NEW JERSEY’S

★

Latinovisitors guide NEW JERSEY’S VISITORS GUIDE

LatinoT ABLE OF CONTENTS

1 GREETINGS 2 HERITAGE 4 CHOICE OF CUISINE

CULTURE 6 CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS 9 MUSIC & D ANCE 13 ART EXHIBITS

SPORTS 16 BÉISOL 18 FÚTBOL

FESTIVALS 20 CELEBRATIONS & EVENTS

Disclaimer: An advertisement and/or listing in ITINERARIES this publication does not constitute 28 SKYLANDS REGION an official endorsement by the State of New Jersey, the New Jersey 29 GATEWAY REGION Commerce & Economic Growth Commission or its Office of Travel 34 DELAWARE RIVER REGION and Tourism. 35 SHORE REGION Many events listed in this Guide are 36 GREATER ATLANTIC CITY REGION held annually. If you miss an event, 37 SOUTHERN SHORE REGION contact the event’s organizers for next year’s schedule. INTRODUCTION

New Jersey’s Hispanic neighborhoods are a reminder that we are a state that has always welcomed immigrants from throughout the world. While continuing to bring vibrant life to cities that have traditionally been home to newcomers, Latino families and businesses are also beginning to spread out to suburban towns throughout the state.

Hispanics bring to New Jersey a shared culture and language, but also a great deal of diversity, whether they come from Mexico, with its glorious Aztec past; Puerto Rico, with its wonderful fusion of Africa and Spain; Argentina, itself as much a nation of immigrants as the United States, along with dozens of other countries.

One thing is certain. In New Jersey, there is much to celebrate, much to enjoy. This brochure is designed to serve as a guide to help you experience the arts, the food, the music and the life of Latino New Jersey. HERITAGE

Annual parades and festivals celebrate Latino heritage.

ispanic commu- a Dominican merengue CD First to arrive in New Jersey nitiesH form one of the brilliant or read up on the latest in large numbers were Puerto threads that make up the soccer news from Uruguay. Ricans, who came when the Garden State’s multicultural Walking the streets of these United States gained control tapestry. On special occasions communities alone is a special of Puerto Rico after the throughout the year you can experience in which you are Spanish-American War; they enjoy the parades, festivals, transported by the swirl of continued coming throughout concerts, arts exhibits, crafts smells, tastes and sights repre- World War II and the follow- shows and commemorations senting the Spanish-speaking ing decade. Next came Cuban of historic events as New nations of the Americas and exiles, beginning in the 1960s. Jersey’s Latinos honor their Europe. They were followed in the heritage. But no one needs to 1980s by a third wave of wait for a scheduled celebra- There are 1.1 million immigrants from the tion to discover New Jersey’s Hispanics in New Jersey, the Dominican Republic, Mexico Hispanic traditions. You can United States Census found, and countries in Central and do it any day of the year in making the community one South America. Together, the our Hispanic neighborhoods, of the state’s largest. It is also newcomers and their descen- where you can eat a Cuban one of the fastest growing—up dants have left an indelible medianoche sandwich, buy 51% since 1990. It is a popu- mark in New Jersey, a mark in lation that was built up over which visitors of all cultures three waves of immigration can enjoy. extending back a century.

A bust honoring one of Puerto Rico’s greatest heroes, Luis Mun˜oz Rivera (1859-1916), father of the first elected governor of Puerto Rico (Luis Mun˜oz Marin) is located in Newark’s Washington Park. Mun˜oz Rivera began his career as a writer and newspaperman, spearheading Puerto Rico’s autonomy from Spain. As a congressional representative in Washington, Mun˜oz Rivera was a driving force behind the Jones Act, which extended American citizenship to all people born in Puerto Rico.

2 Hispanic Heritage Month starts September 15 and 16 with the commemoration of the independence of Mexico and Central America, and runs through October 12, the commemoration of Columbus’ Rio Vista clock arrival in the Americas. tower in Alpine. Throughout the state, various This 100-foot cultural and educational insti- stone observation tower gave Manuel tutions sponsor music festivals, Rionda’s guests a exhibits and lectures on view of his estate Hispanic heritage. and the Hudson River.

Bergen County’s Sugar Kings

With sugarcane plantations devastated during Cuba’s War of Independence at the end of the 19th century, the Rionda clan of wealthy landowners headed north and became one of the first Hispanic families to settle in New Jersey. Manuel Rionda founded a prosperous sugar bro- kerage firm on Wall Street; however, he chose to live in Alpine, where he built the palatial estate of Rio Vista. It A bust honoring Jose Marti had a huge mansion, a 100-foot-tall clock tower made (1853-1895), the most tow- of stone that offered a magnificent view of the Hudson ering figure in Cuban history, River, and a two-acre lake with its own waterfall. The can be found in Veteran’s Riondas would often invite Hispanic workers from Park in West New York New York and Northern New Jersey to visit for “a day (Hudson County). Marti in the country.” In the 1930s, the mansion was was the inspiration and chief demolished and later the Rio Vista property was sold organizer of the Cuban strug- to developers to make way for the luxurious homes for gle for independence against which Alpine is famous today. The clock tower remains, Spain in the late 19th centu- however, standing at the end of a long esplanade as a ry, as well as one of Latin reminder of the Riondas. America’s most influential essayists and poets. 3 CHOICE OF CUISINE

Fine Latino-style restaurants in New Jersey draw rave reviews.

nyone Iberia and Spanish Pavillion. Aexploring the Garden State’s The neighborhood is also Latino cuisines is in not just home to shops specializing in for a wonderful experience, products from the Iberian but for many wonderful expe- peninsula. riences. That’s because the variety of Latino cuisine avail- Many Latino restaurants in able in New Jersey is astound- the state reflect the cooking ing—there is no such thing as of the Caribbean nations; generic “Hispanic food.” Each countries such as Cuba, Puerto Spanish-speaking country has Rico and the Dominican its own traditional dishes and Republic created a fusion offers diners a unique combi- between the traditional dishes nation of flavors and ingredi- of Spain and delicacies from ents. Best of all, just about Africa such as yuca and every type can be found in malanga. While cooking differs New Jersey. from one Caribbean country to the next, there remains an air Newark’s Ironbound is of family—the national dish famous throughout the state Dinner is served at Jai-Alai, a of Cuba is arroz con frijoles for its restaurants specializing Spanish-Portuguese restaurant spe- negros (rice and black beans) in the cuisines of Spain and cializing in Basque cuisine in Dover. while the national dish of Portugal. One taste of a Puerto Rico is arroz con gan- seafood paella or a slice of many Spanish-Portuguese dules (rice with pigeon peas). chorizo (a Spanish sausage restaurants serving such huge Hudson County has dozens of made with paprika) will tell portions it’s almost hard to restaurants offering such fare, you why visitors pour in imagine how they all manage especially on and around nights and weekends to Ferry to stay in business. When Bergenline Avenue in Union Street, where there are so visiting the Ironbound, be City and West New York. sure to visit restaurants including Fornos, Spain,

4 Tapas de España, North Bergen

A very different cuisine is that a modern twist. Try Azúcar of Mexico and parts of Central or Rebecca’s in Englewood, Traditional dishes found on America, where the food is as well as La Isla in Hoboken. Bergenline Avenue, Union City. based on pre-Columbian tradi- tions such as the tortilla (to Restaurants serving authentic Mexicans a “tortilla” is a flat Latino cuisine are scattered like pancake, while to most other jewels throughout New Jersey’s Hispanics it is an omelet) filled Latino neighborhoods, ready to with spicy vegetables and be discovered by the wander- meats. Yet another kind of ing visitor. If you would prefer cuisine is that of Argentina, to zero in on a perfect spot for well represented in the state. lunch or dinner, local chambers The food centers around of commerce can be helpful in grilled beef and sausages, your search, as can several Argentinean steaks in particu- Internet services. lar being famous the world over for their quality. There is These include: also Colombian cuisine, diffi- cult to find in New Jersey a ■ NJ Online’s Dining Guide few years ago, yet easily www.njo.com/restaurants found today in most Latino neighborhoods. Typical dishes ■ the Zagat include sancocho de gallina, Restaurant Guide Family dining at Camino Real in Atlantic City. chicken stew and arepas, www.zagat.com which are thick, breadlike cornmeal pancakes topped ■ the New Jersey And of course, those who like with butter, Colombian white Dining Guide to prepare Hispanic cuisine at cheese and a restaurant’s www.njdiningguide.com home will have no trouble house specialty, such as tuna finding ingredients in New salad, chicken, ham, sauteed ■ New Jersey Internet Jersey’s Latino neighborhoods. tomatoes, or beef stew. Restaurant Directory Some bodegas specialize in www.restaurants-nj.com the products of one particular Then there is “Nuevo Latino” country, and larger supermar- cuisine, which mixes the ■ New Jersey Restaurant kets will carry a more diverse best traditions from various Association website international selection. Hispanic countries and adds ww.njra.com.

5 CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS

A performance by Compañía Española de Antonio Márquez at New Brunswick’s State Theater showcased such expressive Flamenco dance styles as Bolero and Zapateado.

ESSEX COUNTY

Montclair Art Museum 3 South Mountain Avenue Montclair 973-746-5555 www.montclair-art.org

With 15,000 fine arts and ethno- graphic objects, this 87-year-old museum is one of the principal cultural institutions in the state. It is home to a renowned collec- tion of American art from colonial times to the present, and to one of the nation’s largest assembly of Native American art and artifacts. Be on the lookout for its exhibits that include Latino artists.

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) One Center Street Newark 1-888-GO-NJPAC or 973-642-0404 www.njpac.org CAMDEN COUNTY New Jersey’s largest performing arts center, located on Newark’s Walt Whitman riverfront, offers a wide variety of Cultural Arts Center programming year-round. NJPAC’s 2nd and Cooper streets season will include many Latino

ulture! Camden programs, including World Festival 856-964-8300 lll, a yearlong series to celebrate www.waltwhitmancenter.org the diverse art and culture of the Spanish-speaking world. The Walt Whitman Cultural Arts Center is a nonprofit, multicultural literary, performing and visual arts center. The center has presented a

C variety of cultural programs to a regional audience.

