Jersey City Tenth on List of Most Artistic Cities in US: Jersey City for the first time made the Atlantic’s list of top artistic cities in America, placing tenth. Jersey City Rallies Against School Vouchers: Some 50 people rallied yesterday at a Jersey City school against proposed state legislation that would use public money to [...]
The art party is moving to Newark. The city’s Open Doors Studio Tour, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, kicked off last night with a sneak preview of the exhibition Call & Response at 570 Broad Street. The four-day festival features more than 300 artists participating in events including group shows, site-specific exhibitions, live performances, [...]
Jersey City mayor Jerramiah Healy has been known to belt out a tune at just about any opportunity; he famously did his own take on “Folsom Prison Blues” with the Crosstown Country Allstars during his Jersey Shore legal troubles, and in 2008 released a Christmas CD as part of his 2009 mayoral campaign, with him [...]
When Paul Del Forno and Larry Perlaski bought the building at 143 Columbus Drive with partners in 1985, it was full of sewing machines. The late-1800s four-story brick building was a furniture warehouse in the days when trains, not cars, passed by on elevated tracks (giving the thoroughfare its earlier name of Railroad Avenue). Then furniture made way for clothing; seamstresses once worked long hours there, and an “operators wanted” sign still hangs by the front door.
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 As Jersey City emerges from the downpour and gets ready for a near-spring weekend, the Creative Grove Artist Market will be out enjoying the sun’s [...]
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 The weekend’s biggest event, the African Diaspora Film Festival, kicks off its three-day run tonight at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (6 pm tonight; 3 pm [...]
Artists take note: the Jersey City Reservoir Preservation Alliance will be hosting two landscape painting sessions this Saturday and next from 10 am to 12:30 pm. Organizers say those who attend the first session will have priority for the second session. No painting experience is necessary. The class will be taught by local artist Marge [...]
-Mayor Healy has already announced revisions to the draft municipal budget that was introduced by the City Council on Wednesday: He will reduce the number of fire companies from 26 to 22 and is reassigning 11 firefighters off the arson unit to save on overtime costs. -Twenty-five schools in Jersey City failed last year to [...]
This weekend is heavy on arts offerings and opportunities to shop local for the holidays. Remember to check our calendar for full event listings, as well as our Shop Local Holiday Guide for more info about local holiday shopping specials. TODAY Today marks the latest installment of JC Fridays, the citywide celebration of free arts [...]
TODAY Tonight kicks off Halloween weekend; get into some mischief at the Warehouse at 8 p.m. with Sepia — “part interactive photographic installation and all party.” Stay Downtown afterwards for an 11 p.m. all ages show at Iron Monkey featuring Sam Chapin, Average Girl and A True Story; don’t miss the Zombie Crawl Competition! SATURDAY [...]
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