Posts Tagged ‘fundraisers’

Nine Jersey City Restaurants Lined Up for ‘Dine Out for Kids’ This Thursday

By Jon Whiten • Mar 2nd, 2010 • Category: Arts, Blog

This Thursday, March 4, nine Jersey City restaurants will donate between 10 and 20 percent of their lunch and dinner receipts* to the Hudson County Child Abuse Prevention Center as part of the center’s “Dine Out for Kids” event.
* With the exception of Skinner’s Loft and Uno Chicago, which are donating dinner receipts only.
The participating [...]



Pancake Party: Free Shortstacks at IHOP Tomorrow

By Jon Whiten • Feb 22nd, 2010 • Category: Arts, Blog

National Pancake Day might not be a federal holiday — yet — but don’t let that stop you from taking IHOP up on its offer of one free short stack of buttermilk pancakes per person all day tomorrow, Feb. 23. The only IHOP in Jersey City is at 700 Route 440 right at the intersection [...]



Holistic Healing for Haiti at Yoga Shunya This Weekend

By Jon Whiten • Feb 10th, 2010 • Category: Blog

Two holistic healing companies are teaming up and putting on an Ear Acupuncture Clinic with mini Reiki sessions this weekend to benefit Haiti relief efforts.
The offering from Balancing Energies Acupuncture and Heavenly Embrace includes ear acupuncture in both ears and 30 to 45 minutes of Reiki energy therapy, which is thought by many to [...]



Yoga for Haiti: SS Yoga Holding Three Benefit Classes for Relief Efforts

By Jon Whiten • Feb 2nd, 2010 • Category: Blog, News

SS Yoga, the new Downtown yoga spot on Monmouth Street, is hosting three classes this coming weekend with all proceeds going to the Haiti relief efforts. The suggested donation for each class is $10, and the money will go to the Red Cross for its work in Haiti.

Saturday, Feb. 6: 3 - 4:15 pm
Sunday, Feb. [...]



This Weekend’s Best Bets

By Jon Whiten • Jan 22nd, 2010 • Category: Arts, Blog

TODAY
We’ve got three live music events for all stripes today, and — best of all — they are all free. Indie rock duo Karen and Joe playing at Sava Polish Meat Market & Deli at 7 pm, jazz vocalist Sarah James at Made With Love at 8 pm, and The One & Nines bringing the [...]



WFMU Kicks Off 24-Hour Fundraising Marathon in a Few Hours

By Jon Whiten • Nov 17th, 2009 • Category: Arts, Blog

“At WFMU we’ve always prided ourselves on being able to support ourselves on one pledge drive a year, plus whatever we can scrape together by selling roses outside the Holland Tunnel,” station manager Ken Freedman writes. “But that was before the great recession. Before we fell over $100,000 short of our goal during our March [...]



Cathedral Arts Festival Celebrates 20th Anniversary This Weekend

By Jennifer Weiss • Nov 11th, 2009 • Category: Arts, Featured

Photo: Library of Congress
Once the pews were removed and taken away, there was one thing left to do: throw a party.
As the 1980s were drawing to a close, a dedicated group was completing a five-year renovation of Grace Church Van Vorst at 39 Erie St. Taking out the pews meant a wide stretch of floor [...]



This Weekend’s Best Bets

By Jon Whiten • Oct 9th, 2009 • Category: Arts, Blog

TODAY
Megan Gulick’s ‘Human Marvels!’ exhibit has its official opening reception this evening at 32 Jones Gallery; and a big, 92.3-FM sponsored, pop show is set to go off at St. Peter’s College, featuring Fabolous, Iyaz, Serani and Kim Sozzi.
SATURDAY
During the day, you can head up to the Reservoir for its closing season party. For music [...]



Mac & Cheese Bakeoff to Benefit 4th Street Fest This Weekend

By Jon Whiten • Sep 9th, 2009 • Category: Blog

4th Street Arts is putting together a Macaroni & Cheese Bake-Off fundraiser for the 4th Street Arts & Music Festival this Sunday, Sept. 13, from 2-6 pm at 58 Gallery (58 Coles St.).
Chefs can enter in one of two categories: as a restaurant ($50 to enter; up to six restaurants can participate) or individual aficionado [...]



This Weekend’s Best Bets

By Jon Whiten • Jun 5th, 2009 • Category: Arts, Blog

TODAY
- Chilltown’s quarterly arts orgasm has arrived once again. There are events all day — and night — long at venues all around the city (not just Downtown, folks). Way too many worthy shows, openings and performances to go through them here. Check out the full schedule, and check out JCI contributor Irene Borngraeber’s picks [...]