6 Newark Museum Perfecto Oyola 49 Washington Street, Newark Biblioteca Criolla 973-596-6550 or 280 First Street 1-800-7MUSEUM Jersey City www.newarkmuseum.org 201-547-4541 www.JCLibrary.org New Jersey’s largest museum (go to Branches, holds a wealth of cultural treasures. then to Criollo, Artwork from Latino artists may a bilingual web page) be seen throughout the year, while special programs and exhibits are In the 28 years since the Perfecto Oyola Library and Cultural Center featured during Hispanic Heritage began operations in Jersey City, this library has grown to house one Month (September through of the largest collections of Spanish-language and Hispanic-related October 12) to celebrate the Latino materials in the state. When it opened its doors in 1972, it had only culture and heritage. Those inter- about 500 books and a small record and magazine collection. Today ested in 20th-century Spanish art the facility has over 20,000 books, magazines, filmstrips, cassettes and architecture may sign up for a and records. And Perfecto Oyola has developed into more than a museum-sponsored tour of library — it has become a cultural attraction, and resource center Barcelona, Bilbao and San addressing the needs of the entire Hispanic community. Sebastián, October 21-29.

Newark Public Library New Jersey Historical Society HUDSON COUNTY 5 Washington Street, Newark 52 Park Place 973-733-5643 Newark Jersey City Museum 973-733-7772 973-596-8500 350 Montgomery Street www.npl.org Jersey City The New Jersey Historical Society, 201-413-0303 The library offers a wide selection which dates back to 1845, main- www.jerseycitymuseum.org of Latino programs during Hispanic tains the largest single collection Heritage Month (September of New Jersey material in the The Jersey City Museum, housed in through October 12) for both world. Exhibits, lecture series and an 80-year-old landmark building adults and children. There is also collections of historic information that underwent a complete renova- La Sala Hispanoamericana, which can be found here. Exhibits, work- tion in 2000, is dedicated to enrich- contains the largest collection of shops and lectures include themes ing the cultural life of the commu- Spanish-language materials of any related to the state’s fast-growing nity it serves. It strives to reflect the public library in the state. In La Latino communities. cultural diversity of the region and Sala you will find a children’s col- of Hudson County artists. lection, audio and videocassettes in Spanish, Noticias en Español (an Teatro Si electronic database of Spanish peri- Newark Symphony Hall Park Theater odicals) and bilingual personnel. 1020 Broad Street Performing Arts Center Newark 560 32nd Street, Union City 973-643-8009 201-865-6980 ext. 20 908-301-9496 The Park Theater Performing Arts This theater company presents pro- Center has been presenting pro- grams representing New Jersey’s grams and performances of diverse array of Hispanic cultures. Many cultures since 1983. The Center is plays are performed for the entire the home of the historic 1,400- family both in Spanish and English. seat Park Theater, built in 1931. Audiences can attend theatrical productions, traditional and “Balcon Antillano,” a serigraph contemporary dance and musical by Esteban Antommachi, at the presentations, as well as exhibits. Newark Public Library.

7 The State Theater in New Brunswick hosts the Ballet Nacional de Cuba’s performance of Coppélia, a classical ballet repertoire choreographed by Alicia Alonso.

humanities, and promote the cultural traditions of Latinos in the United States and the Spanish-speaking Americas. Artists are encouraged to exhibit, perform, publish and create new work in association with scholars, diverse communities and students. They present music and dance Segunda Quimbamba Princeton University performances by various artists, Folkloric Center Art Museum and art exhibitions. 279 Second Street McCormick Hall Jersey City Princeton University, Princeton The State Theatre 201-420-6332 609-258-3788 15 Livingston Avenue New Brunswick This nonprofit organization is the One of the state’s largest public 732-246-7469 only group of its kind in New Jersey art collections features paintings, (877) state-11 committed to the preservation and sculpture and artifacts produced www.statetheatrenj.org awareness of Bomba and Plena, two in various historical periods across rich musical and dance traditions the Hispanic world, from medieval Each season, the theater presents reflecting Puerto Rico’s African Spain to the pre-Columbian Maya performances that include interna- heritage. Its 15-member ensemble and Olmec cultures to Picasso and tional dance, classical concerts, dance and percussion group plays modern Latin American artists. comedy and classic Broadway at cultural festivals, parades, schools, musicals. Performances have university campuses and concerts. included Teatro de Danza Please call for information on MIDDLESEX COUNTY Española, Ballet Folclórico upcoming events, dance and Nacional de México and drumming workshops, or to Alborada Spanish Ande Manta from Ecuador. arrange a tour of the center. Dance Theatre 55 Piersoll Road, Old Bridge The Puerto Rican 732-255-4071 Cuatro Project MERCER COUNTY 92 Van Liew Court This nonprofit dance company East Brunswick The New Jersey has gained wide recognition for 732-238-3087 State Museum its Spanish dance programs in www.cuatro-pr.org 205 West State Street, Trenton concerts and festivals, including 609-292-6464 Flamenco, Spanish neoclassical Nearly everything aficionados www.state.nj.us/state/muse- dance, poetry and drama. They want to know about Puerto Rican um/musidx.htm also present educational lectures stringed instruments can be found and demonstrations on dance through this organization, named Since 1965, this collection of fine forms to schools and universities for the cuatro, the traditional artworks and artifacts has grown throughout New Jersey. guitar of the island’s countryside to become one of the most com- music. The organization is devoted prehensive in the state and one Rutgers Center to collecting information about of the most outstanding in the for Latino Arts and Culture these instruments and making cua- nation. Exhibits have included Rutgers, The State University tros. The group also presents cua- Jack Delano from Puerto Rico, of New Jersey tro festivals, instructions on playing permanent collections from Paulo 122 College Avenue cuatro, guitar, and performances Chávez, Marisol Escobar and New Brunswick by a jíbaro string orchestra. For many other Latino artists. 732-932-1263 additional information visit the Web site, where you can download This Center was established in samples of cuatro music. 1992 to advance the arts and

8 MUSIC & DANCE

usic is the national soul of many coun- Grammy Award-winning jazz sensa- tries.M This is particularly so in the Spanish-speaking world, tion Paquito D’Rivera is a New Jersey where music is one of the most immediately identifiable cul- resident who has promoted a multina- tural exports. That is why Latinos in New Jersey think of the tional style that has drawn rave songs they grew up with as a badge of cultural identity. reviews throughout the world.

Just about every kind of music from the Spanish-speaking world is available in record shops in Hispanic neighbor- hoods. And what a choice: From top-of-the-charts Latin dance music to rock en español to modern classical compo- sitions tinged by Latin rhythms. Or you can hear music live. The numerous local clubs and festivals are a testament to the popularity of salsa, merengue and other kinds of popu- lar music, while more formal works inspired by the classics can be heard in major venues such as the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (Newark), the PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel) or the McCarter Theatre Center for the Performing Arts (Princeton). Concerts have included the clas- sical tangos of Argentine com- poser Astor Piazzola, the Latin jazz of Grammy award-win- ning saxophonist/clarinetist Paquito D’Rivera, and Eddie Palmieri, composer and five- APRIL 2002 time Grammy award winner. Paquito D’Rivera and the World Festival Ensemble Victoria Theater New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) One Center Street, Newark 1-888-GO-NJPAC 973-642-0404

This event is part of NJPAC’s World Lisa Botalico, of Festival V, sponsored in part by Alborada Spanish American Express. Paquito D’Rivera Dance Theatre created this phenomenally success- Company, perform- ful World Festival Ensemble, a one- ing at TEATRO Sí. of-a-kind group of extraordinary artists from around the world who represent the music and cultures featured in previous NJPAC World Festivals

9 Vanessa Moreno (above) and Devin Nicole Arroyo (r.) JUNE perform during the NJN Hispanic Youth Showcase.

“Trilogy” 2nd Annual Hudson County Presented by TEATRO Sí at Performing Artists Showcase Newark Symphony Hall Park Theater Broad Street, Newark Performing Arts Center 973-643-8009 560 32nd Street, Union City 908-301-9496 201-865-6980 ext. 20 Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre Park Theater and the Hudson performs “Trilogy,” a three-act County Office of Cultural Affairs program featuring the New Jersey present two nights of dance, June premiere of De Falla’s classic ballet 1st - 2nd. The Showcase includes “El Amor Brujo,” a story about the Alberto Morgan Afro Cuban the unrequited love of the gypsy Ensemble, Full Circle Souljahs, The woman Candelas. Also included Kennedy Dancers and Fusion Tango. is the story about the death of OCTOBER/NOVEMBER a famous bullfighter, “La Muerte Mason Gross School of the de Antonio Sánchez Mejía,” plus Arts (MGSA) Summerfest Montclair State University Flamenco dance and music from Rutgers, The State University School of the Arts northern Spain. of New Jersey Upper Montclair The State Theater 973-655-7689 NJN Hispanic Youth 15 Livingston Avenue Showcase “Images” New Brunswick Ballet Hispanico—October New Jersey Performing Arts 732-246-7469 or Ballet Hispanico has been recog- Center (NJPAC) (877) STATE 11 nized around the world as the fore- One Center Street, Newark www.StateTheatreNJ.org most dance interpreter of Latino 1-888-GO-NJPAC The MGSA presents the Afro- culture in the United States, with a 973-642-0404 Cuban All Stars in concert at The style unlike any other. This annual talent contest and State Theater, featuring Ruben television special hosted by New Gonzalez on piano. Big band Latin Orquesta Aragon—November Jersey Network showcases young dance music and ballads are high- Enjoy the “floor-burning” perform- Latino singers, dancers and lighted by traditional and contem- ances of this premier charanga instrumentalists. porary Cuban swing, Guajira, group. For more than 60 years, Danzon and Bollero. Aragon have fused the styles of cha flemenco, samba cha and swing cha. They live up to their interna- tional reputation for innovative style in Afro-Cuban music. 10 Newark Community School of the Arts dancers

Hispanic Festival Newark Community School of the Arts 89 Lincoln Park, Newark 973-642-0133 Faculty and students of this 33- year-old arts school take center stage with a wide range of Latino music, dance and singing featuring Hispanic cultures. Former student Frank Negron is a Latin music singing sensation and Epic record- ing artist.

