By Roger Costa
@NJPAC
Newark get ready for a night of laughter, irreverence and the sharpest jokes around! The annual Earthquake Father’s Day Comedy Show returns this weekend at NJPAC, 1 Center Street, with an outstanding line-up of comedians and stand-up artists. They promise to make you laugh until it hurts fueled by the best contemporary comedic stories and improvisations. A phenomenal star on HBO and BET TV, Earthquake will host the evening next to Nate Jackson, Jay Pharoah, Tony Rock, and Tacarra Williams. Sunday, June 16 at 7 pm. Tickets start at $55. INFO: https://www.njpac.org/event/earthquakes-fathers-day-comedy-show-2/
@The Newark Museum of Arts
It’s going to be historical! The Newark Museum of Arts, 49 Washington Street, just announced the line-up for their upcoming Newark Black Film Festival. Celebrating its 50th anniversary, the NBFF continues to shed awareness in topics related to the African diaspora and the impact of racial and social challenges. This year’s selection of narrative features and shorts includes a couple of highly anticipated films, such as “Sing Sing” starring Colman Domingo and directed by Greg Kwedar, and Sundance hit “Rob Peace” directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor, narrating the story of an inner-city Newark kid who attends Yale yet ultimately succumbs to harsh economic realities and the demons of his past. The massively awarded Brazilian drama “Toll” (Pedagio) directed by Carolina Markowicz will screen on Friday July 12 followed by a special talk with guests. The festival runs July 10-14 and features live music, gala night and other programs. Tickets $10. INFO: https://newarkblackfilmfestival.com/
@SummerStage
Presented by City Parks Foundation and curated by Bahia-born, New York-based Priscilla Santana, SummerStage is back this summer with an efferverscent line-up of free programs to delight and entertain everyone. Taking place mostly in Central Park (entrance on 5th avenue and 68th Street), the organization also hosts shows in the other boroughs of NYC. It features live music from emerging and established musicians hailing from all over the globe, film screenings, theater, comedy, dance, multi-cultural festivals and high scale concerts. Among the highlights for its 38th season there are Brazilian samba diva Alcione, the fascinating group of dancers at Ballet Hispanico, Christian McBride Big Band, the king of pop Boy George, emerging star Larissa Luz, comedian Sarah Silverman, and dancers duo Beatriz Mirra & Tiago Barreiros and more. INFO: https://cityparksfoundation.org/summerstage/
@Prudential Center
Newark’s three-division king is ready to defend his crown on native turf. Shakur Stevenson will make the inaugural defense of his WBC lightweight world championship against Armenian-born German Olympian Artem Harutyunyan on Saturday, July 6, at Prudential Center in his hometown of Newark, New Jersey. In the co-feature, O’Shaquie Foster will defend his WBC junior lightweight world title against Brazilian Olympic gold medalist and three-time world title challenger Robson Conceição. In the 10-round lightweight televised opener, Keyshawn Davis will take on Mexican veteran Miguel Madueño. INFO: https://www.prucenter.com/events/top-rank-boxing
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