Nubian Heritage Quilters Guild Presents Harlem Renaissance “All that Jazz.”

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Event Dates
Saturday, June 9, 2018 through Sunday, July 1, 2018
Event Location
Crane House & Historic YWCA
30 North Mountain Avenue and, 110 Orange Road, Montclair.
Montclair, NJ 07042, New Jersey
Contact
Montclair History
Center, 9737441796

June 9 through July 31: Nubian Heritage Quilters Guild Presents Harlem Renaissance “All that Jazz.”

The Nubian Heritage Quilters was established to preserve, and document the importance of African American quilting. Serving the community, to encourage and revitalize others in their knowledge of this craft, to give them a sense of their heritage through quilting. The exhibit will be held at the Crane House & Historic YWCA. For more information on the exhibit visit www.nubianquilters.org. Demonstrations in hand piecing, machine piecing, hand quilting, rotary cutting and appliqué, and crazy quilt blocks. Special exhibits in Trees of Life, small little village, postcards, “The Great Migration” – Jacob Lawrence, Surprise Art Quilts, and “Oppression by Any other Name.” Exhibit opening and demonstrations will be held on June 9, 10, 16 and 17 from 1 to 4 pm. Admission is $6 adults, $2 students, children 5 & under are free. The exhibit will also be open to the public on July 15 from 1 to 4 pm or private appointments, regular admission rates of the Montclair History Center apply. 110 Orange Road, Montclair. www.montclairhistory.org