FASHION FASHION FASHION

 workshops, talks,
@ Fish with Braids Gallery, 190 Columbus drive, Jersey City
     April 22 - 27    2013

 A WAY TO DRESS  with Steffen Hedlund
slide show and talk with Steffen Hedlund, a fashion blogger in NYC, 
exploring the sightings of style and attitude in fashion.
Steffen captured innovative and creative individuals who set new trends.
any age welcome
2.5 hours
April 25,  7 pm   $20
Steffen Hedlund came to NYC in 1988 from Denmark, working for
Yves Saint Laurent, retail and wholesale fashion industries.
www.awaytodress.blogspot.com

CLOTHING SWAP   with Melissa Lockwood, Iqtest clothing
A workshop that begins with participants bringing garments they no longer want. 
The group collectively places all their unwanted garments in a pile at the beginning of the workshop. 
Then the participants pick things they like out from the pile, these are the items we will discuss transforming.

Melissa will show some examples of how to reuse a variety of garments, making them into fun new items
and show how to do a few transforms.
 Any age over 8
2 hours
April 25th,  5 pm    $25
bring: old garments, scissors, embellishments if desired
Melissa is passionate about Urban salvage and repurposing, she keeps creating lines with
salvaged fabrics in Williamsburg Brooklyn. participant of the Williamsburg Fashion Weekend
iqtest-nyc.com

SEW your own ANIMAL BEAR HAT  with Uta Brauser, famous animal hat originals
Sew with precut fabrics a fake fur bear hat with lining
size Toddler or Big Baby(adult). You leave with a bear hat you made.
age 14 and up
2 hours
April 24th, 7 pm    $35
Uta Brauser created the now world wide popular animal hats,
made the silly fun accessories a hot trend. They started with baby Ezra in march 2000
funkycitybaby.blogspot.com

PLARN = plastic yarn    with Uta Brauser
Learn how to cut up plastic bags to make yarn out of it,
save the landfills from the plastic overload. Good for crocheting, knitting, weaving or
any textile work.
age  10 and up
1 hour  April 22 , 5 pm    $10   bring throwaway plastic bags
Uta Brauser uses plastic for her fashion creations as plarn or cut up and sewn in various forms.
Presenting  at the Williamsburg Fashion Weekend

STENCIL MAKING   
Make your own stencil for spray painting
Cut into cardboard a stencil to be sprayed onto anything.
Can spray onto garments, walls, wood, metal
age  15 and up
2 hours 
April 23rd   7.30pm        $20 all materials included

STYLE HUNT IN JC Downtown with designer IDILVICE
Follow New Yorker designer IDILVICE from her new fashion empire studio on Grove Street, see how she picks out stylish wardrobe pieces that can compete with the world!
3 h shopping tour at some of IDILVICE's favorite downtown boutiques including
Rainbow. Participants get hands on advice from an experienced designer and stylist how to shop frugally, how to combine styles, incorporate vintage with contemporary wardrobe, how to super emphasize style
with accessories, know the classics.
3 hours  April 26        4-7 pm        $40  meet at CREATIVE GROVE
NYC designer Idil Vice has been designing, styling and making fashion for many years.
www.idilvice.com

FACE MAKE UP SPECIAL  with Angela Testa
Tips, techniques, hands on with a model,
practice on yourself during this workshop
ages 18 and up
2 hours   April 24   6.30pm            $25 make up included
Angela Testa is a freelance make up artist, for photoshoots, fashion and casting



WILLIAMSBURG FASHION WEEKEND GROOVE
With Arthur Arbit
videos and talk with following PARTY about the independent runway shows created and put together by Arthur Arbit
and his team. Learn about the approach of sustainability, originality and style promoted by living examples as Arthur and the designers who joined the Williamsburg Fashion Weekend.
Hang with the Urban NYC metro fashionistas, the trend setters, independent designers, models and
professionals
saturday night
April 27, 8 pm-- until    $10
Arthur is a fine artist, designer, event producer, tailor who lives in Williamsburg Brooklyn.
www.thechasingtailor.com
www.williamsburgfashionweeked.com



fashion workshops sign up
Fish with Braids Gallery
fishwithbraids@gmail.com     646-573 7164



This series of workshops and lectures is part of the educational and skills program offered by Fish with Braids Gallery and Arts in Action, to foster
the culture of ancient and new skills, to empower local creativity and economy.

