chalk the walk, JC Museum

Halloween Is Here: Chalk The Walk

Saturday, October 23, 2010, 12 pm to 4 pm
(Rain Date: October 30, 2010)
In celebration of Halloween's arrival, JCM invites everyone from children and families to artists, witches, and werewolves to come draw on the sidewalks of Jersey City Museum.  Fly in on your broomstick and join JCM for a day of spine-chilling fun for all. Free.

splendid energy panel discussion at JC Museum

Splendid Energy Panel Discussion: Artist and the Economy
Saturday, October 23rd, 2010, 3pm

This year the museum highlights artists who live and work in Jersey City with Splendid Energy, an exciting competitive show on view until October 31st.  The Energy transfers into an enlightening panel discussion in the Caroline Guarini Theater at 3pm which embodies some of the strongest art advocacy voices in Hudson County.  Panelists include the Distillery Gallery founder Irene Borngraeber, curator Christina Vassallo, and musician and community activist Rolando Ramos. The panel will offer up survival tips in supporting and creating art during times of economic hardship. Free.

2010 Jersey City Artists’ Studio Tour Mixer

Jersey City Cultural Affairs and Pro Arts have joined together with JCM for a fun night of socializing, networking and acquiring information about the upcoming Jersey City Artists’ Studio Tour. On August 19th from 6 to 7:30 pm, come mingle with the who’s who among the arts community while sampling lite refreshments in JCM’s atrium.  Representation from Jersey City Cultural Affairs, Pro Arts and Central Avenue Special Improvement District will be readily available to answer all further questions about the Studio Tour and opportunities.  Art enthusiasts are encouraged to come out of your studios, grab a glass of wine and shake hands with Hudson’s County’s creative talent for one night.  If you would like to set an information table up for the night and inform people about what’s new, what’s happening within your organization please contact Michelle Loughlin:mloughlin@jerseycitymuseum.org

Jersey City Craft Mafia @ JC Museum

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day of design, craft events, performances, mother's day gift shopping and community outreach. Jersey City Craft Mafia and Jersey City Museum are collaborating once again to put together a spring event that you are not going to want to miss.

Target First Fridays @ Museum

Jersey City Museum invites you to celebrate a brand new season of exhibitions! The evening will also include wine, refreshments, exhibition-themed family projects in the atrium, and a special performance by Jersey City's own Segunda Quimbamba in the museum's theater at 6:30 p.m.

New Spring 2010 Exhibitions include:

* Hair Tactics - Over 30 artists explore HAIR as subject matter and medium
* Hugo Bastidas: Earthly Delights
* John Ross and Clare Romano: A Life in Prints
* 1x1 Projects: Jennifer Maza, Louis Libitz
* Also on view: New Look, Same Great Taste!

This event is free and open to the public. Tickets will be sold for the special 6:30 p.m. performance in the theater.

Segunda Quimbamba Performance | 6:30 p.m.
General admission: $7 | JCM members: $5
This Jersey City based percussion and dance ensemble will celebrate the rich folk music of Puerto Rico with a performace in the museum's Caroline L. Guarini Theater. Kids under twelve free! Tickets will be available at the door.

About Target First Fridays
At Jersey City Museum's Target First Fridays, visitors enjoy free admission, special programming, and extended museum hours on the first Friday of each month.

About JC Fridays
JC Fridays, the citywide day of arts and culture in Jersey City, is held at the start of every season with an exciting program of free events open to the public. For more information about JC Fridays and a complete list of events going on throughout the city, please visit www.jcfridays.com.

Teen Art Task Force: Teenage Riot Poetry Slam

Jersey City Museum (350 Montgomery Street): February 13, 2010 2:30pm
Free.
Contact: 201-413-0303 ext. 141 or info@jerseycitymuseum.org.

Teen Art Task Force curates and hosts Teenage Riot Poetry Slam, an afternoon celebrating spoken word artists and the poetry scene. Get on stage, read a poem, get judged by the audience. Special musical guest is D.J. Motorfunker. All high school students who share an interest in the arts are welcome!

The winner of the Teenage Riot Poetry Slam will receive $25 dollar gift certificate to Newport Mall and a free one year Jersey City Museum Friends & Family Membership.

The Teenage Riot Poetry Slam is limited to 25 students. Students must fill out application. Please bring completed application on the day of performance. Students must sign in at the front desk in the museum atrium no later than 2:00 PM (no exceptions!).

Teenage Riot Poetry Slam rules and regulations:

* Students have three minutes to present one original poem. Poems can be on any subject and in any style. Each student must perform work that he or she has created.
* Profanity and derogatory comments of any kind are not permitted.
* No props, no costumes, no musical accompaniment. Only the student's personal presence, in action and voice, are permitted.
* Poems should be no more than three minutes long.
* 5 judges-who may be picked out of the audience-will critique the performance. The judges will give a numerical score (on a scale of 1 to 10) based on the poem's content and the student's performance, with the highest and lowest scores being dropped.

Teen Art Task Force is a new museum initiative that develops and promotes creative programming at the museum for teens by teens. It consists of high school students who share a common interest in the arts. Teen Art Task Force meets Saturdays of every other month at 2:30 pm in the museum's classrooms.

Higgins and Heather Duby, music, performance, rock music

Friday, February 5, 2010 5:10pm - 9:10pm

Happy hour comes to First Fridays at Jersey City Museum! Unwind after a long workweek with a glass of wine and light fare. Enjoy new sounds from local DJs in the atrium, hands-on family activities, and more. This evening includes live music (*) in the theater by pop band Higgins and singer songwriter Heather Duby. The evening also includes a sneak preview of select Spring 2010 exhibitions Hair Tactics and John Ross and Clare Romano: A Life in Prints.

Event Schedule:
•5 - 7 p.m. | Hands-on craft activities for families.
•6 - 7 p.m. | Enjoy a complimentary wine tasting while Steff "Street Justice" Kautzmann DJs in the atrium.
•7 - 9 p.m. | "Lush Beatlesque" pop band, Higgins, perform in the Caroline L. Guarini Theatre with special opening act, indie singer/songwriter Heather Duby.
This event is free and open to the public.
*Special admission is required to see live music in the theater. Tickets are $8 for JCM members, $10 for non-members. Tickets will be available at the door.