Across two venues, this salon and happy hour will celebrate DJs and entrepreneurs across creative sectors and claim space for emerging talents on the opening night of Newark’s North To Shore weekend. With DJs, lighting panel discussions, short film screenings, trailer submissions, and more, you don’t want to miss out on this event that clearly shows Newark is for Artists. DJs: DJ Brighter Daze, (2×5)ACles, Popido Lighting Panel Discussions: Kay The Kreator, Amandla Baraka, Hydeeah Johnson Projected screening of shorts and trailers of submissions. Isaiah “Zay” Little or “Popido” is a community development leader, marketing strategist, and emerging DJ. Creative Director & Founder of GalleryRetail, a prosocial creative agency, and Newark First Fridays, an independent arts & cultural platform and festival. Other former hats include Global Shapers Newark, Program Manager for the Mayor’s Office of Information Technology (City of Newark), and Outreach & Administer Director at Newark Celebration 350, among additional nonprofits and community initiatives. GalleryRetail is a prosocial creative agency providing a full line of creative services to artists and small businesses. Producers of Newark First Fridays, an all-inclusive, safe, and vital community-driven platform to showcase emerging artists, creators, and local businesses, they strive to be a premier arts experience for the greater community and guests to come together to celebrate, sustain & support the arts. Beer and wine curated by Notes Intl. Best of all- it’s free to attend!