The Mask Show

April 4th - may1st   2011
at Made with Love organics, bakery and cafe, 530 jersey ave
opening reception  april 8,   7 - 9pm

Masks have been used since antiquity for ritual performance in every culture.
We have been inspired by the artisans and continue the tradition in clay.


Beth DiCara
Joyce Hayter
Lynn Presley
Andrea Raphael
Gailene St. Amand
Tina Senatore
Robin Schkrutz

chalk artist wanted

Made with Love is looking for someone to do sidewalk chalk every sat n Sunday (no rain)
in trade for food/ baking/cooking class.
contact:
celestegov@gmail.com

 

well, with this image for JC standards I am just kidding,

looking more for words and logo.

Game show Fever

SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2011 Pop-UP Art and Art House Productions
invite you to “come on down” for

GAME SHOW FEVER!

A JC Fundraiser to Benefit
Art House Productions & Pop-UP Art

SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2011 

1 McWilliams Place, 6th Floor (SE Corner of Hamilton Park, near Erie/8th)

Jersey City, NJ

Doors open @ 6pm
Mingling Time @ 7pm
Live Show Taping @ 8pm Sharp!

ADVANCED TICKET PRICES:
Audience Tickets: $10
Game Show Participant Lottery Tickets: $25 gets you two tickets

GET YOUR TICKETS AT WWW.ARTHOUSEPRODUCTIONS.ORG

Can’t get enough of spinning wheels, Barker’s Beauties, Plinko chips and 70’s leisure suits?

Each audience member will have a chance to play in a live game show to win exciting gifts and prizes donated by local Jersey City businesses! Come out for a fun night in support of two local arts organizations!
6 - 9 pm

Robert Crumb on WFMU's Antique Phonograph Music Program

april 5th, on WFMU 91.1  (or 911 as me and my son call it)

8 pm - 9pm

Legendary artist Robert Crumb talks with MAC and plays 78 rpm records chatting about 50 years of collecting and he will also be playing mandolin with The East River String Band in part two. The show will include links to video of the appearance!

 

Charlie Foxtrot, art opening, LITM

Sean Lugo's First Solo Show at LITM!

april 5, 7 - 10 pm, LITM, 140 Newark ave

Artists Statement:
With age I, like most, have come to realize that humans are what create this chaos, and they are more animal then animals. Most [humans] should be caged up, so I paint the animal as a reflection of ourselves, our cruelty to each other and other animals, and our near descent to a world that does not support true free expression. Through my work I try to deconstruct America and the rest of the world through the guise of animals. It addresses current events, stereotypes, and underlying threads of drugs, sex, and corruption that underpin American society, to which the text provides clues to content and interpretation.

auditions, casting call "murder on ice"

AUDITIONS

‘MURDER ON ICE’

Christine Goodman (prod.) is casting Murder on Ice, an original 1945 comedy/suspense set in an ice rink. Jack Halpin, dir. Rehearsals begin immediately, evenings and weekends. Performances run May 13-21 at Art House Productions in downtown Jersey City.
...
Seeking—Frank Roberts: late 40s, penny-pinching owner of Red River Ice Rink. Bobby Hatch: 20s-30s, brooding skater with a bad temper, “man with a past.” Must move well/dance. JoBell Martin: 20s, the star of the Sunshine Sparklers ice show. Must move well/dance. The Sunshine Sparklers: 3 females in their 20’s, must move well/dance. Benita Roberts: 30s, Frank’s wife and Manager of The Sunshine Sparklers. Smart and sassy, always gets what she wants. Old Pete: 65+, hard-working and kind. The Producer: 40-50s, snobbish and used to being pampered. Detective: 30s, classic gumshoe, dealing with an intense phobia. Males and Females: 18+, to play various characters. All ethnicities encouraged to submit. Note: No actual ice skating required.

