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Mojo Brookzz

Apr 12 - 13Uncensoredbig laughsrelatable

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New Jersey Symphony: Star Wars: The Force Awakens In Concert

Apr 12

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Community Engagement

Parent University Latin Dance Class

Apr 1 - 15

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doubling down on Democracy: conversations about the way forward

Apr 16

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The Race for NJ Governor Social Justice Candidate Forum

Apr 16

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Community Engagement

jazz jams

Apr 17

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the writer’s corner

Apr 18

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Ben Bankas

Apr 18ComedyProvocativeedgy

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Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: The Super Live

Apr 18Manga/animeSong and danceDazzling

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The Temptations & The Four Tops 40th Anniversary Tour

Apr 19MotownVocal HarmonyNostalgic

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Fern Brady

Apr 19irreverentFunnyRazor-sharp

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Broadway birthday salute honoring Gov. Thomas H. Kean

Apr 21

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Intersex Visibility

Apr 21

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Community Engagement

feet on the ground

Apr 23

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Melissa Etheridge & Joss Stone

Apr 24Powerhouse vocalsRock and soulLGBTQ

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New Jersey Ballet: Legacy and Vision

Apr 24 - 25Contemporary balletExpressiveJersey proud

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Community Engagement

21+ Movie Night at Andco Grove

Apr 25

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Jeff Arcuri Whole Wide World Tour

Apr 25Laugh out loudcrowd workplayful

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International Day of Jazz

Apr 26

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Sleeping Beauty

Apr 26

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jeffrey carollo & frank calabrese music scholarship auditions

Apr 27

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Tyrese with special guest Jon B

Apr 27r&bSoulfulPassionate

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Backstage Pathways Open House

Apr 28

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Shen Yun

Apr 30 - May 4Awe-inspiringChinese DanceCross-cultural insights

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Jazz in the Stacks

Mar 19 - Apr 30

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Community Engagement

Ailey Day

May 3

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Arturo O’Farrill Bethany Jazz Vespers

May 3

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Ritual4Return: A homecoming rite of passage for returning citizens

May 4

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Annual Spring Luncheon & Auction

May 6LuncheonAuctionWomen@NJPAC

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Maria Bamford

May 9Laugh out loudComedyquirky

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

May 9 - 11UpliftingEmotionalModern dance

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George Wallace’s Mother’s Day Celebration

May 11Standup comedybig laughsObservational humor

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Community Engagement

jazz jams

May 15

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Naruto: The Symphonic Experience

May 16animeOrchestral musicSpectacular

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Doughboys Podcast

May 16Comedy podcastUncensoredHilarious

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New Jersey Symphony: Discover Mozart & Bach

May 17

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Melissa Errico Sondheim In The City

May 17

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Vitamin String Quartet: The Music of Taylor Swift, Bridgerton and Beyond

May 17ClassicalPopEnergizing

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New Jersey Symphony: Xian Conducts Mozart

May 17 - 18

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She’s all that with Freddie Prinze Jr. & Rachael Leigh Cook

May 24Film favoritesConversations’90s nostalgia

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Ralph Barbosa & René Vaca: The Butterfly Effect Tour

May 29latino comedyLaugh out loudUnfiltered

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Camila regresa tour

May 30Pop balladsEmotionalSpanish language

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70’s Soul Jam: The Stylistics, The Delfonics, Blue Magic, The Blue Notes, Heatwave

May 31’70s vibesfunkyPhilly soul

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Sonia Sanchez: This is Not a Small Voice

Jun 1PoetryJazzCelebration

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Ledisi: love you too, the tour

Jun 1r&bneo-soulPowerhouse vocals

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Master P & The No Limit Soldiers featuring The Lox and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

Jun 6

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Cassandra Wilson Bethany Baptist Church Jazz Vespers

Jun 7

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Majah Hype

Jun 7Caribbean vibesrelatableFunny

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The Lavari Show

Jun 7

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New Jersey Symphony: Season Finale Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich

Jun 8

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An Afternoon with Carla Ann Harris

Jun 8

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just announced!

