Posts Tagged ‘theater’

This Weekend’s Best Bets

By Shane Smith • Mar 5th, 2010 • Category: Arts, Blog

For Jersey City’s most comprehensive arts and entertainment listings, be sure to check our full Cultural Calendar. Here are your Best Bets for the coming weekend.
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With JC Fridays back in town today, there is plenty of good stuff going on. While you can see the full event listings on the JC Fridays website, there are [...]



This Weekend’s Best Bets

By Jon Whiten • Feb 26th, 2010 • Category: Arts, Blog

You might have noticed that its snowing a wee bit out there. Be sure to call any venue that’s hosting an event you want to attend to confirm it is still on. That being said, if you want to get out and brave the snow, there are plenty of cultural offerings scheduled around town this [...]



This Weekend’s Best Bets

By Jon Whiten • Feb 19th, 2010 • Category: Arts, Blog

Another solid weekend of music, art, theater and food offerings in Jersey City for a wide array of tastes. Be sure to check out all of our listings in the full Cultural Calendar, but here are a few of our Best Bets.



This Weekend’s Best Bets

By Jon Whiten • Dec 18th, 2009 • Category: Arts, Blog

We may indeed get hit by a snowstorm this weekend, but don’t let that keep you inside until Monday.
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Still looking for last-minute holiday gifts? Swing by Creative Grove this afternoon to pick up that locally made unique gift for whomever is left on your list. This evening, indie rock duo Karen and Joe will [...]



This Weekend’s Best Bets

By Jon Whiten • Dec 11th, 2009 • Category: Arts, Blog

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Need local gifts? Check out our Shop Local Jersey City guide or just swing by the Creative Grove Arts Market today to check out what folks have to offer. Theater-goers have two holiday-themed choices tonight, with “Secrets From the Rooftops” being performed at the Heights’ Hope Center, and “A Tuna Christmas” continuing its run at [...]



J CITY Brings the ‘Tuna’ to Christmas Once Again

By Jonathan Fitzgerald • Dec 9th, 2009 • Category: Arts, Featured

This holiday season you’ll have plenty of opportunities to revisit the classics, whether for you that means A Charlie Brown Christmas, It’s a Wonderful Life, or, as it is in my family, the musical version of A Christmas Carol starring Albert Finney and simply titled Scrooge. And when there are days where the [...]



This Weekend’s Best Bets

By Shane Smith • Dec 4th, 2009 • Category: Arts, Blog

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.
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Today marks the latest installment of JC Fridays, the citywide celebration of free arts and cultural [...]



This Weekend’s Best Bets

By Shane Smith • Nov 20th, 2009 • Category: Arts, Blog

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Get your theater on this afternoon at the Jersey City Museum, where Daisy Nelson Century takes on the role of Sojourner Truth in Ain’t I a Woman?. And tonight at 8 p.m. take in the classic Chaplin black comedy Monsieur Verdoux at the Loew’s. For live music, you’ve got several excellent options tonight: Folkie Chuck [...]



The Attic Ensemble’s ‘Rabbit Hole’ Premieres This Weekend

By Jonathan Fitzgerald • Nov 13th, 2009 • Category: Arts, Featured

Photo: Tatsuro Nishimura
Flood Warning! If the New York Times is to believed, residents of Jersey City should be prepared for high waters beginning today.
Sure, the forecast calls for rain, but that’s not the half of it. Today is also the opening night for The Attic Ensemble’s presentation of Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire’s 2006 tear-jerking [...]



This Weekend’s Best Bets

By Jon Whiten • Nov 6th, 2009 • Category: Arts, Blog

There is a solid mix of art, live music and theater offerings this weekend in Jersey City. Be sure to check out our Cultural Calendar for full listings, but here are our top picks.
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The Actors Shakespeare Company at NJCU is putting on a free stage reading of Lope De Vega’s Madness in Valencia by play [...]