Gabby Warren

Jul 25, 2024 | mosaic.nj.com | Gabby Warren

If summer is a time for rest, relaxation, exploration and fun, then the Garden State is the perfect place to spend these warm weekends outside. With our state’s incredible diversity, there are a multitude of cultural events over the next week happening throughout the state that showcase these different aspects of our melting pot. To make it easier to choose one, each week Mosaic makes a list of our top picks of upcoming cultural events. Some of them are free, or just cost a few bucks.

Jul 24, 2024 | mosaic.nj.com | Gabby Warren

When Bony Ramirez and his family immigrated from the Dominican Republic to Perth Amboy he was just 13 and had no photographs of himself or of Tanares, the humble river town where he grew up. A place, he says, where kids could swim every day and be free. His paintings, drawings and sculptures help him revisit that sense of childhood freedom, the character of the people, and the closeness to nature that many from the Caribbean are familiar with. “I think my work is how I retain those memories.

Jul 15, 2024 | mosaic.nj.com | Gabby Warren

Dream Food Fest at American Dream Justpam from Hillside digs in at the Dream Food Fest at the American Dream shopping center in East Rutherford on Saturday. 07/13/2024 Steve Hockstein | For NJ Advance Media (Steve Hockstein | For NJ Advance/Steve Hockstein | For NJ Advance)Over the weekend, thousands of tourists and Garden State residents alike converged on the American Dream in East Rutherford to sample a massive collection of the finest food trucks in the world. Today, Mon.

Jul 10, 2024 | mosaic.nj.com | Gabby Warren

As the most densely populated state in the country, New Jersey is known for its rich diversity. There are always new flavors, designs and sounds to experience year-round. The best way to immerse into a new culture is to translate it through the universal languages of food, music, and art. There are a multitude of cultural events over the next few weeks happening throughout the state that showcase these different aspects of our melting pot.

Apr 5, 2024 | mosaic.nj.com | Gabby Warren

Next week, nearly 3.5 million American Muslims will celebrate one of their most sacred holidays, Eid al-Fitr. Eid is a festival to commemorate the end of sunrise-to-dusk fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. It is centered around self-improvement, charity and community support. It falls on a different day each year because it is tied to the lunar cycle. This year, it is forecast for April 10. “Ramadan is a 30-day period.