Thursday, July 21, 2011
JC Poetry Slam
FIRE IT UP! It's what we have been waiting for! The 2011 Jersey City Slam Team is going to unleash their talent for a special preview of what Boston has in store for them this year! Come out and support our team as they take down teams from New York, Philly and New Jersey for the title of best in the region!
Because we are expecting everyone to come out and support the team we are moving this slam to a special night for this... week only! SATURDAY, JULY 23 doors will open at 8:00 pm! We will also be showcasing the best of the best at ART HOUSE PRODUCTIONS, located at 1 McWilliams Place (right by Hamilton Park!).
Snacks, beverages and wonderful baked treats will be provided by Judy's Goodies!
Admission will be $5. As always, all proceeds go towards the JC Slam fund and sending our team to Boston where they will be representing us in the 2011 National Poetry Slam this August!
Thank you to everyone who has continued to be a part of the slam during the summer. We are a community of writers, performers, artists, and in the end, family. Let's show the visiting team what it is like to be from Jersey City! Get ready to FIRE IT UP!
live bands at Lamppost
Thomas Francis Takes His Chances
Ballroom
The Bewilderness (ex-igods, ex-atomic missiles)
Slaw
Ballroom
The Bewilderness (ex-igods, ex-atomic missiles)
Slaw
at Lamppost, 382 2nd street, JC
9.30 - 2 am
HOT hot hot, women deejay day in the hot weather at Creative Grove
DJ NEVA (Music for the Masses), a music goddess
grooving you across the globe with sultry sounds for a
steamy summer's eve...
(in other words its world beat tribal funky rhythm time)
...
"HotRod from world famous WFMU will stop by and share
some healing vibes [around 6pm] this Friday with her futuristic,
global bass rhythms --> http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/HR "
Visit the art row at Creative Grove artist & designer market (Fish with Braids, Luisa Pinzon,
Elinor, Art by Alicia, Roy Wright, Aleksandar Milenkovic and many more)
CREATIVE GROVE TV the new art community media feature
for metro artists,
curated and edited by Veejay Anna
also accepting submissions for videos about your neighborhood
and the documentation of the process how things are made.
(creativegrovetv@gmail.com
We want to re-educate the public to bring awareness about what it takes to make
our common use objects
JC Library bookmobile is inviting you to find a book you wanted to read
Grove Street PATH Plaza
www.creativegrove.org
creative grove artist & designer market on Facebook
your weird society, outdoor living room, indie art scene with the
ever changing music, sounds and performance art:
and art tumbler
grooving you across the globe with sultry sounds for a
steamy summer's eve...
(in other words its world beat tribal funky rhythm time)
...
"HotRod from world famous WFMU will stop by and share
some healing vibes [around 6pm] this Friday with her futuristic,
global bass rhythms --> http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/HR "
Visit the art row at Creative Grove artist & designer market (Fish with Braids, Luisa Pinzon,
Elinor, Art by Alicia, Roy Wright, Aleksandar Milenkovic and many more)
CREATIVE GROVE TV the new art community media feature
for metro artists,
curated and edited by Veejay Anna
also accepting submissions for videos about your neighborhood
and the documentation of the process how things are made.
(creativegrovetv@gmail.com
We want to re-educate the public to bring awareness about what it takes to make
our common use objects
JC Library bookmobile is inviting you to find a book you wanted to read
Grove Street PATH Plaza
www.creativegrove.org
creative grove artist & designer market on Facebook
your weird society, outdoor living room, indie art scene with the
ever changing music, sounds and performance art:
and art tumbler
Monday, July 18, 2011
Creative Writing at the Jersey City Reservoir
July 20, 7 -8 pm, JC Reservoir, enter at skating rink, Pershing fields
Enjoy a FREE creative writing workshop with Rutgers University Creative Writing professor Laryssa Wirstiuk. Tap into your creative spirit and practice your writing skills at Jersey City's peaceful, picturesque oasis.
We'll be meeting at the northwest entrance by the skating rink. Please bring a notebook, a pen/pencil, and a folding chair. All levels and ages are welcome.
More about Laryssa: Laryssa teaches Intro. to Creative Writing at Rutgers University, and she also offers private creative writing instruction (http://www.craftyourdrafts
We'll be meeting at the northwest entrance by the skating rink. Please bring a notebook, a pen/pencil, and a folding chair. All levels and ages are welcome.
More about Laryssa: Laryssa teaches Intro. to Creative Writing at Rutgers University, and she also offers private creative writing instruction (http://www.craftyourdrafts
Bantu Dub Jazz Project at Moore's lounge
Moore's Lounge aka Bill+Ruth's
uptown fabulous music presents189 Monticello Avenue
Jersey City, NJ
sunday aug 6, 6 - 10 pm:
BANTU DUB JAZZ PROJECT
Duke Bantu X, tenor sax
Jackie Coleman, trumpet
Keiji Yoshino, guitar
Matt Snow, bass
Jojo Kuo, drums
6pm - 10pm * $10 admission
Refreshments will be available.
