Sunset Cruises Statue of Liberty

Sunset Cocktail Cruises

Savor the long, bright evenings of summer with our weekly Sunset Cocktail Cruises. Bring a date, a group of friends and/or some work colleagues and relax while sipping cocktails and enjoying the splendor of the city! We look forward to having you aboard!

Excursions set out each Thursday evening from June 2nd – August 25th, 2011.
Highlights include lite snacks, a live DJ, fresh breezes and spectacular views of the sun setting behind the Statue of Liberty.
Raise your glass to Miss Liberty as she is celebrating her 125th Birthday this year!
Guests board at 5:45pm at Liberty Landing Marina or at 6:15pm at Battery Park, cruising follows from 6:30pm-8:30pm.
Tickets cost $40 per adult.
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For groups of 15 or more, please direct to Catering Sales Manager, MaryBeth Nealand 201.432.6321 x.1190 mnealand@statuecruises.com

Weird culture, senseless scene, your unique independent art scene

CREATIVE GROVE the indie happening artist market and scene
every friday
outdoors

weird

crazy

homegrown

local

Groove on Grove 5-25

Groove on Grove -Jersey City's Homegrown Music Series

Wednesday May 25th - Grove Street PATH Plaza 6pm to 9 pm.

...6pm | Leaf Pile www.leafpilemusic.com
7pm | Radio Galaxy http://www.myspace.com/theradiogalaxy
8pm | Hello, Boat http://www.facebook.com/helloboat

about the bands:

Leaf Pile crafts great melodies over acoustic guitars, violins, bass, and beats. Delivering a great attachment with their audience. Relatively new to Jersey City, this is their second local show, mind you not their second show :)

The Radio Galaxy was formed during the Summer 2004 in the vicinity of West Paterson, New Jersey. The band did some "genre hopping" in its early phases, but has since been forging an alternative rock sound of their own. Lead singer Virginia Kamenitzer says that "if Sarah McLachlan and Ani DiFranco had a 5 ft tall baby, covered her with some serious rocking power and lovingly placed her in a talented, groove-based rock n' roll band, you would have The Radio Galaxy." Luckily, the band exists on its own accord, with Virginia backed by Dave DeRiso (drums), Tim Dempsey (guitar, vocals), Ryan Headley (guitar, mandolin), and Randy Artiglere (bass).

Hello, Boat has played clubs all over New York and New Jersey with its New line up, New tunes, and New name.

Hello, Boat is a happy reincarnation of the band deathmask. Death Rockers Katy Cunningham, Boris Veysman and Steve Dans have been shredding and brawling together since 2001. Unable to discuss new band names without black eyes and bloody knuckles, the three dissidents called in Tim Dempsey in 2008 to be a voice of reason and raging guitar player. Lots of rock and no names later, the group called on Ryan Headley to intervene via lap steel. While Ryan distracted the others with his interesting tones and twang, Katy named the band Hello, Boat.

They had a ball rocking new fans on their Road To Wonderful Tour - from Georgia's Willow Oak Festival all the way to The Elbo Room in Chicago. Hello, Boat is planning another tour in Fall of 2010.

Lafayette History Walk

May 28,
Lafayette History walk and kick off fundraiser for the Glenn D. Cunningham (former mayor of JC) History Trail
at Ercel Webb Park, Lafayette

The trail will be completed with the necessary funding, a statue in bronze already exists,
it is all coming together, a labor of love in this historic community, part of the Morris Canal, and former stop on Underground Railroad.
12 noon - 5 pm
Communipaw Block Association

Allure Event Consultants in association with PolyRhythm and Newlite Muzik present:

THE ART AFFAIR
May 26th, 8PM -10PM
Room 84

84 Washington St, Hoboken

Our premiere group art show is featuring our own local Hoboken and Jersey City artists. We look forward to seeing you for an evening of local culture!

Featured Artists:
Laura Gravenstine
Nissreen Almazouni
Trevoy Chambers
Yamil Trench
and more...

Natural dyes and dyeing, workshop, Tina Maneca

2-Day Weekend Workshop  @ JC Art school, 326 5th Street
Fiber Arts: Natural Dyes and Dyeing

Dates:
Saturday June 4th 2-6pm
Sunday June 5th 2-6pm
Learn the techniques of dyeing natural fibers with roots, nuts and flowers found in your backyard or the local grocery store. The majority of this class will take place in the relaxed environment of the art school's garden against the 6th street embankment.