Jun 14 - 29

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2025 Theatre Lee Moon Sae

Jun 14

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Earthquake’s Fathers Day Comedy

Jun 15irreverentUnfilteredHilarious

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Gaurav Gupta

Jun 15

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The String Cheese Incident

Jun 17RockFolkLive music

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Community Engagement

jazz jams

Jun 19

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Natalia LaFourcade Cancionera Tour 

Jun 19World MusicExcitinglatin

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Two Funny Mamas with Sherri Shepherd & Kym Whitley

Jun 20ComedyLaugh out loudLive podcast

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Third Eye Blind

Jun 20RockPop rockbands

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Kumail Nanjiani

Jun 21ComedyStandup comedyLaugh out loud

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An Arabic Night with Bassem Youssef

Jun 22ComedyStandup comedybig laughs

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Stone Temple Pilots with The Parlor Mob

Jun 26RockPop rockMusic

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Felix Hernandez’s Rhythm Revue Dance Party

Jun 27FreeDance PartySoul & R&B

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Nicole Byer

Jun 27ComedyLots of laughsfun

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Joey Diaz

Jun 27

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Big Daddy Kane

Jun 28FreeHip hopclassic rap

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Rosebud Baker

Jun 28Comedybig laughsStand-up

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Josh Johnson The Flowers Tour

Jun 28ComedyLaugh out loudsmart

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Gregory Porter

Jun 29

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Lettuce

Jun 29

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Martin Amini

Jun 29ComedyStandup comedyLaugh out loud

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Welcome To Night Vale: Murder Night in Blood Forest

Jul 10Podcast favoritesMurder mysteryEerie

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I want my 80s tour

Jul 12’80s rockersCharismaticPassionate

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New Jersey Symphony: How to Train Your Dragon in Concert

Jul 13

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KEM with special guest Melanie Fiona

Jul 18r&bVocal powerhouseEmotional

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Chicago

Jul 25Rock ‘n’ rollFeel-goodjazzy

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Bronco

Aug 1

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Kashmir featuring jean violet 50th anniversary of physical graffiti

Sep 12RockTribute bandHigh energy

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Shuler King

Sep 18smartStand-upSharp insights

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Stardew Valley: Symphony of Seasons

Oct 4Orchestral musicgamingJoyful

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TwoSet Violin with the New Jersey Symphony

Oct 5

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Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: The Last Encores

Oct 11Feel-goodNostalgic favorites'60s doo wop

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Creating Healthy Communities 2025

Oct 14 - 16

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Tom Segura: Come Together

Oct 15Uncensoredstorytellingriffs

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The Vampire Circus

Oct 23Halloween circusdarkMesmerizing

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New Jersey Symphony: Discover Rhapsody in Blue

Nov 8

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Twilight In Concert Tour

Nov 23Music & moviesRomanticDramatic

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Neil deGrasse Tyson An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies – Part II

Nov 30Laugh and learnFascinatingScience

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New Jersey Symphony: Elf in Concert

Dec 6

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DEATH STRANDING: Strands of Harmony

Dec 13

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Christmas with Cece Winans Live in Concert

Dec 19 - 20GospelPowerhouse vocalsHoliday cheer

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Hyprov with Colin Mochrie & Asad Mecci

Dec 20Improv comedyHypnotismHysterical

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New Jersey Symphony: 2026 Lunar New Year Celebration

Feb 7

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New Jersey Symphony: Discover Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony

Mar 28

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New Jersey Symphony: Star Wars: The Last Jedi in Concert

May 30

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Khalil Gibran Muhammad

Khalil Gibran Muhammad

moderator

Khalil Gibran Muhammad is the inaugural Professor of African American Studies and Public Affairs at Princeton University, where he directs the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project. He is Board Chair of the Vera Institute of Justice, and a WGBH contributor to Boston Public Radio. He is the former Ford Foundation Professor of History, Race and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and the former Director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a division of the New York Public Library and the world’s leading library and archive of global Black history. He is the award-winning author of The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America and a contributor to The 1619 Project. He co-hosted the Pushkin Industries podcast Some of My Best Friends Are.