NOVEMBER

Ballet Grand Folklórico de Mexico Park Performing Arts Center 560 32nd Street, Union City 201-865-6980 ext. 20 Folklórico is the official dance “La Plenopera Del Empache,” a company of the Mexican govern- OCTOBER musical at TEATRO Sí. ment, and recognized as one of the leading ambassadors of Encounter-Spain and the the past 200 years. The University Mexican culture. Throughout Philippines of the Philippines Orchestra plays its 40 years performing, the 75 J.P. Stevens High School Spanish classical music for the dancers are known for their pas- 855 Grove Avenue, Edison Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre, sionate movements, collaborating 732-255-4071 which will perform a Philippine with experts on Mexican folklore, (Ticket Information) Jota. The Philippine Dance dance, music and traditional cos- Company will also perform two This concert illustrates the similari- tumes from the different regions dances similar to Spanish court ties between the music of the of the Mexican Republic. In addi- dancing of the 19th century, and Philippines with that of Spain for tion, a display of Mexican embroi- the concert will end with tradi- dery will be on display in the Park tional Flamenco dance. Theater Gallery.

11 Carlos Santana

DECEMBER

“Noche Buena” ANTANA’S AFRO-CUBAN RHYTHMS HAVE ELECTRIFIED GARDEN STATE Presented by TEATRO Sí at AUDIENCESS OVER THE YEARS, AND MOST RECENTLY AT THE PNC BANK ARTS Newark Symphony Hall CENTER IN HOLMDEL. AT THE PINNACLE OF A REMARKABLE PERFORMING AND 1020 Broad Street, Newark RECORDING CAREER, CARLOS SANTANA’S DISTINCTIVE SOUND OF LATIN ROCK 973-643-8009 HAS DEFINED “WORLD MUSIC.” FOR THE LAST FIVE DECADES HIS GUITAR VIR- 908-301-9496 TUOSITY HAS CAPTIVATED MILLIONS OF FANS AND GARNERED THE ARTIST WITH COUNTLESS AWARDS. HIS LATEST ALBUM,“SUPERNATURAL,” WON 9 GRAMMYS This annual family program cele- AT THE 42ND ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS IN 2000. HE HAS SOLD MORE THAN brates the Christmas holiday spirit 50 MILLION ALBUMS, EIGHT PLATINUM AND EIGHT GOLD; PLAYED LIVE TO A with traditional Latin dances and TOTAL AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 30 MILLION; AND WAS INDUCTED INTO THE music of Hispanic America. The ROCK ‘N ROLL HALL OF FAME IN 1998. “La Navidad” program is presented in both Spanish and English. SANTANA BEGAN HIS ARTISTIC JOURNEY 50 YEARS AGO IN THE MEXICAN VILLAGE OF AUTLAN, WHEN HIS FATHER INTRODUCED HIM TO TRADITIONAL MARIACHI MUSIC. HE BECAME AN ACCOMPLISHED GUITAR PLAYER EMULATING B.B. KING AND OTHER TALENTED FEBRUARY 2002 MUSICIANS. HEEXPLODED ONTO THE MUSIC SCENE AT THE WOODSTOCK MUSIC FESTIVAL IN 1969 AND HIS PASSIONATE LATIN SOUND HAS BEEN A FAVORITE, Compañía Española BRIDGING GENERATIONS AS WELL AS CULTURAL AND MUSICAL DOMAINS. de Antonio Márquez The State Theater 15 Livingston Avenue New Brunswick 732-246-7469 January 2002 or (877) STATE 11 www.StateTheatreNJ.org Three Kings Day Park Theater - Performing Arts Center Artistic director Antonio Márquez 560 32nd Street, Union City presents Flamenco dance styles 201-865-6980 ext. 20 such as Bolero, Zapateado and Reencuentros. Spanish dance is On January 6, people throughout the Spanish-speaking world highlighted with colorful costumes and Southern Europe mark the traditional arrival of the three and dramatic movement of the wise men to the manger where Christ was born. It is the day dancers. Hispanic families traditionally exchange Christmas presents. In Spain, children put their shoes outside their doors and awake to find them filled with toys. In Puerto Rico, children put a box of hay for the hungry camels near their beds and wake up to also find the box filled with gifts. Celebrations are also held by local community organizations throughout New Jersey. Check your local newspapers for event locations.

12 ART EXHIBITS

March – June

Spanish Drawings Princeton Museum Princeton University McCormick Hall, Princeton 609-258-3788 Drawings by Spanish artists from the 16th century to modern times. Included are works by Ribera, Murilo, Goya and Picasso. March 27 through June 10.

April – July

Santos de Palo: Sculptures Between Heaven and Earth SANTOS The Newark Museum Puerto Rican Santos de Palo: 49 Washington Street, Newark Sculptures Between Heaven 973-596-6550 and Earth will be on view at An exhibit on the Puerto Rican folk the Newark Museum until tradition of carved wooden images July 29, 2001. This exhibition representing holy figures. More features more than 50 Puerto than fifty of these unique spiritual Rican painted wood sculptures and artistic santos, created by called santos. These images anonymous artisans between 1850 represent religious figures, and 1940, are on display. saints and Catholic legends, created by traditional hand Searching for Miracles: carvers between 1850 Photographs by Hector and 1940. Santos de Palo, Mendez Caratini which means ‘saints made of The Newark Museum wood,’ is an important folk art 49 Washington Street, Newark that depicts the creative and 973-596-6550 rich culture of Puerto Rico. Displayed amid candles and The noted Puerto Rican photogra- other religious and family pher Hector Mendez Caratini memorabilia on household exhibits his work, which captures altars, santos were said to on film the religious practices of communicate and relay the Spanish-speaking Caribbean. prayers between earth and heaven, man and God.

13 An artist’s rendering of the theater at the newly renovated Jersey City Museum, which hosts a wide range of Latino exhibits and performances.

Hispanic Heritage Art Exhibit May – June September Atlantic City Arts Center On the Boardwalk at Building Looms Catalina Parra: New Jersey Avenue, and Weaving Dreams: It’s Indisputable Garden Pier, Atlantic City The Art of Armando Sosa Jersey City Museum 609-347-5837 Walt Whitman 350 Montgomery Street Cultural Arts Center Jersey City Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrat- 2nd and Cooper streets 201-547-5528 ed by an annual exhibit showcasing Camden colorful artwork by Hispanic artists. Catalina Parra’s art will be the 856-964-8300 main exhibit at the inauguration Originally from Guatemala and of the newly renovated museum. September – October now residing in New Jersey, the Born in Santiago, Chile, Parra’s master artistic weaver Armando work features mixed media col- The Visual Imaginary Sosa demonstrates his tapestries lages that capture and portray the of Latinas/Latinos in NJ based on the designs of his Mayan effects of societal issues. The Center for Latino Arts heritage. and Culture Rutgers, the State Building the Future University of New Jersey The Montclair Art Museum Mason Gross School (MAM) of the Arts Gallery 3 South Mountain Avenue 33 Livingston Avenue Montclair New Brunswick 973-746-5555 732-932-1263 www.montclair-art.org 732-932-1494 This exhibit traces the develop- An exhibition of Latinas/Latinos ment of the MAM’s collection artists in the state, running from 1914 to the present. The September 24 through October work by contemporary artists 9, 2001. The opening reception includes the paintings and prints will be on September 27. of Rafael Ferrer, which depict lush tropical still lifes and landscapes. Art from the Visual Imaginary of Latinas/Latinos of New Jersey

14 “Zapata,” a lithograph by celebrated Mexican artist Diego Rivera, is included in the Hispanoamerican display at the Newark Public Library.

October

Hispanic Heritage Art Exhibit Englewood Public Library 31 Engle Street, Englewood 201-568-2215 Artwork by Alejandro Goez, of Hackensack, will be displayed during the annual Hispanic Heritage Month at the library.

November 2001– February 2002

La Causa Photographic Exhibit The American Labor Museum Botto House National Landmark 83 Norwood Street, Haledon 973-595-7953 You, Me and Them http://community.nj.com/cc/ The American Labor Museum September – November labormuseum Botto House National The exhibit traces 36 years Landmark Prints From Puerto Rico of the United Farm Workers 83 Norwood Street, Haledon and the Caribbean of America (UFW) struggles to 973-595-7953 The Newark Public Library obtain justice and dignity for http://community.nj.com/cc/lab 5 Washington Street, Newark all agricultural field-workers. ormuseum 973-733-5643 973-733-7772 Included in the exhibit will be Thomas B. Morton creates a www.npl.org/Pages/Spanish/sal photographs and a collection photographic essay about our aenglish.html (English version) of books and videocassettes that multicultural society. This exhibit capture the organization and portrays images of many cultures An exhibition of original prints its former leader Cesar Chávez, including Puerto Rican folk arts and posters from Puerto Rico and head of the UFW until his and its importance. Mexico will be displayed from the death in 1993. Special Collections of The Newark Library. Leading printmakers from Puerto Rico include Lorenzo Homar, Rafael Tufino and Arturo Martorell. Two artists from Mexico, important to 20th-century print- making are Orozco and Tamayo.

15 A TRADITION OF BÉISBOL

The New York Cubans won the 1947 Negro League World Series. Between 1940 and 1950 the Cubans often used the Grove Street Oval in East Orange, New Jersey, as their home field.

atino professional baseball has a long history Lin New Jersey that dates back as far as 1913 when a team called the Long Branch Cubans played minor league baseball on the Jersey Shore. New Jersey also had one of the most successful Latino teams of all time – the New York Cuban Giants, which won the 1947 Negro League World Series. Between 1940 and 1950, the team’s part- time home field was East Orange’s Grove Street Oval. The crowds gathering there saw some of that fabled era’s legendary Latino players, including pitcher Martin Dihigo, the only player enshrined in the baseball halls of fame of four different countries; Cuba’s “Minnie” Miñoso, who went on to hit .300 eight times in the Major Leagues; Panamanian Pat Scantlebury, the last player to go directly from the Negro Leagues to the majors; and Luis Tiant, Sr.

Baseball remains a popular sport today in Latino communities throughout New Jersey, where it attracts players to weekend leagues as well as to New Jersey’s

Sports! eight pro baseball stadiums.

