An artist going by the heady name of Occipital has mounted a show that feels simultaneously timeless and very much of the moment: an examination of the human form under stress, bending like a bough in a gale.
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Canco Park to Host Native Plant Sale and Gardening Event
The Native Plant Society of New Jersey (Hudson County Chapter) is having its first native plant sale Sunday, Sept 26th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Canco Park in Jersey City.
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Workmen on Pedestrian Mall Upgrade Rush for This Weekend’s Street Fair
Workers on the the $6.7 million upgrade to the Newark Avenue Pedestrian Mall have been working furiously to ready the street for this weekend’s 10th Annual All About Downtown Jersey City Street Fair.
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Nimbus Dance Seeks Youth Dancers for Nutcracker
Jersey-City-based Nimbus Dance company is holding auditions Saturday, Sept.11, for youths aged twelve to eighteen for its annual production of “Jersey City Nutcracker.” In addition, children aged 4 to eighteen are needed for many small roles in the show.
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Jersey City’s Felipe Rose of Village People Performs This Weekend
Felipe Rose will headline the fourth annual Fringe Fest Equality Rocks Spectacular at the Jersey City Pride celebration in Van Vorst Park.
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North River Sing Community Chorus to Hold Auditions, Resume Programming
After more than a year’s hiatus due to Covid-19, this September Jersey City-based North River Sing Community Chorus will spring back to life with auditions in August and September, in-person rehearsals for fully vaccinated members, and a new slew of its signature Broadway and jazz standard songs. In January 2022 the chorus will also resume […]
Posted inVisual Arts
“Walls To Smalls” at Deep Space Gallery
Deep Space has always championed our most prolific local street artists, and “Walls To Smalls,” which opened only a few weeks after a city-authorized Mural Festival and will run through July 25, brings their work indoors.
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Liberty State Park Nature Center Re-Opens After Nine-Year Closure
After a nine-year closure triggered by Superstorm Sandy, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection marked the Liberty State Park Nature Center’s return to life Wednesday, June 23, with the completion of a $3.5 million restoration.
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Jersey City Golf Tournament Sponsors Honor First Responders
The chief executive officer of Servpro announced a “Firefighter Appreciation Program” that will enable firefighters, first responders and their families to attend a major professional golf tournament to take place at Liberty National Golf Club his summer free of charge.
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Artists Explore Pop Music Icons in Two Local Shows
“An Artist’s Duty” is one of two local exhibitions that place the image of the singing star at the center of the show.