Arts

“Chicks” are Welcome at Pacific Avenue Boutique Pretty Little Things

By • May 2nd, 2012 • Category: Arts, Featured, News

The No Chicks Allowed boutique on Pacific Avenue has a new name and a new mission: Pretty Little Things. The previously boys-fashion-only shop in Bergen-Lafayette is the brainchild of mother and Jersey City native Genya Delbridge.



JCFPL Presents Bob Leach’s Tales of Jersey

By • May 1st, 2012 • Category: Arts, Blog, News

Share/Save Bob Leach, Jersey City’s very own storyteller, will be telling tales taken from the city’s long and storied history on Wednesday, May 2nd in the Five Corners Branch Library (678 Newark Avenue) at 1pm. Leech celebrates Jersey City characters such as the famous local numbers runner “Newsboy Moriarity,” who gained national attention by hiding [...]



Community Awareness Series Holds Tribute for Group’s Founder

By • Apr 30th, 2012 • Category: Arts, Blog, News

Share/Save Community Awareness Series founder Daoud David Williams works hard for his cultural arts group. A City Council meeting mainstay, Williams tirelessly fights for enough money for his organization to operate, bringing in musicians and performers to meetings to put a face (and music) to the program. Now the group he helped form is giving [...]



Photos From Groove on Grove’s Collaboration With Ladies on the Mic

By • Apr 27th, 2012 • Category: Arts, Blog, News

Share/Save Groove on Grove, the weekly outdoor concert series located at the Grove Street PATH plaza, presented a jointly-curated bill with the Ladies on the Mic series this past Wednesday. “Groove on Grove was a little different because [Dancing] Tony, [the curator of the series,] reached out to me as the organizer of Ladies On [...]



This Weekend’s Best Bets

By • Apr 27th, 2012 • Category: Arts, Blog

Share/SaveFor 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 Tonight is the first night of the Cafe Series at The Basilico, featuring Music for the Masses and parttying (8 pm, $5). TOMORROW The Gully [...]



Landmark Loew’s Theater Remembers 100th Anniversary of the Titanic Sinking with Nautical-Themed Film Weekend

By • Apr 27th, 2012 • Category: Arts, Blog, News

Share/Save Remembering the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, the Landmark Loew’s Jersey Theater (54 Journal Square) will be screening nautical-themed films as part of their Real & Reel Sea Disasters on Screen weekend. First up is Alfred Hitchcock’s Lifeboat, tonight, Friday, April 27th, at 8pm. Then on Saturday there will be a [...]



Barcade Jersey City Celebrates its One Year Anniversary Tonight

By • Apr 26th, 2012 • Category: Arts, Blog, Food

Share/SaveTonight Barcade will celebrate its first anniversary in Jersey City in style–with a wide selection of rare draft beers, oysters and chili dogs. Its staple of vintage arcade games will also be on hand, as well as shrimp cocktail. Co-owner Paul Kermizian said, “It’s been a great year in Jersey City. We’ve enjoyed being a [...]



Meet Smuttynose at Iron Monkey Tonight

By • Apr 26th, 2012 • Category: Arts, Blog, Food

Share/SaveNew Hampshire’s Smuttynose Brewing Company will be showcasing some of its best beers at tonight’s edition of the “Meet the Brewery” series at The Iron Monkey. New York area Smuttynose rep Pat Fondiller will be on hand to hang out starting around 7 pm. Here’s the final beer line up: Big Beer: Smuttynose Baltic Porter [...]



Steam Cafe’s Spring Art Opening, In The City, Set For Tonight

By • Apr 25th, 2012 • Category: Arts, Blog, News

Share/Save Steam Cafe (274 Newark Avenue) will be holding its spring art opening, “In the City,” tonight, Wednesday, April 25th, at 7pm. Curated by Steam Cafe owner Christina Coaker, the group show hosts a variety of work representing cities, neighborhoods, and monuments throughout the world. The 8 artists hail from as nearby as Jersey City [...]



J CITY Theater’s Kentucky Derby Gala Fund Raiser Coming up

By • Apr 25th, 2012 • Category: Arts, Blog, News

Share/Save J CITY Theater’s yearly Kentucky Derby Gala fund raiser is coming up and tickets are being offered at a discounted rate until the end of the month. The gala is scheduled for Saturday, May 5th from 4-7pm and will be held at the Embankment Restaurant in Jersey City (234 10th Street). Tickets are $75 [...]

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