16 ON THE FIELD: PRO BASEBALL IN NEW JERSEY

Atlantic City Surf New Jersey Cardinals (Independent/Atlantic League) (Class A/New York-Penn League) The Sandcastle, 545 North Skylands Park, Routes 94 Albany Avenue, Atlantic City Championship Place, 609-344-8873 Routes 15 & 206, Augusta www.acsurf.com 888-NJCARDS The 1940 New York Cubans, www.njcards.com who played in East Orange, Camden RiverSharks included Pancho Coimbre, (Independent/Atlantic League) New Jersey Jackals Juan Guible and Jose 1 Port Center, 2 Riverside Drive, (Independent/Northern League) Antonio Figueroa. Suite 504, Camden Yogi Berra Stadium, Montclair 856-963-2600 State University campus, inter- www.riversharks.com section of Valley Road and Normal Avenue, Little Falls Lakewood Blueclaws 973-746-7434 (Class A/South Atlantic League) www.jackals.com GPU Energy Park, New Hampshire and Cedar Bridge Somerset Patriots Avenues, Lakewood (Independent/Atlantic League) 732-901-7000 Somerset County Ballpark, www.lakewoodblueclaws.com One Patriots Park, off East Main Street at I-287, Bridgewater Newark Bears 908-252-0700 (Independent/Atlantic League) www.somersetpatriots.com Riverfront Stadium 450 Broad Street, Newark Trenton Thunder 973-483-6900 (Class AA/Eastern League) www.newarkbears.com Mercer County Waterfront Park, One Thunder Road Trenton 609-394-3300 www.trentonthunder.com 17 A PASSION FOR FÚTBOL

he most popular sport in the world, soccer always commands Tattention in New Jersey’s Latino neighborhoods—whether it is a match in the park or an international event at the Meadowlands Sports Complex.

New Jersey has been at the center of America’s involvement in fútbol, as the world’s game is known in South and Central America. Giants Stadium in East Rutherford was home field for the legendary Cosmos soccer club featuring the immortal Pelé and a host of global stars. It has played host to numerous international matches, FIFA world all-star games and, of course, the 1994 World Cup.

Today, you can see Major League Soccer’s MetroStars, featuring New Jersey’s own Tab Ramos—a native of Uruguay—take on such headliners as Bolivian national team stars Marco Etcheverry and Jaime Moreno, Colombian master Carlos Valderrama, El Salvadoran international Mauricio Cienfuegos and Ecuadorian international Ariel Graziani. The MetroStars also host international matches and tournaments featuring some of the best teams from around the world.

In addition, some excellent minor league action can be enjoyed locally through teams affiliated with Major League Soccer. There’s also women’s pro soccer. These leagues, which are perfect for spot- ting up-and-coming players, offer inexpensive tickets and high- quality play that make their games a perfect place for the entire family to enjoy soccer action.

18 SPECIAL SPORTS- RELATED EVENTS AUGUST

Sandy Koufax World Series Caven Point Athletic Complex Chapel Avenue, Jersey City 201-547-5522

Scheduled from August 9-12, 2001, the Sandy Koufax World Series is a championship battle ON THE FIELD: PRO SOCCER IN NEW JERSEY between the nation’s top ama- teur baseball teams for 13- and 14-year-old players. The MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER New Jersey Lady Stallions tournament features competi- (USL W League) tors from Puerto Rico (home New York/New Jersey Kean University Alumni of the 1999 Koufax World MetroStars Stadium Series champions), the United Giants Stadium 1000 Morris Avenue, Union States and Canada, and is Routes 3 & 120 732-797-0693 accompanied by gala opening East Rutherford www.njstallions.com ceremonies and a team skills 888-4Metrotix competition. www.metrostars.com New Jersey Wildcats (USL W League) In addition to the 14-game Mercer County SEPTEMBER regular season home schedule Community College and international matches, Old Trenton Road, Trenton Newark Bears Hispanic the MetroStars host a Hispanic 609-860-2995 (General Mgr.) Heritage Night Heritage Night. The family- Riverfront Stadium, 450 Broad oriented evening features a South Jersey Banshees Street, Newark pre-game Hispanic festival, (USL W League) 973-483-6900 ethnic food, entertainment Cherokee High School Stadium www.newarkbears.com and recognition of local 120 Tomlinson Mill Road Latino heroes. Marlton The Newark Bears celebrate 856-753-7608 Latino culture with a special www.sjbarons.com/banshees/in salute and a night of baseball. MINOR LEAGUE SOCCER dex.html

New Jersey Stallions Jersey Falcons OCTOBER-NOVEMBER (USL D3 Pro League) (USL Premier Development Kean University Alumni League) Hispanic Heritage Celebration Stadium Memorial Stadium at the Yogi Berra Museum 1000 Morris Avenue, Union Joyce Kilmer Avenue Yogi Berra Museum 732-797-0693 New Brunswick Montclair State University www.njstallions.com 973-686-9404 Valley Road and Normal www.njfalcons.com Avenue, Upper Montclair South Jersey Barons 973-655-2377 (USL D3 Pro League) North Jersey Imperials www.yogiberramuseum.org Cherokee High School Stadium Sprague Field, Montclair State 120 Tomlinson Mill Road University The museum will pay tribute Marlton Valley Road and Normal Avenue to Hispanic ballplayers during 856-753-7608 Upper Montclair Hispanic History Month with www.sjbarons.com 201-251-2727 films, school programs and exhibits highlighting great Hispanic players.

19 CELEBRATIONS & EVENTS

hroughout the stateT the Latino commu- JANUARY – NOVEMBER nity celebrates its cul- Flagraising Ceremonies ture and heritage with City Hall colorful parades, dynam- 3715 Palisades Avenue ic festivals and special Union City events. The celebrations 201-348-5755 are filled with the Held annually on the excitement of traditional national holidays of many Latin dance and costumes, American nations, the events rec- estivals! rhythmic Latino bands, ognize Union City’s ties to the pageantry, tantalizing various homelands. Programs food and warm friendly include proclamations and brief speeches by local community people who live and leaders before the country's flag work in the state. Come is raised. Traditional music and and experience all that dance may also be a part of the New Jersey has to offer. program. Union City’s ceremonies are scheduled F throughout the year.

20 La Fiesta de Mapeye MAY (Memorial Day Weekend) Flamboyan Restaurant Elizabeth Waterfront Festival 147 Vernon Avenue, Newark JANUARY-DECEMBER Veterans Memorial 973-483-5587 Waterfront Park This is an annual outdoor concert “Art for the Public Eye” Elizabeth Avenue and Walking Tour of trobadores, who play traditional Front Street, Elizabeth folk music such as Bomba and Plena. The New Jersey 908-527-0687 Poetry is recited to the accompaniment Historical Society of guitars and similar instruments. An annual three-day festival of 52 Park Place, Newark Salsa and Merengue bands heat Latino music, prizes, arts and 973-596-8500 up the event. crafts, games, rides for children Visit the bronze statue of Don and a variety of culinary delights Luis Muñoz Rivera, a Puerto Rican from all Hispanic countries will be Parada San Juan Bautista newspaper publisher who lobbied held at the renovated waterfront Wiggins Waterfront Park the federal government to extend park. In its eighth year, this out- Camden US citizenship to all Puerto Ricans. door event attracts almost 500,000 856-365-8888 people to the festivities. A symbol of Camden’s Latino heritage since the first parade was APRIL – AUGUST organized in 1957 by parishioners JUNE Exhibit: “Dining In, of Our Lady of Fatima to honor Dining Out” Roberto Clemente Festival St. John the Baptist — Puerto Rico’s The New Jersey Puerto Rican Association patron saint. The festivities include a Commemorative Mass and Reception Historical Society for Human Development at Our Lady of Fatima Church, a flag- 52 Park Place, Newark 100 First Street, Perth Amboy raising ceremony, a family and cultural 973-596-8500 732-442-1081 day, a parade through the city featur- An exhibit illustrating how New The late great baseball player ing beautifully decorated floats, local Jersey’s ethnic groups use their Roberto Clemente is celebrated with Latin bands and performers. The dining traditions to build a sense a three-day festival of family event concludes with a post-parade of community. The process of entertainment that includes ethnic concert at Wiggins Waterfront Park. making pasteles, a traditional foods, arts and crafts, and per- Latino Christmas (Navidad) formances by popular Latino treat, is presented. entertainers.

MAY - JUNE PATHMARK MULTICULTURAL ARTS FESTIVAL 2001

914-762-8878 866-894-1812 hot line www.pathmark.com May 11 and 12 Jersey Gardens Mall NJ Turnpike, Exit 13A An exciting blend of live music, high-profile (from north), Elizabeth Latin dance and gospel competitions, along with a wide array of crafts and foods are featured at the June 23 12th annual Pathmark ethnic festivals. Come and St. John the Baptist Cathedral enjoy Merengue, Mambo, Tango and Salsa perfor- DeGrasse Street, between mances from big and small bands, plus folk per- Hamilton and Main streets, formances and appearances by many new musical Paterson artists. While the festival is a year-round program, New Jerseyans and visitors can enjoy two summer June 24 months of festival fun as well as colorful parades. St. Rose of Lima Church Check your local newspaper for information or Gray Street, between West check the Pathmark Web site under “events.” Market and Orange streets, Newark

21 A mariachi performance enlivens a local festival.

San Juan Bautista Day The Newark Museum 49 Washington Street, Newark 973-596-6550 1-800-7MUSEUM www.newarkmuseum.org A two-day family workshop and celebration about the meaning of San Juan Bautista Day, which cel- ebrates Puerto Rico’s patron saint. Discover how the capital of Puerto JUNE-SEPTEMBER Jazz on the Pier Rico was named, and take part in at Exchange Place the museum’s garden for tradi- tional festivities. Jersey City Division of Thursdays at noon Cultural Affairs J. Owen Grundy Park Caven Point Complex Jersey City

JERSEY CITY: SUMMER IN THE CITY JERSEY CITY: JUNE – SEPTEMBER One Chapel Avenue A series of concerts at 201-547-5522 the Hudson River waterfront “A Taste of the Ironbound” (call for times and sites) are scheduled from July 12- Tour The New Jersey The Jersey City summer con- August 30. Have “Jazz For Historical Society cert series and festivals, often Lunch” while listening to the 52 Park Place, Newark featuring Hispanic artists, is sultry sound of Brasil and Co. 973-596-8500 held from June through on August 30th. September at various locations Learn some of the history of throughout the city. These Slice of Heaven Newark as you visit sites in the activities include: June through September Ironbound section, an area of the city where many Puerto Ricans, A series of ethnic festivals Gazebo Concerts Brazilians, Portuguese and other are held throughout the ethnic groups now call home. The Wednesday Evenings summer at local parks. Cele- tour concludes with lunch at one Free concerts in various city brations include musical per- of the neighborhood’s fine restau- parks throughout Jersey City formances, floats, pageantry rants. Reservations for the featuring classical jazz and and traditional food. A four- tour are required. progressive Salsa performances, day Puerto Rican Festival is as well as a variety of theater featured in August. and dance productions. JULY Peruvian Parade and Festival Summerfest Defile Cubano de New Jersey Gregory and Main avenues Sunday and Tuesday Evenings (The Cuban Parade of New Jersey) Paterson Liberty State Park 4545 Palisade Avenue Contact: Jose Falen Morris Pesin Drive, Jersey City Suite 8H, Union City 973-778-0704 Great music with the breath- Contact: Emilio Del Valle The festivities feature floats, taking backdrop of the New 201-325-0484 the crowning of Miss Peruvian American Parade, marching bands York skyline. David Valentin, Sunday, June 3 the Latin American and traditional music. More than Latin jazz flutist, is scheduled Kiwanis of Mid-Hudson will host 80,000 people participate in the to perform Tuesday, August 14. the 2nd Annual Cuban Parade of festivities. The parade extends 12 All concerts in July and August NJ. The festive procession starts at miles along Main Avenue from are free. 80th Street and Bergenline Avenue downtown Passaic to Paterson’s in North Bergen and continues to City Hall. Usually takes place 47th Street and Bergenline Avenue on the last Sunday of July. in Union City.

