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  • Finding Resilience Through Clay: Erika NJ Allen’s Vibrancy Fellowship

    • 6 November 2023
    • Posted By Ellen Muse

    Meet Erika NJ Allen, an incredibly talented multi-disciplinary artist with a deep connection to her Guatemalan heritage. She’s the latest recipient of the Vibrancy Fellowship at the Kennedy Heights Arts Center, a program designed to empower emerging artists to take risks and..

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  • Writing to Exhale: Poet Concludes Fellowship with Open Mic

    • 21 July 2023
    • Posted By Ellen Muse

    Over the past five months, poet Jamie-Lee Elizabeth, a 2023 KHAC Vibrancy Fellow, has been exploring themes of love, friendship, loss, joy, and black womanhood through a series of workshops and her own writing. She will conclude her fellowship at Kennedy Heights..

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  • Arts for All

    • 11 May 2023
    • Posted By Ellen Muse

    Recently, ArtsWave invited community members to share their #MyFirstArts experiences. That got me thinking about my first ballet class at age 5 and how that ignited in me a life-long love of dance and all kinds of creative expression. Whether I was..

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  • Meet the Authors: Local Voices in Children’s and Young Adult Literature

    • Saturday, June 28 from 11am to 12:30pm
    • KHAC Lindner Annex, 6620 Montgomery Road

    Join us for a fun event meeting local authors! We’ll have children’s book story time, young adult book readings, books for purchase, book signings, and free refreshments. During the run of the current exhibition Independent Bookstores and the Art of Reading: Paintings..

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  • Nature in Our Neighborhood: Magical Fireflies

    • Thursday, June 5, 7-9 PM
    • Drake Park, 5800 Red Bank Road

    Join the staff from the Pleasant Ridge Library and Drake Park Advisory Council at Drake Park for a celebration of Magical Fireflies. Learn about these fascinating insects through art, dance, and guided walks to observe fireflies. All ages are welcome. Registration is..

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  • Opening Reception – 17th Annual Student Art Show

    • Saturday, June 14 from 6-8pm
    • Kennedy Gallery, 6546 Montgomery Rd

    Each year, Kennedy Heights Arts Center celebrates our talented students with an exhibition featuring original artwork in all media created by the youth and adults enrolled in KHAC classes. This show presents a wide range of works in mosaics, painting, collage, ceramics,..

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