The Great Soup Swap at Made with Love

Jan 23,  at Made with Love cafe, 530 jerseyAve
3.30 - 6.30 pm

Get your big pots and ladles ready! The 2011 Made With Love Soup Swap is right around the corner.

The challenge: Bring four quarts of your best homemade soup, equally divided into 1 quart containers. Also bring one or more non-perishable items to donate to the St. Matthew's Food Pantry.

The Reward: Trade your delicious soup with other local culinary whiz-kids and try their homemade winter warmers.

So come on by and share your soup making secrets and taste some of the your neighbors clever concoctions, all the while helping the St. Matthew's Food Pantry.

The fun starts at 3:30 p.m. with a meet and mingle. Then at 4:00 p.m. sharp, the swap will begin!

Donations of soup or non perishable food go to the St. matthews food panrtry.

JC slam, no more ribcage, poetry slam

grassroots community space, friday jan 7,  9pm - 12 am


The JC Slam is the only PSI sanctioned and nationally recognized slam in North Jersey. That means the stakes are high because we are trying to find out who will represent Jersey City at the 2011 National Poetry Slam.

There is a brief OPEN-MIC before the slam that not only welcomes aspiring poets but MUSICIANS AND COMICS AS WELL.

Hosted by the man who played the role of Santa's helper and the New Years Baby, Broken English.
...
After a holiday hiatus, we're back! We're starting off the New Year with the No More Rib Cage Tour paying us a visit all the way up from New England.

SO, WHY NO MORE RIBCAGE?

These four kids tossed the ribcage out the window (as should everybody who’s still saying “ribcage” in their poems) and are ready to get down to the real talk. Hailing from the legendary North[[b]]east poetry community with pedigrees from all stripes of basement bar open mics and coffee shop love/hate fests, they are ready and willing to make you laugh, cry, gasp, choke, grin, curse, and high-five all over the damn place. Just let them know the where and the when, and they will bring the rumpus. Along with anything else that will fit in Sam’s ugly-yet-reliable car when they hit the road this winter on a tour of the East Coast.

Cassandra de Alba is poet from New Hampshire who attends Hampshire College in Amherst, MA, which confuses most people. She was a member of the 2008 Manchester, NH slam team and a member of the 2010 Hampshire County slam team. Amongst the ways to her heart are wombats, avocados, and really good line breaks.

Mckendy Fils-Aime is a performance poet out of Manchester, NH. He has been a member of the 2008 Manchester NH slam team, the 2009 Worcester Poet’s Asylum slam team, and the 2010 Manchester NH slam team. He has a somewhat religious relationship with most sweets and pastries.

Emily O’Neill is a person and poet from New Jersey. (You are going to apologize for that a lot more than she is.) She has been slamming since age 17, and has been a member of the 2009 Hampshire College CUPSI team and the 2010 Hampshire County NPS team. She DJ’s living room dance parties, swims in books, and cuddles with sharks. In poetry, she enjoys speaking speechless moments and punching you in the ear as a pick-up line.

Sam Teitel has been a member of two national slam teams, Manchester, NH in 2008 and Portland, ME in 2009. In 2010 he was the assistant coach for the 2010 Manchester team. He graduated from Hampshire College with a thesis called "Poetry. Performance. Punk Rock." He is currently living in Somerville, MA and acting as a host and a heart breaker at the Slam Free Or Die reading in Manchester. He likes coffee, old paperbacks, cartoons, The Clash, and New Orleans.

http://nomoreribcage.whatis174.com/
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Grassroots Community Space
54 Coles St, Jersey City NJ

Doors open at 9 PM
$5 Cover / $3 Students (with ID)

A Night at the Met | Interpretations by John Besante

gallery 58, jan 6th,  7 - 10 pm,   58 Coles Street
A Night at the Met
Interpretations by John Besante

58 Gallery building owner, and artist John Besante has been painting a series of impressionist masterpieces for the last decade. And you may not know that all of them have been on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. True ? yes it's true:

John Besante has been copying works at the Met for nearly a decade. On Wednesday afternoon, you can find him copying some of the great masterpieces. So if you can't afford any of the million dollar price tags at the museum, tonight will be your opportunity to score a (un)real deal.