22 With a year-round calendar of Latino festivals and celebrations, New Jersey’s communities come alive with music and dance. Festival Puertorriqueno AUGUST de New Jersey Landis Avenue, Vineland Puerto Rican Parade 856-696-1147 of Paterson Main Mary streets Follow beautifully decorated floats & and revel in the pageantry celebrat- 155 Market Street, Paterson ing Puerto Rico’s heritage. Latino 973-523-7826 dancers perform to traditional music Festivities begin one week before as the parade travels down Landis the parade with a flag-raising cer- Avenue. emony, the declaration of Puerto Rican Week, beauty pageants and Colombian Cultural Arts banquets. The parade features per- Summer Festival sonalities from Puerto Rico and Club Colombia USA New Jersey along with lively 82 S. State Street music and marching bands. Hackensack 201-646-0873 Held in downtown Hackensack, this weeklong annual summer festival celebrates Colombian cultural arts with a parade, art exhibits and per- formances. A flag-raising ceremony will launch the festival at noon (7/14) at City Hall. A Junior Soccer Tournament will be held later that day at Johnson Park. The festival continues during the week with a Colombian art exhibition and a dinner dance. On Sunday, the fes- tivities culminate (7/22) at Foschini Park with performances by orches- tras and folkloric groups. To coin- cide with the festival, cultural arts will be showcased at nearby Bergen County Community College.

Waterfront Musical Festival Wiggins Waterfront Park Camden 856-225-5312 www.co.camden.nj.us/hispanic The 6th Annual Hispanic Musical Festival will be held Sunday, July 22, at Wiggins Waterfront Park. The Camden County Office of Hispanic Affairs and the Puerto Rican/Latino Culture and Arts Center present 12 Latino bands to more than 25,000 people from New Jersey’s Delaware River region. Featured Latino perform- ances include Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Baladas and Mariachi.

23 The Latin American Kiwanis of Mid-Hudson hosts this annual parade.

Puerto Rican Day Parade of Trenton City Hall 319 East State Street, Trenton Puerto Rican Parade Committee 609-989-3169 or Trenton Convention & Visitor’s Bureau 609-777-1770 This colorful annual celebration with beautifully decorated floats, music and ethnic food creates a late-summer festive atmosphere for the entire family.

Hispanic Riverfront Festival Boyd Park by the Raritan River Route 18 North New Brunswick Atlantic County SEPTEMBER Puerto Rican Action Board, Inc. Puerto Rican Parade 732-828-4510 Carnaval de Elizabeth Atlantic City Boardwalk Elizabeth Avenue between Traditional Latin dance perfor- Between Albany and New High Street and Fourth Street, mances, folkloric music, Salsa and Jersey avenues, Atlantic City Elizabeth (Labor Day Weekend) Merengue bands, ethnic foods, 609-347-0770 amusement rides and other activi- 908-527-0687 Atlantic City’s Puerto Rican ties make this festival one of the One of the largest Hispanic Parade has become a symbol of fastest growing cultural events festivals in the state, embracing pride and joy to Puerto Ricans in the state. over a quarter of a mile of the heart and other Latinos. The parade of Elizabeth Avenue’s Hispanic busi- includes a festival, Latin music Dominican Parade ness district. The event will offer performances and the culinary and Festival live entertainment from the home- art of Hispanic foods. Jersey City Division of lands of many area residents, inter- Recreation and Cultural Affairs national foods, amusement rides Puerto Rican Day Parade Montgomery and Jordan for children and arts and crafts. and Festival streets, Jersey City Jersey City Division of 201-547-5522 Dominican Day Recreation and Cultural Affairs Parade and Festival This parade and festival are part Liberty State Park of the “Slice of Heaven” series of Johnson Avenue entrance Briland Street ethnic festivals held in Jersey City Jersey City Paterson throughout the summer. This one- 201-547-5522 Contact: Yuri Rodriguez day event begins with a parade at 973-390-3528 the corner of Montgomery and This weeklong festival begins Jordan streets and proceeds to with a Miss Puerto Rico beauty Attracting more than 150,000 Exchange Place where the celebra- pageant, a flag-raising ceremony, people each year, this colorful tion includes floats, pageantry, an awards program featuring tra- parade travels from Briland Street ethnic foods, musical perfor- ditional music, folkloric dances and Park Avenue to Paterson’s mances, dance and arts and crafts and a banquet. The festival culmi- City Hall. The festival runs from highlighting Dominican heritage. nates with a parade that begins at 3-8pm on Grand Street with lively Lincoln Park, Jersey City. entertainment and Dominican pageantry.

24 Everyone enjoys the festive atmosphere at the Latino Americano Festival in Atlantic City.

Hispanic State Parade James J. Braddock Park 32nd Street and Bergenline Avenue, Union City Contact: Hispanic State Parade Lydia Cuevas 201-854-0149 Embracing the entire Spanish- speaking world, this annual parade proceeds down Bergenline Avenue starting in Union City at 35th Street and ends in North Bergen at North Hudson Park at 80th Street. Colorful floats, lively music and dance performances make this a day of family fun.

Festival Latino Americano Gardner’s Basin 800 North New Hampshire Avenue, Atlantic City Hispanic Alliance of Atlantic County 609-822-8584 www.haac.org A two-day festival offering some of the best Salsa, Cumbia, Latin jazz, Traditional dance performances celebrate Latino culture. Bachata, Merengue, Mariachi and Flamenco for Latin music enthusi- asts. Enjoy many special attractions for the children and a variety of culinary delights, arts and crafts. Puerto Rican Recipient of the coveted Governor's Fiestas Patronales (Puerto Multi-Cultural Award on Tourism. Rican Patron Festival) Statewide Parade Newark City Hall New Jersey Park and Ride Lot Newark Festival of People 920 Broad Street, Newark Johnston Avenue entrance, City of Newark – Dept. of 973-733-5880 Liberty State Park Neighborhood and Contact: Jersey City Division of Parade participants from all over Recreational Services Recreation and Cultural Affairs New Jersey make this parade one Contact: Jim Dixon 201-547-5522 of the largest and most inclusive 973-642-2608 in the state. More than 12,000 Jersey City’s Division of Recreation people come out to watch this Beginning September 14th through and Cultural Affairs presents a four- spectacular event each year, which 16th, parks throughout the down- day event in honor of Puerto Rico’s begins at Lincoln Park, proceeds town area and other venues within patron saint. Enjoy ethnic foods, along Broad Street and ends at the city come alive in celebration of arts, crafts, games and rides for Washington Park, culminating in a Newark’s cultural diversity. Among children along with international sizzling Latin music festival. This the variety of offerings, visitors will and local performers of Latin music. parade is traditionally held the find ethnic foods from around the second Sunday of August. world, health, career, sports and

25 Latin band at La Parada San Juan Bautista.

NOVEMBER

Puerto Rico Discovery Day 100 First Street, Perth Amboy Puerto Rican Association for Human Development 732-442-1081 The celebration begins as a commemoration of Christopher Columbus’s landing in Puerto Rico, which includes special church ser- vices, a flag-raising ceremony and presentations at City Hall (260 educational fairs and many vendors. the giant IMAX screen, features High Street). The program con- Expect lively music, a fashion show, Mexico’s Sea of Cortes, one of the cludes with a celebration of rap contest and entertainment. This world’s richest and most beautiful ethnic foods, music and dance. year a Latino show and Brazilian ecosystems. The film is shown in festival feature musical performers both English and Spanish. It high- Celebration of from throughout the Garden State. lights the discovery efforts of a Puerto Rico Discovery Hispanic research team. Perfecto Oyola The Procession of the Virgin Biblioteca Criolla of Charity (Procession de la 280 First Street, Jersey City Caridad del Cobre) SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 201-547-4541 City of Union City www.JCLibrary.org Contact: Gale Kaufman Hispanic Heritage Month (go to Branches, then to Criollo, 201-348-5777 Perfecto Oyola a bilingual web page) Biblioteca Criolla The procession starts in Union 280 First Street, Jersey City The arrival of Christopher City at 49th Street and ends at Columbus in Puerto Rico is com- 26th Street and Summit Avenue 201-547-4541 memorated with traditional foods, in the Roosevelt Stadium with an www.JCLibrary.org musical performances, speakers on outdoor mass. (go to Branches, then to Criollo, a bilingual web page) the island’s history and culture, and an art exhibit. Great Falls Festival Cultural events, activities, films, food, Overlook Park music, workshops and poetry are Day of the Dead Celebration 72 McBride Avenue, Paterson presented during Hispanic Heritage The Arts Council of Princeton 973-523-9201 Month. An art exhibit for local artists Paul Robeson Building will also be part of the festivities. 973-279-9587 102 Witherspoon Street In its 25th year, this three-day festival Princeton celebrates the diversity of Paterson 609-924-8777 OCTOBER with music, food, games, rides and www.artscouncilofprinceton.org fireworks. Latin bands perform one night in celebration of their culture Latin-American Heritage Princeton’s 2nd annual “El Dia de and heritage. The festival includes a Festival los Muertos,” or the Day of the motorcyclist from Mexico who will Town Hall Dead community celebration, is a do a stunt at the Paterson Falls. 66 Main Street, West Orange Mexican tradition that observes the cycle of life. The dearly Contact: Myrium Colina Ocean Oasis, Sea of Cortes departed are remembered with 973-325-4130 food, music, stories and artwork. Liberty Science Center Folk music and the traditional Relatives dance, sing and share Liberty State Park, Jersey City food of various Latin American memories of their loved ones. 201-451-0006 countries highlight this festival, The Ocean Oasis film, presented on showcasing West Orange’s growing Hispanic community. 26 NEW JERSEY’S Latino

