Braving the hot and hazy summer weather, scores of people descended on Hamilton Square last night for the grand opening party of The Golden Door, the new immigration-themed mini-golf course that is also a fundraiser for the ailing Jersey City Museum. The course will remain open to the public daily from 10 am to dusk [...]
The Jersey City Free Public Library’s “Hot Times at the Fiesta” fundraiser, held earlier this month, has raised more than $7,000, according to library director Priscilla Gardner, who adds that the figure will likely rise as not all the money has been counted yet.
All of that money will go towards the purchase and installation [...]
For more event listings, be sure to check out our full Cultural Calendar. But here are some of the Best Bets for the weekend. Hosting an event? You can submit your events to our calendar directly on the site. It’s easy — check it out here.
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This week’s Creative Grove Artist Market is a little more [...]
For more event listings, be sure to check out our full Cultural Calendar. But here are some of the Best Bets for the weekend. Hosting an event? You can submit your events to our calendar directly on the site. It’s easy — check it out here.
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Two interesting new exhibitions host opening receptions tonight. At 58 [...]
For full event listings, be sure to check out our full Cultural Calendar. But for the quick-and-dirty, here are your Best Bets for the weekend. Hosting an event? You can submit your events to our calendar directly on the site. It’s easy — check it out here.
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JC Fridays, JC Fridays, JC Fridays! The quarterly arts [...]
Two months ago, the New Jersey rock band Kindred Souls stopped by the Brownstone Diner as part of a whirlwind weekend tour of diners all across the state. The diner tour was more than mere gimmick, however. The band was doing it to raise money for New Jersey’s food banks, with a goal of bringing in $5,250.
Last week, the Jersey City school district announced it was laying off 375 employees at the end of next month as it grapples with a difficult budget situation. Downtown Jersey City’s PS #3 has decided to try to bridge the funding gap with a Parents vs. Teachers softball game to benefit the school’s athletics.
“We [...]
The 1988 film Stand and Deliver won praise for its real-life story of an inspirational East Los Angeles teacher who turned inner-city children into high-achieving math students.
That teacher, Jaime Escalante, lost his battle with bladder cancer in late March, leaving his family with thousands of dollars in unpaid medical bills.
On Thursday, drama students [...]
It’s a jam-packed agenda this weekend; a sure sign that spring has arrived. For full listings, check out our Cultural Calendar; meanwhile, here are some of your Best Bets.
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The second weekend of Art House Productions‘ new play The Constant Never keeps rolling with a performance tonight (and one Saturday); there are only a few more [...]
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The Creative Grove Artist Market promises to be hopping today, with the nice weather bringing more people out and a special performance featuring dance, percussion, DJs and — yes — dog agility training — from Sirelo Entertainment (2-8 pm). You can also [...]
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