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🎬 PREPARING FOR MY NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY:
10 YEARS PRODUCING AN INDIE FESTIVAL IN NEWARK
For the last 10 years (+), I’ve been asking myself the same thing:
“Should it be this hard to produce a monthly festival?”

I’ve worked with hundreds of artists, hosted thousands of participants, too much screen time, solo setups/breakdowns, plenty tears, banal reports, and your favorite Creative Uncle decided to reflect on it. ✍🏽 
“10 Years Producing: an Indie Festival in Newark” is coming to Substack — a little retrospective, a little behind-the-scenes, and a look at what comes next for Newark First Fridays.

📰 Subscribe to the Substack to read it when it drops NEXT WEEK

BUT FIRST, TWO DATES:

🛍️ NEWARK FIRST FLEA MARKET at @NJPAC Chambers Plaza — Sept. 12
 🎧 NEWARK FIRST FRIDAYS: PARLOR THINGS at @ExpressNewark — Oct. 2

🕰️ EACH EVENT 6PM-9:30PM **

🚨 October will likely be the last Newark First Fridays as we know it as we build better systems and new programming for what comes next.

Welcome to Newark First Fridays. Thank you! 👐🏾

#NewarkFirstFridays #NewarkFirstFleaMarket #newarkevents #visitnj taken in Newark, New Jersey by @newarkffr

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2 months ago

👨🏾‍🎤MOHH’s MINI COSTUME PARTY — WED, OCT 28! 👻🎧

We’re closing out spooky season the MOHH way!

🎨🎃WE’VE GOT MINI PUMPKINS & GOURDS!
YES, MEMBERS can paint their own mini pumpkins and gourds while catching a vibe with SOUNDS BY
@zaydisrupts, @zjd.mp3, and @my_lostworld.

MORE SPECIAL ACTIVATIONS TO COME, so stay tuned! 👀✨

📍 @CoolVines_Newark
🎟️ Patreon members ($5+) = FREE | $10 one-time admission

#MOHH #MembersOnlyHappyHour #NewarkEvents #VisitNJ by @newarkffr

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NEXT WEDNESDAY, WE’RE WELCOMING BACK A MOHH VETERAN — @DJBRIGHTERDAZE! 🔥🎶

For October we have some special Wednesdays for you to catch a vibe, connect with community, and experience #MembersOnlyHappyHour at @CoolVines_Newark. From familiar faces behind the decks to our Annual Mini Costume Party, we’re keeping the season in motion. 🍂

UP NEXT 👇🏾
🎧 Oct 21 • @DJBRIGHTERDAZE — MOHH Vet Back in the Mix!

🎃 Oct 28 • MINI COSTUME PARTY with
@zaydisrupts • @zjd.mp3 • @my_lostworld

🍷 Nov 4 • GalleryRetail x @MyConsciousEats

📍 @CoolVines_Newark
🎟️ Patreon ($5+) = FREE | $10 one-time admission

#MOHH #MembersOnlyHappyHour #NewarkEvents #VisitNJ taken in CoolVines Newark by @newarkffr

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When you start a thing you never know where it will take you, the times you’ll miss, the things you’ll learn…

Family, today is a special one — the final Newark First Fridays as we’ve known it + a celebration of 10 festival seasons.

Councilwoman Bey + Newark Municipal Council will be presenting Newark First Fridays and me with a proclamation during the evening. 🥹

I’d really love for my people to be there to celebrate this moment with me.

🎧 PARLOR THINGS
📍 Express Newark
🗓 TODAY, OCTOBER 2
⏰ 6–9:30 PM

Hope to see you there! ❤️👐🏾 taken in Newark, New Jersey by @newarkffr

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17 days ago

🎧 NEWARK FIRST FRIDAYS PRESENTS: PARLOR THINGS — TOMORROW

We’re celebrating 10 seasons of Newark First Fridays with an intimate evening of sound + story + art + conversation inside @ExpressNewark.

🎧 BLACK WITH BENEFITS — @frequency973prod
A headphone-powered scripted audio experience.

🎶 PLAYLIST FOR FRIENDS — @short_stay_studio + @nigerian_mitch
Local artistry, listening culture + sound.

📸 PHOTO MOMENT — @sirm00re
Because 10 seasons deserve to be documented.

No overcrowding. No overprogramming. Just come listen, connect + experience Newark differently.

📍 Express Newark
🗓 TOMORROW — Friday, Oct. 2
⏰ 6–9:30 PM

Presented by Newark First Fridays + GalleryRetail.

#NewarkFirstFridays #ParlorThings #NewarkEvents #VisitNJ taken in Express Newark by @newarkffr

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18 days ago

🎧 NEWARK FIRST FRIDAYS PRESENTS:
PARLOR THINGS — TOMORROW

We’re celebrating 10 seasons of Newark First Fridays with an intimate evening of sound + story + art + conversation inside @ExpressNewark.

💿 SOUNDS BY @middlenamebashir
(Photo Credit @shegoesbynosh)

🎧 BLACK WITH BENEFITS — @frequency973prod
A headphone-powered scripted audio experience.

🎶 PLAYLIST FOR FRIENDS — @short_stay_studio + @nigerian_mitch
Local artistry, listening culture + sound.

📸 PHOTO MOMENT — @sirm00re
Because 10 seasons deserve to be documented.

No overcrowding. No overprogramming. Just come listen, connect + experience Newark differently.

📍 Express Newark
🗓 TOMORROW — Friday, Oct. 2
⏰ 6–9:30 PM

Presented by Newark First Fridays + GalleryRetail.

#NewarkFirstFridays #ParlorThings #NewarkEvents #VisitNJ by @newarkffr

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18 days ago

🎧 NEWARK FIRST FRIDAYS PRESENTS:
PARLOR THINGS — TOMORROW

We’re celebrating 10 seasons of Newark First Fridays with an intimate evening of sound + story + art + conversation inside @ExpressNewark.