Fabulous Uptown Music is proud to join Moore's Lounge in celebrating the one-year anniversary of their Live Jazz Sunday Series!
http://FabulousUptownMusic
For more info about Bantu Dub Jazz Project:
http://www.myspace.com/ban
https://www.facebook.com/p
The band Sleepy Wizard is performing at St Anne's feast
july 24, 2.30 - 5.30 pm, Jersey City, NJ
Sleepy Wizard was originally formed under a different name by founding members Tom Nadolski, DeMoose and Lou in a tight apartment in Hoboken, NJ. After some experimenting, the band was finally made complete with the addition of front man and pianist Julian. Since then, there has been no looking back.
july 24, 2.30 - 5.30 pm, Jersey City, NJ
3545 Kennedy Blvd. at the corner of Congress St.
Sleepy Wizard was originally formed under a different name by founding members Tom Nadolski, DeMoose and Lou in a tight apartment in Hoboken, NJ. After some experimenting, the band was finally made complete with the addition of front man and pianist Julian. Since then, there has been no looking back.
call for art, 22nd annual cathedral arts festival
“Something New for Something Old”
The Cathedral Arts Festival, the largest and longest-running celebration of artists and the arts in Hudson County, proudly embraces tradition in 2011. For over twenty years, the loyalty and creative gifts of our ever-growing pool of submitting artists, and the dedication and hard work of tireless and passionate art supporters, both behind the scenes and in the crowds, have helped to make Cathedral Arts Festival a treasured cultural institution in the county, and a crown jewel in the cultural fabric that is historic, downtown Jersey City. It all sounds so familiar, doesn’t it? But read on ...
Our gallery venue is, itself, a work of art. The beautiful, 158-year-old sanctuary of Jersey City’s beloved Grace Church Van Vorst is the permanent home for this annual exhibition and festival. Our traditional champagne gala will officially open the visual art gallery on Saturday, November 12th and the exhibition will remain open throughout the fall holiday season. The festival will end with the closing of the gallery on Friday, December 2nd. Tradition and celebration define community life at Grace Church; it reveals our spirit and informs our identity. That’s not going to change!
We now reach out to our local art community and beyond to find the artists and work that will be CAF 22, but this year we are looking for the unexpected! As always, artwork in all media and encompassing all subject matter will be considered, but in 2011 we are seeking surprise; something new from the familiar. As you consider your body of work, and what you’d like to contribute to the show, challenge your creative palette; excite and inspire us! The curatorial team asks that all submissions be new to CAF and our gallery space, not recently exhibited locally, physically available to CAF from drop-off weekend through the close of the festival, and reasonably priced so that visitors to the gallery might be encouraged and able to purchase original art of exceptional quality. All work is for sale with 60% of the sale going to the exhibiting artist and 40% to Grace Church.
Please submit up to six JPEGS (preferred) or prints of your work. JPEGs/prints should be of good quality, true to color, and named so as to be easily identifiable to the artist and for content. Please submit JPEGs that are 72 dpi.
For each submission please clearly note/provide the following:
• Artist name and contact information (address, phone(s) and email)
• Title of Work
• Medium of Artwork
• Dimensions (height x width x length)
• Price
• One-Page resume
We encourage all artists who can to submit work via email by forwarding all materials and info to: caf-art@gracevanvorst.org.
Accepted artwork must be delivered (ready to install; hardware included) to Grace Church Van Vorst on Friday, October 28th from 6pm-9pm or on Saturday, October 29th from 9am to 11am.
GRACE CHURCH VAN VORST – 39 Erie Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302
Phone: (201) 659-2211 / www.gracevanvorst.org
Friday, July 15, 2011
city wide property tax appraisal talk at VVPA
Barrow Mansion , 83 Wayne street
on agenda:
Steve Rubenstein
Steve is principal appraiser of Realty Appraisal Co. They are handling our city wide appraisal for our new property taxes. If you own a home this the THE meeting of the year that you will want to attend. Steve will be on hand at this month’s meeting to give a brief presentation and take questions concerning the upcoming Jersey City Revaluation.
Also on our agenda this month:
Richard Bleeker and Laura Fraschilla, President and Vice President of the Barrow Mansion Development Corporation. They will introduce their
organization and their outreach plan for the Van Vorst Community.
Welcome to our newest board member YOLANDA FOLEY!!
Come to one of our meetings and see how you can make a difference in your community like Yolanda’s doing.
