Creative Black Friday

Shop shop shop shop shop shop shop shop
original gifts, DIY crafts, Made in Jersey City, local local handmade fine designs, music, food, fashion, accessories, ART!

Best shopping day in America, share it with your local artisans, find original gifts, look for the best deals of the year!  Creative Grove artist & designer market, Grove street PATH      friday  NOV 29 3-9pm
DJ Green Locust dishing up exciting tunes

Floody groovey Creative Grove artist market

Big after storm floody moody creative market and show down on the plaza:
the community comes together with even more joy,
new  ideas and initiatives being brewed,

the spark for wind and solar power, pedal power will get us to showcase ideas and
demos of local manufacturers of such devices soon.

DJ Pastiche on the decks with his Berlin trophys in electronic treasures,


Chill out with our independence charme and
hunger for innovation:
CREATIVE GROVE artist & designer market JERSEY CITY !!

Grove Street PATH plaza,
our central community square downtown

fridays, 3  - 9 pm, all year.
rain, shine, hurricanes, heat, or economic crashes,
we hold down the fort.. through art

Pi-e day

Pi-e Day is just over a week away!  It is going to be at the Liberty Science Center on Sunday March 11th from 12-4pm.
Advanced sale tickets (while they last!) are just $10 each or $30 /family (max 6 ) and are available at the LCCS front desk. Ticket s include full entry to Liberty Science Center that day!  ALL PROCEEDS FROM ADVANCED SALE TICKETS ARE STRAIGHT PROFIT FOR LCCS, Learning Community Charter School.
held at the Liberty Science center.

Free ... your mind, wallet and pets

Feb 24:
DJ tanner and DJ presp. Fruits Of the Thomas tree. Playing a beautiful blend of tunes from the past, the present and the FUTURE!  

Celebrate February on the Plaza with artists and the Handmade revolution..

Creative Oxygen Grove

CREATIVE GROVE resumes
January 27th 2012,  snow or shine
Grove Street PATH plaza, downtown JC,
with all that music,
pumping   creativity and oxygen through the City's veins.

This year the hours are 3-9pm
every friday through December 28
except Aug 31, for a Labor Day summer break

share with the community your winter art,
initiatives,
snow balls, icicles
music
dance moves
handmade designs
crazy projects
smiles!!

Outdoor lounge on the plaza
www.creativegrove.org

Jersey City Social

Hello Fellow Chilltown Residents!

We are planning an informal get-together to discuss all things pertaining to the neighborhood we call home. Please bring your ideas, concerns and your favorite BYOB. New developments are happening, new neighbors moving in, the arts are expanding and much more.

Come say hello and invite your fellow JC residents!
Wednesday, May 26th 7:30-10:30pm
Basilico, 673 Bergen Ave. (Sundeck)

Van Vorst Park Association Monthly Meeting - Jan 19th

Van Vorst Park Association Monthly Meeting
19th January 2010 Tuesday PM 7:30 - 9:30

Van Vorst Park Association
Barrow Mansion
83 Wayne Street, Jersey City

always presenting interesting speakers, cultural presentations, community politics,
participate!
Email: mail@vvpa.org
VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.vvpa.org

We meet the 3rd Tuesday of each month.
Everyone is welcome!

soup swap

The Great Jersey City SOUP SWAP 2010


Sunday, January 24, 2010
3:30 p.m. to meet and mingle
(BYOB - Feel free to bring wine. Snacks available for purchase from Made with Love)
4:00 p.m. SHARP - SOUP SWAP begins

WHERE: Made with Love Artisan Bakery & Café
530 Jersey Avenue (between Columbus & Newark), Jersey City, NJ 07302

Bring 4 Quarts of Your FROZEN Homemade Soup
(divided into single quart containers)
*PLUS*
one or more non-perishable items to donate to the St. Matthew's Food Pantry (canned soup, one-can meals, cereals, peanut butter, tuna, canned tomatoes or sauces, canned fruits or vegetables, and non-perishable milk are all appreciated)

What exactly is a SOUP SWAP?
You bring FOUR single-quart containers of your homemade frozen soup. (Plus your donation to the food pantry.) We will then draw numbers and take turns picking out different soup. You will leave with FOUR 1 quart containers of a wonderful mix of homemade soups. Bring whatever soup you cook best. This can include chili, stews, chowders, and gumbos. Can't be here? You can always assign a proxy to do your soup swapping for you!

INVITE YOUR FRIENDS! We can never have too many soups to choose from!

The St. Matthew's food pantry serves persons in our community living with HIV/AIDS and other serious illnesses through the Hyacinth Foundation.

4th Street Arts ~ Chilli Cook-off

Sunday, February 21, 2010
2:00pm - 6:00pm
Parlay Studios ~ 161 2nd Street

Due to the overwhelming success of last season's Mac & Cheese Bake-off... 4th Street Arts Collective is doing it again !!

Bringing you delicious comfort food from resident chefs and local restaurants...

The 4th Street Arts ~ Chilli Cook-Off
February 21st 2010
2pm - 6pm
Parlay Studios
161 2nd Street @ Provost Street

$5 to take all the chilli you can fit into your belly!

*special thanks to Jersey City Museum and our panel of judges

* to be a contestant and for rules
Contact:
Marc.Caterina@gmail.com
Sophie.Penkrat@gmail.com