Korean Art group exhibit City Hall

Jersey City to Host Korean Art Group Exhibition At City Hall’s Meagher Rotunda Gallery
Opening Reception to be Held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11, 2013

JERSEY CITY – Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy, the Jersey City Municipal Council, the Department of Health and Human Services/Division of Cultural Affairs are hosting The Korean Artists Group Exhibition during the month of April. The exhibition’s opening reception will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at City Hall, 280 Grove Street.

The show is designed to highlight an eclectic mix of more than 30 established and emerging local Korean Artists, including Hak Kyun Kim, Mi Jung Kim, Haneui Kim, Hyatt Kim, Seunghwui Koo, Won Cheol Lee, along with 36 other artists from New York and New Jersey. Among the participants, Garam Lee,  an installation artist, will be exhibiting his ongoing project ‘Sound of Breathing’, as well as Jun Ku Kang, a media artist, will be showing ‘Breeze Blossom’ which depicts his complex inner image through computer generated art.

The exhibition, organized by City Hall Curator Greg Brickey, will be open to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, beginning Monday April 9, 2013 to Monday, April 30, 2013.

The reception is free and open to the public, and is handicap accessible. Light refreshments will be served.

OPEN MIC

You don't know who will perform,
you need to go and find out..!
Open Mic wednesdays  at Trolley Car Bar & Grill!
332 Palisade Ave, Jersey City Heights
Sign up at 8 pm
*Get there early to sign up, or you get scheduled late..
hosted by Nick Ciavatta of the Sea of Otters

Keep painting the town

at CREATIVE GROVE artist & designer market
friday april 12,
with Eva Moll splashing balloons and paint onto a large canvas,
conveying the multidisciplinary expression to the public in Jersey City,
involving the audience,
art making as an experience.
The big art tent in the round red tile area.

DJ Toolman from PA, expect the unexpected,
always an eclectic voyage across the Americas.

Public paint project: the revolving refrigerator. Take pictures of your oevres before they get
covered with new masterpieces.
Very minimalistic.
Live the moment.

Food: Gluten free bakeries by City Boy Bakes
          ("get baked in Jersey City")
          El Chilango with their super savory Tacos, Burritos, Tortas from Mexico
          Honey Bakery and Uzbeki  quiches, Samosas, lamb specialties

Various artists on the plaza

designers, records, innovation

installations

Creative

Carolyn Light with Ladies on the Mic

Two Boots Jersey City and
Art House Productions present
ART HOUSE AT TWO BOOTS
a new monthly event!
featuring music by
CAROLYN LIGHT
with Special Guests
TUES, APRIL 9 at 8PM

Acting for adults

For those interested in connecting with their inner thespian, ACTING FOR ADULTS' 5-week series begins tonight at 6:30pm
Arthouse productions , 1 McWilliams square Hamilton Park

art happening "Eve splashing Balloons every day"

A massive art happening and performance art event at 
Fish with Braids gallery April 4  2013, 8pm - midnight:
happening, 
performance art, 
exhibit and sound 
create a very special experience for any participant.
-Eva Moll "splashing balloons every day"
-Hector Canonge "Intoxicated"
-MoonFire Tower "Camp Squirt" musical
-Donald Gallagher
-Erin Parsch "shapes on location"
-Kevin Marcell "City language"
-Caridad Rivera "livingapainting"
-Uta Brauser "got armor?"
-Romelio Rivera "visual confessions"
-Messias Schneider "weapons of mass seduction"

-sound by William McCamie between sets
$10 donation
190 Christopher Columbus Drive, Jersey City

 Performance art is a one time special experience, it will not remain on display,
experience it NOW or miss it..

paint the town

PAINT THE TOWN
or paint a refrigerator
at The CREATIVE GROVE artist & designer market.
Friday april 5th,  3 - 9 pm, Grove street PATH plaza. Jersey City.

