Newark Public Library Opens Keeping with Tradition Photo Exhibition

The Newark Public Library, the New Jersey Hispanic Research and Information Center and the Friends of the Hispanic Research and Information Center will hold an opening reception for Keeping with Tradition: Culture, Celebration, and the Continuity of Latino Heritage on Saturday, November 21, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street, Newark.

The exhibition, by photographer Grizel Ubarry, is the first permanent photography exhibit at the New Jersey Hispanic Research and Information Center. It includes 30 photographs taken in 10 countries, documenting how music, dance, celebrations and daily customs carry Latino heritage from one generation to the next.

The reception will take place at the center on the library’s third floor. It is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be served. For more information, contact the center at njhric@npl.org or 973-733-7772.

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