visitors guide ON-THE-GO ITINERARIES SKYLANDS REGION

he largest Hispanic community in the centers in Andover, Lafayette and Stillwater. Skylands has historically been in Dover, Maybe you will find a 200-year-old oil lamp T which today is more than from Spain or a Mexican colonial half Latino. You can choose a Natural wonders dining room table. For more mod- spot for lunch from Dover’s abound in the ern findings at bargain prices, don’t selection of restaurants offering Skylands. miss Flemington’s discount outlets, various Latin American cuisines: where you can purchase house- Care for Colombian? Try Su Casa wares, clothing and many other Colombia on Sussex Street. In the items at factory prices. mood for Basque, from the A visit to the Skylands would Spanish-French border? There is not be complete without some Jai Alai, on West Blackwell. time spent enjoying nature. Head Or you can head to Morristown, up Route 23 to High Point, the tallest which has lately developed a mountain in New Jersey, at the far- strong Hispanic presence. Along thest northwest corner of the state Speedwell Avenue you can now where the borders of New York, find Latino music and have a bite Pennsylvania and New Jersey come at one of the down-home bakeries together. Enjoy the panoramic view featuring pastries from Colombia from the lookout there. And that and Central America. And a few is not all. Altogether, the Skylands blocks away on South Street Region is an outdoor-lover’s sophisticated Ixtapa, with its paradise, with the Delaware River inventive Mexican cuisine, has joined the host National Recreation Area, the Great Swamp of upscale restaurants that characterize the National Wildlife Refuge, the Walkill National downtown area. Wildlife Refuge and some 60,000 acres of state parkland that include a section of the Appalachian Then you can experience the rest of the Trail. It’s the outdoors for all seasons, from hiking Skylands’s attractions. Take a ride along wind- and camping in the summer to downhill skiing ing country roads through small towns that date and snowboarding at Hidden Valley and Mountain back to the colonial era, where streets are lined Creek, plus cross-country skiing at High Point with antique shops, old-fashioned general stores Cross Country Ski Center. and arts and crafts boutiques. Visit the antique

28 GATEWAY REGION

Shopping at Jersey Gardens, one of the state’s largest and newest malls, in Elizabeth.

Urbanized and suburbanized as it is, the Gateway Region still leaves room for nature. Within sight of the New Jersey Turnpike and the skyscrapers of New York City is DeKorte State Park, where a boardwalk trail leads a visitor through marshes teeming with dozens of species of birds. Another ith its vibrant neighborhoods in Union nature spectacle not to be missed is the fall migra- City-West New York, Newark, Elizabeth tion flight in the skies above the Montclair Hawk W and the Paterson-Passaic area the Gate- Watch, on Edgecliff Road in Upper Montclair. way Region is the heart of Latino New Jersey. Every autumn, tens of thousands of birds of prey on their way south fly above the cliff on which The Latino presence can also be felt at Giants the Hawk Watch is located. Stadium, where soccer fans can cheer on the MetroStars as they compete against the finest And, of course, there is the shopping for which American and international talent. In addition, the area is famous. Check out the upscale Mall the national teams of some Spanish-speaking at Short Hills, the huge Garden State Plaza in countries, as well as famous clubs from South Paramus, the discount outlets in Secaucus, and America, have played at Giants Stadium. And just the newest of the state’s big indoor shopping next door to the Meadowlands Sports Center you’ll centers, Jersey Gardens Mall, in Elizabeth. find the famous Secaucus factory outlets, where more than 100 stores offer clothing and house- wares at deep discounts. 29 HUDSON COUNTY

Take in the sounds, sights and tastes of the most thoroughly Hispanic neighborhood in the state — Bergenline Avenue — which runs through Union City, West New York, Guttenberg and North Bergen. On “the Avenue,” as the locals call it, visitors will hear the rapid-fire Spanish of Cubans, the Italian- influenced accent of Argentineans, the singsong of Mexicans, or the lisp of Castilian Spain as they sample Latino food, music and arts. Bergenline Avenue

Stroll down Bergenline Avenue, the heart of New Jersey’s Hispanic community, once dominated by Cubans (and known as Little Havana of the North). The more recent arrival of immigrants from across the Spanish-speaking world, especially the Dominican Republic and Colombia, have made this famous Hudson County shopping district even more diverse. Restaurants offering traditionally Cuban dishes are still there, as are clothing stores selling the most delicately designed and finely embroidered Cuban guayabera shirts. Watch expert craftsmen hand-roll cigars Kids will enjoy at La Isla Cigars, at 505 42nd hands-on fun at the Street, off Bergenline Avenue. Liberty Science And today you will also find Center. restaurants specializing in Salvadoran pupusas (a sort of Farther south in Hudson County you will find a meat-filled bread). Check out newspapers and vibrant Puerto Rican community that settled in magazines from just about every Spanish-speaking nation at Cosmos World, Bergenline and 43rd Street. Jersey City in the 1930s. Its history is told in the Or bring home your choice of a wide selection of Latino photographs and other holdings of the Perfecto music — Puerto Rican Oyola Biblioteca Criolla and Cultural Center, part Salsa, Colombian Cumbias, of Jersey City’s Free Public Library System. The city decades-old Argentinean is also host to the Segunda Quimbamba Folkloric Tango — at any of half Center, where visitors will discover more about a dozen specialty record Puerto Rico’s rich musical tradition. shops. And if you wish to cook Round out your Hudson County visit with family Latino at home, no place fun — and learning. At the Liberty Science Center offers a wider selection in Jersey City, you’ll find dozens of hands-on from the entire Spanish- exhibits for all ages, a 3-D laser light show, an speaking world than Mi IMAX theater and more. Nearby Liberty State Park Bandera Supermarket, is the launching point for the ferry rides to the at 32nd Street between Statue of Liberty, a beacon to generations of immi- Bergenline Avenue and grants, and Ellis Island, which houses a museum Kennedy Boulevard. chronicling the immigrant experience (see special section on page 5 for more details).

30 Visitors to Bergenline Avenue will encounter a wide variety of restaurants and specialty shops representing the gamut of Latino cultures.

Touring the Statue of Liberty Liberty State Park Morris Pesin Drive, Jersey City 201-915-3403 www.state.nj.us/dep/forestry/parks/liberty.htm

No place in the country can match Liberty State Park America,” which traces the settlement of the United for its dramatic waterfront views plus swimming, boat- States from Native Americans to today’s immigrants. ing, fishing, crabbing, picnicking, trails for biking and Experience the American Immigrant Wall of Honor hiking. In addition, there is the Liberty Science Center, bearing the names of 600,000 newly arrived residents. an interactive science museum for the whole family. Complete your celebration of the immigrant experi- And Liberty State Park is your launching point to ence back at Liberty State Park and the Central Railroad attractions that celebrate the immigrant experience of New Jersey Terminal. It was through this station that in America: the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. about two-thirds of all immigrants passing through Ellis The Statue of Liberty is the world-famous beacon Island boarded trains to their new homes in a new land. of welcome for newcomers to American shores. A visit For more information on Ellis Island, call to this inspiring site is highlighted by a 354-stair climb 212-363-3200. to the statue‘s crown, where you are rewarded with a clear view of the New York Harbor and the Atlantic You can also visit the National Park Service’s Statue Ocean; and a museum at the statue’s base that of Liberty/Ellis Island Web site: www.nps.gov/stli. chronicles the statue’s history. The Ellis Island Museum Web site is Nearby Ellis Island, the immigration station through www.ellisisland.org. which more than 12 million immigrants entered the United States between 1892 and 1954, is today a Ferry service from Liberty State Park to the museum that tells the story of these immigrants Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island runs year-round. through historic artifacts, photos, oral histories and For more information and ferry schedules, call films. Interactive displays include “The Peopling of 201-435-9499 or 212-262-5755.

31 Outdoor shopping on Ferry Street in Newark.

The Ironbound’s Iberians

Newark’s Ironbound section is famous for its Iberian restaurants, whose Spanish and Portuguese fare – served in huge portions – attract visitors from every corner of the Northeast. In addition to the traditional sit-down restaurants, visitors exploring Ferry Street will also find tapas bars, where families and friends can enjoy conversation and drinks over “little plates” of delectable Spanish appetizers. Ferry Street, the back- bone of the Ironbound, is also dotted with bakeries serving crusty breads and pastries, fish and meat mar- kets featuring Iberian specialty items, and greengrocers offering fresh produce.

Ferry Street, Newark. ESSEX COUNTY well as America’s most extensive collection of art from Tibet. Take in Just west of Union City is Newark, a show at the New Jersey Center for New Jersey’s largest city and the the Performing Arts, which regularly home of two colorful and distinct features prominent Latino artists. Latino neighborhoods. One is in the North Ward, where Puerto Ricans Cap off your visit with an evening and, lately, immigrants from Central of sports action. There’s minor league and South America live alongside baseball — the Newark Bears play in Italian-American families who have the city’s new Riverfront Stadium. been in the neighborhood for gener- ations. No one needs to walk far to dine on Puerto Rican arroz con gan- BERGEN COUNTY dules and then have an Italian gelato AND PASSAIC COUNTY for dessert. There is also the famous The cities of Paterson and Passaic are Latino Ironbound, a diverse neighborhood of Spanish strongholds established by Puerto Rican immi- and Portuguese culture anchored by the bustling grants in the 1950s. Today a more recent wave — commercial artery known as Ferry Street. from Central and South America, and, in particu- Although it is actually possible to build a day lar, Mexico — has made both cities more than around dining in Newark, you may want to work half Hispanic and added to the diversity of cus- off that dish of flan with a walk to one of down- toms, food and music. For instance, in Passaic town’s many cultural attractions. The Newark along Main and Monroe the older, established Museum houses a collection of Hispanic art that Puerto Rican bodegas and record stores have is augmented with special exhibits during been joined by unassuming taquerías where Hispanic Heritage Month. The museum also hous- the working people of the neighborhood find es the state’s largest collection of African art as food as authentic as back home in Mexico.

