This Weekend’s Best Bets
By Jon Whiten • Nov 13th, 2009 • Category: Arts, Blog
TODAY
The opening reception for the Agitators Collective’s new can’t-miss show at the 58 Gallery, “Who Will Save Beauty?,” is at 7 pm; at 8 pm you have choices: Dave Greek hosts the Stockinette Cafe’s comedy night; doo-wop and classic cars come to the Loew’s; and the Attic Ensemble kicks off its latest production, Rabbit Hole (performances also scheduled for Saturday night and Sunday afternoon).
SATURDAY
Saturday morning at 11 am, the Hudson County Genealogical Society will host a slide presentation/lecture from Tom Bernardin on Ellis Island; at noon crafters will unite for a Stitch-In at the Jersey City Museum — and animal lovers will hop onto the bar crawl fundraiser for Liberty Humane Society. At 1 pm, Dr. Frank Gallagher and Dr. Claus Holzapfel will lead a nature walk into Liberty State Park’s interior 240-acre natural area, which isn’t normally open to the public. Saturday night brings the champagne gala reception for the Cathedral Arts Festival and a rare Saturday night show at Lucky 7′s featuring Kiwi The Child and Copasetic.
SUNDAY
At the Loew’s at 3 pm, there is a special screening of The Diary of Anne Frank, celebrating the 80th anniversary of Anne Frank’s Birth and the 50th anniversary of the film.
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Jon Whiten is the founding editor of the Jersey City Independent; he now works for a public-policy nonprofit in Trenton.
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