Bike news
Please secure bicycles in a secure area whether in your home, parking garage or parking lot. There has been an increase in bike thefts from our area, including from private parking garages. U-Locks have proven more effective against theft and are recommended over chain or cable locks. And please keep a photo of your bicycle with the model and serial number listed in a safe place at home.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
turning up the heat, Ladell McLin, Creative Grove
heats up the vibe
with their live tunes
Creative Grove a destination in JC,
every time a different story, different artists
new faces, games and food
visit the art row at Creative Grove artist & designer market
CREATIVE GROVE TV the new art community media feature
for metro artists,
curated and edited by Veejay Anna
also accepting submissions for videos about your neighborhood
and the documentation of the process how things are made.
(creativegrovetv@gmail.com
We want to re-educate the public to bring awareness about what it takes to make
our common use objects
JC Library bookmobile is inviting you to find a book you wanted to read
Grove Street PATH Plaza
friday July 1st,
2 - 8 pm
www.creativegrove.org
creative grove artist & designer market on Facebook
your weird society, outdoor living room, indie art scene with the
ever changing music, sounds and performance art
CREATIVE GROVE artist market rocks, every friday on downtowns
central plaza: Grove street PATH
JC Live opening night
 There is a hot new act in Downtown Jersey City! Presented by Downtown Live and SOAR Nation, JC Live is a fresh open performance showcase that will fire up the mic and light up the stage on Thursday, July 14th. This dynamic series spins the spotlight on music, dance, spoken word, film and surprise performances every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. Doors open at 8:30pm Tickets are $5 PURCHASE YOUR TICKET HERE: http://soarnation.com/cata ...and SOAR Nation will donate a portion of your purchase to charity. You can also purchase tickets at the Door!! Want to share your talent on the JC Live stage? Find out how to have your voice heard at: www.dtlive.org Email booking@soarnation.com to submit your talent for performance on the JC Live stage! Confirmed Performers: J Ross Parrelli www.jrossmusic.com Land of the Look Behind http://www.facebook.com/ke http://soundcloud.com/purp http://www.myspace.com/kev http://www.myspace.com/lan Eugene Yu - Sweets Productions http://www.vimeo.com/user4 The Audiobodies http://www.facebook.com/Th http://www.theaudiobodies. http://www.reverbnation.co http://www.myspace.com/the http://theaudiobodies.tumb Sirena www.sirenamari.com Intikana http://www.intikana.net/ |
Monday, July 11, 2011
Tempest Jam Sessions Lamppost
Musicians welcome, Poets welcome\
every wednesday, 9 - midnight, Lamppost Bar and Grille, 2nd street x Brunswick
Beer and shot specials.
COme for the drinks, stay for the music.
Bring your axes. House Keyboard available.
www.RolandRamosPresents.co
Jazzer sized-up Groove on Grove
HDSID presents Groove on Grove's
JAZZER SIZED-UP SHOWCASE
----with--------
Jazz Saxaphonist and Recording Artist : Tom Tallitsch [6pm]
...www.tomtallitsch.com
New Tricks Jazz [7pm]
www.newtricksjazz.com
Beninghove's Hangmen [8pm] http://beninghoveshangmen.
with special performances by The
JC Slam http://www.facebook.com/je
PSI Certified ...... Slammer approved! Birthed from the mental wombs of Jersey City Poets, was JC Slam! Offering the community a "Poetic Cornucopia" geared toward personal and environmental empowerment.
JC Slam is a certified member of Poetry Slam, Inc. (PSI). Producing an event that offers diversity in a competition with National implications. We pride ourselves in the willingness to combine forces with all branches of art and education to better equip our communities and keep them rounded.
---start times are sharp---
about the bands :
TOM TALLITSCH [6pm]
www.tomtallitsch.com
"Cleveland, Ohio native Tom Tallitsch currently lives in Hamilton, NJ. A saxophonist, clarinetist, flutist, composer and jazz radio host, he is the founding director of the Central NJ Homeschool Bands, works as a piano tutor to students with autism at The Princeton Child Development Institute, and was a member of the artist faculty at Mercer County Community College from 1999-2006. Previous teaching positions include The Westminster Conservatory, the Philadelphia Clef Club, the Creative Music Studios and The Groove Academy. Tallitsch is the organizer of the non-profit arts organization “Living Arts Outreach, Inc.” This recording features Tallitsch working with Philadelphia area artists including John Stenger on piano, guitarist Victor Baker, bassist Paul Gehman and Justin Leigh on drums. All eight tracks were composed by Tallitsch.
As a composer Tallitsch’s compositions grow and slowly evolve rather than take the more traditional head-solo-head arrangement. This is more a reflection of the intuitive leanings of the ensemble as a whole than any outside construed influence. Leigh’s brilliant drum work drives each of the tracks forward on to new vistas, but in different ways. Sometimes he allows things to grow organically, as on “Swirl,” and sometimes he’s more in the front,” as on “Conscious Contact.” What he never is, however, is uninvolved. Intuitively tied into the musicians around him, his brilliant technique is a wonderful foil to the long lines Tallitsch has a tendency to unfurl.