32 Shopping Latino on Elizabeth Avenue

Since the mid-1960s the Union County seat of Elizabeth has been home to the second-largest popula- tion of Cubans in New Jersey — a population augment- ed by an infusion of immigrants from numerous other Spanish-speaking nations. The principal Hispanic-ori- ented shopping district is along Elizabeth Avenue, where one can find restaurants, bakeries and other shops that cater to the diverse traditions of the Latino world. The city is also the home of Carnaval de Elizabeth, one of the oldest and largest Hispanic festivals in the state.

The original Puerto Rican settlers were campesinos UNION COUNTY fresh from the countryside who found work in the AND MIDDLESEX COUNTY textile mills that drove the region’s economy. View Elizabeth, Perth Amboy and New Brunswick all remnants of this industrial past at the Great Falls are home to large Hispanic communities. As else- Historic Landmark District, which is home to the where, the neighborhoods have become a mix of largest and best example of early manufacturing long-established Puerto Rican families and business- plants in the United States. Nearby, the American es with newer arrivals from Mexico and Central Labor Museum provides insight into the industrial America and, in Perth Amboy, from the Dominican labor movement that began locally with Paterson’s Republic. Along Smith Street you can eat a 1913 Silk Strike. Relaxation is also on tap at merengue (a kind of cream puff treat available at Paterson’s Great Falls, a spectacular 77-foot-high bakeries) and also dance a merengue—which is waterfall where you can enjoy picnicking, hiking the name of most popular Dominican music. In and the best nature has to offer. New Brunswick, the action is around Jersey Avenue, Farther north, enjoy more natural wonders at where you can find a wide variety of food, crafts Ringwood State Park, where the New Jersey and musical recordings from the Spanish-speaking Botanical Gardens showcases a profusion of world. Be on the lookout too for annual festivals floral scents and colors in the warmer months. held by Hispanic organizations in those towns. In Bergen County, suburban towns such as Rutgers University, in New Brunswick, is also a Ridgefield Park, Englewood and Hackensack have spot for much Latino cultural fare, ranging from growing Hispanic populations. Englewood’s eclectic lectures by distinguished writers to arts exhibits Shadyside neighborhood, along the Hudson River, to special performances by students as well as has no less than two restaurants—Azúcar and renowned musicians. Rebecca’s—that specialize in gourmet “Nuevo Latino” dishes.

33 DELAWARE RIVER REGION

Sharks fascinate visitors to the New Jersey State Aquarium.

he city of Camden is home to much of the ented programs and activities. The town also region’s Hispanic population — a mostly boasts restaurants and shops that reflect the cul- T Puerto Rican community that originally ture of its long-established Puerto Rican popula- hailed from the island’s countryside and headed tion and numerous other Latino cultures. north to work in the town’s factories. Today, Also in Trenton, a visitor can see the Statehouse Hispanic-related cultural and artistic activities Capitol, originally built in 1792. Its distinctive are organized by local Puerto Rican social clubs — golden dome was added in the mid-19th century, community institutions of long-standing — and and recently a major renovation was completed. by the Walt Whitman Cultural Arts Center. The Take a look too at the State Museum nearby and, Camden waterfront includes several must-see at the far end of the block, the Old Barracks, family attractions, including the New Jersey which housed British troops during the State Aquarium and its exhibits of penguins, Revolutionary War. seals, sharks and fish of every stripe. Nearby is the Camden Children’s Garden, a four-acre interactive Just north of Trenton is Princeton, which over the horticultural playground where people of all ages last few years has seen its Hispanic community can explore and discover the natural world. The grow with the arrival of immigrants from Mexico Tweeter Center at the Waterfront is a state-of-the- and Central America. Among the stylish shops art amphitheater that features top-line entertain- along Nassau Street or off nearby Palmer Square ment year-round. And coming soon to the water- you can find Tortuga’s Mexican Village, a popular front will be a floating museum housed in the local restaurant, or enjoy delicious tapas (tradi- historic battleship USS New Jersey as well as a tional appetizers from Spain) at Mediterra, sitting 6,500-seat ballpark offering minor league baseball at outdoor tables when the weather permits. action. Then walk down Nassau Street and stroll through Follow the Delaware River north and you will the campus of Princeton University, one of the come to Trenton, an important center of Latino most prestigious institutions of higher learning activity. As the state capital, Trenton is the home not just in New Jersey or the United States, but of statewide cultural institutions, such as the New in the entire world. Enjoy the mix of colonial, Jersey State Museum, that sponsor Hispanic-ori- neo-Gothic and modern architecture as you walk

34 The Tweeter Center at the Waterfront is a state-of-the-art amphitheater. through arched walkways that Performing Arts, and spend the open onto campus greens where night at the historic Nassau Inn, students gather to talk, study, on Palmer Square, first open for listen to music or throw a business in 1756. Frisbee. And of course, take To find a Hispanic presence advantage of the wealth of cul- where none might be expected, tural and intellectual offerings take Rte. 70 to Tabernacle, that the university opens to the Burlington County, deep in the public, such as lectures, concerts Pine Barrens. There you will and a museum with an impres- find the monument to Emilio sive collection of artwork. Carranza, a Mexican aviator Just steps from the campus you who died in 1928 on the return can wander through Nassau Street, visiting the leg of a goodwill flight between Mexico and New stylish shops there and on Palmer Square, directly York. Every year on July 13, the anniversary of across the university. Watch a play at the Tony- the crash, Mexican diplomats travel to the monu- Award winning McCarter Center for the ment to honor the Mexican hero.

SHORE REGION

Beach? Try Europa South, specializing in Spanish and Portuguese food as good as you’ll find in Newark. Or if you are in the mood for Mexican, head to Red Bank for Juanito’s Restaurant on Monmouth Street. And if you want to try some hat is more New Jersey than “going of the Mexican recipes, Juanito’s International down the Shore”? The Garden State Grocery store is right across the street. W has 71 miles of surf and 35 sandy Also, keep an eye on the schedule for the PNC beaches in Monmouth and Ocean counties alone. Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, which frequently There is Keansburg and its amusement park on hosts ethnic festivals featuring music, food and Raritan Bay; Sandy Hook, particularly popular crafts, enabling the various Latino groups to with Hispanic day-trippers as it is close to the pop- enjoy their culture and share it with others. ulation centers to the north; Asbury Park, made world famous by Bruce Springsteen; the lively Inland, there is more to the region. Spend a boardwalks and amusement piers of Point Pleasant day at Six Flags Great Adventure, in Jackson. or Seaside Heights; quiet residential towns like After the kids thrill to the hair-raising rides, Spring Lake, Lavalette and Ship Bottom; the natu- drive through the Wild Safari, where the entire ral solitude of Island Beach State Park. family can see animals from across the world; don’t be surprised if some come right up to your Down the Shore you can catch a Latino flavor car. And don’t leave the area without stopping too—literally. How about Ironbound-on-the- at the Six Flags Factory Outlet Center.

35 GREATER ATLANTIC CITY REGION

The world-famous Atlantic City shore and its glittering array of casino resorts.

tlantic City’s long- The excitement of standing Hispanic Atlantic City A community opens contrasts with the its arms to visitors with quiet and relaxation gala festivals along the available at Brigantine. town’s famous boardwalk. Here, the Atlantic City Latino Festival and the There are also Atlantic County Puerto numerous attractions Rican Parade showcase that can be enjoyed at Latino culture in a colorful a more leisurely pace, frenzy of food, music and like the Renault Winery, excitement. America’s oldest. Storybook Land in Cardiff and the TW Sports The lights of the city’s world-class casinos and Amusement Park in Egg Harbor Township are resorts add even more color to your visit. The great family attractions. And the nature lover six-mile Boardwalk is great for strolling, amuse- should be sure to visit Brigantine’s Edwin B. ment rides and saltwater taffy. While on the Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge and its 2,200 Boardwalk, take the family shopping in Ocean acres of pristine habitat. Also in Brigantine is One, where you'll find 125 shops, restaurants and the Sea Life Museum-Marine Mammal Stranding a family amusement arcade all under one roof. Center, where travelers can see how dolphins, In the evening, take in dinner and a show at the whales and other aquatic creatures are rescued casinos. Call the Atlantic City Convention Center and returned to their habitats. for information on restaurants (1-888-222-3683).

36 SOUTHERN SHORE REGION

Cape May is home to The Southern Shore quaint bed and break- region's diverse menu of fast inns that offer the attractions includes chance for romantic boardwalk amusements getaways. and shopping.

he Southern Shore Region crackles with Latino culture in Vineland, home of a sig- Tnificant Puerto Rican and Mexican com- munity that energizes the town’s civic and com- mercial life. Shopping, dining and the arts enliv- amusements and frequent festivals add to the en any visit to this flourishing Hispanic enclave. town’s appeal as a vacation destination. The Ocean City Arts Center often holds exhibitions From Vineland, visitors to the Southern Shore of works by Hispanic artists. Region can easily make their way to one of the area’s popular shore towns that offer hearty help- Natural wonders are found in abundance ings of sun, sand and surf. In Cape May, quaint throughout the Southern Shore. Whale and shops, restaurants and more than 600 charming dolphin watching tours off the Atlantic coast Victorian houses can be enjoyed with walking are available in Cape May and Wildwood. The and trolley tours. Shoppers fall in love with the Cohanzick Zoo in Bridgeton and Cape May Washington Street Mall and its unique shops, County Park and Zoo both present extensive boutiques and art galleries. In the Wildwoods, exhibits of mammals, birds and reptiles. Just you can enjoy food, games, rides and water parks outside of Cape May, everyone with a green along the two-mile Wildwood Boardwalk. And thumb will enjoy Leaming’s Run Gardens and when the sun has set, dozens of nightspots in Colonial Farm, the largest annual garden in the both towns help you continue the fun. There’s U.S. with 30 acres of flowers and an abundance also Ocean City, where a 2.5-mile boardwalk of of hummingbirds.

37 History is also on display at attractions that include Cold Spring Village, a working replica of a Southern New Jersey farming village. In Millville, celebrate the region’s glassblowing industry through exhibitions and hands-on demonstrations conducted by master craftsmen. At Wheaton Village, where you will find the Garden State’s only regional folk life center, explore how ethnic groups shaped life and commerce in South Jersey.

Living Latino in Vineland

Some of the Puerto Rican families that began to settle in Vineland during the 1960s came from the industrial city of Camden; others arrived directly from the island to find work in the region’s strong agricultural economy. From these modest beginnings they eventually prospered, and today Vineland can boast a Puerto Rican community that is one of the most energetic in the state.

