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First Fridays
- Date: 12/01/2023 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
- Location: Monument Square Park
2 Livingston Ave
New Brunswick, New Jersey
The Arts Institute of Middlesex County’s First Fridays - December is going to be LIT!
Join us on Friday, December 1st from 3:30- 5:30pm in Monument Square Park for a Holiday celebration that is all about our Littles!! Young performers from the New Brunswick Public Schools (Elementary to High School) will be lighting up our hearts with their energetic Holiday Concerts. We are also excited to welcome a festive holiday mural, created and installed by the New Brunswick High School Art Honor Society!
Other creative amenities including: Face painting by JazzyJ, Caricatures by Matt Many, delicious treats from Food Architects, a Live ice sculpture demonstration courtesy of New Brunswick City Center, and more, will help you get in the holiday spirit! Miss Audi, from the Community Food Bank of New Jersey will be joining us to share valuable information about their programs.
This First Friday event will be followed by the City of New Brunswick’s Annual Tree Lighting from 5 to 9 pm!
All events are FREE and we welcome guests of ALL ages!
Wash and Learn
Select Wednesdays each month
We are excited to share this innovative bilingual (Spanish-English) program called Wash and Learn. This creative literacy program organized by Roosevelt Elementary School in New Brunswick provides books for children of all ages, as well as adults. All donations are housed at a local laundromat to encourage students to read while parents are doing their laundry.
To donate books to New Brunswick’s Wash and Learn program, please contact Anne-Marie Riveaux McMahon at
anne-marie_mcmahon@nbpsnj.net and Maritza Acevedo at maritza_acevedo@nbpsnj.net.
For more information, click here.
Made possible by funds from Middlesex County, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.