Culture and Education

• Step Back into Library’s Rich History | April 4, 1996
• Newark Academy Has Historic Roots | May 9, 1996
• Renaissance Style Finds a Home in Classical Washington Park | June 27, 1996
• City Was at the Center of Movie Industry,
  Grand Entertainment | September 26, 1996
• Joyful Concept of Bells Rings Throughout
  History of City | December 19, 1996
• Royalty and Poetry Blessed the City | January 9, 1997
• Meet Three Divine Divas: Miss Rhapsody,
  ‘Sassy’ and Whitney | February 20, 1997
• Newark’s Mixed Record in Honoring Native Son Stephen Crane | April 3, 1997
• Tracing the Evolution of the City’s Library | May 1, 1997
• Addition of the Jersey Collection Gave Statewide Status to Library | May 8, 1997
• The Present Saves the Past and Future During Preservation Week | May 15, 1997
• Library Collection is Treasure Trove of Architectural Information | May 22, 1997
• New Jersey Historical Society Moving to Join Cultural Jewels of Crown | June 12, 1997
• Symphony at 75: Newark’s Cultural Future is Brighter Than Ever | July 24, 1997
• The Hallmarks of Greatness at the Library | August 7, 1997
• Education’s Roots Run Deep in City Where Leaders Were Well-Schooled | August 14, 1997
• ‘University City’ Prepared for Leap into the Next Century of Schooling | August 21, 1997
• Sculpture Stands Proudly Proclaiming City | August 28, 1997
• Businessman Leaves Lasting Reminders of Leaders and Heroes | September 4, 1997
• Sculptures Around City Help Bring High Ideas Down to Earth | September 11, 1997
• A Tradition of Dance Runs Deep in the City’s Heart and Culture | September 25, 1997
• From Choral Societies to Glee Clubs,
  A Musical Tradition | October 2, 1997
• City’s Story Can Only Be Related with
  Lots of Background Music | October 9, 1997
• From Coles to Kern, the Golden Era of Song | October 16, 1997
• State’s Largest City Is Home to Its Best and Brightest Music Halls; Mosque Theatre Was NJPAC of Yesterday | October 23, 1997
• With Addition of Arts Center, City Is Tops as Culture Spot | October 30, 1997
• Cheery Christmases Fill the City’s Past | December 25, 1997
• From Cundict to Dodge to Wheatley: Women with the write stuff | March 9, 1998
• The diva Madame Jeritza, Fannie Brice and Connie Francis were shining stars | March 16, 1998
• Three goddesses of song and stage: Blaine, Moore and Gaynor | April 23, 1998
• From Etchings to Vast Murals, City Inspired Artist’s Visions | January 7, 1999
• Three Masters of the Brush Made the Cityscape Their Own Scene | January 14, 1999
• Centennial at Hand for a Cornerstone of Public Literacy | January 21, 1999
• Education Distinguishes Newark Museum’s Mission and Legacy | June 24, 1999
• Museum’s Exquisite Collections Open Door to Whole New World | July 1, 1999
• The Tale of a Joyous Christmas, circa 1925, Author recalls day at Newark mansion | December 23, 1999

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