“The Vanished,” is a short film that was recently shot in Jersey City. It’s part Sci-Fi and part thriller, like Inception meets Groundhog’s Day. The main character, Alice (Rachel Handler) is faced with a choice between constantly reliving a nightmare, or vanishing into the unknown. The film was created as a part of the Easterseals […]
Joan of Arc Lives on in Jersey City
Peasant, warrior, witch, martyr, saint. Joan of Arc is one of the most famous heroines in history, an 18-year-old girl who led the French army to victory and was burned at the stake for telling her story. She is immortalized in Carl Theodore Dreyer’s 1928 silent film “The Passion of Joan of Arc,” based off […]
Jersey City Resident Makes Off-Broadway Debut
Jersey City resident Erin Murray Quinlan is a playwright, composer and lyricist who just made her Off-Broadway debut with a show entitled “God Save Queen Pam.” Described as “a screwball musical comedy here to remind you what joy feels like,” the performance took place at The Players Theater in the West Village. But most of […]
Con Vivo Music Gala
Con Vivo Music hosted their 2018 gala at Novado Gallery, with musical pieces that were inspired by the gallery’s current exhibitions. A somewhat recent addition to the Jersey City arts scene, Novado Gallery occupies the first floor of a former warehouse space at 110 Morgan Street that was rechristened into luxury loft apartments. Originally a […]
Ariel Rivka Dance Celebrates Ten-Year Anniversary
This year marks the beginning of a new decade for Ariel Rivka Dance, a critically acclaimed all-female company with a Jersey City connection. ARD features pieces created by a husband and wife team, choreographer Ariel Grossman and composer David Homan, who have lived in Jersey City for four years now. Like many Jersey City residents, […]
Art House Productions Holds Inaugural Performance in New Downtown Location
Art House Productions unveiled their new space in Cast Iron Lofts with a production of Leisure, Lust written by Sara Farrington and directed by Marina McClure. The play marked a move from Art House’s longtime home in Journal Square to their new residence on Coles Street, beneath the towering Kobra mural of David Bowie. The […]
Jersey City Artist Juan Camilo Ospina Londoño
Juan Camilo Ospina Londoño is a native of Cartago, Colombia who moved to the United States at age ten and has called Jersey City his home for over four years. When he’s not painting, Juan also designs landscapes, teaches Capoeira, and spends time with his wife and two dogs, Basil and Lola. I visited Juan […]
Attorney turned Author: Edward Carlson
Edward Carlson is a Jersey City attorney who just published his debut novel, which has been described as “Delilloan… with a Franzenian interplay of politics and class with hints of the stylistic reportage of Tom Wolfe” (Bill Kelly, Booklist). He began his writing career as a journalist who covered guns, religion and sports (or, as […]
Con Vivo Music
Last month at the historic Barrow Mansion, Con Vivo Music presented a workshop performance of Not Less Than the Good composed by David Morneau. The piece was created for the upcoming bicentennial of the birth of Henry David Thoreau and was performed by the New Thread Quartet. Described as a “musical sunrise,” the concert was an hour-long […]
New JC Mural Stirs up Debate
A new mural at Tonnelle and Sip Avenues in Journal Square is raising questions about the Jersey City Mural Arts Program. Critics of the piece claim that the work is cultural appropriation, while others claim that it pays homage to Native American history as it relates to our city’s past, as well as current events […]
“She Gon’ Learn” at Jersey City Theatre Center
Next weekend, Jersey City Theatre Center presents the one-woman play “SHE GON’ LEARN” – a poignant, funny and universal story about youth, sexual awakening, racial realities and the insanity of dating. I had the chance to chat with the writer and performer, Lisa Rosetta Strum about the upcoming play. Do You Live in Jersey City? I […]
“A World Where We Belong” Exhibition
Just as we conclude Women’s History Month, The Hudson County Community College Department of Cultural Affairs paid tribute to the memory of an influential Jersey City woman, Georgia Brooks. Brooks is honored each year with an event celebrating her enduring legacy as an LGBTQIA+ activist. This year’s event featured a reception and special exhibition inspired by […]
Jersey City Poetry Slam
On Thursday night, three female writers competed in a performance poetry tournament to qualify to represent Jersey City at the “Women of the World Poetry Slam” in Dallas, Texas. “WOWPS” is a national competition hosted by Poetry Slam Inc., an organization that also certifies slam venues across the country. Jersey City Slam is a certified […]
Jersey City Nutcracker Recap
On Sunday, December 18, 1892, the very first Nutcracker premiered at the Mariinsky Theater in Saint Petersburg, Russia. This past Sunday, December 18, 2016, Nimbus Dance Works finished their run of The Jersey City Nutcracker at Frank R. Conwell Auditorium. The last 124 years have seen countless adaptations of the Petipa holiday classic. The ballet […]
The Twelve Dates of Christmas
This Friday, Art House Productions will present “The Twelve Dates of Christmas,” a one-woman play by Ginna Hoben about the awkwardness and hilarity of singledom during the holidays. The play follows the quirky and effervescent Mary through a string of unsuccessful dates: as the holidays approach, an ornament appears on her Christmas tree for every […]
“Americana” Art Show at LITM
One of America’s most highly-contentious election weeks is upon us, and Jersey City’s LITM has transformed into a space for political conversation. Its latest show, “Americana,” features the works of 28 different artists reflecting on various topics facing our nation. LITM, which stands for “Love is the Message,” is a cocktail bar, restaurant, and art […]
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