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PHOTOS: Hamilton Square Spring Blossom Party

By • May 20th, 2013 • Category: Blog, News

Hamilton Square businesses banded together on Friday for the Spring Blossom Party, which featured music, wine, refreshments, free massages from Evolve|Revolution and a raffle with prizes from local businesses like Art House Productions, DOCO Market and Café, Hazel Baby, Hound About Town, GP’s Restaurant, Madame Claude Wine, Smith and Chang General Goods and Sophie Sophia. [...]



Liberty Science Center Genius Gala Honoring Richard Branson, Garry Kasparov, Cori Bargmann

By • May 20th, 2013 • Category: Blog, News

The Liberty Science Center (LSC) will honor entrepreneur Richard Branson, chess player Garry Kasparov and neurobiologist Cori Bargmann at their Genius Gala 2.0 this week. On Friday, May 24, LSC will honor the three at a gala which will also feature their magician-in-residence, David Blaine. The performer and endurance artist, who has been a great [...]



Open Calls for Art, Auditions and Other Creative Opportunities

By • May 20th, 2013 • Category: Arts, Blog

Looking for creative opportunities? Here are a couple open calls for art in the area. There are opportunities here for visual artists as well as performers. Do you have information about a call for art, audition or similar opportunity? Email summerhortillosa[at]gmail.com. VISUAL ART City Hall — Today, May 20 Four Word Progress is looking for [...]



The Dream World of Artist Stephanie Guillen

By • May 20th, 2013 • Category: Arts, Lead Story

Ask Jersey City artist Stephanie Guillen to take you on a tour of the world. She’ll take you beyond the Louvre, the Pyramids and the Grand Canyon to surreal places born from both her earthly travels and her imagination. Guillen has been an artist for as long as she can remember but says she really came to life artistically after moving to Jersey City from Zurich, Switzerland, about six years ago.



Monday Morning News Roundup

By • May 20th, 2013 • Category: Blog, News

Many Hurricane Sandy Insurance Claims Closed Without Payment: While the insurance industry likes to note that the vast majority of Hurricane Sandy claims are now closed, a review of state data shows that nearly one out of every four of those claims resulted in no payment to a policyholder. Ferris Students Tops in Blood Donations [...]



This Weekend’s Best Bets

By • May 17th, 2013 • Category: Arts, Blog

For full listings, check out the Cultural Calendar. Want your event listed on our calendar? You can submit it yourself — just click here and follow the simple instructions. TODAY See art and buy local at the Creative Grove Artist and Designer Market (3 pm). Hamilton Square’s businesses band together to welcome the season with [...]



Curious Matter and JC Public Library Team Up for ‘A Time in Arcadia’ Art Exhibit

By • May 17th, 2013 • Category: Arts, Blog

A ripe new exhibit at Curious Matter, in collaboration with the Jersey City Free Public Library (JCFPL), is opening this Sunday with a look at how we interact with the botanical world and nature in general. “A Time in Arcadia” looks at plants, gardens and mankind’s longtime obsession with the fantasy of a verdant, idyllic, [...]



‘The Last Newspaper Man’ Explores Media Obsession with Crime, Celebrities

By • May 17th, 2013 • Category: Arts, Blog, News

Jodi Arias, Casey Anthony, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev–they’re all names you probably know, unless you make a habit out of hiding under a rock. It’s nearly impossible to avoid the media obsession with celebrity criminals and high-profile cases, an obsession that goes beyond covering the actual crime or legal developments, exploring minutiae until it becomes unclear what [...]



Friday Morning News Roundup

By • May 17th, 2013 • Category: Blog, News

Artists Aim for the Heights in Jersey City: The Riverview Arts District in the Jersey City Heights offers artists a place to live and work. WomenRising Celebrating Anniversary with Networking Event: WomenRising is marking its 108th anniversary at its Founder’s Day networking event on Wednesday at its offices at 270 Fairmount Ave. From a Moving [...]



Hamilton Square Businesses Holding Spring Blossom Party

By • May 16th, 2013 • Category: Blog, News

Several small businesses at Hamilton Square are banding together to bring in the season tomorrow with a Spring Blossom Party. At the event, which is cosponsored by all the shops and businesses at Hamilton Square, guests will enjoy music, wine, refreshments, free massages from Evolve|Revolution and more. There will also be a raffle with prizes [...]