Daily Archives: February 21, 2012

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HOBOKEN’S MONROE CENTER PRESENTS OPEN STUDIO DAY SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26th

The Monroe Center Open Studio Day is back Sunday, Feb. 26 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

During the quarterly event, the Monroe Center for the Arts’ tenants – artists, artisans, photographers, vendors, musicians and more – open their doors to other creative souls and art lovers in Hoboken and its surrounding areas.

On Sunday, 60 artists and vendors housed in vacant studios on all five floors of the center will be participating.

Highlights: – 720 Creation Station, the first Monroe Center artists’ village. Artists include Ivan Petrovski, Vincent Zambrano, Kris Dulfer, Andrea Kroenig, Monique Sarfity and Jordan DeLiso.

– The recently-opened hob’art cooperative gallery, featuring work by members like president Liz Cohen and gallery director France Garrido as well as 57 other N.J. artists. Continue reading HOBOKEN’S MONROE CENTER PRESENTS OPEN STUDIO DAY SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26th →

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CITY OF BAYONNE TO HOST FIRST ANNUAL ART SHOW AT BAYONNE MUSEUM

JURIED EXHIBITON OPEN TO BAYONNE ARTISTS

Mayor Mark A. Smith is pleased to announce that the City will host its First Annual Citywide Art Show at the Bayonne Community Museum located at 229 Broadway. The opening reception will be on Friday, April 13, 2012, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. The show will be open to viewers on weekdays, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. from Monday, April 16, through Friday, April 27, 2012.

 All artists who are residents of Bayonne are invited to submit images of their work for consideration to be included in the show. A jury of Bayonne residents headed by Anthony Sienkiewicz, painting instructor at the 4th Street Senior Center Art Club, will judge the entries and choose the works to be exhibited.

“I am very excited about this inaugural show. The exhibition will give the opportunity to Bayonne’s many talented artists to showcase their works in a beautiful setting at the Bayonne Community Museum,” said Mayor Smith. “I invite all artists who live in the City of Bayonne to participate and for everyone to come out and see all of the wonderful paintings, drawings and sculptures created by our own hometown residents.” Continue reading CITY OF BAYONNE TO HOST FIRST ANNUAL ART SHOW AT BAYONNE MUSEUM →

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Bayonne Planning Board Approves Eastern Millwork Expansion on 7th Street

Last week, the Bayonne Planning Board voted for Eastern Millwork’s proposal for the renovation and expansion of the Ideal Window Manufacturing plant at 151-173 West 7th Street.  Eastern Millwork envisions replacing Ideal at the site, and employing sixty people at the West 7th Street location, which will serve as both a headquarters and an operational facility.  Mayor Mark A. Smith said, “I would like to thank Eastern Millwork for its decision to locate its headquarters and operations in Bayonne.  The Planning Board’s approval of this proposal will bring new manufacturing jobs and generate more economic activity in Bayonne.  I welcome Eastern Millwork’s renovation and expansion of this 7th Street plant.”

Eastern Millwork engineers, manufactures, and installs architectural wood millwork for construction projects in New Jersey and New York.  Under the plans approved, Eastern Millwork would take over the existing plant from Ideal and expand it in two phases.  The existing plant has 40,039 square feet.  In Phase I of its expansion, Eastern Millwork plans to renovate the building and make three additions to the current structure.  There will be two additions to the first floor and a partial second floor addition in the first phase. In Phase II, Eastern Millwork will make a two-story addition to the business.  The two phases of expansion combined will increase the plant’s total area to 57,246 square feet.

Eastern Millwork will relocate to Bayonne from its current location on Chapel Avenue in Jersey City.  Ideal will consolidate its operations at its other Bayonne locations.

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