Arts & Culture: Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum Opens to the Public

The historic museum invites Raritan Neighbors to join  this weekend for Somerset County, NJ's annual JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAST, and tour the newly-renovated Mt. Zion AME Church for the first time. No registration is needed. 

SSAAM will be open SATURDAY OCT 8 (10 AM - 5 PM) and SUNDAY OCT 9 (12 PM - 4 PM) for museum tours, storytelling, button-making, quilting, hair-braiding, homemade treats & more!

See the full schedule of events:https://www.ssaamuseum.org/upcoming-events

Special Event - Saturday ONLY!

Community Quilting with Dr. Ronah Harris

Calling all quilters, sewers, & crafters!

​Join us on Saturday, October 8, from 1 to 3 PM to complete SSAAM's first community quilting project. Together, we will assemble and sew a quilt using the blocks created during SSAAM's 2022 Juneteenth quilting workshop.

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Led by artist and educator Dr. Ronah Harris, community members and visitors are welcome to come, sew, and observe the process.

The completed quilt will be exhibited at SSAAM, so don't miss out on this opportunity to make art for the museum

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