As a saxophonist Tallitsch is all about building solos, taking the listener on a journey. An obvious student of the jazz art form, Tallitsch knows how to take the harmonic possibilities his compositions include and craft soloistic lines that move forward towards greater and greater emotional highs. With such an incredibly empathetic group of musicians around him, the results are almost always wonderful.
The accompanying ensemble makes the most of Tallitsch’s music. Stenger’s piano, many times call upon to play swirling and quickly repeated ostinato-ish figurations, as on “Propellerhead” and “Red Giant,” among others, is sensitive almost to a fault. Careful to remain an accompanist, his comping choices sometimes lack a bit of bite, but you can’t fault his abilities as his solos throughout the disc are exquisite. Gehman’s bass work reacts more than connects, but there is so much introspective playing going on around him you can’t fault him. In the growing canon of recorded work by Tallitsch Perspective offers another fine example of the work by this continually growing and developing artist."
NEW TRICKS JAZZ [7pm]
www.newtricksjazz.com
In case you needed to be reminded appearances—
and preconceptions—are often deceiving.
Take the latest disc by the NYC-area quartet
New Tricks—two horns, bass, and drums. One
might think the contents are going to be post-
Ornette Coleman “out” jazz. Wrong—this foursome
forgoes the presence of a chordal instrument
(like piano or guitar) not to “depart” from a
conventional semblance of harmony but to emphasize
harmony. So Alternate Side superficially
evokes the classic Ornette Coleman Quartet(s) of
the 1950s, the style is surging, hard-swinging
hard bop a la Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, and
Art Blakey, with wee touches of free jazz (as
defined by Don Cherry, Dave Douglas, and Ornette).
The sparse, mournful “Vicenza Days” gives
the horn-gents a chance to shine, but not in any
pyrotechnical manner. Ted Chubb is both brassy
(no pun intended) and elegiac, his crisp, fervent
tone somewhat evoking Booker Little. Mike
Lee’s tenor is velvety yet tart, with blues as the
soft/hard center. Both lads play soulfully, and
while the ambiance is glum it never becomes
oppressive, dull, or dirge-like. Lee’s vocalized
and slightly raspy tone on “Back To Work” flirts
briefly with flurries of free, but he swings mightily
over tumultuous (but not “free”/”out”) bass
and drums. Shawn Baltazor’s rumbles and crackles
with authority and with restraint. “New Dog”
has a wry, blues-tinged swagger (almost Ornettelike,
in fact), and Chubb gets to sear here with
his temperate and punchy, bob-and-weave approach.
New Tricks’ tunes—all originals—have an
immediate, dynamic, and tuneful drive. This
band is big on ensemble work, lots of interplay,
give-and-take. The tracks are fairly lengthy (nine
tunes in almost 70 minutes) but there’s very little
rambling. Alternate Side recalls Blakey’s Free
For All and Hubbard’s High Blues Pressure—
not avant-garde but aware of and valuing its
volatile energy, which gets worked into an edgybut-
accessible hard bop context. Sharp stuff,
BENINGHOVE'S HANGMEN [8pm]
http://beninghoveshangmen.
Rick Parker - tbone
Kellen Harrison - bass
Dane Johnson - gtr
Eyal Maoz - gtr
Shawn Baltazor - drums
Bryan Beninghove -sax/compositions
“Creeptastic grinder jazz for the masses”.
When the music was first conceived for Beninghoveʼs Hangmen, it began with the desire to create music that sounded like “Tom Waits meets Nightmare Before Christmas”. As the music developed, it began to sound more like a couple of chainsaws were invited to a burlesque show.
The brainchild of saxophonist Bryan Beninghove, the Hangmen assembles some of NYCʼs most unique dynamic talents. The band features Rick Parker on trombone (Ambient Assault), Eyal Maoz (Edom - Tzadik Records) and Dane Johnson (Foglizard) on guitars, Kellen Harrison on bass, and Shawn Baltazor (Supernatural Percussion) on drums.
Originally from the Baltimore area, Beninghove is a tireless bandleader, performing in a variety of different musical environments. In 2009, his “Organ Trio” album of grits and gravy B3 repertoire earned a Village Voice jazz top pick honor. He currently plays melodica and saxes in the French band Manouche Bag every Thursday night in Jersey City, leads the R&B group Soul Connection NYC, and has played extensively as a sideman in hip hop, death metal, big band swing, jump blues, and classical settings.
Beninghoveʼs Hangmen is the inevitable repercussion of this vast musical experience. A tango may be followed up by a surf tune, a waltz ensues, and then comes the Turkish punk jam. The band twists and turns more than a Tarantino film played backwards.
JAZZER SIZED-UP SHOWCASE
----with--------
Jazz Saxaphonist and Recording Artist : Tom Tallitsch [6pm]
...www.tomtallitsch.com
New Tricks Jazz [7pm]
www.newtricksjazz.com
Beninghove's Hangmen [8pm] http://beninghoveshangmen.
with special performances by The
JC Slam http://www.facebook.com/je
PSI Certified ...... Slammer approved! Birthed from the mental wombs of Jersey City Poets, was JC Slam! Offering the community a "Poetic Cornucopia" geared toward personal and environmental empowerment.
