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New Views of Old Hoboken at the Hoboken Historical Museum
The Museum's Upper Gallery space opens 2020 with an exhibition of works by artist, teacher and writer Meredeth Turshen. All are invited to a free opening reception on Jan. 5 from 2 - 5 pm. The exhibition will remain on view through Feb. 9. Describing her work, Turshen writes: "This exhibition presents a modernist’s interpretation...
Hudson Restaurant Week
Find the best place to eat for Restaurant Week Discover deliciously discounted meals for Hudson Restaurant Week: January 27 – February 7, 2020 See which Restaurants are participating
4 events,
CHILL PILL X Black Power Naps Exhibit
Feb. 1–29, 2020 Tuesday–Saturday, 11AM–5PM Bookstore, Floor 1 CHILL PILL X Black Power Naps offers a safe space of rest, pleasure, and joy especially for black, indigenous, and migrant people. On view is Black Power Base, one of six stations developed by artists Navild Acosta and Fannie Sosa that use natural elements of water, air, and sound...
7 events,
Hudson Presents…
February 4 – March 6 Opening Reception: February 4, 4-7 p.m. A point of pride at the College is the HCCC Art Department, led by Professors Laurie Riccadonna and Jeremiah Teipen. Join us on February 4 for the opening reception. The exhibition celebrates the artistic expression of the faculty of the Art and Computer Arts...
Teacher as Artist : The Art of Collecting
TEACHER AS ARTIST Celebrating the Creativity of Educators in Hudson County The Art of Collecting February 4 – June 3 Curated by Michelle Vitale Various locations on College campus Reception: March 6, 4-7 p.m. Dineen Hull Gallery Atrium This semester, we celebrate HCCC professors of excellence Dorothy Anderson, Carrie R. Xiao, and Joseph Gallo, who...
Neighbors Near and Far : Ibou Ndoye
Ibou Ndoye’s paintings are populated with the “neighbors” of his homeland Senegal, as well as his adopted homes, Hoboken and Jersey City. They wrestle, play music, and dress in colorful garments, for example. During his recent visit to Senegal, after eighteen years of living in the United States, he rediscovered his artistic and cultural roots and...
7 events,
Strunz and Farah
Strunz and Farah
Performing together since 1979, Grammy nominees Strunz & Farah are the innovators of an entirely new expression for the acoustic guitar. Well ahead of their time they created an original style that now is widely influential. Originally from Costa Rica and Iran respectively, Jorge Strunz and Ardeshir Farah have brought the musical influences of their...
9 events,
JCTC presents Destiny: Local To Global Perspectives
JCTC presents Destiny: Local To Global Perspectives
JCTC Explores Meanings & Implications of Fate with Destiny: Local to Global Perspectives In its first group art show of a new decade, Jersey City Theater Center asks a question so universal it cuts to the core of the Human Condition - What is Destiny? JCTC selects topics that are global in scope yet relevant...
The Wolves
The Wolves
SYNOPSIS "Pulitzer Prize finalist The Wolves is the debut play of up-and-coming playwright Sarah DeLappe. Featuring an all-female cast, The Wolves chronicles six Saturday mornings in the lives of a soccer team somewhere in suburban America as they prepare for their games. The girls discuss everything from genocide to menstrual cycles to drugs to boys to literature to each other, and a group of girls whom at first seem indistinguishable...
Brooklyn Jazz Underground: Marike Van Dijke and the Stereography Project
Brooklyn Jazz Underground: Marike Van Dijke and the Stereography Project
Dutch jazz saxophonist, composer, and arranger Marike van Dijk divides her time working and living between Brooklyn and Amsterdam. Her most recent project features a collaboration with singer-songwriters Jeff Taylor from New Jersey, and Katell Keineg from Cardiff, UK. Marike wrote arrangements of their songs to be performed and recorded with her large group, the Stereography Project—a twelve-piece ensemble...
6 events,
Elements of Emotion
Elements of Emotion
On February 1st, the artist Trish Classe Gianakis’ first one-woman show “Elements of Emotions” opens at Casa Colombo, curated by Lisa Collodoro. After Gianakis’ cancer diagnosis, she spent three years channeling her emotions into sculpture. The raku-fired ceramic body parts, that form the foundation of her pieces, reflect the struggle for survival and gratitude in...
6 events,
Landscapes & Meditation: Art to Quiet the Mind
Art House Gallery is proud to present the work of Lane O’Shea from February 8-16. Seen recently in Art House’s group exhibition, ‘Lost, Then Found’ as part of the 29th Annual Jersey City Art & Studio Tour in October 2019, Ms. O’Shea was chosen for a solo exhibition in the Art House Gallery that will display...
7 events,
Meet the Author: Ron Semple (“Black Tom: Terror on the Hudson” and “Her Morning Shadow”)
Meet the Author: Ron Semple (“Black Tom: Terror on the Hudson” and “Her Morning Shadow”)
Come to the New Jersey Room of the Jersey City Free Public Library for a lively discussion of Jersey City during and after World War I – the early 20th century “immigrant city” of railroads and industry, the diverse communities that came here to find work and a new life, and the rise of Frank...
