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SparkNight: Queer Pride featuring Papi Juice

Date & Time

Thursday, April 02, 2026, 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

Category

SparkNight

Location

Zimmerli Art Museum

71 Hamilton St, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901

Information

FREE and open to the public.

Complimentary light refreshments.

If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the access provided, please call Nicole Simpson, Access Coordinator, at 848-932-6178 or email nsimpson@zimmerli.rutgers.edu in advance of your participation.

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Courtesy of Papi Juice

The Brooklyn-based art collective Papi Juice takes over the Zimmerli Art Museum for a night of dancing and learning, featuring an array of DJ sets, performance-lectures, and poetry readings. Join us as we celebrate queer art and joy through activations of the refreshed American Art Gallery and the special exhibition Andy Warhol: On Repeat

DJ sets by: 

Reading by writer Kyle Carrero Lopez, whose forthcoming poetry collection, Party Line, examines US-Cuba tensions, transnational Black identity, and revolutionary gatherings through a queer lens.

And a special guest performance-lecture by Newark-based DJ, songwriter, and music producer UNIIQU3, exploring the sounds of the electronic genre Jersey Club.

Free and open to the public. Complimentary light refreshments.

Special thanks to our campus and community partners:

The Center for Social Justice Education and LGBT Communities | Scarlet Arts Rx

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PARKING INFORMATION

Register for FREE special event parking permission in Lots 16, 26, 30 & College Avenue Parking Deck. Click the button below. On the parking portal, click “Visitor” then enter required fields to complete registration. Once completed you will receive an email and/or text confirmation. If you have any problems registering, please send an email to dotshelp@rutgers.edu.

Parking Registration Portal

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The Zimmerli’s operations, exhibitions, and programs are funded in part by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and income from the Avenir Endowment Fund and the Andrew W. Mellon Endowment Fund. Additional support comes from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and the donors, members, and friends of the museum.

Generous support for bilingual text was provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.

Grant funding has been provided by the Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners through a grant award from the Middlesex County Cultural and Arts Trust Fund. For information on events, go to MiddlesexCountyCulture.com

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