8 oz parties at Hamilton Inn

Dj Bill McCamie dishes up 
Kraftwerk, New Order, Hot Chip, Moby, Morcheeba, Cocteau Twins, Deadmau5, Jazzanova, Benny Benassi, Danny Tenaglia, Massive Attack, Cut Copy, Squarepusher, Björk, Mark Farina Kruder & Dorfmeister, St. Germain, Moloko, Zero 7, Roger Sanchez, Underworld, David Bowie, Tosca, Yves Larock, Thievery Corporation, Mylo, Fila Brazillia, Groove Armada, Portishead, Deep Dish,

8.30 till close,
wednesdays  Hamilton Inn
708 Jersey Ave x 10th street
drink specials all night

the experience

Next, join us for The Experience, a pilot program and open mic platform for amateurs and budding artists to showcase their talent live. With featured musicians, poets, singers, hip-hop and spoken word artists this event will truly leave you with an experience like no other.

For more information or to sign up as a performer contact Maurice Ingram 

Fri, Jan 28
9pm-12am
$10

5th annual snowball, arthouse production

Art House Productions
and Gala Chairwoman Stephanie Lubalin
Cordially invite you to attend the

5th Annual
SNOW BALL

A Champagne Gala to benefit
Art House Productions' landmark
10th season of arts programs

SATURDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 2011 AT 8PM
Light Fare * Live Music * Silent Auction

HONORING
Etta Rudolf Denk
Senior Vice President — NJ Market Manager, Bank of America

LOCATION
Art House Productions
Hamilton Square, One McWilliams Place
Jersey City, NJ 07302

8:00 - Champagne and Hors d'Oeuvres
8:30 - Silent Auction and Live Gypsy Jazz by Manouche Bag
9:15 - Presentation to Honoree
9:45 - DJ George "Soul" Fernandez of Global Soul Project

Art House Productions, Inc. is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization. A portion of your ticket purchase will be tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

* Black Tie Creative *

Snowball volunteers

We need volunteers to help us get ready for the 5TH ANNUAL SNOW BALL! Email Artistic Director Jack Halpin at jack@arthouseproductions.org if you can spare a day or even a 1/2 hr to organize, paint, or decorate!

Volunteer times: Sat 1/8 (11am-5pm), Sun 1/9 (12pm-5pm), Sat 11/15 (11am-5pm), Sun 11/16 (12pm-5pm), Mon 11/17 (MLK Day) (TBA)

arthouse open mic first thursdays

Join us this this Thursday for the first event of 2011! Art House's monthly performance series welcomes poet Mel Kozakiewicz to the stage.


Thurs, Jan 6
Arthouse, 1 McWiliams Place, Hamilton Park, 6th floor
8pm
$5

5 min open mic.
Baked goods by Judy's Goodies, DJ mEgan spins all night

auditions for Art in motion

Auditions: Art In Motion – April 15th

Insurgo Stage Project seeks dancers, musicians, poets and visual artists for the newest installment of Art In Motion – a collaborative multidisciplinary performance series in Jersey City.

All ensemble members will be expected to contribute to the creative process and development of the show. Therefore, a collaborative spirit, team-player attitude, and commitment to rehearsals is very important. All ensemble members must be available the weekend of April 15th for performances.
Dancers should have strong technique in modern and experience with improvisation and partnering. Acting and choreographic experience a major plus. Dancers should come ready to move, and may elect to prepare a short (30 second) solo of their own creation, but this is entirely optional.
Poets should have performance experience and a talent for connecting with the audience. Poets should come to the audition with several writing samples, prepared to perform (doesn’t have to be memorized – we want to see what you think your best work is).
Musicians should be comfortable with improvisation, able to create on the spot, and posses stylistic flexibility and dynamics. Musicians should bring their instrument of choice to the audition.
Visual Artists should be able to focus their work on being interactive, relative, and communicative with the other mediums. Artists should also be willing to be performative about their art. Experience/willingness to create live work during a performance is a plus.
Auditions are January 19th @ 9pm – 11pm at the Grassroots Community Space, 54 Coles St, Jersey City, NJ.

