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You’ve heard about how great the Newark music and arts scene is, now’s your chance to discover for yourself what all the hype is about at the Audible Showcase Stage where we curated a fire weekend offering the best of Newark-centric sounds, food, drink, and vendors that make the Brick City home to so many creatives, all in one convenient location at Harriet Tubman Square!

Come check out 14 amazing artists perform a wide range of genres including hip hop, R&B, house, Jersey club, jazz, comedy, spoken word, and dance providing a continuous series of FREE performances by some of the city’s most-loved artists.

From June 28 – 30, we shine a light on our Newark hometown heroes. Half of the featured artists on the Audible Showcase Stage were selected through a competitive application process by Newark arts and culture leaders to represent the city in this special event created for the North to Shore Festival. These Official Selection artists include gifted musicians Choy, Aja Moyé, J Read, Rasha Jay, Charisa the ViolinDiva; comedy from nicole soul; and dance from Camille Moten Rennie and Company of Collaborative Artists (CoCA), and Evelyn Tejeda.

Noted Greater Newark area performers including world-renown DJ Spinna, Eli Fola, and P.Genz will round out the bill while local turntablists including Newark’s DJ Wallah, DJ Shell Spin, DJ Sienna Chanel and hosts Alexandra Hill, Madison Star and Kitab Rollins will keep the party lively between sets all weekend long.

In the event of inclement weather, performances will be held in the Newark Public Library’s Centennial Hall across the street from the park.

*NTS Official Selections:
This category denotes local independent artists who were selected through a competitive application process by a committee of Newark’s arts and culture leaders to represent the city on the Audible Showcase Stage.

SHOWCASE STAGE SCHEDULE:

Friday, June 28, 6pm-9pm

Host: Alexandra Hill

DJ: DJ Spinna

Saturday, June 29, 11am – 6pm

DJ: Shell Spin

  11am – 12pm – DJ Shell Spin

12pm – Choy*

12:30p – DJ / Host Announcements

1:00pm – Aja Moye*

1:30pm – DJ Shell Spin

2:00pm – Evelyn Tejeda*

2:30pm – DJ Shell Spin

3:00pm – J. Read*

3:30pm – DJ Shell Spin

4:10pm – Madison Star

4:30pm – 6:00pm – Eli Fola

Sunday, June 30th, 12pm – 6pm

Host: Kitab Rollins

DJ: DJ Sienna Chanel + DJ Wallah

11am – 12pm – DJ

12pm – P.Genz

12:30p – DJ Sienna Chanel/ Host Kitab Rollins

1:00pm – nicole soul*

1:20pm – DJ Sienna Chanel/ Host Kitab Rollins

1:45pm – Company of Collaborative Artists*

2:00pm – DJ Sienna Chanel / Host Kitab Rollins

3:00pm – Rasha Jay*

3:30pm – DJ Wallah

4:00pm – Charisa the ViolinDiva and StringsNation*

5:00pm – 6:00pm – DJ Wallah

Looking for even more to do in and around Harriet Tubman Square? The weekend is packed with a range of additional events held near to the Audible Showcase Stage so festival-goers can spend an entire day (or weekend) at events within easy walking distance to Harriet Tubman Square including:

ON SATURDAY, JUNE 29

• Newark Museum – free admission and drop-in art-making activities for families from 1 – 5PM
• The Newark Public Library – free Family Fun Day and Interactive STEAM Fair from 12 – 4PM
• Newark Arts – Martinis & Murals bus tour of Newark’s public art works at 1PM
• Night Market on Halsey Street, between New and Bleeker Streets, from 3 to 9 PM.
• Luv + Grind – International Music Series with DJs spinning the romantic sounds of Africa and the diaspora at Tinjune Downtown at 9PM

ON SUNDAY, JUNE 30

• Newark Museum – free admission and drop-in art-making activities on its plaza for families from 1 – 5PM
• Rest Fest – restorative wellness activities at the Newark Museum from 11AM – 4PM
• Down In The Ro’ Open Mic Experience – poetry and performance art at Tinjune Downtown at 1PM