Ras J. Baraka

Ras J. Baraka

candidate

Ras J. Baraka, a Newark native, poet and educator, is the transformative Mayor of New Jersey’s largest city. Under his leadership, Newark achieved a 60-year low in crime, replaced 23,000 lead service lines at no cost to residents and reduced homelessness by 57%. Once facing a $90 million deficit, Newark now thrives with unprecedented economic growth. A member of Alpha Phi Alpha, Baraka is a lifelong advocate for equity and opportunity. Now running for Governor of New Jersey, his vision centers on tackling systemic challenges — affordability, housing, education and transportation — while fostering inclusivity and prosperity for all

Jon Bramnick

Jon Bramnick

candidate

Jon Bramnick is an experienced lawyer, professor and dedicated public servant. While serving in the State Assembly, Bramnick was elected by his colleagues to serve five terms as the Republican leader, making him the highest-ranking member of the Republican Caucus in the Assembly. He has served in the State Senate representing the 21st legislative district since 2022 and has fought to lower the cost of living, make our communities safer and to end the construction of thousands of court-mandated housing units in communities around the state. As governor, Bramnick will end the one-party rule that has taken over Trenton, leading to an unending stream of mandates, tax hikes and extreme policy, restoring balance in New Jersey.

Steven Fulop

Steven Fulop

candidate

Steven Michael Fulop is the 49th Mayor of Jersey City. Since he took office in 2013, residents have seen seven consecutive years of stable taxes, over 300 new police officers hired, 1,500 units of affordable housing built, expanded recreation, nearly $10 million invested in parks and open space and roughly 800 small businesses opened creating approximately 10,000 new jobs.

Under his leadership, Jersey City became the first city in the state to ensure paid sick leave. Mayor Fulop has led the city to record economic development that’s benefited families of all income levels. He is a first-generation American, a lifelong New Jerseyan, a Marine and a triathlete.

Mikie Sherrill

Mikie Sherrill

candidate

U.S. Naval Academy graduate, Navy helicopter pilot, former federal prosecutor, wife and mother of four — Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ Dist. 11) proudly serves New Jersey in Congress and is running for governor to make life easier and more affordable for Garden State families. Her career has been defined by service to her country and New Jersey. Sherrill is working hard to bring down costs for families —whether it’s grocery prices, child care or Trump’s SALT cap that punished New Jersey families. She helped deliver New Jersey’s fair share of federal funding on the Gateway Tunnel Project which will create good-paying union jobs and reduce commute times for families. She is fighting for reproductive freedom, defending abortion rights and access to contraception and IVF.

Sean Spiller

Sean Spiller

candidate

Sean Spiller is not your typical gubernatorial candidate. He’s a public school science teacher, an immigrant, a Black man, the proud leader of the New Jersey Education Association and an even prouder father of two young kids. He’s running for governor to take on the wealthy interests and entrenched insiders, and give a real voice to working people across New Jersey.

Steve Sweeney

Steve Sweeney

candidate

Steve Sweeney is a fighter with a proven record of delivering results for working people. As NJ Senate President, Sweeney served as a voice for working people against the entrenched interests in Trenton, passing hard-fought legislation to raise the minimum wage, enacting paid family leave and providing increased funding for law enforcement. He also sponsored legislation to establish marriage equality and provide equal pay for women. Now, he is running to be a quality-of-life governor, focused on making New Jersey more affordable by pledging no new taxes and lowering housing costs, more self-sufficient by investing in an all-of-the-above energy approach and standing up to the Trump administration. Sweeney is running for governor because he knows Jersey is worth fighting for.

Amos Machanic, Jr.

Amos Machanic, Jr.

Instructor

Amos Machanic, Jr. (Miami, FL) is currently a Teaching Artist with Ailey Arts In Education & Community Programs. Mr. Machanic studied dance at the New World School of the Arts and continued his training at The Ailey School where he was a fellowship recipient. Mr. Machanic was a member of Ailey II and joined the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1996. During his years with the company, Mr. Machanic had the pleasure of traveling across the globe. In 2010, he performed at the White House tribute to Judith Jamison and now enjoys being a freelance artist and teacher.

