HANDS, Inc.

A Show of HANDS Walking Tour

Get to know The Valley of Orange and West Orange!
New tour dates coming this March!

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 exciting artist community growing in the neighborhood.

We’ll start at Hat City Kitchen , one of two 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!

In the meantime feel free to schedule a private tour. 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

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

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

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.

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.