Please bring resume (headshot if applicable) and come ready to create! The audition will be an open rehearsal with all artists, and will consist of various improvisational exercises and short assignments.

Please email avianna@insurgo.org to register for the audition.

Call Backs will be January 20th @ 9-11pm.

Dark Matter Bright Future, fundraiser art show

January 4 from 7 PM to 10 PM for the opening of Dark Matter: Bright Future?, LITM's next art show which asks the questions: Are you fearful of a dark future? Or hopeful for a bright one?

$10 Suggested Donation (no cover) - All proceeds go toward NO Gas Pipeline's effort to fight the proposed pipeline.



YOU can make the difference so that WE have a Bright Future and NOT exist in Dark Matter.

Art Eat Up, funding event for artists

 

Pro Arts Announces it's third Art Eat Up on

Friday, January 14th, 7-10pm

Grace Church Van Vorst

39 Erie Street, Jersey City, NJ

 

What is Art Eat Up?
Art Eat-Up is a food, drink and entertainment event with a twist; for a small donation, guests eat a delicious meal, enjoy good company and musical entertainment, and vote for the most worthy art proposal on the menu that night. All profits collected go to the winning artists to realize their project, which will be displayed at the next Art Eat-Up event. It is a great way to network, meet new people, have fun and provide support for a local art project. Art Eat-Up provides individual grants for artists, connects artists to each other and to the greater community and promotes the artistic livelihood of our community.
Here's some more info.:


~Art Eat-Up is grassroots funding at its best: donations for the community dinner go directly to funding art-makers whose proposals draw the most votes from the diners. The process is purposely simple: Anyone can submit a proposal to Art Eat-Up. Community participation in the grant selection process is the key: through this process we hope to stimulate and support experimental, critical and imaginative projects that may not be eligible for formal funding.
~Art Eat-Up connects artists with artists, artists with the community, and the community with each other during Art Eat-Up dinners. It provides artists the opportunity to begin marketing their work before it is made. It creates momentum and awareness for art projects promoted during the event and possibly realized with the help of the Art-Eat-Up grant.

the tempest open mic/ jam sessions @ lamppost

the tempest open mic/jam session. starting weds jan 5th at the lampost in jc.

2011 ushers is new beginings, along with the tempest open mic/jam session; a brand new open forum for musicians in jersey city. Included in the jam is a house band consisting of a drummer and a bassist.

Moderated by local musician Roland Ramos, guests are invited to play solo or with the house band. Sign up begins at 8:30pm and performances will continue until midnight, or until the bartender says so. Musicians are encouraged to bring their own instruments and amps. If that is not possible, musician guests are invited to use house equiptment, upon discretion of house musicians, ie; house musicians have a right to say no. Poets are welcome and encouraged to perform with the backing band.

The success and longevity of the open mic/ jam is based soley on attendance. We will gladly continue the jam provided it is supported by the local community. We wish to fill a need where local musicians and poets can practice, rehearse, and garner inspiration from those around them.

For more information, please contact roland.ramos77@gmail.com or 201-394-9891.

NYE @ Lucky 7's

come ring in 2011 at L7's this friday nite! lena and giuli will be behind the bar all nite to help kick-off your new year in style. there will be a complimentary champagne toast at midnite, and champagne will be available for purchase throughout the evening. dance party with dj leonard smalls from 11-4am, and we will be having our final raffle for the York St. project, so expect some great prizes all nite long! see you this friday nite...

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Chamber music

At the Hamilton Square Lobby, 232 Pavonia Avenue, 7 - 10 pm Jan 6th 2011, an evening of fine music, wine and food is offered!
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players will perform,  wine and hors d'œuvres are offered by Hamilton Square retailers.

