EVENTS ARE SCHEDULED BY REQUEST
Visitors attending the display may walk through at their own pace, spending as much time as they would like during open hours
If you are interested in having The Black Poster Project visit your school or community, please email theblackposterproject@gmail.com
There is no cost for visitors to attend any event; however, there is a cost for the host booking the display
Not all events are done with all beloveds in the project. They are either FULL DISPLAY/ALL POSTERS or PARTIAL DISPLAY/200 POSTERS. The partial displays will feature a rotation of 200 posters at each event.
2024 EVENTS
2024 EVENTS
IMPORTANT!!!
BE SURE TO CHECK!!!
(1) FULL DISPLAY/ALL POSTERS OR PARTIAL DISPLAY/200 POSTERS &
(2) PRIVATE OR OPEN TO THE PUBIC
HIGH SCHOOL EVENTS ARE FOR
STAFF & STUDENTS ONLY
APRIL 24, 2024
(OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
ZANE KEEP IT MOVING
Mount Saint Mary College
Aquinas Atrium
330 Powell Avenue
Newburgh, NY
1PM to 5PM
*** PARTIAL DISPLAY/200 POSTERS ***
APRIL 27, 2024
(OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
NEW COMMUNITY CORPORATION
Monsignor Linder Plaza
233 West Market Street
Newark, NJ
12PM to 3PM
*** PARTIAL DISPLAY/200 POSTERS ***
MAY 1, 2024
(STAFF & STUDENTS ONLY)
TAPPAN ZEE HIGH SCHOOL
15 Dutch Hill Road
Orangeburg, NY
*** PARTIAL DISPLAY/200 POSTERS ***
MAY 7, 2024
*** SMALL BUT MIGHTY ***
SAINT ANTHONY’S CHURCH
199 Walnut Street
Northvale, NJ
Time to be determined
*** PARTIAL DISPLAY/LIMITED POSTERS ***
AUGUST 31, 2024 - INTERNATIONAL OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY
(OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
SAINT PATRICKS’S CATHEDRAL
14 East 51st Street
New York, NY
*** FULL DISPLAY/ALL POSTERS ***
Original artwork by Carinna Cusanelli
SEPTEMBER 21, 2024
(OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
PREVENTION COALITION OF MONMOUTH COUNTY
Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel
1401 Ocean Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ
12PM to 3PM
*** FULL DISPLAY/ALL POSTERS ***
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
(OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY
400 South Orange Avenue
South Orange, NJ
Times T/B/D
*** PARTIAL DISPLAY/200 POSTERS ***
OCTOBER 19, 2024
(OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
NORTH CAROLINA (RALEIGH AREA)
EVENT CONFIRMED —
ALL DETAILS REGARDING LOCATION AND TIME WILL FOLLOW
*** FULL DISPLAY/ALL POSTERS ***
PAST EVENTS
APRIL 15, 2024
(OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
HACKENSACK MERIDIAN RARITAN BAY MEDICAL CENTER
530 New Brunswick Avenue (Concourse Level)
Perth Amboy, NJ
12PM to 4PM
*** PARTIAL DISPLAY/200 POSTERS ***
APRIL 11, 2024
(OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
LODI POLICE DEPARTMENT
“In Memory of Sal”
Saint Francis De Sales
125 Union Street (Gymnasium)
Lodi, NJ
6PM TO 9PM
*** PARTIAL DISPLAY/200 POSTERS ***
MARCH 22, 2024
(STAFF & STUDENTS ONLY)
TETERBORO TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
504 Route 46 West
Teterboro, NJ
*** PARTIAL DISPLAY/200 POSTERS ***
MARCH 15, 2024
(STAFF & STUDENTS ONLY)
APPLIED TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL
400 Paramus Road
Paramus, NJ
*** PARTIAL DISPLAY/200 POSTERS ***
MARCH 7, 2024
(STAFF & STUDENTS ONLY)
BERGEN COUNTY ACADEMIES
200 Hackensack Avenue
Hackensack, NJ
*** PARTIAL DISPLAY/200 POSTERS ***
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
(STAFF & STUDENTS ONLY)
PARAMUS VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
275 Pascack Road
Paramus, NJ
*** PARTIAL DISPLAY/200 POSTERS ***
SATURDAY DECEMBER 2, 2023 (12 PM - 6:30 PM)
LOCAL 52 MOTION PICTURE STUDIO MECHANICS/UNION HALL
19-02 Steinway Street
Astoria, NY
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2023
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY
BISHOP DOUGHERTY UNIVERSITY CENTER
(THEATRE LOBBY & LOUNGE, MAIN LEVEL)
400 SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE
SOUTH ORANGE NJ
OPEN 2:30 PM TO 7:00 PM
BAGPIPE PRESENTATION BY JOSEPH P. McGONEGAL AT 5:45 PM; MOMENT OF PRAYER AT 6:00 PM
NOTE: DISPLAY WILL FEATURE 200 POSTERS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2023
NYACK HIGH SCHOOL (DAYTIME PROGRAM ONLY)