Instructor: Tina Maneca

-Saturday June 4th , 2pm to 5pm and Sunday June 5th, 2pm to 6pm
Cost: $100 (+$25 materials fee)

Beyond the light, art is a feeling language

Brennan Courthouse, 583 Newark Avenue  may 25,  5.30 - 8 pm
opening reception of  Art is a feeling language

This show is a culmination of Two years of Bojana Coklyat working with the students from St. Joseph's School for the Blind. Over 30sculptures and paintings by students ranging from ages 3yrs to 10yrs old. Absolutely the main focus is the students but there will be several works of Bojana, showing the parallel between what she does and how it may affect the students (none of them are doing any kind of octopus women work).

operation Homecoming: writing the wartime experience, film

JCAS presents “Operation Homecoming: Writing The Wartime Experience” (2007)

May 22, 7.30 - 10.30,  326 5th street

In 2004 the National Endowment for the Arts created the program Operation Homecoming to help U.S. troops and their families write about their wartime experiences. Through this program, distinguished American writers conducted workshops at military installations and veterans’ centers which, combined with an open call for submissions, resulted in 12,000 pa...ges of contemporary wartime writing.

Director Richard E. Robbins’ Oscar-nominated 2007 documentary “Operation Homecoming: Writing The Wartime Experience” brings a selection of these writings to life as a series of short films and animations using the voice talents of Robert Duvall, Beau Bridges, Blair Underwood, and Aaron Eckhart. Paired with interviews of servicemembers, and participating authors Anthony Swofford, James Salter and Tobias Wolff, “Operation Homecoming” provides a deeply personal view of the American experience in modern conflict.

Film starts at 7:30, discussion to follow.
FREE admission; $5 donation suggested.
Beverages will be available, but please leave food at the door.

Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 81 min

Beginning June 1, 2011, we will start conducting Art Workshop Classes on Monticello Avenue. For anyone who has ever wanted to learn how to paint, draw, or make sculptures, now is the time.


For those interested please contact us through the information provided below:


Location: 99 Monticello Ave, Jersey City, NJ. 07304

Time: Wednesdays 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Price: $30.00 per class / or get a discount by paying $100.00 for 1 month.

Supplies: a supply list will be sent to you upon signing up

Age Limit: 12 yrs and up.

Contact: Alvin Pettit 201-332-0216 / or Michele Massey 201-451-2440


*A percentage of all proceeds made from our classes go to the MONTICELLO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

Grace space teen open mic

 

 June 17, 7 - 9 pm,  Grace Church Van Vorst, 39 Erie street

Calling all teens. Here's your chance to take over the mic. Do you sing, write act, dance? Come on over to Grace and strut your stuff.

The Laugh Tour

Art House Productions presents The Laugh Tour:
An evening of hilarious Stand Up Comedy featuring Comedy Central's LOUIS KATZ w/BEN KISSEL and RICH KIAMCO
Also Appearing
Charles McBee, Samatha DeRose, Abbi Crutchfield, Kelley Lynn and more
 
DATE/TIME
Saturday June 4
 7pm     MIXER
 8pm     SHOW
 
TICKETS [no drink minimum]
$15 advance
$20 door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/176265
24/7 Ticket Hotline Brown Paper Tickets: 1-800-838-3006
 
WEBSITE Tour info, video clips
http://www.TheLaughTour.com

Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/TheLaughTour?ref=ts
Twitter
http://twitter.com/TheLaughTour


VENUE
ART HOUSE
1 McWilliams Place, 6th Floor
HAMILTON PARK SE corner
Jersey City, NJ 07302

BIOS

Headliner
LOUIS KATZ
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Louis's comedy career began at the incredibly early age of 9 when as part of a school project he submitted several jokes to "The Tonight Show," two of which were read on air by Johnny Carson.  After graduating from UC Berkeley, he began performing stand-up throughout the Bay Area and quickly made a name for himself. He is now a professional comedian based in New York who can be seen at clubs and colleges across the country. Louis has performed at the Montreal "Just for Laughs" Comedy Festival, the Atlanta "Laffapalooza" Comedy Festival, the Amsterdam "Toomler International" Comedy Festival and the Vancouver Comedy Festival. He has appeared on NBC's "Last Call with Carson Daly," Comedy Central's "Live at Gotham," Jamie Foxx's "America's Funniest Comics," and HBO's "Down & Dirty w/Jim Norton." His half-hour "Comedy Central Presents" special airs in early 2011, coinciding with the release of his debut comedy album, "If These Balls Could Talk," on Comedy Central Records. Louis also produced a series of short films for Adult Swim's superdeluxe.com ; , which can now be seen at youtube.com/louiskatzcomedy .