JC Slam is a certified member of Poetry Slam, Inc. (PSI). Producing an event that offers diversity in a competition with National implications. We pride ourselves in the willingness to combine forces with all branches of art and education to better equip our communities and keep them rounded.
---start times are sharp---
about the bands :
TOM TALLITSCH [6pm]
www.tomtallitsch.com
"Cleveland, Ohio native Tom Tallitsch currently lives in Hamilton, NJ. A saxophonist, clarinetist, flutist, composer and jazz radio host, he is the founding director of the Central NJ Homeschool Bands, works as a piano tutor to students with autism at The Princeton Child Development Institute, and was a member of the artist faculty at Mercer County Community College from 1999-2006. Previous teaching positions include The Westminster Conservatory, the Philadelphia Clef Club, the Creative Music Studios and The Groove Academy. Tallitsch is the organizer of the non-profit arts organization “Living Arts Outreach, Inc.” This recording features Tallitsch working with Philadelphia area artists including John Stenger on piano, guitarist Victor Baker, bassist Paul Gehman and Justin Leigh on drums. All eight tracks were composed by Tallitsch.
As a composer Tallitsch’s compositions grow and slowly evolve rather than take the more traditional head-solo-head arrangement. This is more a reflection of the intuitive leanings of the ensemble as a whole than any outside construed influence. Leigh’s brilliant drum work drives each of the tracks forward on to new vistas, but in different ways. Sometimes he allows things to grow organically, as on “Swirl,” and sometimes he’s more in the front,” as on “Conscious Contact.” What he never is, however, is uninvolved. Intuitively tied into the musicians around him, his brilliant technique is a wonderful foil to the long lines Tallitsch has a tendency to unfurl.
As a saxophonist Tallitsch is all about building solos, taking the listener on a journey. An obvious student of the jazz art form, Tallitsch knows how to take the harmonic possibilities his compositions include and craft soloistic lines that move forward towards greater and greater emotional highs. With such an incredibly empathetic group of musicians around him, the results are almost always wonderful.
The accompanying ensemble makes the most of Tallitsch’s music. Stenger’s piano, many times call upon to play swirling and quickly repeated ostinato-ish figurations, as on “Propellerhead” and “Red Giant,” among others, is sensitive almost to a fault. Careful to remain an accompanist, his comping choices sometimes lack a bit of bite, but you can’t fault his abilities as his solos throughout the disc are exquisite. Gehman’s bass work reacts more than connects, but there is so much introspective playing going on around him you can’t fault him. In the growing canon of recorded work by Tallitsch Perspective offers another fine example of the work by this continually growing and developing artist."
NEW TRICKS JAZZ [7pm]
www.newtricksjazz.com
In case you needed to be reminded appearances—
and preconceptions—are often deceiving.
Take the latest disc by the NYC-area quartet
New Tricks—two horns, bass, and drums. One
might think the contents are going to be post-
Ornette Coleman “out” jazz. Wrong—this foursome
forgoes the presence of a chordal instrument
(like piano or guitar) not to “depart” from a
conventional semblance of harmony but to emphasize
harmony. So Alternate Side superficially
evokes the classic Ornette Coleman Quartet(s) of
the 1950s, the style is surging, hard-swinging
hard bop a la Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, and
Art Blakey, with wee touches of free jazz (as
defined by Don Cherry, Dave Douglas, and Ornette).
The sparse, mournful “Vicenza Days” gives
the horn-gents a chance to shine, but not in any
pyrotechnical manner. Ted Chubb is both brassy
(no pun intended) and elegiac, his crisp, fervent
tone somewhat evoking Booker Little. Mike
Lee’s tenor is velvety yet tart, with blues as the
soft/hard center. Both lads play soulfully, and
while the ambiance is glum it never becomes
oppressive, dull, or dirge-like. Lee’s vocalized
and slightly raspy tone on “Back To Work” flirts
briefly with flurries of free, but he swings mightily
over tumultuous (but not “free”/”out”) bass
and drums. Shawn Baltazor’s rumbles and crackles
with authority and with restraint. “New Dog”
has a wry, blues-tinged swagger (almost Ornettelike,
in fact), and Chubb gets to sear here with
his temperate and punchy, bob-and-weave approach.
New Tricks’ tunes—all originals—have an
immediate, dynamic, and tuneful drive. This
band is big on ensemble work, lots of interplay,
give-and-take. The tracks are fairly lengthy (nine
tunes in almost 70 minutes) but there’s very little
rambling. Alternate Side recalls Blakey’s Free
For All and Hubbard’s High Blues Pressure—
not avant-garde but aware of and valuing its
volatile energy, which gets worked into an edgybut-
accessible hard bop context. Sharp stuff,
BENINGHOVE'S HANGMEN [8pm]
http://beninghoveshangmen.