360 Christian Herald Rd.
Nyack, NY 10960
(NOTE: SMALL SIZED DISPLAY OF 250 POSTERS FEATURING ALL NY BELOVEDS AND AN ADDED COLLECTION OF BELOVEDS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2023 (NOTE…SMALL SIZED DISPLAY)
SPONSORED BY USRA COALITION
NORTHERN HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL (IN THE MAIN GYM)
298 Hillside Avenue
Allendale, NJ 07401
STUDENTS WILL VIEW THE DISPLAY DURING THE DAY
OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
*** NOTES ***
* THIS IS A SMALLER SIZED DISPLAY
* IF THERE IS A PARTICULAR POSTER ALREADY IN THIS PROJECT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE INCLUDED ON THIS DATE, CONTACT DEE GILLEN AT theblackposterproject@gmail.com
* BE SURE YOU RECEIVE CONFIRMATION!
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2023
CHARITY TOURNAMENT HOSTED BY THE HAWORTH COUNTRY CLUB & HAWORTH MEN’S CLUB
LOCATION:
Haworth Country Club
5 Lake Shore Drive
Haworth, NJ 07641
SEE FLYER FOR DETAILS!
R.S.V.P. BY OCTOBER 11TH!
100% NET PROCEEDS GO TO THE BLACK POSTER PROJECT!
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2023 (NOTE…SMALL SIZED DISPLAY)
HOSTED BY RAMSEY ALLIANCE
RAMSEY HIGH SCHOOL
256 East Main Street
Ramsey, NJ 07446
STUDENTS WILL VIEW THE DISPLAY DURING THE DAY
OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
*** NOTES ***
* THIS IS A SMALLER SIZED DISPLAY
* IF THERE IS A PARTICULAR POSTER YOU WOULD LIKE INCLUDED, CONTACT DEE GILLEN AT theblackposterproject@gmail.com
* BE SURE YOU RECEIVE CONFIRMATION!
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
HOSTED BY THE ROCHELLE PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT
LOCATION:
Rochelle Park Senior Center
151 West Passaic Street
Rochelle Park, NJ (Please Use Berdan Parking Lot Entrance)
Display Hours: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
*** NOTE: THIS IS A 100 POSTER PORTION OF THE BLACK POSTER PROJECT ***
*** IF YOU ARE ATTENDING AND YOUR BELOVED IS IN THIS PROJECT, BE SURE TO CONTACT DEE GILLEN (theblackposterproject@gmail.com) ***
THURSDAY AUGUST 31, 2023
OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart
89 Ridge Street
Newark, NJ
Display Hours: 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM (RAIN OR SHINE)
SATURDAY AUGUST 26, 2023
“IF I CAN DREAM”
HUNTERDON HOPE SEEKERS
Tri-County Overdose Awareness Day
(Hunterdon, Somerset and Warren Counties)
Raritan Valley Community College Event Center
118 Lamington Road
Branchburg, NJ
Display Hours: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (RAIN OR SHINE)
SATURDAY AUGUST 5, 2023
Sponsored by Prevention Coalition of Monmouth County & Preferred Behavioral Health Group
Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel
1401 Ocean Avenue
ASBURY PARK, NJ
Display Hours: 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
WEDNESDAY APRIL 19, 2023 OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY
CLARKSTOWN COMMUNITY EVENING PROGRAM
31 Demarest Mill Road
West Nyack, NY
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
WEDNESDAY APRIL 19, 2023 STUDENTS ONLY
CLARKSTOWN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL, West Nyack, NY
TUESDAY APRIL 18, 2023 STUDENTS ONLY
CLARKSTOWN NORTH HIGH SCHOOL, New City, NY
SATURDAY APRIL 1, 2023 (12 PM - 4:30 PM) *** SEE INFO BELOW ***
ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
226 Cornelia Street
Boonton, New Jersey
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
*** IMPORTANT INFORMATION ***
WE CALL THIS DISPLAY SMALL BUT MIGHTY
THIS IS A SMALL GROUPING OF 70 POSTERS FROM THE BLACK POSTER PROJECT.
IF YOUR BELOVED IS IN THIS PROJECT AND YOU ARE PLANNING TO VISIT, PLEASE CONTACT DEE GILLEN AT DEE.THEBLACKPOSTERPROJECT@AOL.COM TO BE SURE THEIR POSTER IS INCLUDED IN THE DISPLAY.