Feature
BEN KISSEL
Ben is a stand up comedian who has appeared on MTV, Spike TV, and was featured in the New York Post. He also runs a podcast called the Roundtable of Gentlemen that you can find at www.roundtableofgents.com. For more information on all things Kissel go to www.benkissel.com.

MC/Host
RICH KIAMCO
Rich is a force of nature that rips across the stage leaving laughter, tears and applause in his wake. His comedy career began with a sewing machine while attending the Fashion Institute Of Technology. He began performing stand-up at campus events and then became the costume designer for comedian Judy Tenuta. He then started performing with Judy as her "love slave" backup dancer, appearing in venues across the country, in Las Vegas and on The Howard Stern Show and a he's never left the stage since. His one man show, Unaccessorized, received the Overall Excellence Award at the NY International Fringe Festival and Best Solo Show at the Montreal GLBT International Theatre Festival. Rich has performed on campuses and venues across the USA, Canada, China and the Philippines.  He is a frequent guest on Sirius XM Satellite Radio's OutQ: The Focus Group, was featured on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,  and co-hosted the WE channel's 3 Men And A Chick Flick. www.RichKiamco.com

ALSO APPEARING:
CHARLES McBEE
A native of Toledo Oh, Charles began his professional comedy career on the stage at Bowling Green State University, where he received a Bachelor's Degree in Theater and Film. His conviction earned him a scholarship at the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts.Charles uses personal life experiences to fuel the comedic edge displayed throughout his new web series It's A Chuck'ed Up Life.  When Charles is not working on a new film project he can be seen performing stand up comedy all over New York City and throughout the country.

SAMANTHA DeROSE
Samantha's observational comedy style includes musings about motherhood, work, pop-culture, politics, family, and inner (self-deprecating) reflections.  You might even be sucked into a sing-along at one of her gigs if she brings her guitar.  She has performed for audiences ranging from elementary, middle, high school, and college students to the PTA, to charity fundraisers (Salzano-Smith Foundation), to the LGBT community (Crown & Anchor, Provincetown; MA, Stonewall Inn, NYC), Women's History Benefits (Manhattan Theatre Source) to edgy NY and NJ audiences (Gotham Comedy Club, New York Comedy Club, Red Cat, NJ, Pat's Place, NJ, Zebu's, NJ).  Samantha will appearing in cities all over the US in the Divas of Diversity 2011 Comedy Tour.

ABBI CRUTCHFIELD
Abbi performs stand-up comedy all over New York City and was recently named in the New York Post's Best Jests list. She has been seen on VH1, MTV, the Tyra Banks show and in several national commercials.

KELLEY LYNN
Kelley is a stand-up comedian, actor, and writer performing all over the East Coast. Her YouTube Channel caught the eye of Opie from XM/Sirius The Opie and Anthony Show, who featured her in one of his recent videos, with more to come this month. Kelley is also a comedy writer for the pop culture site www.poptimal.com where she writes hilarious weekly reviews of "Dancing With the Stars" and "American Idol."

1950's Rockin' Sockhop

 may 28, 8 pm - 1.30 am
LITM, 14 Newark ave

Break out those poodle skirts and bobby socks or your best Rockabilly gear. Practice your jive and jitterbug. We're turning back the clock tonight with authentic 50s tunes spun by WFMU DJ MEGHAN McKEE. 50s style cocktails - Cherry Cola Ice Cream Float (with an extra kick of course) and Spiked Punch. Wear a COSTUME and get 10% off your tab. Best Costumes will win GIFT CERTIFICATES to Another Man's Treasure Vintage Store.

Rock'n'shop scandinavian school concert

Dear Friends & Neighbors,
We hope you can join us for a fun rock n' shop event
to support the kids garden project and
www.scandischool.com

Rock'n'shop, a swedish kids band LongKalsong
may 14

10 am, 513 Manila Ave (grove street)
$5
Scandinavian school of Jersey City

Studio 676 All Star Jazz Benefit Concert

at Moguls Restaurant, June 1st, 6 pm
545 Martin Luther King Drive

Featuring Riley Mullins, Dan Kostalnic, Muhammad Bilal, Cleave Guidon
and a host of others.