Rick Parker - tbone
Kellen Harrison - bass
Dane Johnson - gtr
Eyal Maoz - gtr
Shawn Baltazor - drums
Bryan Beninghove -sax/compositions
“Creeptastic grinder jazz for the masses”.
When the music was first conceived for Beninghoveʼs Hangmen, it began with the desire to create music that sounded like “Tom Waits meets Nightmare Before Christmas”. As the music developed, it began to sound more like a couple of chainsaws were invited to a burlesque show.
The brainchild of saxophonist Bryan Beninghove, the Hangmen assembles some of NYCʼs most unique dynamic talents. The band features Rick Parker on trombone (Ambient Assault), Eyal Maoz (Edom - Tzadik Records) and Dane Johnson (Foglizard) on guitars, Kellen Harrison on bass, and Shawn Baltazor (Supernatural Percussion) on drums.
Originally from the Baltimore area, Beninghove is a tireless bandleader, performing in a variety of different musical environments. In 2009, his “Organ Trio” album of grits and gravy B3 repertoire earned a Village Voice jazz top pick honor. He currently plays melodica and saxes in the French band Manouche Bag every Thursday night in Jersey City, leads the R&B group Soul Connection NYC, and has played extensively as a sideman in hip hop, death metal, big band swing, jump blues, and classical settings.
Beninghoveʼs Hangmen is the inevitable repercussion of this vast musical experience. A tango may be followed up by a surf tune, a waltz ensues, and then comes the Turkish punk jam. The band twists and turns more than a Tarantino film played backwards.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Kirikou and the sourceress, sunday night film forum JCAS
July 10, 7.30 - 10.30 JCAS 326 5th Street, Ground Floor
Drawn directly from West African folk tales, writer-director Michel Ocelot’s 1998 animated film is the tale of an extraordinary boy named Kirikou born into a village held hostage by an evil sorceress. The brave and wise little boy solves the mysteries of the sorceress Karaba’s powers, and confronts the source of his village’s pain.
Winner of 11 film festivals’ best feature/animated film awards from 1999 to 2000, “Kirikou and the Sorceress” features animation inspired by the paintings of Henri Rousseau, as well as original music by Youssou N'Dour.
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: France/Belgium
Language: English
Runtime: 74 min
Bastille day at LITM
DJ Pastiche Spinning French Musique from Multiple Genres and Eras (7pm-Close)
10 % off all French Champagne and Sparkling Wine & $1 off Bordeaux Wines (All Night!)
French Food Specials (Kitchen open til 11:45)
BUY + SELL = GAIN @ Ed's salvage
Beginning July 10, 2011, Ed's Exchange (http://www.edsexchange.com
Come on by and enjoy music, food, and the spirit of the neighborhood, all while perusing wares by local artists, musicians, crafters, dealers, and collectors. Also, meet folks who are making a difference in our community and helping projects like this get of...f the ground.
Your Sunday fun is all within walking distance of the Journal Square Path and even closer for some of you area residents.
So, every Sunday morn, role out of bed, put your comfy clothes on and take a stroll down Bergen Ave. and get bitten by the FLEA!
Saturday, July 9, 2011
From Across the River, photography by Sandra Swieder
Art House Productions is honored to present "From Across the River," Photography by Sandra Swieder. This moving and engaging exhibition of fine photographic images and mixed media will honor the 10-year anniversary of September 11, 2001. To date, no exhibit, book or documentary examines the story of the Jersey side. "From Across the River" will be the first to honor and preserve the memories of September 11, 2011 from the New Jersey perspective.
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 1, 2011 from 7-10pm
Gallery Hours:
JC Fridays/Friday, September 9, 2011 from 7-10pm
September 10 and 11, 2011 from 12-6pm
Additional viewing hours by appointment by calling (201) 915-9911 or emailing info@arthouseproductions.org
Closing Reception: Thursday, September 15, 2011 from 7-9pm
Address:
Art House Productions
1 McWilliams Place, 6th Floor
Friday, July 8, 2011
Carnival of Immaru - A solo show by Alicia Ruth
230 Brunswick Street
(Corner of Brunswick & Pavonia Ave.)
opening reception july 15, 8pm -2am
Carnival of Immaru, a solo show by artist Alicia Ruth
A showcase of recent works which have emerged from the atoms, the ether and the light. They exist in a universe overflowing with information - incomprehensible beyond our confounding and confining biological processing abilities. A glimpse at the perpetual pondering of the evolution of the simple into the complex, presented in a multitude of mixed materials and particle collisions on canvas.
Put on your old brown shoes, like dreamers do, hop into my yellow submarine and we'll get a ticket to ride through the octopus's garden and on, across the universe.
