🌱 Caribbean Winter Vybz: The Newark Winter Village Experience and 12 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Art of Living Part 1 Program in the presence of Gurudev at Hyatt Regency Jersey City on the Hudson
• Family Holiday Party (all ages) at Kearny Main Library
• Children's Chess Workshop (ages 9 & up) at Kearny Main Library

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 31 and low of 23 degrees.
• Wednesday: Some sun; breezy, not as cold, temps: high: 45, low: 30.
• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 48 and low of 42 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Newark

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Art of Living Part 1 Program in the presence of Gurudev
  Hyatt Regency Jersey City on the Hudson, 2 Exchange Pl, Jersey City
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Family Holiday Party (all ages)
  Kearny Main Library , 318 Kearny Ave. , Kearny
  5:30 pm
• Children's Chess Workshop (ages 9 & up)
  Kearny Main Library , 318 Kearny Ave. , Kearny
  5:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Minecraft Gaming Workshop: Gingerbread Activity (2nd grade and up)
  Kearny Main Library , 318 Kearny Ave. , Kearny
  4:00 pm
• Christmas Program
  St Benedict's Preparatory School , 520 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. , Newark
  7:45 pm

Friday December 19

• Preschool Story Time with Adult Participation (ages 0-4)
  Kearny Main Library , 318 Kearny Ave. , Kearny
  11:00 am
• Unique Creatures Live Animal Show (all ages)
  Kearny Main Library , 318 Kearny Ave. , Kearny
  4:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Curate Your Kwanzaa Experience!
  New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) , 1 Center St , Newark
  1:00 pm
• LâChaim: A Toast to the Jewish Legacy of Broadway
  Enlow Recital Hall , North Avenue , Hillside
  7:30 pm

Friday December 26

• Caribbean Winter Vybz: The Newark Winter Village Experience
  Mulberry Commons , Mulberry St , Newark
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Book Group: Esther Chehebar
  JCC MetroWest , 760 Northfield Ave , West Orange
  12:00 pm
• Meditation and Relaxation Workshop
  JCC MetroWest | Tepper Hall , 760 Northfield Ave , West Orange
  1:30 pm
• Basketball: Girls Varsity (Time Changed) vs. North Star Academy (Home)
  Nutley High School Main Gym
  4:00 pm
• Basketball: Boys Varsity vs. Eagle Academy for Young Men - Newark (Away)
  Eagle Academy , 279 Chancellor Avenue , Newark
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Harrison

• Kearny PD: Woman stole ribeyes at ShopRite, cut her mouth, then spit blood at detective (theobserver.com)

Newark

• Go Holiday Caroling In Historic Newark Neighborhood: 2025 Events (patch.com)
• From Renting to Roots: How Newark Families Are Finally Becoming Homeowners (tapinto.net)
• Healthcare Foundation boosts Newark hospitals, behavioral health with about $2.3M in grants in Q4 (roi-nj.com)

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