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•Pg_65-78__BMT_pg86-162 6/22/13 12:47 AM Page 76 AREA GUIDES NEWARK SAME NEW YORK STYLE FOR HALF THE PRICE?…ONLY IN NEWARK BY REGGIE MURPHY Located only eight miles west of New York City, Newark, NJ offers visitors world-class attractions and affordable accommodations. Catch a star-studded performance at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, or admire one of the largest collections of Tibetan Art outside of South East Asia at the Newark Museum. Newark is one of America's oldest destinations, rich in history and culture, a treasure trove of architectural gems in a bustling cosmopolitan center. You'll discover fabulous finds in the Downtown Dining District, pre or post convention, there are endless options to meet every budget. Newark offers an abundance of meeting spaces in interesting venues that extend far past just its hotels. It is a more cost effective location than Downtown Newark, New Jersey 76 New Jersey Performing Arts Center Photo Credit: Greater Newark CVB Pearlman to 'N Sync, Broadway tours, dance performances from the likes of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and many arts education programs. Both a world-class entertainment complex and a community center for local artists to shine, NJPAC houses 2,750-seat Prudential Hall , 500-seat Victoria Theater, two restaurants, banquet and rehearsal facilities, and theater square, an outdoor public plaza. Its resident ensemble is the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. NJPAC is the artistic, cultural, educational and civic center of New Jersey – where great performances and events enhance and transform lives every day. This famous landmark has a mission to present the world's greatest artists in the State's most spectacular setting, convene ongoing civic, Photo Credit: Greater Newark CVB social, cultural and New York City, but with just as much excitement. Since its opening in 1997, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), New Jersey's Town Square, has hosted concerts covering every musical taste, from Itzhak B M & T ••• May/June 2013 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com