Nimbus Dance works, Danzon, Butterfly Dream, Priye Ginen

Nimbus Dance Works, Jersey City's premier dance company, announces its 2011 Jersey City Home Season, featuring an array of dance works by choreographers from four distinct cultural traditions. Kicking off on June 9, 2011 with an Opening Night Celebration, and featuring works by renowned choreographers Pedro Ruiz, Zhang Xiao-xiong, Jean Paul Jr., and Nimbus Artistic Director Samuel Pott, these performances allow Nimbus dancers to display the full range of their impressive capabilities.

The program features a world premiere by Latin choreographer Pedro Ruiz, showcasing the sophisticated grace of the Cuban “Danzón” style. The flowing, martial-art-inspired movements of Xiao-xiong Zhang's “Butterfly Dream” bring to Jersey City a piece that thrilled audiences when it was performed last summer at the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival. John Paul Jr.'s “Priye Ginen” highlights Nimbus' dancers' thrilling intensity as they push their physical limits to a percussive Haitian score. The program is rounded out by the Nimbus company premiere of Samuel Pott's poignant and historically insightful “Bloodlines 1944.” This quintessentially American work conjures up the year 1944 through a montage of memory and fantasy in the mind of a World War II soldier at sea in the Pacific.

Performance and Event Details
Venue: Grace Church Van Vorst
39 Erie Street, Jersey City, NJ

Performances:
Thursday, June 9, 7:30 p.m. (followed by an Opening Night Celebration)
Friday, June 10 and Saturday June11, 8:00 p.m., tickets $18 ($10 students and seniors)

Opening Night Celebration:
Tickets $45: include entrance to performance, and to champagne reception honoring Grace Church Van Vorst and dancer Michelle de Fremery

Tickets available at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/174551

Appropriate for all ages; barrier-free event.
For more information: (201) 377-0718, info@nimbusdanceworks.org

MORA: THE CAMERA'S EYE ON THE OTHER ARTS, opening reception

 at 80 Grand Street, may 14,  3 - 6 pm
The Camera's Eye on the Other Arts presents contemporary photographers spanning three generations, ranging from eminent masters to emerging talents. In the works presented here, they turn their lenses to the creations of artists working in other artistic modes. The photographer's art can capture the real and the unreal, and it has a special capacity to preserve moments of artistic creation, to reveal symmetries and asymmetries, rhythms and harmonies in the world and in man's creations.

Photographers show us art in idiosyncratic and revealing ways. The art-within-art theme of this show empowers the photographers - including: Lev Poliakov, Yuri Shalamoff, Nina Alovert, Grigory Gurevich, Benjamin Lozovsky and Igor Aronov - to engage in interpretation, expressive selection, or postmodern reworking of artists and artworks.

"The Millionairess", Actors Shakespeare Company Lab Project

THE ACTORS SHAKESPEARE COMPANY AT NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY CONTINUES ITS SEASON WITH  THE MILLIONAIRESS, A PLAY BY GEORGE BERNARD SHAW

Performances are scheduled at two venues in close proximity to each other and occur on the same weekend

JERSEY CITY, NJ (May 11, 2011) – Actors Shakespeare Company at New Jersey City University, a professional theatre company in residence at the University, will continue its Lab Project series for Season 2010-2011 with a presentation of George Bernard Shaw’s “The Millionairess,” Friday, May 13 through Sunday, May 15.
Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday in NJCU’s West Side Theatre, 285 West Side Avenue in Jersey City.  There will be also be a performance at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday at Congregation B’nai Jacob, 176 West Side Avenue in Jersey City.  Admission is free and open to the community.
     ASC at NJCU Lab Projects enable artists to explore new material, take a fresh look at Shakespeare’s canon, hone new skills, and test new forms.  A question-and-answer session is held with the actors following each performance.
The final months of ASC at NJCU’s 2010-2011 season will include two more Lab Projects: Israel Zang’s “The Melting Pot,” June 5; and Tom Stoppard’s “Arcadia,” June 22-26.

 For further information or to make reservations call (201)200-2390 or visit  HYPERLINK "http://www.ascnj.org" www.ascnj.org.