SUNDAY MARCH 5, 2023 (12 PM - 4 PM)
2ND ANNUAL BLACK BALLOON DAY WITH A TOUCH OF RECOVERY!
BERGEN NEW BRIDGE MEDICAL CENTER
230 East Ridgewood Avenue
Paramus, New Jersey
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2022 (6 PM - 8 PM)
KEARNY HIGH SCHOOL
336 Devon Street
Gymnasium Plaza Entrance
Kearny, NJ
(All students will view the project during school hours)
EVENING DISPLAY IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 3, 2022 (DAY-LONG DISPLAY 12 PM - 7 PM)
SACRED HEART CHURCH
102 Park Street
Haworth, NJ
POSTERS WILL BE ON DISPLAY FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM (START TIME MAY CHANGE DEPENDING ON PRIORITY CHURCH EVENT THAT MAY ARISE)
NOTE: THIS WILL BE A PARTIAL GROUPING OF 200 POSTERS
THURSDAY OCTOBER 27, 2022 (6 PM - 8 PM)
LYNDHURST HIGH SCHOOL
400 Weart Avenue (School Gymnasium)
Lyndhurst, NJ
(Students will view the project during school hours)
EVENING DISPLAY IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
NOTE: THIS WILL BE A PARTIAL GROUPING OF 200 POSTERS
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26, 2022
HENRY P. BECTON HIGH SCHOOL
120 Paterson Avenue (School Gymnasium)
East Rutherford, NJ
(Students will view the project during school hours)
SATURDAY OCTOBER 22, 2022 (1 PM - 5 PM)
BRICK TOWNSHIP’S 3RD ANNUAL POSTER PROJECT & ALUMNI IN RECOVERY EVENT!
FREE COMMUNITY EVENT - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Speakers will include:
Sgt. James Kelly Brick Police Special Crimes Unit
Brick Mayor's Office
Brick Alumni Students
Patrizsha Soulterior Motives Worldwide Movement
Brick Memorial High School
2001 Lanes Mill Road
Brick, NJ 08724
WEDNESDAY 10.12.2022 & THURSDAY 10.13.2022 (POSTERS WILL BE ON DISPLAY ALL DAY BOTH DAYS)
TOWN HALL WEDNESDAY 10.12.2022 AT 5:30 PM
BERGEN COUNTY DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES
One Bergen County Plaza
Hackensack, NJ
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 (5 PM - 8 PM)
OUR LADY OF MERCY
FREE COMMUNITY EVENT - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
2 Fremont Avenue
Park Ridge, NJ
SET UP WILL BE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 STARTING AT 3:30 PM; THIS SET UP WILL BE FILMED BY FLYING FILMS NY VIDEO PRODUCTION - VOLUNTEERS WELCOME & NEEDED!
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2022 (12 PM - 4 PM)
BOWLING FUNDRAISER FOR THE BLACK POSTER PROJECT
New City Bowl Center
90 North Main Street
New City, NY
NOTE: There will be a small collection of posters of some of the NY souls in the project. ***** This is not a full display*****
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 31, 2022 (12 PM - 4 PM)
BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR MARK MUSELLA’S OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY EVENT
The Green on Court Street (directly across from the Bergen County Court House)
Hackensack, NJ
SATURDAY AUGUST 27, 2022 (12 PM - 5 PM)
HUNTERDON HOPE SEEKERS’ EVENT
LEBANON TOWNSHIP MEMORIAL PARK
67 Bunnvale Road
Califon, NJ
SUNDAY JUNE 12, 2022 (12 PM - 4 PM)
Bagpipe recognition at 2:00 PM
LOCAL 52 MOTION PICTURE STUDIO MECHANICS/UNION HALL
19-02 Steinway Street
Astoria, NY
WEDNESDAY MAY 4, 2022 (5 PM - 8 PM)
KEARNY HIGH SCHOOL
Bagpipe presentation at 7:00 PM
336 Devon Street
(Gymnasium Entrance, Garfield Avenue)
Kearny, NJ
SUNDAY APRIL 24, 2022 (10 AM - 2 PM)
ALUMNI IN RECOVERY’S A Walk to Remember: Addiction Awareness and Recovery
Bagpipe presentation at Noon
Westvale Park
199 Harrington Avenue
Westwood, NJ
(Rain Date May 1, 2022, same times)
TUESDAY APRIL 12, 2022 (6 PM - 8 PM)
Northern Valley Regional High School - Demarest
150 Knickerbocker Road (School Gymnasium)
Demarest, NJ
(All students will view the project during school hours)
EVENING DISPLAY IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
THURSDAY MARCH 31, 2022 (12 PM - 3 PM)
PLEASE NOTE:
DUE TO LIMITED SPACE, THIS DISPLAY WILL FEATURE NEW JERSEY POSTERS, FRIENDS & FAMILY SECTION AND MILITARY
Bergen Community College
400 Paramus Road
Paramus, NJ
TUESDAY MARCH 15, 2022 (5 PM - 8 PM)
Saint Michael the Archangel
624 Page Avenue
Lyndhurst, NJ
SUNDAY MARCH 6, 2022 - BLACK BALLOON DAY (12 PM - 4 PM)
Bagpipe presentation at 2:00 PM
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
230 East Ridgewood Avenue
Paramus, NJ
All are welcome to attend this special multi-purpose presentation on Black Balloon Day. We will not only honor the lives lost to the disease of addiction; but we will also be honoring all who are in recovery.