Cheryl Rowley-Gaskins

Cheryl Rowley-Gaskins

Instructor

Cheryl Rowley-Gaskins (Miami, FL) is currently a Teaching Artist for Ailey Arts In Education & Community programs. Cheryl began her dance training over 20 years ago. She trained at New World School of the Arts and The Ailey School. Mrs. Rowley-Gaskins was a member of Ailey II for three seasons and The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for five seasons. She has studied various dance forms, which include Horton, Graham, Limon, Dunham, West African, Afro-Caribbean, Tap, and Hip Hop. Mrs. Rowley-Gaskins was also previously a teaching artist for AileyCamp Miami. She enjoys inspiring kids and teaching freedom of expression and individuality through dance movement.

Freddie Moore

Freddie Moore

instructor

Freddie Moore, a native of Jersey City, NJ, began his professional career as a dancer, master teacher and choreographer at The Ailey School. After graduating, he became a featured artist with Ailey II, Donald Byrd/The Group, Forces of Nature, Gallman’s Newark Dance Theater and Blue Mercury Dancing Company. During his 36-year career, Moore has amassed credits in musicals, national television shows, music videos and documentaries. A noted master of the modern Horton technique, Moore has developed performing arts curricula for schools and community-based programs and works with churches worldwide to develop liturgical dance ministries. He is the Rehearsal Director for Ailey Student Performance Group (ASPG), Ailey Certificate Program Advisor and a faculty member at The Ailey School, Restoration Youth Arts Academy, Hudson Repertory Dance Theater as well as the Founder and Artistic Director of Footprints Dance Company.

Ronnie Carney

Ronnie Carney

Instructor

Ronnie D Carney began training with Alfred Gallman, while studying theater at Arts High School. In 1995, he graduated from the University of the Arts with a BFA in Jazz Dance Performance. During a short performance career, cut short by injury, he performed with Ballet South Project and Douglas Dunn and Dancers. Afterwards, Ronnie turned his focus to Dance Education. He began with a teaching position at Newark’s Arts High School, where he has remained for 28 years. He has also taught for The Joffrey Ballet School, ABT’s Summer Arts Institute, The Mill Ballet School, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, and currently serves as Co-Director of AileyCamp Newark. As a choreographer, his work has been shown at many festivals in NJ and on The Roxey Ballet.

In 2023, he was honored by the City of Newark’s Mayor, City Council, and Newark Arts Festival for his continued contributions and dedication to Arts Education in the Newark community. He returned to the stage as an actor performing in several interAct productions including 1984 (O’Brian), And Then There Were None (Dr. Armstrong), and The Normal Heart (Hiram Keebler) with The Players Guild of Leonia.

Caylia Wallace

Caylia Wallace

Instructor

Caylia Wallace received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from Montclair State University and her Master of Arts in Public Media with a concentration in Strategic Communication from Fordham University. Caylia Wallace has performed works by Jessie Dimauro, Kim Whittam, Kathleen Kelley, Christian von Howard, Lori Katterhenry, Earl Mosley and Camille A. Brown. She’s performed with various New York City project based companies and had the privilege to dance and assistant choreograph for WNBA Team, Connecticut Sun. Wallace was commissioned by the Arts Council of England to produce an international exchange show with performing artists from both High Wycombe, UK and New Jersey. Caylia Wallace is a growing international creative director, choreographer, performer, health and wellness enthusiast and a full time High School dance educator and High School Competition Dance Team Coach.

Brother Jerome & Dance With Derrick

Brother Jerome & Dance With Derrick

Instructors

Brother Jerome Hunter is a master dancer, national & internationally known choreographer and drummer who has merged several dance disciplines such as traditional Africa dance, Brazil, Caribbean, as well as North America, to create a unique fusion that is synonymous with LaRocque Bey, and has been performing these dance styles for over 40 years.

