A Show of HANDS Walking Tour


Get to know The Valley of Orange and West Orange
2 tour dates left!

This Spring, join us for a free one-hour walking tour of the Valley Arts District. In addition to learning all about the work of HANDS, you’ll discover why we call it Hat City, see some hidden gems and get a peek at the growing artist community. Tours are scheduled for:

Tuesday evenings, 6:00 - 7:00 pm:
May 15th Cancelled due to rain

Saturday mornings, 11:00 - noon:
May 19th Cancelled

We’ll start at Hat City Kitchen , one of many cultural anchors in the Valley (a phenomenal 3-star restaurant and diverse music venue). Your tour will be led by one of our great team members, Pat Morrissy, Molly Rose Kaufman or Andrew Davlouros. Along the way you’ll see the buildings currently being restored and meet some of the folks that live or work in the community, plus get an insiders view of future projects.

Bring a friend, everyone’s curious about what’s happening in The Valley!

Please let us know when you are coming 973-678-3110x8 or tour@handsinc.org so we can prepare some refreshments and materials for you.

All tours will begin and end at Hat City Kitchen, 459 Valley Street, Orange, NJ

 

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Patrick Morrissy, HANDS, Inc. Director, led tourists on
A Show of HANDS Neighborhood Walking Tour through
the Valley Arts District.

 

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Tourists walk by an amazing mural of graffiti art done by
the most talented graffiti artists in Essex County and Jersey City.

 

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Tourists walk beside the F Berg Hat Factory soon to be the
Hat Factory Arts Center housing artist work studios, galleries,
arts workshops, rehearsal space and arts symposiums.

 

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A guest captures a photo of the former Harvard Printing
used 100 years ago as the site for five hat making companies
that will be rehabilitated into new artist loft live/work condos.