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2022 (6 PM – 8 PM)
Bagpipe presentation at 7:00 PM
Park Ridge High School
2 Park Avenue (School Gymnasium)
Park Ridge, NJ
(All students will view the project during school hours)
EVENING DISPLAY IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
THURSDAY DECEMBER 9, 2021 (5 PM – 8 PM)
Bagpipe presentation at 6:30 PM
Saint Joseph’s Church
120 Hoboken Road
East Rutherford, NJ
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2021 (5 PM – 8 PM)
Bagpipe presentation at 6:30 PM
SPONSORED BY THE HILLS VALLEY COALITION
Pascack Valley High School (Gymnasium)
225 West Grand Avenue
Montvale, NJ
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2021 (5 PM – 8 PM)
Bagpipe presentation at 6:30 PM
Our Lady of Victories
150 Harrington Avenue
Harrington Park, NJ
FRIDAY OCTOBER 15, 2021 (5 PM – 8 PM)
Bagpipe presentation at 6:30 PM
Saint Anne’s Church
15-05 St Anne Street
Fair Lawn, NJ
SATURDAY OCTOBER 9, 2021 (12 PM – 4 PM)
Bagpipe presentation at 2:00 PM
Van Saun Park (County Event)
216 Forest Avenue, Parking Area 9
Paramus, NJ
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 6, 2021 (5 PM – 9 PM)
Bagpipe presentation at 7:00 PM
Our Lady of Mt Carmel
1 Passaic Street
Ridgewood, NJ
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (5 PM – 9 PM)
Bagpipe presentation at 7:00 PM
Saint Stephen’s Church
676 Kearny Avenue
Kearny, NJ
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 (1 PM – 5 PM)
Bagpipe presentation at 2:00 PM
Windward Beach Park
265 Princeton Avenue
Brick, NJ
TUESDAY AUGUST 31, 2021 (6 PM – 8 PM)
OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY EVENT
Sponsored by the Wayne Alliance
Candlelight Vigil & Program (Begins at 8 PM)
Wayne Town Hall
475 Valley Road
Wayne, NJ
SATURDAY AUGUST 21, 2021 (1 PM – 5 PM)
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
230 East Ridgewood Avenue
Paramus, NJ
(Event cancelled due to weather, rescheduled to March 6, 2022)
SATURDAY AUGUST 14, 2021 (1 PM – 5 PM)
New Milford Borough Hall
930 River Road
New Milford, NJ
SATURDAY AUGUST 7, 2021 (1 PM – 5 PM)
Sponsored by Hope Not Handcuffs Tri County Community Partnership
Crane Park
Millpond Parkway
Monroe, NY
SATURDAY JULY 31, 2021 (12 PM – 4 PM)
Saddle River County Park (County Event)
Dunkerhook Area C
Walking Path off Paramus Road
Paramus, NJ
THURSDAY JULY 22, 2021 (5 PM – 9 PM)
Our Lady of Mercy
2 Fremont Avenue
Park Ridge, NJ
SATURDAY JULY 17, 2021 (12 PM – 4 PM)
Van Riper Church
7-20 Bellair Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ
(Event cancelled due to weather)
SATURDAY JULY 10, 2021 (1 PM – 5 PM)
Veteran’s Memorial Park
50 Madison Avenue
Westwood, NJ
SUNDAY JUNE 27, 2021 (1 PM – 5 PM)
Suffern NY/Town Of Ramapo
Borough Hall Complex
237 NY-59
Suffern, NY
SATURDAY JUNE 19, 2021 (4 PM – 7 PM)
Sacred Heart Church
102 Park Street
Haworth, NJ
(Event cancelled due to weather, to be rescheduled)
SUNDAY JUNE 13, 2021 (12 PM – 4 PM)
Schirra Park
622 Oradell Avenue
Oradell, NJ
SATURDAY JUNE 5, 2021 (1 PM – 5 PM)
Oakes Park
184 Central Avenue
Old Tappan, NJ