Open call auditions will be held Sunday, April 10 from 3-7pm and Monday, April 11 from 7-9pm at Art House Productions, 1 McWilliams Place, 6th Floor, Jersey City, NJ 07302 (SE Corner of Hamilton Park, street parking). If you cannot attend, submit headshot and resume to info@arthouseproductions.org. Bring a 1 minute comedic monologue; prepare to cold read. Non-union. Some pay.

www.arthouseproductions.org

Easter Celebration Communal Dinner

at Made with Love Organic Bakery & Cafe

april 14, 8 pm,
530 Jersey Ave

4 course meal,  lamb!

Dine with your community at this special setting, organic kitchen with art and music

DJ Pastiche at the Harbor Casino

april 9th, 10 pm - 2 am
Harbor Casino

179 Warren St.

DJ Pastiche mixing the old school Flavor tonight at the Harbor Casino.

Old school Funk, Hip Hop, Disco, 80's Dance mash-ups, and Breakbeats.

from 10pm till 2:30am

day of silence

 Friday, April 15 · 8:00am - 3:30pm, Henry Snyder Highschool, Bergen Ave

Sponsored by GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, the National Day of Silence is a day of action in which students across the country take some form of a vow of silence to call attention to the silencing effect of anti-LGBT bullying and harassment in schools. Through their activities students can speak out against harassment and organize for change for their schools and communities.

The Day of Silence is a Tool for Change. Organizing a Day of Silence (DOS) activity or event can be a positive tool for change-both personally and community-wide. By taking a vow of silence, you're making a powerful statement about the important issue of anti-LGBT bullying. When you organize others to join you that message becomes louder and louder. You can use this attention as a building block in your plans for larger action

JC Slam

 april 1st, 10pm
We are moving the JC Slam for ONE WEEK to Downtown Live at the infamous 143 Building on Christopher Columbus Drive. Downtown Live is the sister venue to our home Grassroots Community Space.

To have JC Slam at this legendary building is a real honor. 143 has housed the some of Jersey City's best art openings, dance partie...s, poetry readings, rock shows, workshops and performances this city has ever seen!

Downtown Live is convenient to get to being about a block away from the Grove Street PATH and it has plenty of evening parking with a parking lot next to the building which is FREE in the evening.

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.

Your host who is always full of surprises, Broken English!

Unzipped, NTEL and Then One

april 1st, 7 - 11pm opening reception

"UNZIPPED"
New works by THEN.ONE and NTEL

58 Gallery, Jersey City, NJ

NTEL-  I am a self-taught practitioner of fine art for approximately 20 years, and a self-guided participant of graffiti and street art for approximately 13 years.  I have traveled extensively for first 25 years of my life, experiencing many different cultures, styles, ideas, and regions of the world.  All, of which, come together in my artwork.  I am constantly striving to truly bridge the gap between "fine" art and "street" art.  Blatantly evident in my works, displaying contemporary touches of abstract expressionism, modern design, as well as found objects, unique figures, and subtle graffiti accents. 
THEN ONE-  I am an artist, illustrator, muralist and designer I use bold colors and imagery to create pieces of art that represent a visual manifestation of my feelings and the world that surrounds me. My work explores my heritage as well as my background as an artist of the street and how it fits as well as clashes within today's society. Though cultures may clash, my goal is to create pieces of art that can broaden the visual horizons of gallery owners and curators as well as art collectors to see that street-art and graffiti is a legitimate art form. The Contemporary art movement was the last major movement in art and I believe that graffiti and street art will be recognized as the next big movement. Ultimately I want to leave my mark in this new movement that is influencing my entire generation.




Unzipped represents us opening a side of us that is not normally seen. Our work in this show is a reflection of our experiences, how we portray the world that surrounds us. The collaborative installation will quite literally unzip the walls of the gallery with a brightly painted mural directly onto the walls of the gallery. This in a sense is a tribute to our roots as graffiti artists showing the side of us that is not traditionally seen on gallery walls. In Unzipped the works featured will mainly be paintings on canvas as well as drawings and sculpture.

Art in Motion fun(d)raiser

Saturday, April 2nd
Art In Motion Fundraiser
8pm-midnight

For  Insurgo Stage Project and the cast of Art in Motion a fundraiser for the upcoming production of two multimedia works: The Process of Yes and The Stories We’re Made Of.

