# Event Details - **Event Name**: I Dream a World: Song & Verse to Inspire a Nation - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: A multimedia presentation recognizing the country's 250th Anniversary and the contributions of African Americans to this nationAbout this EventJoin Us for I Dream a World: Song & Verse to Inspire a Nation!This Performance is part of the North to Shore Festival.This year, Celeste Bateman & Assocs., LLC is presenting a program acknowledging the 250th Anniversary of the United States' Declaration of Independence (Semiquincentennial) featuring our musical group Five Women Performance Ensemble. I Dream a World (IDAW), the title taken from the Langston Hughes' poem of the same name, features inspirational songs, narration and verse that tell a story of the country we'd like America to be from the perspective of the Black Experience (African Diaspora).IDAW focuses on several major events from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries with emphasis on such historic periods as the slave trade and The Emancipation Proclamation; Reconstruction, the Civil Rights movement, Black Lives Matter up to the 2024 Presidential election. It includes thought-provoking songs from such artists as James Brown, Laura Nyro, Dr. Bernice Reagon, Michael Jackson, Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder and music from the West Side Story, Selma and Harriet soundtracks.ABOUT FIVE WOMEN PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLEIn April 2015, a group of talented performing artists came together to present an event in celebration of National Poetry Month. The ensemble started with one performance at Focus on Jesus Baptist Church in the South Ward of Newark, NJ. We went on to develop and present a number of programs at such venues as The Newark Public Library, the Jersey City Free Public Library and Newark Symphony Hall. Presenting/performing under the name Five Women, the group performs the works of known and lesser-known women poets, writers, songwriters and playwrights, incorporating various genres of music.A Celeste Bateman & Associates Production https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/5b8b2e40-35a5-11f1-94cc-3b4f07bbef99-rimg-w740-h740-dc000000-gmir.png https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/5bca3310-35a5-11f1-9ecc-ad384b2d4f3d-rimg-w1003-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/5c0e6800-35a5-11f1-a0ec-d9550886fa40-rimg-w1200-h597-dc009ade-gmir.png - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/newark/i-dream-a-world-song-and-verse-to-inspire-a-nation/100001987094922404 - **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Entertainment, performances, Festivals - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Newark - **state**: NJ - **country**: United States - **location**: Newark Public Library - Main Branch - **lat**: 40.7444564 - **long**: -74.1703684 - **full address**: Newark Public Library - Main Branch, 5 Washington Street, Newark, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: I Dream a World: Song & Verse to Inspire a Nation - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/7da7de966434c8f2141e08b638beee2870ad35a2452706c99dac5fcac5cfe37e-rimg-w1200-h848-dc010101-gmir.jpg?v=1775911990 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is I Dream a World: Song & Verse to Inspire a Nation being held? - **A:** I Dream a World: Song & Verse to Inspire a Nation takes place on Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm at Newark Public Library - Main Branch, 5 Washington Street, Newark, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing I Dream a World: Song & Verse to Inspire a Nation? - **A:** I Dream a World: Song & Verse to Inspire a Nation is organized by Celeste Bateman & Assocs., LLC. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "I Dream a World: Song & Verse to Inspire a Nation", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/7da7de966434c8f2141e08b638beee2870ad35a2452706c99dac5fcac5cfe37e-rimg-w1200-h848-dc010101-gmir.jpg?v=1775911990", "startDate": "2026-06-27T14:00:00-04:00", "endDate": "2026-06-27T17:00:00-04:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/newark/i-dream-a-world-song-and-verse-to-inspire-a-nation/100001987094922404", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Newark Public Library - Main Branch", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "5 Washington Street", "postalCode": "07102", "addressLocality": "Newark", "addressRegion": "NJ", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "40.7444564", "longitude": "-74.1703684" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "A multimedia presentation recognizing the country's 250th Anniversary and the contributions of African Americans to this nation", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-11", "availabilityEnds": "2026-06-27T17:00:00-04:00", "validFrom": "2026-04-11", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/newark/i-dream-a-world-song-and-verse-to-inspire-a-nation/100001987094922404" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-11", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-11", "url": "https://allevents.in/newark/i-dream-a-world-song-and-verse-to-inspire-a-nation/100001987094922404", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Celeste Bateman & Assocs. 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