DJ Pastiche and the Bring the Noise NYE Mix

NYE Party at the Hamilton Inn, 708 jersey ave x 10th street

with DJ Pastiche!!!!

Just Great Music and drink and food...

Come join in and see what all the Buzz is about with the Hamilton in and one of their new DJs, Mr Pastiche.

DJ Pastiche will carry you into the New Year with a Mix of music you can't resist. Ranging from Mash-ups, Old school Hip Hip, Funk, Break-beats and UK Garage and plenty of other surprises through out the night

One by One, a 58's new years fundraiser

One by One | A 58 New Years
Friday Dec 31st @ 9 pm
$15 Donation before 2 am / $10 after
Proceeds benefit the 58 Longevity Fund to help
us apply for a zoning variance
BYOB OK

10 pm Project Tim
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_(album)
11 pm Thomas Francis Takes His Chances http://thomasfrancistakeshischances.bandcamp.com/
2011: Wyldlife
http://www.myspace.com/wyldlife7

DJ's:
Street Justice http://www.facebook.com/streetjustice
DJ Soul http://www.facebook.com/GeorgeSoul
Scott FREE http://www.facebook.com/ScottieL
and Gus Babalu Lau http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=687070204

Ladie's nite X-mas party at Lucky 7

 Bar Lucky 7, 2nd street, 10pm - 2 am
Dec 23rd
for anyone who missed our holiday party last saturday nite, santa has decided to get drunk one more nite before christmas! We will be breaking out the mistletoe, and his chair, so you can still get a pic or two with him if you'd like. and for those of you who have not completed your holiday shopping, we are having another charity raffle

Missa Solemnis, Mozart, Haendel, Schubert, Victoria and Saint-Saens

The Holy Rosary Church Choir will perform selections by Victoria, Handel, Schubert and Saint-Saens,
the Missa Solemnis in C major KV 337 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  during a Solemn High Mass in Latin,
Dec 24th  starting at  8.30pm

Holy Rosary Church

344 6th St.

JC Peace movement helps the homeless

Please remember those less fortunate then yourself.

The Jersey City Peace Movement meets at Journal Square on the last Sunday of every month to help the homeless. Donations of warm clothing, blankets, and food are needed.

 

Next date: Sunday, December 26th  Noon-2pm

                  Journal Square Fountain

 

Christmas Eve concert

Friday December 24th at 8:30pm

The Holy Rosary Church Choir will perform the
Missa Solemnis in C major KV 337 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart during a Solemn High Mass in the Extraordinary Form (Latin) at 9 pm.

A musical prelude of seasonal selections by
Victoria, Handel, Schubert and Saint-Saens.

Holy Rosary Church
344 6th Street
201.795.0120

The Polar Express IMAX at Liberty Science Center

December 26-30 at 6:15pm

The Polar Express pulls into the nation's largest IMAX Dome Theater for a limited engagement, just in time for the holidays. The heart-warming film tells of a boy who takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole on a journey of self-discovery. Based on the Caldecott medal-winning children's book written by Chris Van Allsburg, The Polar Express is directed by Oscar winner Robert Zemeckis and stars two-time Academy Award® winner Tom Hanks.
Run time: 100 minutes

Catch your ride on The Polar Express:
6:15 pm -- December 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30
5:15 pm -- January 1, 2011

$11.25 for adults and $8.50 for children and seniors
Note: Infants under 2 are not permitted in the IMAX Dome Theater.

Liberty Science Center
222 Jersey City Boulevard
201.200.1000

Twelve Days of Science

Daily December 22 - January 2 (except December 25 as the Center is closed)

Now in its fourth year, the 12 Days of Science provide an exciting finish to the year with special family friendly activities that will make your holiday visit even more memorable!

Come to the Science Center between December 22 and January 2 (except for December 25) for all sorts of cool, winter-based activities: Funny Flavors Ice Cream Making, Insta-Snow, Mathemagician Art Benjamin, Bubblemania and much more! Schedules are subject to change without notice and space or supplies may be limited. Activities are available on a first come, first served basis. Most of the activities are free with paid admission but some require a sign up or extra fee, check activity details for more information. 

