Our excellent local jazz festival has grown from a small get-together in a Heights park to a two-day Downtown blowout with multiple stages, international talent, and satellite events scattered all over town.
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NJPAC Dance Showcase to Feature Two Jersey City Choreographers
Jersey City will get to spotlight two of its talented residents, choreographers Sameena Mitta and Katelyn Halpern, in an upcoming showcase called “Jersey New Moves” June 10 at NJPAC.
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Food and Music Lineup Announced for June 7 Taste of Hoboken
The Hoboken Community Center which provides charitable and community services has announced the lineup for its annual fundraiser, “Taste of Hoboken.”
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Jersey City Jazz Festival Returns Weekend of June 4
The Jersey City Jazz Festival, now in its ninth year, will take place Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5 in the Powerhouse Arts District.
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Film Star Terrence Howard Comes to Jersey City
Terrence Howard was spotted this morning on York Street filming a scene for the upcoming 10-episode limited dramedy series The Best Man: The Final Chapters.
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Introducing Rogue Waves: Your Monthly Guide to Local Music
Every thirty days or so, Rogue Waves will give you the skinny about a handful of upcoming shows that Jersey City people ought to know about.
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Greenville Twins Diagnosed with Autism Build a Singing Act Together
The brothers’ success is all the more compelling since at an early age both siblings were diagnosed with autism and because the Rosado family lives in a section of Greenville where street violence is not uncommon.
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Early Morning Fire Destroys Downtown Music Studio and Jiu Jitsu Academy
Early this morning the music stopped for JC Studios when a fire destroyed much of the five story building the business has called home.
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Dance Review: “Raucus Caucus Tango” at Nimbus Arts Center
“Raucus Caucus Tango” at Nimbus Arts Center (329 Warren St.), is an hourlong show that premiered on Friday, March 11, and made its distress about the parlous state of American politics evident.
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Hudson West Folk Festival To Bring Americana, Blues and Roots Music to Nimbus
Folk music ain’t what it used to be – at least in Jersey City – as evidenced by this year’s Hudson West Folk Festival, which takes place on Saturday, October 16 from noon to 10 p.m.