Enjoy live music and performances, including sneak previews of the upcoming improvisational performance piece, “The Stories We’re Made Of.”

Featuring:
Kiwi
Roland Ramos
Special performances by the cast of Art in Motion

There will be a $5 donation and all proceeds support the production costs of Art In Motion and ensure future endeavors of this collaborative, community based project.

Please note, you *must* RSVP here in order to gain entrance to the party.
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/event.php?eid=144629715604662

 "Be/Leave"
Friday, April 1st
6pm to 9pm
_gaia
315 3rd Street
Jersey City,

gaia's gallery monthly exhibition!

This month the _gaia gallery will feature photography work by Lillian Ribeiro and Tracey Noelle Luz in "Be/Leave"

Come have a drink with us and stay for the after-party!

Be/Leave is a dialogue about who we become when we travel. In this photo essay, two activists who traveled alone outside the US contemplate their role in the world as organizers and their role in their own individual lives.

Tracey Noelle Luz is the director of They Will be Heard, the first feature length film on heavy metal in Cuba. She is also a photographer specializing in documentary and portraits.

Lillian Ribeiro is the director of performance and film at _gaia and also skates for Garden State Rollergirls. 

AID 4 Japan (all hands on the decks)

PORT O LOUNGE
& WILLIAM MCCAMIE
invite you to the
AID 4 JAPAN
WENESDAY NIGHT
...MARCH 30 2011, 10 pm  - 2 am

AT PORT O LOUNGE
286 FIRST STREET & (NEWARK AVE
Jersey City, NJ


A NIGHT FOR THE LOVE OF JAPAN

Fundraiser,
all proceeds go to the RED
CROSS JAPAN.

ALL HANDS ON THE DECKS
DJ SET FROM 10PM TO 2AM
ON THE DECK THE DJ'S ARE
DJ MEGHAN Mckee from FMU RADIO
DJ LEONARD SMALLS
DJ PASTICHE
DJ RightonShawn
DJ DANCING TONY
DJ WILLIAM MCCAMIE AKA DJBILL

special cocktails all night

WILLIAM MCCAMIE NEW MUSIC
iTunes U.S. iTunes UK/European Union iTunes Japan iTunes Australia/N.Z. iTunes Canada iTunes Mexico Rhapsody Amazon MP3 Lala

STYLE
TECK / HOUSE / DEEP HOUSE

Latin jazzy drum n base at Creative Grove

 Creative Grove April 1st:
Latin and jazz   drum and bass set
with DJ Pastiche

 

your interpretation with rhythm instruments is welcome,

with poi or hoolahooping,

no firespitting, sorry..

the outdoor lounge defies the weathers, Jersey City celebrates the 

art scene, self reliance, visibility, Urban culture.

meet the local talent

music

art

animation

fashion designs

printmakers

textile

jewelery

food

books

Elementary Chess Tournament (K - 8)

 image courtesy of susan polgar blog



Elementary Chess tournament, K - 8


When: Saturday, April 2nd, 2011
Where: Justice William Brennan Court House
(Theodore Conrad Rotunda)
583 Newark Ave, Jersey City, New Jersey 07306
Time: 10am -3:30pm
Fee: Free
Grades: ( k - 8 )
Tournament Director: Bobby Stewart
Registration Deadline: March 28th, 2011
To register email: kingsknightchess@aol.com / Name, Address, Phone, Grade,
Guardian’s Name

Private eyes, a play, J City theater

J CITY Theater announces the opening of their new production: Private Eyes by
Steven Dietz.

Private Eyes is a “relationship thriller” - a comedy of suspicion in which
nothing is quite what it seems.  Matthew’s wife is having an affair with Adrian,
a British theater director.  Or perhaps the affair is part of the play being
rehearsed.  Or perhaps Matthew has imagined all of it simply to have something
to report to Frank, his therapist.  The audience bares witness to the
characters’ delicious deceptions and are ultimately the detectives - the real
private eyes, who search for clues to Dietz’s laugh out loud comedy of surprise
and misdirection. 


