Raíces Day Open House
& NEA Big Read Closing Celebration
A day of hands-on activities for all ages to celebrate the people, history and culture of where we live!
June 14, 2025
Open House: 2-6pm
Open Mic: 6-9pm
Raíces Cultural Center
20 River Rd., Highland Park, NJ
All are welcome to share and attend, pre-register to let us know you are coming!
Program Schedule - Raíces Day
2:00 – Intro by Raíces Founders & Opening ceremony with songs for the river
2:30 – Eco Preserve & mural walk with pride flag raising
3:00 – Eco Craft workshop
3:30 – Clave & Salsa Dance Mini Class
4:00 – Creative Arts, Energy & Healing Activity
4:30 – Community Quilt Storysharing Activity
5:00 – Bomba Dance Mini Class
5:30 – Mini Bombazo
6:00 – ¡GUASÁBARA! Open Mic
Pre-Register for Updates!
NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. This program is a partnership between Highland Park Public Library and Raíces Cultural Center. Additional support has been provided by the New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund at the Princeton Area Community Foundation.