PORTUGAL DAY CELEBRATION: Flag Raising ceremony at Newark City Hall
The Flag Raising ceremony for this year’s Portugal Day celebration will take place on Saturday, June 3, at 1 pm, in front of City Hall in Newark, New Jersey, on 920 Broad Street. The program during the flag-raising includes the following:
- National anthems – by Kevin Resendes
- Opening remarks – by Luís Pires
- Welcome – by Councilman Augusto Amador
- Musical moment – by Pedro Botas
- Remarks – by General Consul of Portugal, Dr. Pedro Oliveira and by Ras Baraka, the Mayor of Newark.
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