With dialogue that snaps and crackles with biting humor, Dietz explores
characters who continually try to tell the truth - but in the end learn the
value of “the comforting white lie”.   Secrecy and deception hide the twin
fevers of passion and suspicion.  To borrow a phrase, Private Eyes is a “riddle
wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma”. 
J City Theater:  Private Eyes,  by Steven Dietz

“The cleverest and most artful piece presented at the 21st Humana Festival” -
Village Voice

The show runs April 1st through 16th, Friday and Saturday the first week, and
then Wednesday’s through Saturday’s for the remaining run. 

Time: 8pm.
Tix: $20.00
Address: 252 9th Street

For additional information: www.jcity.org

Stretch marks, one woman show

Only one FREE show in Jersey City - NOT TO BE MISSED. Word is Born.
march 31, 7 - 9 pm

2039 Kennedy Blvd, Student Union, Multipurpose Rooom A.

Jersey City, NJCU

"'Stretch Marks' is more far-reaching, tackling issues of birth, heredity, culture and identity. All of it punctuated with hip-hop's trademarks of an eclectic soundtrack and non-stop athleticism. 'Stretch Marks' represents Kariotis' resolution of the challenge of stretching her identity to accommodate her daughter."~Kathleen O'Brien, The Star-Ledger

Stretch Marks is a one-woman show about infinite possibilities and ultimately choosing one. It's about 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.

Stretch Marks is a National Performance Network Creation Fund Project. This program is FREE and Open to the Community. Invite your family and join us!

http://www.angelakaRIOTis.com/

build a simple website, workshop

Thursday, March 31 · 6:30pm - 8:30pm
St peters college:

Glenwood Ave & JFK Blvd., Saint Peter Hall, Degnan Conference Room

Jersey City,
 Get on the fast-track to creating a website for your small business!

This crash course will feature Rob Jelinski, Graphic Designer & Founder of Rob Jelinski Studios (www.robjelinski.com), who will show you how to:

• Find the right web-hosting site for you
• Choose & register a domain name
• Build a site on your own
• Work with a web designer

This seminar is a must for any small business start-up!

RSVP via FB, 201-432-4316, or Roger@RisingTideCapital.or

g.

There will be a $10 seminar fee for Club CEO members and a $15 seminar fee for non-members.

Communipaw ave block association meeting

in Bergen Lafayette the Communipaw Ave Block association
holds  the monthly meeting at

Monumental Baptist Church, corner Lafayette and Van Horne Sts, basement

tuesday march 29,  7 - 10 pm

just add sound, spring has sprung

 april 13,  8 - 11pm
at the Warehouse, 140 Bay street

April brings Spring Showers and 2nd Wednesdays. 2nd Wednesdays brings you Just Add Sound at the Warehouse Cafe!

Just Add Sound Open Mic series welcomes all forms of Artistic Expression:

Comedians
Lyricists
Musicians
Poets
Vocalists

Suggested Donation for this event $ 5.00

Just added to the line up!

Guest Host: Just Putt (www.facebook.com/just.putt) of Dead Poets Society (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dead-Poets-Society)

Featured Artists:

Stephanie Thornton Bryant (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1069066954) of Metal Mermaid (http://www.themetalmermaid.com/)

Trish Szymanski (http://www.brainheartbeat.com/) of Uptown Crew
(http://www.UptownCrew.net/)

Spinning tunes and keeping the vibe going... none other than:

Jared Helfer (facebook.com/jared.helfer

Come through and share your vision, your experiences, your life, your loves...

Wonder Women

Even today women remain on the fringes of the art world. Gagosian is 84 percent men, which means its artists include only 16 percent women! In September of 2006 Jerry Saltz reported that the MOMA’s permanent collection, its 4th and 5th floor galleries, only included 5 percent women, and although he has not released more current data, I imagine it has not changed.

