Aurway will be hosting its first in-person Kwanzaa Fundraiser: Ujamboree! This black-tie event will be a wonderful evening of music, monologues, raffles, awards, and more! All proceeds go toward funding for programming in our 2023 season!

Originally conceived with Vanguard Theater Company for their 2021 Juneteeth event, join Aurway as we return for this special presentation.

Free

About the presentation:

Whispers of Jubilee is a children's book written by Aurway’s Co-Founder and Art Director, Veronica Gonmiah, that follows the very real events that lead up to the celebration of Juneteeth. In 1863, President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, making all enslaved people free. But while the war went on, many enslaved people had still not gotten word of the good news. Follow Keziah and her brother, Charles as they experience the very first Juneteenth, on June 19th, 1865.

Aurway will present a staged presentation of Whispers of Jubilee: The Journey to Juneteeth for students of Arts High School in Newark New Jersey. This presentation will feature two AHS students.

For AHS students only

Come see Whispers of Jubilee: The Journey to Juneteeth as a part of the Newark Museum’s Community Day: Juneteeth, an outdoor festival inspired by Harriet Tubman featuring performers, artists, and dancers from the Black community across New Jersey.

About the presentation:

Whispers of Jubilee, is a children's book written by Aurway’s Co-Founder and Art Director, Veronica Gonmiah, that follows the very real events that lead up to the celebration of Juneteeth. In 1863, President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, making all enslaved people free. But while the war went on, many enslaved people had still not gotten word of the good news. Follow Keziah and her brother, Charles as they experience the very first Juneteenth, on June 19th, 1865.