From Amy Tan and Marcel Proust to pole dancers and pinup girls, Bonnie Gloris does it all. This Jersey City-based fine artist and illustrator works on both sides of the much-discussed art/commerce divide, with her work appearing both in galleries and in commercial venues like magazines.
Hudson County’s Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs recently received a New Jersey Council on the Arts grant of $101,279 to fund local arts programs, and it is currently accepting applications for arts organizations who want a piece of the funding.
The matching grants will go to programs to be offered between January 1 and [...]
Jersey City Lesbian + Gay Outreach’s (JCLGO) 10th annual Jersey City LGBT Pride Festival was this year accompanied by the first-ever Pride March. Both went off Saturday without a hitch as the LGBT community and supporters enjoyed near-perfect weather to celebrate how far they’ve come — and take stock of where they still have to [...]
Artists or groups of artists who live and/or have studios in Jersey City are invited to submit work to be considered for A Splendid Energy, the Jersey City Museum’s upcoming show that will be part of the 2010 Jersey City Artists’ Studio Tour (October 2 and 3) and stay up at the museum through the [...]
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Muhammad Bilal performs at the final free summer concert at the MLK HUB this evening (5 pm). Later on, Ace Case is at Made with Love for [...]
It’s been a big few months for historic Hamilton Park.
First, a 13-month multi-million dollar renovation was completed, allowing the park to reopen in May, just in time for summer. And now a group of local organizations is hoping to bring thousands of people to the Downtown Jersey City park for the inaugural Hamilton Park [...]
Clockwise from top left: Students Fatoumata Camara, Olivia Green, Simone Inmann and Calvin Laforte; teacher Kimberly Wiseman
There’s a new splash of color at the MLK HUB shopping center, as a mural project undertaken by students and teachers from Snyder High School was unveiled earlier this month. The project was conceived by Robert Antonicello, the [...]
The 50th anniversary of the Jersey City Puerto Rican Heritage Festival and Parade started off its weekend of celebration on Friday night with a Gala Banquet at Casino in the Park. Decorated in gold and white in honor of the Golden Anniversary, the banquet brought in a large number of people dressed up in beautiful [...]
Jersey City Lesbian + Gay Outreach’s (JCLGO) 10th annual LGBT Pride Week kicked off this weekend with parties Saturday and Sunday night, and plenty more events are scheduled this week, all leading up to Saturday’s Pride Festival at Exchange Place.
This year’s festival is themed “Standing Strong: Equality for All,” and it will for the [...]
The Jersey City Free Public Library has set a date and unveiled the 18 authors lined up for its third annual book festival, “A Tale of Our City.” Among the writers who will descend on Van Vorst Park this September 18 are Seton Hall Law School professor John B. Wefing, local historians Bob Leach and [...]
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