The public art "canvas", beautifully standing, 4 sides to be worked on simultaneously,
the public is invited to style and paint the former refrigerator,
with washable paint or added on objects with glue or wire.

Bring protective aprons or rags.
brought to you by Uta Brauser

A revolving public art platform to use for your art therapy, free expression, communication art or simply fun..!

April 5th Deejay: Pastiche with electronic rarities from Germany, France or Amercian classic
mash-ups.

Find unexpected art in this outdoor setting,
creative inventions or designs,

green ideas. Local delights as gluten free bakeries by City Boy Bakes, Russian specialties from Honey Bakery, super yummy tacos by El Chilango,
and the amazing record vinyl and CD collections of music at Iris Records.
Fish with Braids Gallery presents the staple outdoor version of art currently available.

VOTE - YOU ARE THE CITY  art installation on a special Vote-fridge.
also voting registration forms available

Easter KICK OFF on Grove street Plaza

Kick off Easter on good friday with fluffy pink Easter bunnies,
psychedelic eggs, an inofficial egg hunt between displays,
and a discovery tour around the plaza.

Dear community, celebrate the lovely weather, Spring, Ostara goddess, Jesus Christ and
the many more deities with the divinely Creatives!

Kaliptus brings his art for display and his experimental & instrumental dose of audio beats guaranteed to make you melt and bliss out.

There might be first hoopers out.

Artists on good friday:


Sylvia Padilla
Kathleen Patricia
Paul Richard
Uta Brauser
Michael Di Feo
Kailptus
Luisa Pinzon
Fish with Braids Gallery

We love being here,
cheering every friday to the United Nations of Jersey City with creative glamour and
music! Please join in on growing the wonderfulness of the neighborhood and your
home community!

Stage Fest at the Landmark Loews Theater

Sundays program at the big theater, balcony and small theaters upstairs:
office of dead letters, 
concert of classics, 
smiles to saturn, 
sit on my lap, 
before after and always, 
day one readthrough, 
woman with pocketbook, 
the racketeers, 
hurricane alana, 
the wall

a HUGE program, incredible setting at the phantastic landmark Loews Theater right there
at the "Heart of the City" Journal Square.

with a collection of Broadway costumes on display,

Jersey City enjoy your art and culture as it is being made available!!

contagious fun today

with bright sunshine on the second day of spring
experience contagious fun on the plaza:
Grove Street PATH plaza, downtown JC.

CREATIVE GROVE  Kick Off resumes with a BANG!

DJ Pastiche makes you bounce to his rare Electronica and mash-ups,

lounge a last time in your fur coat,
meet your friends who were hiding,

everything is coming back out to the surface  today!

 

 

brought to you by the independent artist group: Arts in Action, Jersey City

by artists for artists

brobrought

Girls life, a teen play at Hudson school

I The Hudson School In Hoboken, N.J. Presents “Girls’ Life.” * On Friday, March 15th and Saturday, March 16th at 8pm, a group of brave young women will be getting on stage at The Hudson School Performance Space to share a glimpse into the life of teen girls today. Their performance is based on the book “I AM AN EMOTIONAL CREATURE” by Eve Ensler.
The show also includes much of performers’ own poetry, music and dance. The girls hope to shed light on what many adolescent girls struggle with and how with support and awareness girls can help one another thrive and not just survive during these years.
Admission is $10.00 for all seats. For reservations, contact lwittner@thehudsonschool,org

Tribute concert to Ravi Shankar and George Harrison

Women History tributes with poetry spoken word

Saturday, March 16th @ 8pm (Ameerah Ahmad & Musilimah Mays) Poetry/Spoken word/music.

Saturday, March 23 @ 8pm (Tribute to Aretha Franklin- featuring Vocalist Barbara Douglas) Miller Branch Library Cultural Center - 489 Bergen Ave. Jersey City, N.J. 07304 (free adm.)

tel. 201-547-6907

women art exhibit, women's history month

Women’s History Month Group Exhibition
Reception - Tuesday March 12, 6-8pm
City Hall, 280 Grove Street

Trix Rosen
Jaz Graf
Jessica Dalrymple
Beth Achenbach
Megan Gulick
Eileen Ferara
Luca Cusolito
Yolanda Blue
Alvin Pettit
Linda DeAngeles
Joe Gilmore

info:201-547-4333

Before, after and always a play with Stage Fest

Before, After and Always
can a love that has withered bloom again?