🎧 BLACK WITH BENEFITS — @frequency973prod
A headphone-powered scripted audio experience.

🎶 PLAYLIST FOR FRIENDS — @short_stay_studio + @nigerian_mitch
Local artistry, listening culture + sound.

📸 PHOTO MOMENT — @sirm00re
Because 10 seasons deserve to be documented.

No overcrowding. No overprogramming. Just come listen, connect + experience Newark differently.

📍 Express Newark
🗓 TOMORROW — Friday, Oct. 2
⏰ 6–9:30 PM

Presented by Newark First Fridays + GalleryRetail.

#NewarkFirstFridays #ParlorThings #NewarkEvents #VisitNJ by @newarkffr

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18 days ago

THIS FRIDAY IS…
NEWARK FIRST FRIDAYS PRESENTS: PARLOR THINGS
“Celebrating 10 seasons of Newark First Fridays” with an intimate + full sensory evening inside @ExpressNewark.

For this special edition, we’re slowing things down again and inviting guests to move between three curated experiences:

🎧 CENTER STAGE — BLACK WITH BENEFITS
@frequency973prod
A headphone-powered listening experience featuring a scripted audio podcast — voice, sound, music, and narrative.

🎶 LEFT WING — PLAYLIST FOR FRIENDS
@short_stay_studio @nigerian_mitch
A spotlight on local artistry, listening culture, and sound.

📸 RIGHT WING — PHOTO MOMENT
@sirm00re
What’s a decade of programming without proper documentation? No photos is like it never happened!

Sounds By @middlenamebashir

No overcrowding. No overprogramming.
Just music, conversation, food, and craft, at your pace.

📍Express Newark
🗓 Friday, OCTOBER 2
⏰ 6PM–9:30PM

Presented by Newark First Fridays + GalleryRetail.

#NewarkFirstFridays #visitnj #newarkevents taken in Express Newark by @newarkffr

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NEWARK FIRST FRIDAYS PRESENTS: PARLOR THINGS
“Celebrating 10 seasons of Newark First Fridays” with an intimate + full sensory evening inside @ExpressNewark.

For this special edition, we’re slowing things down again and inviting guests to move between three curated experiences:

🎧 CENTER STAGE — BLACK WITH BENEFITS
@frequency973prod
A headphone-powered listening experience featuring a scripted audio podcast — voice, sound, music, and narrative.

🎶 LEFT WING — PLAYLIST FOR FRIENDS
@short_stay_studio @nigerian_mitch
A spotlight on local artistry, listening culture, and sound.

📸 RIGHT WING — PHOTO MOMENT
@sirm00re
What’s a decade of programming without proper documentation? No photos is like it never happened!

No overcrowding. No overprogramming.
Just music, conversation, food, and craft, at your pace.

📍Express Newark
🗓 Friday, OCTOBER 2
⏰ 6PM–9:30PM

Presented by Newark First Fridays + GalleryRetail.

#NewarkFirstFridays #visitnj #newarkevents taken in Express Newark by @newarkffr

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Y’all saw the Black With Benefits Listening Party… NOW IT’S YOUR TURN! 👀🎧🗣️

Along with @frequency973prod we’re bringing an EXCLUSIVE Black With Benefits listening experience to Newark First Flea Market the night before the official premiere! 🔥🙏🏾

Come outside Saturday, September 12th and be one of the FIRST to hear what the team’s been working on before Black With Benefits officially drops Sunday, September 13th.

You’ve seen the listening party. You’ve seen the pics.
Now come experience BWB for yourself. 🖤

📍 Chambers Plaza at NJPAC — 1 Center Street, Newark, NJ
📅 Saturday, September 12, 2026
⏰ Event: 6:00–9:30 PM
🎧 BWB Listening Sessions: 6:30 PM & 7:30 PM

🎟️ FREE EVENT — RSVP via #linkinbio!

#fyp #newarkevents #listeningparty #blackwithbenefits taken in New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) by @newarkffr

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🛍️ NEWARK FIRST FLEA MARKET — THIS SATURDAY

The finds are only half the vibe. 👀
We’re bringing couple our favorite talents and comrades out— THECAINMARKO + HOODBABYBLUE —to Chambers Plaza for an evening of good music, good people, and good finds.

🎧 6-8:30PM
@THECAINMARKO

🎧 8:30-9:30
@HOODBABYBLU

SATURDAY, SEPT. 12
🕕 6–9:30 PM
📍 Chambers Plaza at NJPAC

MORE THAN A MARKET. 🛍️🎶

#NewarkFirstFridays #NewarkFirstFleaMarket #NewarkEvents #NewarkNJ by @newarkffr

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🛍️ NEWARK FIRST FLEA MARKET — THIS SATURDAY

Last year looked like this. 👀
This Saturday, we’re back outside ☀️ — celebrating 10 seasons of Newark First Fridays.

For nearly a decade, we’ve been creating space to shop, create, connect, and celebrate Newark. The Flea Market is that spirit in a new form: local makers, vintage finds, art, good music, and good people coming together in the heart of the city.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 12
🕕 6–9:30 PM
📍 Chambers Plaza at @NJPAC

MORE THAN A MARKET.

And after 10 seasons, there’s plenty more to say. The “10 Years Producing an Indie Festival in Newark” retrospective is coming soon.

TWO MORE DATES:
🛍️ Newark First Flea Market — Sept. 12
🎧 Newark First Fridays: Parlor Things — Oct. 2

5 DAYS. SEE YOU SATURDAY. 👐🏾

#NewarkFirstFridays #NewarkFirstFleaMarket #NewarkEvents #VisitNJ by @newarkffr

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