The BBPA is committed to raising awareness of the tranquility that Branch Brook Park offers to the local community as a sacred, democratic space where people from diverse backgrounds can meet on common ground. BBPA and the Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs are partners in improving this oldest of Essex County's parks, the crown jewel of the first County parks system in the nation and a tourist destination for visitors from around world.

Please join the Branch Brook Park Alliance in partnership with Essex County and Essex County Department of Parks for:
MOVIES UNDER THE STARS, this week: HAIRSPRAY rated PG
Very special thanks to our sponsors for helping to bring this program to Essex County Branch Brook Park:
City of Newark Municipal Council Members:
Councilman-at-Large Carlos Gonzalez, Councilman-at-Large Luis Quintana, and North Ward Councilman Anibal Ramos, Jr.

7:30pm: Pre-movie festivities including Face Painting, balloons, a DJ and Karaoke
Movies begin at sundown, this week, approximately 8:45
Bring blankets or chairs for comfort, bug spray, and a flashlight to help you find your way back after the movie!!
Whole Foods will have light refreshments, including popcorn, available for sale (all proceeds raised are donated back to Branch Brook Park Alliance)

Movie Schedule and location
Essex County Branch Brook Park, in The Meadow of Lake Street, north of Ballantine Gates:

July 11 – Hairspray
July 18 – August Rush
July 25 – Casablanca
Aug 1 – Shark Tale

Essex County West Side Park in conjunction with Newark’s National Night Out, a Newark Police Dept event in collaboration with County of Essex and The City of Newark
Tuesday, Aug 5 – Movie TBD

Essex County Ivy Hill Park
Friday, Aug 15 – Movie TBD

Essex County Riverbank Park
Friday, Sept 5 Movie TBD

Additional sponsors include: Greater Newark Convention & Visitors Bureau and Whole Foods of Montclair & West Orange, Garden Savings Federal Credit Union, Star Ledger and NJ TRANSIT
Community Partners: Essex County Sheriff’s Office, Forest Hill Community Association, Boys & Girls Clubs of Newark, Newark Now, La Casa de Don Pedro, ZOOM! We’re Going Places.