Mr. Derrick is the dance instructor at Elysian Charter School, a founding faculty member at MST Dance Academy, and the dance representative on the Hoboken Arts Council. Beloved in his Hoboken community, he is a self-taught street dance artist who runs countless summer dance and creativity programs for the children of Hudson County, and he is delighted to share his flow and good vibes at Ailey Day!

Maxwell Louis Green-Waterman

Maxwell Louis Green-Waterman

Instructor

Maxwell Louis Green-Waterman is a dynamic dance educator, choreographer, and advocate whose work bridges the legacy of modern dance with the innovation of today’s dance landscape. Trained at The Ailey School and Joffrey Ballet School, Maxwell is an inaugural inductee into the Ailey Teacher Certification Program, carrying forward the Horton technique with passion and purpose. With a Master’s in Dance Education from Hunter College, Maxwell has taught at prestigious institutions including The Martha Graham School, SUNY Purchase, and Brooklyn Ballet. Rooted in the power of dance as a tool for cultural expression and social change, Maxwell brings his vibrant teaching style to Ailey Day, celebrating the joy, history, and future of dance.

Anthony ‘Solo’ Harris

Anthony ‘Solo’ Harris

instructor

Anthony Solo Harris is a part of the legendary ENVY dance group established in 2003 in Newark, NJ, which helped cultivate the Jersey Club dance style. Harris and his father co-founded Dance Mogul Magazine in 2010, and he is also the co-founder of Dance Warz, a competitive platform that houses raw dance performances and battles. A professional teacher for more than a decade, Harris created @soloexpressionpa, a dance studio that specializes in the intellectual and developmental disabilities community.

Radhika Jones

Radhika Jones

speaker

Radhika Jones is the editor in chief of Vanity Fair. Since her appointment in December of 2017, the magazine has been widely recognized for its fresh direction, beginning with her first, groundbreaking cover subject, Lena Waithe, and has grown its audience significantly across digital and social platforms. More recently, VF has extended its reach in Hollywood to include a film and television studio and has expanded its events business to include a presence at major film and art festivals worldwide, in addition to the flagship Vanity Fair Oscar Party. Jones hosts Vanity Fair’s politics podcast, Inside the Hive, and over the course of her career has interviewed luminaries ranging from Barbra Streisand to Shonda Rhimes to Malala.

Jones’s first job in journalism was at The Moscow Times, an English-language newspaper in Russia, in the mid-’90s. Prior to joining Vanity Fair, Jones held senior editorial roles at The New York Times, Time (where she steered the annual Time 100 and Person of the Year issues), and The Paris Review. She has also served as an editor at Artforum and Bookforum, and managing editor at Grand Street. Jones graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. from Harvard, and holds a Ph.D. in English and comparative literature from Columbia University. She is a member of the boards of CARE, The Paris Review, and the American Society of Magazine Editors. She lives with her husband and son in Brooklyn.

Nalini Jones

Nalini Jones

speaker

Nalini Jones is the author of a novel, The Unbroken Coast (Knopf, August 2025), and a story collection, What You Call Winter. The novel was supported by a National Endowment of the Arts Literature Fellowship, and her short fiction has been awarded O. Henry and Pushcart prizes. Her work has appeared in publications such as One Story, Ploughshares, Guernica, Elle India, and The New York Times, and she has contributed to anthologies about HIV in India, siblings, and music.

She currently teaches creative writing at Fairfield University; past appointments have been Columbia University, Williams College, Yale University, and the Arcadia University Center in Greece A longtime coordinator of live music events, she was associate producer of the Newport Folk Festival from 2004-2009, line producer of From the Big Apple to the Big Easy, Madison Square Garden 2005, and artistic coordinator of Route 57, A Festival of American Roots Music at Carnegie Hall in 2006, among many others. She continues to work at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Saratoga Jazz Festival.

Kerri B. Levine

Kerri B. Levine

luncheon co-chair

Kerri B. Levine, Principal, Fidelco Group.

Rhonda McFarlane Richard, Esq

Rhonda McFarlane Richard, Esq

luncheon co-chair

Rhonda McFarlane Richard, Esq, attorney and philanthropist.

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