Black History Month Group Exhibition
Black History Month Group Exhibition
Exhibition features work from 20 emerging and established artists from throughout the tristate area including Andre Russell, Hiyasmine Gaskins, Cory Ford, Latifah ShaDae, Julie Marie Seibert, Malcolm King, and Donchellee Fulwood. On display February 4 – 29. Rotunda Gallery, 2nd floor For more information call 201-547-4333 Artist reception Tuesday, February 11, 6-8pm. Refreshments served.
7 events,
Pat Lay: Exquisite Logic
Dvora Pop-Up Gallery is pleased to announce our premiere exhibition, Pat Lay: Exquisite Logic. This solo exhibit of recent works by the long-time Jersey City artist features several of her brilliantly patterned collaged scrolls that refer to the thangka, an object for contemplation, as well as her new Soul Bot series of sculptures.. February 12...
Architecture of the CRRNJ Terminal
Architecture of the CRRNJ Terminal
Join our historic interpreter on a walking tour of the CRRNJ Terminal building and learn all about the variety of architectural features found throughout this impressive structure. No pre-registration is required. Please meet at the Information Desk located inside the CRRNJ Terminal building at 1 Audrey Zapp Drive. Groups of more than six, please contact...
8 events,
Galentine’s Day Happy Hour @ Farside Tavern
Galentine’s Day Happy Hour @ Farside Tavern
What is Galentine's Day? It is a holiday that celebrates friendship! We will spend the evening hanging with our friends at Farside Tavern. (Plus, we'll be covering some of the bill!) Come hang with your friends -- and make new ones -- with MoHo on Galentines Day! (ALL GENDERS ARE WELCOME)
Paint N Sip : Girls’ Night Out
Paint N Sip : Girls’ Night Out
Grab your girls and join us for a fun night out! Class is discounted from $45 to $27! No groupons or further promotilons accepted!
7 events,
Midnight Market | Valentine’s Day Food Festival
Midnight Market | Valentine’s Day Food Festival
Stop searching for Valentine's Day plans. While everyone else is eating the same pre-fixe menu, you’ll be spicing it up at Midnight Market. We've got a list of amazing new food vendors plus some favorites are coming back to join us for the 2020 season. Bring your crew, bring a date, or just bring yourself....
12 events,
Volunteer Shoreline Cleanup
Volunteer Shoreline Cleanup
Come out to Liberty State Park and lend a hand to clean up the North Cove shoreline and remove plastics and debris that have washed in with the tide. Parking is available in Lot #7 (Green Park) located on Freedom Way. We will meet in front of the Columbus Monument. Please be sure to dress...
Galentine’s Day Brunch @ Porta
Galentine’s Day Brunch @ Porta
You are cordially invited to Porta Jersey City’s 4th Annual Galentine’s Day Brunch! It’s only the best day of the year! DJ Set by LUV Photobooth by The Hair Room JC Complimentary Love Card Readings with Witchy Wisdoms DIY Vision Boards with Mint Market WORD Pop-Up: Books for Babes Gal Themed Cocktails including a cocktail...
Freedom Not Far Distant: Songs from Harriet Tubman to MLK
Freedom Not Far Distant: Songs from Harriet Tubman to MLK
Sat., Feb. 15, 2-4 P.M.: Five Women - “Freedom Not Far Distant: Songs from Harriet Tubman to MLK” Morgan Branch Library, 1841 Kennedy Blvd. | 201-547-4553 Join us for an uplifting program of recitations, freedom songs, spirituals and gospel music that evoke the Civil Rights and Voting Rights era. Let’s celebrate how far we’ve come from...
7 events,
Uprooted : Adebunmi Gbadebo
Rejecting traditional art materials associated with Whiteness, the Newark-based artist, Adebunmi Gbadebo chose human Black hair as her primary medium. Varied locs of hair climb up a wall in her sculpture, Dada. Hair is also embedded in her prints, with images referencing her ancestry. Even though having been “uprooted,” these hair locs carry histories and memories within their...
Mile Square Theatre presents “5 Times in One Night”
5 Times in One Night is a hilarious exploration of sex through the ages. From Adam and Eve to the last couple on Earth, playwright Chiara Atik riffs on what we talk about when we talk about sex. Five couples are played by two actors, Kelsey Roberts (MST’s A Merry Little Christmas Carol) and Nathaniel Kent (Eat...
9 events,
LSC After Dark : Pajama Party!
LSC After Dark : Pajama Party!
You’re invited to the ultimate, adults-only slumber party adventure. Come dressed in your regular clothes, or show up dressed in your favorite PJ’s (the best outfits will win a prize!). Challenge your friends in an epic pillow fight. Explore the science of sleep. Cozy up to a new show in our planetarium. Enjoy delicious drink...
11 events,
Art Fair 14C
New Jersey's only international art fair located on the Jersey City waterfront! 56 fine art exhibitors from 4 countries, 300+ artists Special showcase for Jersey City and New Jersey artists Mission-based non-profit Buy Tickets
Four Film Fridays Discussion
Four Film Fridays Discussion
February 7, 14, 21, 28, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Jaws by Steven Spielberg on February 7 Fences by Denzel Washington on February 14 Les Miserables by Tom Hooper on February 21 Star Wars by George Lucas on February 28 DOCA invites students, staff, faculty, and community to Four Film Fridays, moderated by HCCC student Renato Yon Vassallo....
