Past Event: Saturday, June 27th, 2026 

            
      Annual Soul Food & Champagne Brunch
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              at the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center 


               94 Drs James Parker Blvd Red Bank, NJ 07701 
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   Music by Chuck Lambert


​                        and a portrayal of Frederick Douglass by Ronald Whittington

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 PAST EVENT - 2025 175th Anniversary Luncheon


​ November 16th


Jumping Brook Country Club, Neptune, NJ

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PAST EVENT - June 22nd 2025 Juneteenth Fundraiser


​at T. Thomas Fortune Center


94 Drs James Parker Boulevard Red Bank, NJ 07701

In recognition of Juneteenth, the Friends of Cedar View will be holding a "Champagne and Soul Food" Brunch
​on Sunday, June 22nd
at 12 noon until 3 PM
Live Music by Chuck Lambert
1-1:30 PM Performance by Lorraine Stone, Actor 

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PAST EVENT- 2025 Memorial Day, Monday May 26th  Annual Wreath Laying

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​​PAST EVENT - 2024 Monmouth County Archives Day at Brookdale October 26th

John Smack, President Friends of Cedar View

Board Members Inice Hennessy & Yvonne Reeves with Middletown Mayor Tony Perry

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PAST EVENT - 2024 Juneteenth Fundraiser June 22nd at T. Thomas Fortune Center 

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​Our Holiday Open House
Wednesday, December 13th, 2023
Hosted By The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center
94 Drs James Parker Blvd
Red Bank, NJ 07701

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PAST EVENT - 2023 Memorial Day Commemoration, May 29th​
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Event Schedule Monday, May 29, @ 2pm

• Welcome, President Cedar View Board of Trustees, John Smack
• Invocation: Pastor Terrence K. Porter, Pilgrim Baptist Church
• Remarks, Tony Perry, Mayor of Middletown 
• Short Talk: A brief history of the Cedar View Cemetery by Robert Shomo, Trustee
• Roll Call of Civil War Colored Troops
• Wreath Laying in Memory of the Civil War Colored Troops
• Military presentation and 21 Gun Salute by the 3rd NJ Volunteer Infantry
• Moment of Silence
• Closing comments, President Cedar View Board of Trustees, John Smack

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PAST EVENT - 2022 Fundraising Brunch at Chilango's Oct 16th

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PAST EVENT - 2022 Monmouth County Archives Day at Brookdale October 1st

Board Members Joe Manzi and Inice Hennessy with Monmouth County Freeholder Tom Arnone

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PAST EVENT - 2022 Memorial Day Commemoration