Delicious food and drinks available as long as the kitchen and bar are open!
Costumes and weirdness encouraged
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Summerfest, Liberty state park concert series
The 35th annual free LSP concert series presented by Jersey City - Summerfest - with shows on Sundays at 5pm and Tuesdays at 7pm, starts Tuesday July 12 with John Christian's uplifting pop and R & B. The shows are in back of the Liberty House Restaurant in the public gardens there and you can bring a picnic and everyone can use the restaurant bathrooms.
Park in ferry lot or 2 hour lot at end of Zapp Drive. (If you decide to have a beverage, appetizer or meal at Liberty House Restaurant or at the new Maritime Parc restaurant, you can get your parking ticket validated if you park in the marina parking lot).
You can take the LSP shuttle bus from the light rail station to the concert site.
City of Water Day Festival
Free day of activities, music, food, themed boat tours - to celebrate our waterfront.
LSP location -northeast side of LSP in field east of Liberty House Restaurant on the left of Zapp Drive- cobblestone road - park in free 2 hour lot or in ferry lot. Festival presented by Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance in conjunction with LSP, The Friends and others.
- Waterfront Activity Fair with trivia games, models and simulations, and historic literature.
- Children's Activities including a touch box, face painting, water coloring, and other fun opportunities.
- Guided Historic Boat Tours around the harbor
- Sailing Lessons (limited spots) WIN 2 tickets through Twitter
- Kayak Tours* (Sign up at the Liberty State Park Interpretive Center tables on North Field)
- Waterfront Bike Riding
- REI Stand Up Paddle Board Lessons* (Sign-up details coming soon)
- Bouncy Castles
- Live Music and Numerous Options for food
Please wear closed shoes or footwear to protect against rocks and glass
- Boat tours leaving from LSP - Free, exciting narrated and themed harbor boat tours.
- Boat tours leaving from Governors Island
The boat tours are ticketed in advance from those website links. While there may be some tours that's don't sell out, tickets go quickly. Everyone doesn't show up, so there are usually a few standby tickets offered for each tour. Besides the tours leaving from LSP you could go on ferry to Governors Island and take a boat tour leaving from there.
details go to http://www.cityofwaterday.org/nj-program-of-events/
People can take the LSP weekend shuttle bus from the light rail station to the waterfront festival. The route map, schedule and fare are on our website.
Nyck's House for sale @ Creative Grove
Friday, July 8, 2 -8pm
DJ Nyck puts a different spin on "House" with his soulful variations of deep house, custom mixes and the very danceable joyful grooves
bring your hoolahoops for sure,
you can get decked in with body paint, fun accessories, and stylish clothing at the market!
Creative Grove a destination in JC,
every time a different story, different artists
new faces, games and food
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
The Monologue Slam, poetry slam
July 8, 8pm till midnight
Grassroots community center
54 Coles street JC
The JC slam opens its curtains to present "THE MONOLOGUE SLAM." Brush off those accents, take out that poem that always sounded more like a story anyway and get your character on for this original monologue challenge. We welcome any non-original monologues as special additions to our pre-show regularly scheduled open mic. Surprise guest judges will be scoring the competitors and our very own Scripted will be gracing us with his ...hosting presence. Doors open at 8 p.m. and sign-up is first come, first perform.
Want to Watch?
You've made an excellent choice. You will be experiencing live performance in a whole new light and it's only a measly $5!
Itching to open mic?
Way to share your gift! We'll be having a mixed open mic before the competition begins. We welcome all of the usual spoken word/music/comedy and urge all the actors in the group to bring out three-minute non-original monologues!
Ready to perform your own monologue?
Awesome! Your time limit is 5 minutes with a 30-second grace period where points will not be deducted. Memorization is encouraged, but not mandatory, and you want to come with two different monologues ready to go. The first round is with 6 competitors and the top 3 will advance to see who gets the gold through bronze.
Fasten your seat belt, it's going to be a bumpy and glorious ride!
There will be a brief open mic before the slam. All are welcome-- poets, musicians, comedians, sword swallowers, you name it!
Cover $5 / $3 Students
**Please bear in mind this is a FUNDRAISING SLAM. All proceeds go towards sending our 2011 representative team to the National Poetry Slam in Boston, Ma this August!**
Grassroots community center
54 Coles street JC
The JC slam opens its curtains to present "THE MONOLOGUE SLAM." Brush off those accents, take out that poem that always sounded more like a story anyway and get your character on for this original monologue challenge. We welcome any non-original monologues as special additions to our pre-show regularly scheduled open mic. Surprise guest judges will be scoring the competitors and our very own Scripted will be gracing us with his ...hosting presence. Doors open at 8 p.m. and sign-up is first come, first perform.
Want to Watch?
You've made an excellent choice. You will be experiencing live performance in a whole new light and it's only a measly $5!
Itching to open mic?
