PROGRAMMING
PALOMA’S SONG FOR PUERTO RICO: A DIARY FROM 1898
Saturday, September 28, 2024 at 1:00PM
Montclair Public Library
New Jersey-raised author and singer-songwriter of Puerto Rican descent, Adriana Erin Rivera will join us for a special author reading, followed by a moderated Q&A session and a musical performance of the original song from the book. Ages Grade 3 and up.
Sunday, September 29, 2024 10AM - 2PM & Sunday, October 13, 2024 10AM - 2PM
Eagle Rock Reservation (Gazebo)
Dominican-American Elizabeth Barrera will lead 2 Latino Heritage Month yoga sessions at the top of Eagle Rock Reservation. Attendees are encouraged to celebrate their heritage by bringing their country flag of origin. BYOM.
HISTORY AT HOME - THE HISTORY OF LATINOS IN MONTCLAIR
9/25 6:30PM
Hybrid Event - Montclair Public Library / Zoom
Join the Latinos of Montclair and Montclair History Center for an introduction to the history of the Latino community in Montclair. This program also invites the community to share memories of growing up in Montclair, moving into Montclair, and the community spaces that were and are important to them.
10/16 7PM
The Space
Colombian-American Jessica Diana will guide Reclama - Reclaiming Your Ancestry, a special women's circle dedicated to Latina women in closing the celebration of Latino Heritage Month. This event is a sacred space where we will come together to honor and reclaim our rich ancestral roots, sharing stories, traditions, and the wisdom passed down through generations.
LATINO HERITAGE COMMUNITY TOTE
This year Latinos of Montclair will debut a limited edition Latino Heritage Community Tote featuring Latino-owned businesses in town. All proceeds will go to support Latinos of Montclair community initiatives.
Source: Center for American Women in Politics, National Archives
About Hispanic/Latino/e Heritage Month
Latino Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15) is celebrated to recognize the achievements and contributions of American Latino/e champions who have inspired others to achieve success. The observation began in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period. It was enacted into law on August 17, 1988.
About Latinos of Montclair
Latinos in Montclair is a 501(c)(3) non-profit on a mission to create a more inclusive community by uplifting the varied experiences of American Latinos, advocating for Latino rights and representation, supporting professional and educational advancement, and promoting the awareness and preservation of Latino culture and history.
Visit www.latinosofmontclair.org for more information.
About the Montclair Art Museum
The Montclair Art Museum (MAM) boasts a renowned collection of American and Native American art that uniquely highlights art-making in the United States over the last 300 years. Works in MAM's Native American art collection span the period of ca. 1200 C.E. to the present day. The Vance Wall Art Education Center encompasses the Museum’s educational efforts, including award-winning Yard School of Art studio classes, lectures and talks, family events, tours, and the mobile MAM Art Truck. MAM exhibitions and programs serve a wide public of all ages, from families and seniors to artists, educators, and scholars.
All MAM programs are made possible, in part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, The Vance Wall Foundation, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and Museum members.
3 South Mountain Ave., Montclair NJ 07042 | (973) 746-5555 | www.montclairartmuseum.org
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