NJCU’s West Side Theatre is conveniently located near Culver Avenue (on the NJCU campus), just minutes from Routes 440 and 1-9, exit 15E of the N.J. Turnpike, and exit 14B of the N.J. Turnpike extension I-78.  There is ample parking in the University’s parking lot on West Side and Audubon Avenues.  However,  from May 10 to May 22, the West Side Avenue parking lots will be closed and shuttle service will be suspended.  Free parking will be available in the parking garage in the Michael B. Gilligan Student Union on Culver Avenue during that period.

Jersey City Dodgeball Olympics

 at  Enos Jones Park, may 14,  or may 15 raindate

Brunswick St. and Pavonia Ave.  12 - 8 pm

Jersey City Sporting for Good Presents....
+++++ The Dodgeball Olympics ++++++++
a benefit for the Grove Street Bike Rehab Program

Rocking Robin - Broken Bracket Tournament
...Saturday May 14th - Raindate May 15th

$100 per team | 6 players [3 gals - 3 guys] | up to 10 player roster
$15 singles [we can pair you up or get you drafted]

Prizes for Top and Bottom Teams, Most Valauble Player, Best Team Outfits, Most Valient Effort, and tba prizes we haven't though of yet.

White Star food and drink specials all day.
Aching Body Dance Party with Dancing Tony and Leonard Smalls at night.

Announcers Rodney "Balls to the Face" Jackson and Missy " Tears for Smears" Tuscadero

DJ Rod Castello http://www.facebook.com/rob.castellon

uptown crew open mic

The 2nd and 4th Thursday of EVERY month

Uptown Crew presents its famously fun

OPEN MIC!

at Moore's lounge  189 Monticello Ave

* poetry * music * readings * spoken word * comedy * dance *

8:00pm sign-up
The show gets started by 9pm.

$5 admission

With the incomparable DJ Neva!

And don't eat dinner, because we've got
YUMMIES for your TUMMY, too!

And, of course, the great bar and warm welcome of Moore's Lounge.

Just add sound

Just Add Sound - May I? Yes, you May! w/ Music Feature Stephie Coplan and Spoken Word Feature Angela Kariotis Kotsonis
at Warehouse cafe 140 Bay Street, wed may 11,  8 - 11pm

Hey everyone!

Just Add Sound Open Mic series welcomes all forms of Artistic Expression:
...
Comedians
Lyricists
Musicians
Poets
Vocalists


Suggested Donation for this event $ 5.00

Featured Artists:

Music Feature - Stephie Coplan

Stirring a geeky cocktail of two parts Ben Folds, one part Regina Spektor, and a dash of Jerry Lee Lewis, Stephie Coplan is simply not your average songwriter. With a wink and a smirk, the New York City transplant blends quirky, clever lyrics with thunderous jazz piano, earning her frequent comparisons to Fountains of Wayne, Ingrid Michaelson, Kate Nash, and Amanda Palmer.

Check out more from her, including some awesome videos at:
http://www.stephiecoplan.com/fr_bio.cfm

Seriously guys, all marketing schtick aside, Justin really love Stephie's work, and has been planning on having her in JC for months. So come on down. It promises to be an asskicking good time.


Spoken Word Feature - Angela Kariotis Kotsonis

Angela is the Creator of the one woman show "STRETCH MARKS:
+=!? remix a fetal heartbeat and bust an amniotic flow"

Next performances

Thursdays--
May 12, 19, 26, June 2 and 9
7:30 PM
Stage Left Studio
214 West 30th St., 6th floor, at 7th Ave., New York City, 10001
For tickets and more info visit www.stageleftstudio.net
Artist info visit www.angelakariotis.com

Angela is a dynamic writer and performer.

A little more about Angela: Writer and performer of the solo shows Stretch Marks, Reminiscence of the Ghetto & Other Things that Raized Me, and, Say Logos Say Word. Awarded a New Jersey State Council on the Arts Playwriting Fellowship, a Puffin Foundation grant, a Tennesse Williams Theatre Fellowship, and a National Performance Network Creation Fund Award. Venues include UCLA-Live, The Hip Hop Theater Festival in NYC, Legion Arts in Iowa, Contact Theater in Manchester, United Kingdom and plenty of stops in between.

