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The Night Before Pride Party with DJ Ryan The Person

Saturday, June 10, 2023 @ 10:30pm



The Loft @ South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC)
One Sopac Way, South Orange, NJ 07079

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Grab your friends, throw on your rainbow gear, and dance the night away at The Night Before Pride Party in the Loft at SOPAC!  Celebrate the vibrant and passionate LGBTQIA+ community with a fabulous night of great music provided by DJ Ryan The Person.

And don’t miss your chance to mingle with up-and-coming R&B powerhouse AKENYA, who will attend the Party immediately following her performance on the SOPAC Mainstage.

Ring in the start of North Jersey Pride’s Festival in style at SOPAC.

The first 75 tickets receive a complimentary beverage, so act fast and secure your spot!

(Cash bar for all other beverages.)

If you purchase tickets to both AKENYA’s concert and the Night Before Pride Party, you will receive a 25% discount off the total ticket price (to redeem this offer, use code PrideNight25 at time of purchase).

About DJ Ryan The Person

Born and raised in Chicago, drummer and DJ, DJ Ryan The Person grew up surrounded by gospel church music and the legendary musicians playing the different venues around Chicago.  He has toured with up-and-coming musicians such as Sen Morimoto, Elton Aura, NNAMDI, AKENYA, and Sleater-Kinney.  He has also played with Noname in Toronto and in Paak’s “Best Teef In The Game” tour.  “Getting to share my art, my knowledge of drumming, and my approach to music to a crowd of people is a feeling like no other,” DJ Ryan The Person explains.  “I love hearing the crowd cheer and clap from song to song, even seeing them dance to the music we’re playing, such an amazing feeling.”




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