I'm in love with you. And I have loved you since before we met, even after you left and...well, always.

Which is exactly why I want you there when my original play, "Before, After and Always," premieres at STAGEfest in Jersey City! It's a comedy that's romantic (not a romcom!) and explores three relationship stages:
Good bye (Before): Two near-strangers loosely linked by four mutual friends share a magical moment as they bid each other good-bye, changing their lives forever.
Long Lost Love Song (After): A man’s dreams of his past lover leave him hot, cold and confused. Does love take work or does it just happen?
Be Longing (Always): A man and a woman can’t get over how good their relationship actually was. During a chance encounter, they must decide what to do with their love.
I will direct and star alongside Sergio Caetano. My dear Liliane Wolf will be our assistant director.

STAGEfest at the Landmark Loew’s Jersey Theatre will feature 18 theatrical and musical acts. For three days, theater will fill every nook of the historic movie palace -- the mainstage, salons, lounges, everywhere! (If you've never seen the place, see it in The Strokes' video for "Under Cover of Darkness.")

“Before, After and Always” will be in the upstairs left lobby of the Loew’s Theatre, 54 Journal Square, Jersey City, NJ on March 23 at 3 pm and 7:45 pm and March 24 at 2:45 pm.

The festival runs March 22-24. Advance all-day passes (to see ALL performers) are $10; $15 for Saturday. Advance all-weekend passes are $25, $20 for students and seniors. Tickets can be purchased here, where you can also find a full schedule. At-door prices are $5 higher for each ticket type. For more information, click here.

Teen Art showcase project greenville

spring rummage sale St. Matthews Church Barrow Mansion

St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Spring Rummage Sale!

Feb 23-24 and March 2-3
(10:00-4:00 on Saturdays, 12:30-3:00 on Sundays)

Clothes, Books, Furniture, Toys, Housewares, Furniture all at discount prices.

St. Matthew's rummage sale has been serving the downtown community for over 30 years.

Don't forget to try some of Andy's famous pot roast or Diane's homemade baked goods!

85 Wayne Street, between Jersey and Barrow. 

Contact Paul Ellis (gupert.mcsportstien@gmail.com) for more info or to make donations.

stmatthewsjc.org

JC Fridays

Find your favorite opening, event, music  gig or party
the weekend of March 1st 2013  on JC Fridays.com
the citiwide celebration of art and culture.
Maps with detailed description in many stores and businesses.
Put together by Arthouse Productions

Dollar Store Divas, art opening

Concerto Verdiano at Casa Colombo

GIUSEPPE VERDI'S 200th anniversary celebrated by IECC at Casa Colombo of Jersey City,  in collaboration  with the Italian Consulate of Newark, NJ,  Several young opera singers will perform works by the master, followed by lasagna and wine!

March 10, 4 pm,
suggested donation $15

Casa Colombo at 380 Monmouth street. Jersey City

snowball is here

snowball at arthouse

weekly open mic at Bright Side

best open mic in Jersey City!
THURSDAYS  at Bright Side Tavern, Bright Street x Monmouth, downtown JC.
9 - midnight
O come all ye Singer/Songwriters, Poets, Rappers, Spoken Worders and Comedians to Brightside Tavern, 141 Bright Street, Jersey City, every Thursday night at 9 pm! Sign up by email: loneotter@gmail.com or at the bar at 8:30 pm! Be There!

Join us this Thursday at our first open mic of the new year and start 2013 off on the right foot. Get on stage and share your words! This event will be a wonderful meeting of creative minds. Poems, songs, monologues, short stories. Thursday is the night to put it out there!