Spring Festival of children Van Vorst Park

may 21st,
this is the performer's schedule for the lovely festival of children
in Van Vorst Park, 10am - 5pm

10:00- 10:30am Robert Albrecht (Guitar and Vocals), Sam Oliver and the Bacher Boys

10:30-10:40am Sylvia Pilgram (Keyboard)

10:40-11:00am Con Vivo

11:00- 11:20am Carol Lester

11:20am- 12:00pm: LCCS Choir and Dance Group

12:00-12:20pm: TECCS Choir

1:00-1:20pm: Au Capoeira

1:20-1:30pm: Yunus Hokkaci (Keyboard)

1:30-2:00pm: Jersey City Children's Theater

2:00-2:30pm: Jersey City Dance Academy

2:30-2:50pm: Cobra Fencing Club

2:50-3:10pm: Riaz Sajan(Guitar) and Aleksandr Osenenko (Drums)

3:10-3:50pm: Rimli Roy and Surati for Performing Arts

3:50-4:05pm: Katja Larssen (Vocals)

4:05-4:45 pm: Juggles (Jane Bacher)

Distillery Gallery Call for works

Call for Works
Title: Brooklyn Heights
Distillery Gallery & Artspace
Exhibition Dates -- June 3 -July 2, 2011

This exhibit will feature work from artists residing or working in an art studio in Brooklyn or Jersey City Heights. Although it’s certainly New York, Brooklyn has it’s own culture, a distinct art scene and a flavor all its own. The Heights is a district at the end of Jersey City that overlooks Hoboken and has been described as the new Brooklyn because it is a diverse community being transformed by the energy of it’s residents both old and new. Artists have always been at the heart of community change. The title of this show is a play on words that seeks to highlight and build a bridge between Brooklyn and the Heights -- let’s hang at the Distillery.

Eligibility: This call is open to all visual artists residing or working in an artist studio in Brooklyn, New York or Jersey City Heights. Seeking works of art in all media.

Entry and Processing Fee for selected works: $10, Make check or money order payable to The Distillery Art Gallery and either mail or deliver with artwork.

The Distillery Art Gallery
7 Hutton Street
Jersey City, NJ 07307

Requirements

Artists are invited to submit 5 examples of completed works of art in any media. All submitted work must be your own and available for exhibition, if chosen. Framed Dimensions for each entry must not exceed 60 inches x 72 inches. Artwork must be reading for hanging.

Submit by email only to Gabriel Pacheco: gabriel@distilleryart.org
JPG Files Max 5 images.
Bio
Art Resume
Slide list

Schedule
May 21 - Deadline for Entries
May 23- Notification of Acceptance
May 27- 29 Delivery of Work
June 3 Opening Reception 6:30 pm
June 11 Children’s Art Workshop (time TBD)
June 25 Artist Talk
July 8-10 Pickup work

Groove on Grove May 11, Grove street PATH PLaza, 6 - 9 pm. no admission
The weather forecast is clear and we will be debuting our new lawn.

[6pm] The Porchistas http://www.facebook.com/porchistas?sk=wall
...Play in support of their new album, Save the Earth. Check out their profile for a free download. http://www.northjersey.com/community/events/119824079_Reaching_out_to_save_the_earth_for_future_generations.html - special guest drummer Sam McMickle from the Micks

[7pm] The Ashes (Mint 400 Records - members Old Glory's) Not a side project, but rather less country cousin,fronted by Shane Michael Vidaurri with a a flovoring of blues and roots.
http://www.myspace.com/shanesblues

[8pm] Fairmont (Mint 400 Records) - http://www.fairmontmusic.com/
Hailing from Clifton, New Jersey, Fairmont is a must know band that is nothing short of indie rock at its finest. With the perfect mix of playful overlapping male and female vocals, catchy beats, smooth rhythms, and dash of quirkiness, it’s hard not to love these guys. Some have even said Fairmont is one of the best progressive folk or indie rock bands around."
Nika Lawrie | The Record Rebellion.com

Film Forum at JC Art schooll

JCAS presents “Antonia’s Line” (1995)

“Antonia’s Line” is the story of the strong-willed and compassionate Dutch matriarch Antonia’s post-war return to her home village and the effect she and her descendents have in reshaping the town. Mythological in its scope, “Antonia’s Line” spans nearly 40 years and three generations, explores a myriad of philosophical themes, and has been received as an “earthy, sexy, joyous celebration of life.”

This Mother’s Day come see why director Marleen Gorris’s self-described “feminist fairytale” won the 1995 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, the Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice award, and the Nederlands Film Festival Golden Calf award.

Film starts at 7:30, discussion to follow.
FREE admission; $5 donation suggested.
Beverages will be available, but please leave food at the door.

