Upcoming Events: Knitting Circle April 3rd

Please join Jody Leight

for a  Knitting Circle (crocheters welcome) at Arts Unbound

What: Take a knitting break! Spend a relaxing afternoon knitting and socialilizing with friends and neighbors. All levels welcome. Instruction and help available from expert knitter Jody Leight.

Where: Arts Unbound, 542-544 Freeman Street, Orange, NJ

When: Saturday April 3, 2 p.m.- 4 p.m.
What to bring: Whatever you are knitting or would like to knit + a snack to share

Cost: Donations welcome


Questions: Arts Unbound 973.675.2787

Jody Leight 973.673.7354 or j_cyberbunny@yahoo.com
 
 
 
This is an opportunity to take satisfy one of your UofO graduation requirements.
 Be on the lookout for more upcoming events and classes!

April 3rd is Cantal-Dupart Day !

  

April 3rd is Michel Cantal-Dupart Day

The UofO is wishes you a very

Happy Michel Cantal-Dupart Day

Cantal called us from Paris, where he lives in a houseboat on the Seine, to say on his day we should remember his triptych from last year:

Think about

1) the history of the city

2) something that's not working that you'd like to see work and

3) a wonderful wild idea you'd like to see.

Bring your stories observations, and wonderful wild ideas to Placemaking, Saturday April 10th !

Earth Hour: March 27th 8:30pm

http://www.myearthhour.org/

'On Earth Hour hundreds of millions of people, organizations, corporations and governments around the world will come together to make a bold statement about their concern for climate change by doing something quite simple—turning off their lights for one hour. In the U.S. where we are already feeling the impacts of climate change, Earth Hour sends a clear message that Americans care about this issue and want to turn the lights out on dirty air, dangerous dependency on foreign oil and costly climate change impacts, and make the switch to cleaner air, a strong economic future and a more secure nation.

Participation is easy. By flipping off your lights on March 27th at 8:30 p.m. local time you will be making the switch to a cleaner, more secure nation and prosperous America...

Upcoming Events: ART LOOP

Friday March 26th, 2010

The Valley Arts District presents the first of a series of monthly free events called THE ART LOOPS. Once a month, local art organizations, artists and galleries in the Valley Arts District will unite to give life to a multiple site event of flowing activities, from art exhibits, workshops and demonstrations to live performances and film screenings. This month we are celebrating Youth Artist

Month.

For more information please visit www.valleyartsdistrict.org

Fesitivities begin at 4pm at the IronWorks building, 406 Tompkins Street, Orange, NJ with an Art Jam and Sales by ORNG Ink

5pm Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Performances by: Jazz House Kids at Studio Luna and the SoundBox Banditz at the Steiner Studio

Participating Studios: Oualie Art, Arts Unbound, CatFish Friday, Jody Lee Open Studio

Participating Restaurants: Daily Soup (501 Central Avenue) DJ Sharif "Back in Da Day" Club, Music begins at 6:00 pm and Hat City Kitchen (459 Valley Street) Live Music at 9:00 pm.

This Month's Featured Artist: Jay Hoffman

Touring the Hill District

PopCity Article on 2nd Annual Heart of Orange Placemaking Keynote Speaker Terri Baltimore.

Take a tour of the Hill District and discover this fabulous Pittsburgh gem :

http://www.popcitymedia.com/features/hilldist0116.aspx

Don't forget the 2nd Annual Heart of Orange Placemaking Conference, Saturday April 10th

Hello!/Hola!/Ciao!/Bonjour!

Welcome to Orange: A Just & Beautiful City 07050 !

This blog is a community space for all those who love Orange, New Jersey 07050: residents and fans alike.

Created for University of Orange(UofO) students to talk and share discourse, we welcome all peoples who love to learn and find value in their communities. Come with us as we collaborate and work towards our vision of Orange as the urban village of the 21st century, a just and beautiful city.

Posts will include upcoming UofO and Orange community events, articles of interests to Orange and observations of why Orange is special to us.

Please visit the University of Orange website: UniversityofOrange.org

Heart of Orange Placemaking Conference

~ Saturday, April 10th, 2010 ~

10 am - 4 pm

(Registration opens at 9 am)

First Presbyterian Church

420 Main Street

At the first annual Heart of Orange Placemaking Conference, neighbors, friends and colleagues came together to create a vision for the future of Orange, NJ as the urban village of the 21st century, a just and beautiful city. Michel Cantal-Dupart, a world-renowned French Urbanist joined them. The result of this momentous gathering was the Heart of Orange Plan. The Plan lays out a strategy for Orange's future as a premiere 21st city. Building on decades of community organizing in Orange, sevearl exciting projects are now in motion that will: reclaim our public spaces, improve our economy and help residents at risk of losing their homes.

Our 2010 Urbanists-in-Residence Terri Baltimore, Rich Brown and Denys Candy will discuss how their community organizing and planning is revitalizing Pittsburgh's Hill District. Denys and Terri foundedand lead Find the Rivers! which is currently developing a "greenprint," for the Hill District. Rich Brown is a graphic designer whose work supports community organizing.

Workshops include:

The Bridge and Tunnel Project: South Essex

Imagining Tony Galento Plaza

Working on the Corner: Re-creating Space for Day Laborers

Tenant and Homeowner's Rights

Graphic Design and Community Organizing

~Lunch is provided ~

Admission is free but please R.S.V.P. to universityoforange@gmail.com with R.S.VP. Placemaking in the subject line.
*We will be collecting donations for earthquake relief. UofO is committed to the long-term struggle to rebuild.

To learm more, please watch these short movies:
2009 Urbanist-in-Residence, the world-renowned French Urbanist Michel Cantal-Dupart

The 1st Heart of Orange Placemaking Conference, 2009

For more information about our speakers, please visit their websites:

Find the Rivers!

The Hill House Association, Pittsburgh

Community Partner Institute

Please visit us at UniversityofOrange.org