Black History Month Celebration and Poetry
Black History Month Celebration and Poetry
Thinking In Full Color (TIFC) returns to Hoboken! In a performance presented by the Hoboken Public Library, an all-new talented lineup will share poems and monologues as part of the Hoboken Housing Authority's Black History Month Celebration Dinner. This year's amazing crew of performers will discuss Black intellectualism, womanhood and the complexities of the mother-daughter...
15 events,
All Aboard!
All Aboard!
All Aboard!, as part of Blue Comet Day at Liberty State Park, is a children’s program which will include a discussion about trains and a take home craft. This program is appropriate for ages 5 to 10 years old. Pre-registration is required, and all children must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of...
Blue Comet Day
Blue Comet Day
In celebration of the 91st anniversary of the inaugural run of the Blue Comet train, join us at the Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal for Blue Comet Day! Journey back in time to learn about the trail of the famous Blue Comet all the way to its final destination of Atlantic City. Presenters, displays,...
Healing Hands Collage Workshop
Healing Hands Collage Workshop
Sat., Feb. 22, 12-2 P.M.: What’s in Your Hand? A Healing Hands Collage Workshop Morgan Branch Library, 1841 Kennedy Blvd. | 201-547-4553 For children ages 7 and up. Artist Mansa K. Mussa will lead children in using graphics, historical images, text and photographic portraits to connect their experience to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Now that we...
8 events,
9 events,
Tales from the Morris Canal
Tales from the Morris Canal
Once a key factor for transportation in the 19th century, the Morris Canal made history for its use of inclined planes and locks to transport coal and iron to cities in the Northeast. Come travel through time to learn the history of the Morris Canal and discover what remains of the canal here in Liberty...
Cultural Content | A Celebration of Entrepreneurial Spirit in African American Culture
Cultural Content | A Celebration of Entrepreneurial Spirit in African American Culture
Building 78 Presents : Cultural Content | A Celebration of Entrepreneurial Spirit in African American Culture In honor of Black History Month – please join us as we highlight the spirit of entrepreneurship & arts in our community – this event will feature the stories of local African American Entrepreneurs, Link NJ, ArtistTalk & Gallery...
8 events,
JCTC Celebration of Community Through the Arts
JCTC Celebration of Community Through the Arts
Jersey City Theater Center and our Board of Trustees & Advisers cordially invite you to attend our annual Holiday Celebration! The hottest party of the season! This event will bring our community together for music, dancing, and art highlighting talented performers and amazing artists from our upcoming programming. A highlight of the Holiday Celebration will...
9 events,
Four Film Fridays Discussion
Four Film Fridays Discussion
February 7, 14, 21, 28, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Jaws by Steven Spielberg on February 7 Fences by Denzel Washington on February 14 Les Miserables by Tom Hooper on February 21 Star Wars by George Lucas on February 28 DOCA invites students, staff, faculty, and community to Four Film Fridays, moderated by HCCC student Renato Yon Vassallo....
Cathedral Arts | Upstate
Cathedral Arts | Upstate
An adventurous blend of folk, R&B, jazz, gospel, and rock 'n roll creates a 'harmonic maelstrom' of original sound
11 events,
ABSORBED Exhibition by Justin Sanz
Guttenberg Arts Gallery is pleased to present Absorbed, an exhibition of new work by artist Justin Sanz. On view February 29th - March 29th, 2020 at the Guttenberg Arts Gallery with an opening reception on Saturday, February 29th at 7pm that includes an animation premier and live performance by the band Made For Lying at...
Black History Tribute to USCT Civil War Soldiers
Black History Tribute to USCT Civil War Soldiers
Please join us on SAT, Feb 29 at 1 pm as we honor our Civil War ‘USCT’ (United States Colored Troops) with Discussion, Exhibits & a Graveside Procession. Join the 26th & 31st Regiment & USCT Re-enactor Ludger Balon & team, Plus Jersey City’s very own Samuel Shelton AmVets Post #2294 as they present the...
The Encyclopedia of Things Exhibition at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
The Encyclopedia of Things Exhibition at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
Guttenberg Arts in conjunction with the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey and the Town of Guttenberg is pleased to present the first of several exhibitions featuring work created by artist Elisabeth Smolarz. The exhibition titled The Encyclopedia of Things, spotlights the community based photographic “Our Town” project funded by the National Endowment for the...
We Were Promised Jetpacks | Slaughter Beach, Dog
We Were Promised Jetpacks | Slaughter Beach, Dog
Scotland's We Were Promised Jetpacks make their triumphant return to Hudson County. The magic of their Maxwell's show will be revisited. Across the previous Slaughter Beach, Dog albums, Jake Ewald has crafted a specific sound. It’s one that incorporates pop music, indie-rock, folk, and just the faintest dash of punk in order to create something...