Country: The Netherlands
Language: Dutch
Runtime: 102 min

Savvy biker workshops, bike safety, Hudson TMA

mother's day celebration at Newport

Mother's Day Celebration

When: May 9th, 2011, 5 PM - 7 PM
Where: Elephant Park, Newport (20 Newport Pkwy, Jersey City, New Jersey)


Get ready to pat yourself for the excellent job at being the Supermom on this Mother's Day!

We are getting together to celebrate the Mother's Day - at 5:00 PM, on Monday. Plan is:

1. Song session with Carol Lester
2. Exclusive photoshoot with James Alfalla (yeah.. right!)
3. Cake cutting
4. Snacks and chat
5. Goodie bags, cookies, coupons and more!
6. Face and body painting by Uta Brauser

Any more wishes?! :-)

be there at 4:50 PM to catch all the action!

RSVP Link: http://www.jcfamilies.com/events/mothers-day-celebration

Creative Twist at Plaza

For Friday May 6th at our tribal, indie, grassroots scene in Jersey City on the plaza
at Grove street
we have DJ Pastiche with  Industrial, Noize and  Minimal on the decks

and a short sample of her play "stretchmarks", Angela Kariotis
after 6pm

The baby is coming! The baby is coming! Be in the delivery room~Hold my hand~Watch what happens!
5 shows in New York City.
Word is born.

Stage Left Studio
Thursdays, May 12, 19, 26, June 2 and 9th
7:30 PM
214 W. 30th St. at 8th Ave., 6th fl., NY, NY, 10001


Stretch Marks is a one-woman show about infinite possibilities and ultimately choosing one. It's about having a baby, being born, what we are born into, the circumstances of our birth, and the legacies we inherit. Forget about the meaning of life, what does it mean to be alive? A dynamic performance that is serious and seriously funny. Run time is 65 minutes. Directed by Florinda Bryant. Dramaturgy by Paul Bonin-Rodriguez.

Enjoy these activities, free of charge, no friday is the same at Grove street, ever.
www.creativegrove.org
fridays 2 - 8 pm

A Jersey City Festival

a festival celebrating  various  art communities, initiatives and  together with the
Adopt-a-lot kick off
at City Hall and on the City Hall lawn
may 7th: 11am - 6 pm

Adopt a lot kick off

Saturday, May 7th from 11am-6pm at City Hall, 280 Grove Street.  As some of you may know, the Adopt A Lot Program is the City of Jersey City’s Community Gardening Program.

Below is a quick run-down of the workshops, their times, and our guest speakers. 
PS – There will be bike demonstrations, so bring your bike!  We will also be raffling off 2 rain barrels courtesy of Rutgers Water Resources Program as door prizes!

Here is the City Hall rotunda schedule for workshops:

11:00 – 11:15:     Adopt A Lot “Growing Together” Introduction - Tanya Marione-Stanton, City Planning
11:15 - 11:45:     Start a Community Garden!  - Jennifer Papa, City Green
11:45 – 12:45:     Backyard Composting - Virginia Lamb
1:15 - 1:30:       Adopt A Lot “Growing Together” Introduction - Tanya Marione-Stanton, City Planning
1:30 - 2:00:       Start a Community Garden! -  Jennifer Papa, City Green
2:00 - 2:30:       Composting Workshop - Robert Meyer
2:45 - 3:00:       Adopt A Lot “Growing Together” Introduction - Tanya Marione-Stanton, City Planning
3:00 - 3:30:       Start a Community Garden! -  Jennifer Papa, City Green
3:30 -4:00:        Composting Workshop: Using the Bokashi Method  -  Elizabeth Onorato
4:00               Closing

Children’s Garden:
Children planting from 12:00-3:00, Open to all children to come and plant a flower in the Jersey City Children’s Garden!

Demonstration Tables:

·         Green Map
·         Brunswick Community Garden
·         Riverview Community Garden
·         Jersey City Food Co-Op
·         New Jersey City University
·         Hudson County Community College
·         Washington Park Association Education Alliance
·         Bokashi Composting
·         City Green/City Planning
          Jersey City Parks Coalition


Tanya R. Marione-Stanton, AICP
Senior Planner
Division of City Planning
30 Montgomery Street, Suite 1400
Jersey City, NJ  07302

(201) 547-5488

Spring Photography show, Grace Church

Friday May 6th
Grace Church Spring Photography Show

6pm - 8pm
Grace Church, 39 Erie Street, Jersey City