It is an energy that comes alive in the bustle of numer- ous Puerto Rican-owned businesses — some adorned by murals that bring a flavor of the tropics to South Jersey. It can be seen in the town’s active civic life and in its faith. Sacred Heart Chapel, commonly known as Spanish Catholic Center, is a mainstay of Vineland’s fel- lowship of 53 churches. In recent years, Mexicans have migrated to the area. Many who started as farm- workers have moved on to open businesses that cater to the tastes of their fellow countrymen.

Shops catering to Puerto Rican and Mexican tastes dot Vineland's energetic downtown.

38 New Jersey Sussex REGIONS Map Vernon Franklin GATEWAY SKYLANDS 287 Delaware Water Gap Paterson Paramus Stanhope 80 Parsippany Hackensack 80 80 Passaic Fort Lee Belvidere Morristown 280 Y A W K R Jersey City SKYLANDS REGION 287 A Newark P 78 E Call (908) 496-8598 or T A T Elizabeth Clinton S

Toll Free 1-800-4-SKYLAN N 78 E D www. njskylands.com R 95 A Milford G Somerville Edison 287 GATEWAY REGION Perth Amboy Call (201) 436-6009 or Toll Free 1-877-428-3930 New Brunswick Rocky Hill K Sandy Hook Lambertville P Keyport TN J DELAWARE RIVER REGION N Highlands Sea Bright Call (856) 757-9400 Princeton Red Bank Holmdel

SHORE REGION 295 Englishtown Long Branch Call (732) 244-9283 95 Freehold Trenton Asbury Park 195 GREATER ATLANTIC CITY REGION Belmar Call Toll Free 1-888-AC-VISIT 195 PK. Spring Lake Burlington T Lakewood NJ Manasquan 295 SOUTHERN SHORE REGION Jackson Point Pleasant Call (609) 463-6415 or Palmyra Ocean Beach Toll Free 1-800-227-2297 Mount Holly Y A Toms River

W

Camden K

Cherry Hill SHORE R A

P Seaside Heights E

T

A

T

DELAWARE RIVER S A N

T E

L D

A R N 295 Glassboro A T IC G CI TY E Barnegat Light K. X TP P NJ W Y GARDEN STATE PKWY Manahawkin Pennsville Ship Bottom Salem GREATER ATLANTIC CITY Long Beach

Y

W K Bridgeton P Vineland Mays Landing E Brigantine T A T S N Atlantic City E D

R A Margate SOUTHERN SHORE G

Woodbine KWY Ocean City P E T A ST N E D R Sea Isle City GA

Avalon For State of NJ Stone Harbor Welcome Centers Wildwood see Getting There Cape May section on page 40. 39 Getting There Photo/Art Credits

New Jersey Transit Bus and Rail: Cover montage: Pageant winners (courtesy of Hispanic State Parade of NJ); Dancer (courtesy of Compañía Northern New Jersey and Mercer County Espanola de Marquez); Waiter, Jai Alai (photo by Shelley Daily, 6 am to midnight ...... (800) 772-2222 Kusnetz); Shoppers on Bergenline Avenue (photo by Glen Hearing impaired (NJ only, with teleprinter) ...... (800) 772-2287 Frieson); Ferry Street fruit stand (photo by Gerry McCrea); Out of state (Northern NJ) ...... (973) 762-5100 Store owner (photo by Glen Frieson); “Flaw Rid The”, ©2000 artist Rainiel Guzman (courtesy of Center for Latino Southern New Jersey Arts and Culture). Daily, 6 am to midnight ...... (800) 582-5946 Out of state (Southern NJ) ...... (215) 569-3752 Pg 1: Acting Governor Donald T. DiFrancesco, Office of the Governor, State of New Jersey. Pg 2: Pageant winners Atlantic City Rail Line ...... (800) ACTRAIN (courtesy of the Hispanic State Parade of New Jersey; Bust PATH ...... (800) 234-PATH of Luis Munoz Rivera (photo by Rafael Torres). Pg 3: Rio PATCO...... (856) 772-6900 Vista clock tower (photo by Anthony Taranto, courtesy of Palisades Interstate Park Commission); Bust of Jose Marti ...... (215) 580-7800 SEPTA (courtesy of Kenneth Lewis). Pg 4: Jai Alai Restaurant, AMTRAK...... (800) USA RAIL Dover (photo by Shelly Kusnetz). Pg 5: Tapas de España, North Bergen (photo courtesy of Tapas de España); Chef, Bergenline Avenue (photo by Glen Frieson); Diners at New Jersey & Vicinity Airports: Camino Real (photo by Donna Connor). Pg 6: Antonio Marquez (photo by Paco Ruiz). Pg 7: Perfecto Oyola Library Newark International Airport Atlantic City International Airport and Cultural Center (photo by Shelly Kusnetz); “Balcon (973) 961-6000 Pomona Antillano” (courtesy of Newark Museum). Pg 8: Ballet (609) 645-7895 Nacional de Cuba (photo by Paco Ruiz). Pg 9: Paquito Kennedy International Airport D’Rivera (courtesy of The Havana NY Music Company); Lisa (718) 244-4444 Teterboro Airport Botalico (courtesy Alborado Spanish Dance Theatre). Pg 10: (201) 288-1775 NJN contestants (courtesy NJN). Pg 11: Dancers, Newark LaGuardia Airport Community School of Arts (courtesy of Newark Community (718) 533-3400 Trenton/Mercer Airport School of the Arts). “La Plenopera Del Empache” (courtesy (609) 882-1600 of Teatro Si @ Newark Symphony Hall). Pg 12: Carlos Philadelphia International Airport Santana (courtesy of Arista). Pg 13: The All Powerful Hand (800) PHL-GATE of God Sculpture and The Three Kings (courtesy of Newark Museum). Pg 14: Jersey City Museum Mini-Theater (art For complete general aviation airport listings contact: Division of Aeronautics of the rendition-courtesy of Jersey City Museum); Lois Mora New Jersey Department of Transportation (609) 530-2900 (courtesy Montclair Museum). Pg 15: “Zapata” (courtesy of Newark Public Library). Pg 16: Los NY Cubans de 1947 (photo Todd Bolton). Pg 17: The NY Cubans in East Orange (photo Todd Bolton). Pg 20: Latin American Parade (cour- Additional Information: tesy of Desfile Cubana de NJ). Pg 22: Trompetero Mariachi (photo Donna Connor). Pg 23: Marchers, Hispanic State Spanish-language TV Channels: Parade of NJ (courtesy of Desfile Hispano Americano de NJ, Inc.). Pg 24: Parade participants (courtesy of Desfile WNJU Telemundo Channel 47 Hispano Americano de NJ, Inc.). Pg 25: Festival onlookers WXTV Univision Channel 41 at the Latino Americano Festival; Latino dancers (photos by Donna Connor). Pg 26: Latin band at La Parada San Juan Bautista (courtesy of La Parada San Juan Bautista). Pg 29: Jersey Gardens Shopping Mall (photo by Shelly The New Jersey Travel Guide Kusnetz). Pg 30: Child rock climbing (photo by Bard Martin, courtesy Liberty Science Center); La Isla Cigars To plan your next New Jersey vacation, (photo by Glen Frieson); La Cachita Restaurant/woman day trip or stopover ask for holding coconuts (photo by Shelly Kusnetz). Pg 31: Man in bodega, dresses (photos by Glen Frieson). Pg 32: Ferry a complimentary copy of the Street fruit stand (photo by Jerry McCrea); Ferry Street (photo by Shelly Kusnetz). Pg 33: Latino Supermarket New Jersey Travel Guide, (photo by Glen Frieson). Pg 34: NJ State Aquarium (photo by Dennis McDonald, courtesy of NJ State Aquarium). Pg call 1-800-VISIT-NJ,EXT. 2910. 35: The Tweeter Center (photo courtesy of Sony E Center). Pg 36: Atlantic City Skyline (photo by Donna Connor). Pg. or visit the website at www.visitnj.org 36: Boats (courtesy, town of Brigantine) Pg 37: Porch (courtesy of Cape May Office of Tourism); Shoppers (photo The State of New Jersey’s Latino Visitors Guide is produced for the by Donna Connor); Wildwood Water Park (courtesy of Cape New Jersey Commerce & Economic Growth Commission May Office of Tourism). Pg. 38: Shoppers, gifts, bakery by The Writing Company, Newark, NJ. Design and artwork by Tamburri Design. downtown Vineland (photos by Donna Connor). © Copyright 2001. All rights reserved. *Photo credits not included in the listing are royalty-free images from Corbis Stock Market and PhotoDisc. 40 STATE OF NJ WELCOME CENTERS

Atlantic County Mercer County Atlantic City Trenton Atlantic City Expressway Lafayette and Barrack streets Mile Marker 3.5 Trenton Atlantic City 609-777-1770 609-383-2727 Middlesex County Hammonton Molly Pitcher Atlantic City Expressway New Jersey Turnpike South Mile Marker 21 Mile Marker 71.9 Hammonton Cranbury 609-965-6316 609-655-1610 Bergen County Salem County Montvale Deepwater Garden State Parkway North Route 295 North, Exit 2B Mile Marker 172N Deepwater Montvale 856-299-5272 201-391-5737 Warren County Cape May County Knowlton Ocean View I-80 East, 5 miles from Garden State Parkway South Delaware Water Gap Mile Marker 18.3 Mile Marker 7 Ocean View 908-496-4994 609-624-0918 Essex County Newark International Airport This guide is representative of sites, attractions and other offer- Terminal B ings for those visiting New Jersey. International Arrivals Information supplied in this pub- 973-624-1014 lication is believed to be correct at the time of publication. The New Hudson County Jersey Commerce and Economic Liberty State Park Growth Commission is not Exit 14B off NJ Turnpike responsible for changes and/or Morris Pesin Drive typographical errors. Jersey City 201-915-3401 Hunterdon County To receive details on the Liberty Village Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) One Church Street compliance, please contact each Flemington location directly. 908-788-5729 www.visitnj.org NJ COMMERCE & ECONOMIC GROWTH COMMISSION

OFFICE OF TRAVEL & TOURISM 20 West State Street Post Office Box 820 Trenton, NJ 08625-0820 www.visitnj.org

NEW JERSEY’SLatino VISITORS GUIDE

To receive free copies of NJ travel publications, please call 1-800-VISIT-NJ ext. 2910