Art House Productions presents
THE ART HOUSE
Performance Series & Open Mic
Featuring Poet
EPUNTO
Hosted by
BETH ACHENBACH
Thurs, Jan 3 * 8pm * $5

Jerry Saltz at Fish with Braids

jerry saltz in Jersey City

Fish with Braids Gallery

not your world end alternative holiday bash

at CREATIVE GROVE artist & mad designers in Jersey City:
rain, wind and shine
end of world day is not supposed to be a smooth day, as you know..

DJ Jesse with electronic holidaze,

the upcycled super creative holiday bottle lights by Peter Wasinger,

Project Good Love with homegrown organic spice blends,
local foods (Taste of India, Honey Bakery, El Chilangfo Tcos)
Crop circle jewelery in brass and crop circle art,
lots of stone, wire and bead jewelery,
mad fashion
Funky City Baby hats and accessories
Fish with Braids Gallery
Zahar art,
Habib Ayat art
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSS4rnpN5KvUbQuLEQUswdnXeqmMDpJhBOexqLt8-cBFprULE3o
Bojana!!

handknitted and crocheted scarves, headbands, wrist warmers,
Lego tree ornaments
LOCAL LOCAL LOCAL

ace case andy williams xmas special

homeless memorial day Jersey City

Garden State Episcopal Community Development Corp.

www.gsecdc.org

Contact:  Joanne, 201-209-9301, volunteer@gsecdc.org

HOMELESS MEMORIAL SERVICE, Friday, December 21, 1PM

National Homeless Memorial Day is December 21, the First Day of Winter and the Longest Night of the Year.  A coalition led by Garden State Episcopal Community Development Corp. (GSECDC) will hold Hudson County's Fourth Annual Homeless Persons' Memorial Day commemoration at 1:00PM.  It is an Inter-Faith Service to honor the memory of homeless neighbors, friends & loved ones who have passed away from causes related to homelessness, to raise awareness that people are still living and dying on the street and to assist the survivors.

The service will take place at Church of the Incarnation, 68 Storms Avenue, in Jersey City, and everyone is invited to attend and share remembrances. 

In addition, assistance would be appreciated in any of the following ways:

·                 Forward names of deceased Homeless individuals.

·                 Hold a Winter Warmth Drive to gather contributions of warm SOCKS, THERMALS (bottoms), HATS, GLOVES, SCARVES to be distributed to the Homeless.

·                 Bake & bring COOKIES for the reception & the bagged meals.

·                 Help before & during the event -- make sandwiches, put together bagged meals and make gift bags -- Friday December 21, 9am to 3pm

·                 Invite Homeless Neighbors and Friends to attend.

·                 Spread the word about the Memorial via any and all social media, email, etc.

Anyone who may be able to participate, a little or a lot, is urged to contact GSECDC, at volunteer@gsecdc.org, or 201-209-9301.  Thank You!

hiliday party, website launch jackson hill

The Jackson Hill Main Street Special Improvement District will be hosting a 

holiday party  and website launch 

on December 14, 2012 from 3pm until 8pm.

 Come out and mingle with fellow business and property owners from the district. 

99 Monticello Ave, Jersey City

4th street ball at City Hall

THE 4TH STREET BALL AT CITY HALL 2012 

COME ON DOWN !!!!

We would like to invite you to the 4th Street Ball at City Hall - a party we throw to give back to everyone who supported us throughout the year.

This Friday December 14th 2012 - @ City HAll 280 Grove Street -  6PM -> 10PM

A laid back and loose affair - where Black Tie Creative attire is encouraged.  - $100 prize to the best dressed 

Also an opening for the Month Long Art exhibit in the Rotunda Gallery - the theme is Sacred Geometry - the show was curated by Cara Christopher - it looks spectacular - check it out on Friday or until January 18th.

A really nice spread of Food is being prepared by the fine folks at PJ Ryans who are also hosting an after the ball shin-dig starting around 10:30pm - they are at 292 Barrow Street

We also have the great guys from the JC Home Brew club coming by to serve samples of their creations.

Inside the Chambers will be an Improv Orchestra and Live Art 

Come hang out - say hello - meet some peeps - bring whoever you like - 

There will be much rejoicing - 

Eat, Drink and Be Happy at the Ball !!