For hours and more info:
12 days of science

Liberty Science Center
222 Jersey City Boulevard
201.200.1000

Green Warders Monthly Meeting

Tuesday December 21st 6:30 - 8:30 pm

The Green Warders Inc., a nonprofit based in Jersey City that promotes environmental sustainability.
For more information about the organization or to volunteer,
contact Green Warders at (201) 240-5351.
email: jburgs53@aol.com

Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center
140 Martin Luther King Drive
Jersey City, NJ 07305

The Village Neighborhood Association Monthly Meeting

Tuesday December 21st · 7:30 - 9pm

3rd Tuesday, monthly

www.jcvillage.org/
info@jcvillage.org
 
Auditorium:
Michael Conti School/P.S. 5
182 Merseles Street

YULE - Celebration of the Winter Solstice 2010

Tuesday December 21st · 7 - 11:30pm

Bring something to Eat or Drink to share.
Bring a candle to light with a hope or a prayer for this new year.
Have a song or a poem or a dance to perform (brief) if possible focus your song, poem, dance on one of the directions:

East, Spring, Air  - the spirit of Communication
South, Summer, Fire - the spirit of action, passion
West, Fall, Water - the emotions
North, Winter, Earth - a time of contemplation, study

Wear something Fabulous (there will be a place to change & do makeup).
There will be Faerie chants & Spiral dances as well as other surprises...

A $5 donation for the use of the space, no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Grace Church Van Vorst
39 Eerie St.& 2nd.

JCAS presents In The Mood For Love (2001)

Sunday  December 19th · 7:30 - 10:30pm

Originally titled "The Flower-Like Years," director Wong Kar Wai's delicately mannered tale of platonic romance captures the by-gone era of 1962 Hong Kong.

Two neighboring married apartment-dwellers Chow Mo-wan (Tony Leung, who won Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival for his role) and Su Li-zhen (Maggie Cheung) begin to suspect that their often-absent spouses are having an affair. Spending much of their free time together, the two begin a delicate romantic friendship, but vow never to behave like their unfaithful mates.

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: China, Language: Cantonese, Runtime: 98 min

Jersey City Art School
326 5th Street, Ground Floor

Roland Ramos (RR) live @ Bar Majestic

 Dec 16, Bar Majestic 275 Grove street,
7 - 11 pm

Roland Ramos Presents will be playing a FREE live concert at Bar Majestic in Jersey City.

Fresh from their record release of "Tales from 4th and Jackson", Roland, Ted, Jim and Paul will bring their original sounds to Jersey City for all to enjoy and dance to.

This solid mix of Reggae and Funk make for solid destination for your Thursday night outings.

The Nutcracker, Nimbus dance works

 Dec 17 - 19, Grace Van Vorst church 7.30 or 6 pm
39 Erie Street

Nimbus Dance Works presents the inaugural year production of The Nutcracker! Retaining many of the essential elements that have made The Nutcracker a holiday classic for generations, Nimbus has reconceived the storyline to take place in a city not so different from Jersey City. Join your favorite characters: Mother Ginger, the Arabian couple and, of course, the Sugar Plum Fairy – all with a Jersey City twist! The production features professional dancers and talented (and cute!) youth performers from Jersey City Dance Academy and Next Step Broadway. For the program, Nimbus Dance Works will also present a new duet choreographed by company member Jean Paul Jr. drawing on influences from his upbringing in Haiti, and Six Chansons, choreographed by Nimbus Artistic Director Samuel Pott. Join us in the intimate and historic Grace Church Van Vorst for what is sure to become a Jersey City holiday tradition!
tickets, questions to

devon@nimbusdanceworks.org

Handmade Holiday Market, Jersey City Craft mafia

GAIA public art

GAIA has graced this town with some public art appearances,
very probably on legal walls.
If they weren't it would be stupid to remove the art.
On a side street off JFK Boulevard approaching SIP Ave there is this amazing piece
for the JC public.

photography by Uta Brauser