Way to share your gift! We'll be having a mixed open mic before the competition begins. We welcome all of the usual spoken word/music/comedy and urge all the actors in the group to bring out three-minute non-original monologues!
Ready to perform your own monologue?
Awesome! Your time limit is 5 minutes with a 30-second grace period where points will not be deducted. Memorization is encouraged, but not mandatory, and you want to come with two different monologues ready to go. The first round is with 6 competitors and the top 3 will advance to see who gets the gold through bronze.
Fasten your seat belt, it's going to be a bumpy and glorious ride!
There will be a brief open mic before the slam. All are welcome-- poets, musicians, comedians, sword swallowers, you name it!
Cover $5 / $3 Students
**Please bear in mind this is a FUNDRAISING SLAM. All proceeds go towards sending our 2011 representative team to the National Poetry Slam in Boston, Ma this August!**
Acting for adults
Art House Productions
presents
ACTING FOR ADULTS:
Developing Your Voice on Stage
July 5th through Aug 2, 6.30 - 9 pm
5-week acting course offered this summer by
CHRISTINE GOODMAN
Founder/Executive Director, Art House Productions
Director, Producer, Writer and Professional Actor
ACTING FOR ADULTS’ comprehensive approach to actor craft will help you embrace yourself as an actor -- in a safe, supportive environment. This class is for adults who would like to explore the craft of acting and gain tools to help them feel more confident on stage when speaking or performing in public.
5 Tuesdays, 6:30-9:00pm
JULY 5 – AUGUST 2
Space limited! Reserve your spot now!
Call 201-915-9911 or Email info@arthouseproductions.o
for pricing and payment info
Art House Productions
Hamilton Square, 1 McWilliams Place, 6th Floor, Jersey City
(SE Corner of Hamilton Park near Erie St./8th St.)
COURSE INCLUDES:
* Tools for relaxation and focus
* Building your character
* Facing the fear and using it to your advantage
* Is it all a lie? Staying truthful on stage
* Making the magic: how to bring a monologue to life
Beer culture
Epic Brewing Night @ Barcade
Please join us as we welcome Epic Brewing from Salt Lake City, Utah. They'll be on hand to celebrate their recent introduction to the New Jersey Craft Beer Market.
July 14, 5 - 11pm,
Barcade, 163 Newark ave
Brainless - 8.3% ABV - Belgian Strong Pale Ale.
Copper Cone - 6.4% - American Pale Ale.
Galloway Porter - 5.4% - American Porter
Hopulent - 8.5% - American Double IPA
Imperial IPA -9.5% - Strong hoppy action!
Imperial Red - 7.8% - double strength American Amber Ale.
Intermountain Wheat- 5.0% - American Pale Wheat Ale.
Pfeifferhorn Lager - 5.3% - American Pale Lager.
Smoked and Oaked - 10.5% - Belgian Dark Ale brewed with smoked malt and aged in Colorado whiskey barrels.
Sour Apple Saison - 7.8% - Farmhouse Ale brewed with apples and spices.
Spiral Jetty - 6.6% - American India Pale Ale.
Urban Harvest Art Happening
Saturday July 9th.
Location: 340 Summit Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
Please come at 7PM SHARP for the screening of Diana's short Film.
Food will be provided, please bring your own drink.
RSVP so that we know how much food to make.
lauraqua3@hotmail.com
Groove on Grove July 6
SPIRIT OF 7/6 SHOWCASE
----with--------
The Front Bottoms [6pm]
Wyldlife [645pm]
...Neo Noir [730pm]
Food Will Win the War [815pm]
---start times are sharp----
bring your ID's as Barcade will be serving
about the bands
The Front Bottoms [6pm]
www.myspace.com/thefrontbo
"these guys pine better than a forest. after the show make sure you give someone a hug, it's all right though cause these guys have Big Big Plans"
Wyldlife [645 pm]
http://www.myspace.com/wyl
"If chesthair was the only sign of man hood these guys would still be able to rock down a biker gang with peach fuzz of steel"
Neo Noir [730pm]
http://www.facebook.com/pa
JC Supergroup, lead by Kilsym with Rockin Lifestyles's Pete Kaufman on drums, Billy Donahue and Dan "Buzzkill" on Bass, and spiritual lead guitar Joe Conderacci
Food Will Win the War [815pm]
http://www.facebook.com/fo
"Every battle needs a good beat. These guys will bring us all home safe at the end of the night"
Food from
Taco Truck | Lucinda's Creperie | Two Pitas in a Pod | La Bella Torte
Libations by Barcade
Art Opening "WHERE?!" Contemporary Landscapes at LITM
July 5th, 7 - 10 pm, LITM
140 Newark Ave
The third installment in our 3 month series "WHO?! WHAT?! WHERE?!" explores contemporary takes on the traditional form of Landscape. The artists in this show use photography, painting, collage and mixed media to express a sense of place.
DJ Meghan McKee keeps the good vibes flowing.
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