Six years ago, I began a program very close to my heart called Wonder Women. As part of _gaia's mission I wanted to create a successful annual residency that was designed to provide a creative and supportive environment for young emerging women artists.  The Wonder Women residency, now in its 6th year, has brought together yet again a dynamic group of 10 artists. This year the residency theme has asked the artists to address the changing landscape of news, aptly titled: New News is Old News.

For the first time, _gaia is fundraising: to cover the organization and the artists'  overhead…AND the big news, to take the residency to Cyprus! We have been invited to host an intensive 2-week residency in Nicosia.

We have posted the project on Kickstarter! Visit our kickstarter page to learn more about the project and to DONATE! Please consider supporting this innovative group!  

Kickstarter page: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gaia/new-news-is-old-news-a-wonder-women-project



If you have any questions email: wonderwomen@gaiastudio.org

Taste of the Town

April 2, 1 -5 pm  Resurrection School, 189 Brunswick Street.
a community-building fundraising event to benefit Resurrection School, on the corner of Brunswick Street and Seventh Street, here in Downtown Jersey City. 

We are hosting some of Jersey City's best restaurants for a tasting and raffle.  Participating restaurants include The Hamilton Inn, Michael Anthony's, Rita & Joe's, Skinner's Loft, Cafe La Rustique, The Box, Made With Love Bakery, Parkside Bistro,and more, for a total of 13 restaurants offering the best of their menues. 
You could also win a free dinner!  There will be a raffle for gift certificates to Dorrian's, Sushi Tango, and Rue Viet.

All of our sponsors have been very generous and have worked very hard to make this an exciting and delicious event.
Great Food to benefit a Great School!
Come join your neighbors and get to know some terrific dining spots!
Tickets are $25, available at the door:  Resurrection School, 189 Brunswick Street.

Warrior workshop Journey

Warrior Instructor: Erica Arcé
Warrior Drummer: TBA
Hosted by: Downtown Live
april 1, grassroots community center, 54 Coles
Doors open at 730p. Event begins at 8pm.
...
Breathe. Meditate. Journey through your Chakras.
Listen to the sound of the drum as you transform yourself using face paints. Flow through yoga postures that awaken your inner warrior energy. Move ecstatically through space. The Warrior Workshop is an invitation to discover your inner strength and power. Visit www.dtlive.org for more details.


ABOUT ERICA

Who she is: Erica Arcé is a 200hr Kripalu RYT who has practiced Yoga for over 9 years and has taught yoga for 2 years. She holds a B.F.A in Fine Arts from Massart, and has completed her post-bac study at the OFA, Harvard University. Her hobbies include acting, traveling and exploring nature.

Why she practices: for spiritual evolution, connection with the divine, peacefulness, healing, balance, clarity within, happiness, transcendence and an open heart.

Why she teaches: service to others, to be a resoviour and channel of sacred yoga teachings for her students. To compassionately guide and cultivate inner awareness, acceptance, positive transformation. To create a space for healing, stillness, happiness, heart opening and spiritual growth.

Begin your journey today~

-Mat rental provided on a first come first serve basis. Limited Availability.
-Wear loose, comfortable clothing
-Optional: bring a pen and journal. (paper and pen will be provided)
-invite your friends

$20.00 preregistration at www.dtlive.org or $25.00 at the door.

Kaliptus Art, Maggie Ens, Ryan Ford and Paul Richard @ Creative Grove

March 25 at Creative Grove:

Kaliptus Art, animations on the screen, Psychedelic paintings,
one of a kind T-shirts and the electronic psy-lounge soundz

meeting acclaimed artist Maggie Ens with her repurposed super constructed slow art pieces,
very labor intensive weavings and sculptural collages.

Special appearance and display at Creative Grove this friday!

Fish with Braids Gallery is bringing Paul Richard's new oil drips on doors and paper,
and a special showing of Ryan Ford's paintings of a surreal imagination of matters,
social interaction and fears.
The crown of this group of works is "The last supper" with Wu Tang Clan!

meet the artists,
2 -8 pm

Harsimus Cove walking tour

march 26, 12 - 2 pm
Walking tour of Harsimus Cove Historic District  with Pat Guida.
$20 - a portion of the proceeds go to the Embankment Preservation Coalition.
Limited to 30 folks.
Send reservations (by March 23) with checks made out to Pat Guida to:

Pat Guida
335 Grant Ave
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
Include your email address and cell phone number so the meeting place can be
sent to you when your reservation is received.

Rain date:  Sunday, march 27, 12-2pm

Rose Cottage, release showcase by Kanibal Home

KANIBAL HOME INTRODUCES ROSE COTTAGE COLLECTION

Unveils New Upcycled Clothing Capsule for Spring 2011

April 9th, at 7 pm

Parlay Studios,  161  2nd street


Jersey City, New Jersey – Kanibal Home, a lifestyle store in downtown Jersey City, is continuing its focus on one-of-a-kind merchandise with the introduction of the limited-edition Rose Cottage by Kanibal Home capsule collection for Spring 2011.

                Conceived as a way to honor process, elevate handmade and bring back the true craft of creating clothing, the line will include upcycled vintage apparel with modern styling. Each piece is conceptualized individually and assembled by hand. With pieces ranging from $10 to $200, the capsule includes signature items such as deconstructed blazers, hidden leather elements, unexpected finishings and detailed patterning.

"Rose Cottage was imagined as a collaboration between the shop and local artists that filled a void and fulfilled a passion,” said Kristen Scalia, owner of Kanibal Home. “To create a handmade clothing collection that was less about DIY and more polished;  that paid homage to history and details; and that infused a sense of whimsy back into dressing up.”

                The Rose Cottage collection was created along with designer Caitlin Makary, branding developer Jade Kuei and photographer Melanie McLean. This capsule continues Kanibal Home’s dedication to craftsmanship and quality, while maintaining the shop’s roots as a small business that works hand-in-hand with the local community.

                Beginning April 9th the Rose Cottage by Kanibal Home collection will be available exclusively through Kanibal Home’s brick-and-mortar shop. The line is an extension of Kanibal Home’s eponymous brand of t-shirts, decorative pillows and reconstructed jewelry.

milesquare theatre presents: the garden of rikki Tikki Tavi

April 2 - 17, 2011

720 Monroe street E202, Monroe arts center, Hoboken

 

Krys Perry as Nag, Matthew Harris as Rikki, Jen Ring as Chuchu, and Blaire Brooks as Darzee in Mile Square Theatre's production of Y York’s The Garden of Rikki Tikki Tavi. (photo by Craig Dale)

rikkitikki_chuchudarzee
Blaire Brooks as Darzee and Jen Ring as Chuchu in Mile Square Theatre's production of Y York’s The Garden of Rikki Tikki Tavi. (photo by Craig Dale)

Saturdays @ 2PM & 5PM
Sundays @ 11AM & 2PM

Tickets: $20
Children /Seniors: $12

ORDER TICKETS ONLINE NOW
or call 201.683.7014
for reservations

School show information,
call Sandy @ 201.798.4235
recommended for audiences 4 and up

VERNAL EQUINOX, art opening reception

exhibit at Shampoo JC,  107 Christopher Columbus Drive, JC,  march 20, 6-9pm

The Vernal Equinox occurs when the sun shines directly on the equator, resulting in day and night of equal lengths and signaling, at last, the advent of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
The Equinox has been a time of celebration throughout human history and across cultures. It is a time of rebirth, fertility, new beginnings, the cycle of life.
This show features artistic interpretations of this joyful time.
Christopher Stuart, Bojana Coklyat, Torukpa Agbegha, Odo, Stephanie Riggi, Gina Lucia, Andrea Morin, Jaden Rogers, Eleanor Morin, Beth Achenbach

Love-prayer memorial for Japan

Uta Brauser invites you to add your heart and prayer wishes to a
memorial at Creative Grove  today,
friday 3/19.
2 - 8 pm,

put a red and a white heart to shape the Japanese flag onto a wooden board,
paper, scissors and glue available.
The memorial will stay and take shape at plaza throughout the week.(weekdays, we were told that we need to provide a permit first, in the lovely city of free expression..)