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RIVERWALK OUTDOOR MARKET AT PORT IMPERIAL OPENS SEASON TWO WITH A FREE FIVE BAND MUSICAL EVENT
Music from local bands plus a clown and face painting for kids round out what Is expected be a stellar showcase of music and a great shopping extravaganza.
 March 23, 2014, West New York, NJ: Thank You Scientist, Blue Food, Kill Her Smile, A Touch of Sinatra, The Jon Abel Project; sounds like the musical line up at a Madison Square Garden concert, but it isn’t. It’s the line up at the second season opening of the Riverwalk Outdoor Market & Festival this April 5th.
 Located between PF Chang’s Restaurant and the A&P on Port Imperial Blvd in West New York, the Riverwalk Outdoor Market at Port Imperial will be opening up for its second season with a rip roaring line up of rock & roll and cover bands, a NYC based Alternative Rock band, a local Sinatra Tribute Band, “A Touch of Sinatra†and a relative newcomer to the scene, Latin Jazz Pianist The Jon Abel Project who will be playing Salsa, Top 40’s, R&B and Latin Jazz.  In between the acts DJ Ray will be playing your favorite radio and club songs.
 All the above, plus vendors offering great deals on jewelry, clothing, antiques, art, collectibles, cosmetics, free ten minute therapeutic massages by a NJ Licensed Therapist and a clown and fun and games for kids should make this a great outing for the whole family. Everyone is welcome but the lucky folks are going to be the residents along the Hudson Waterfront near PF Chang’s and the A&P on Port Imperial Blvd in West New York where the market is held every year. They are in walking distance.
  “This year the Riverwalk Market is not only going to bring in vendors offering all kinds of upscale items at bargain prices, but live entertainment, informational spaces about local services and activities for children every weekend,â€Â said Raul Vicente Jr., operator of the market.
 Vicente said that the market and festival has no cover charge and there is plenty of reasonably priced parking available at the Port Imperial Ferry Parking lots just one block away. Vendors have free parking on site. Vicente added that there is still time to be a vendor and to apply, you only have to send an email to [email protected] and an info package will be sent back right away.
 The Market is open from April through October from10am to 6pm every Saturday and some Sundays depending on vendor participation.
The Riverwalk Outdoor Market & Festival Line-Up For April 5, 2014 Season Two opening Day….
- Thank You Scientists
 Thank You Scientist: is a seven-piece progressive rock band from Bergen County, New Jersey. Featuring a violinist and horn section, the rock group was formed in 2010 by guitarist Tom Monda. Blending genres such as progressive rock, funk, metal and pop, in January 2011, the group released their first effort, an EP titled The Perils of Time Travel, which was received positively by progressive rock outlets. Media Review: Strange sounds brew in strange places, and Thank You Scientist is no exception. With “more hooks than an old tackle box, and more time changes than a broken pocket watch,†the band belies their humble suburban New Jersey roots with a sound that is undeniably unique. Thank You Scientist has been mesmerizing live audiences since their inception in 2010. Dubbed “The Top Unsigned Act in the Tri-State Area†shortly after the release of their debut EP, “The Perils of Time Travel,†the band hasn’t slowed down a bit. On June 8th 2012, the band released their first full length record, “Maps of Non-Existent Places.†The album is a stunning collage of influences. Progressive rock, jazz, fusion, classical, metal, psychedelic, 60s pop and world music all seem to collide together at full speed and the impact demands your attention.
SPORTING BRAND PASS THE ROC RELAUNCHES
Jarrod Greene
By Stephen McMillian
Giving back is the idea behind the global sporting brand, Pass The Roc. Its founder, Jersey City native
Jarrod Greene, is the CEO and founder of Pass The Roc, which had its national debut in 2003.
As Greene sat back during the interview in his Pass The Roc gear, he reflected upon his passion for wanting to be his own boss.
“I have such an entrepreneurial spirit about myself because my dad and mom were very instrumental in teaching me how to work when I was nine years old,†said Greene.
Greene never wanted to settle for the typical nine-to-five job. Although he held such jobs, they never sat too well with him.
“I never excelled well in the secular world because I always had a certain mentality and somehow it rubbed people the wrong way,†said Greene. “It always resulted in some type of reprimand, dismissal or not seeing eye to eye with someone.â€
Baseball -Going from Snowballs to Baseballs
By Ricardo Kaulessar
Many readers of this newspaper can relate to the sentiment that this especially brutal winter cannot end soon enough – and that baseball season cannot come fast enough.
Major league baseball players are already in the midst of spring training in warmer places while locally, boys and girls, young and old, are indoors (or even outdoors as the snow starts to clear away) with bat, ball and glove in hand getting in shape for games to come.
Meanwhile, fans are preparing to watch their favorite teams over the next few months, whether it’s from the bleacher seats at Yankee Stadium or in the living room staring at a plasma screen.
And for some, it is an opportunity to remember the landmarks and individuals from the Hudson/Bergen County area that have a significant place in baseball history.
Hoboken as the site of the first recorded baseball game in 1846 and Jersey City as the location of the legendary Jackie Robinson’s debut in a professional baseball game in 1946, and as the birthplace of those who got to the “big show†including Joe Borowski (Bayonne), Willie Banks (Jersey City) and Johnny Kucks (Hoboken). Several aficionados of America’s pastime shared recently about how they await the start of another year where the worries are more about box scores than snowplows.
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LAUGH RIOT Jersey City Comedy Festival – 100 Comics in 7 Days
By Sally Deering
There’s no doubt the snowstorms of 2014 left Jersey City streets ripped up pretty bad. How bad? I saw a woman park her Fiat in a pot-hole.  (Rim-shot!)
Everybody could use a good laugh these days and Craig Mahoney of Jersey City, a stand-up comedian and artist has taken it upon himself to help Jersey City reclaim its sense of humor. Starting Sunday, March 30th and running all week through Saturday, April 5th, Dos Equis presents the Jersey City Comedy Festival featuring 100 comedians performing in clubs and other venues all about town. This marks the second year for the “week-long, city-wide celebration of the art of comedy†and Hudsonites are invited to shed their winter blahs with a few belly laughs.
“The schedule is set: over 100 stand–up comedians and we’ve got four sketch comedy groups and one improv comedy group,†Mahoney says. “We’re going to have two art shows as part of the festival, too.†Continue reading LAUGH RIOT Jersey City Comedy Festival – 100 Comics in 7 Days
WHAT, ME CRAZY? Attic Ensemble Presents Classic ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST
 Saturday, March 1st at 8pm plus Thurs, Mar. 6 at 7 pm; Fri and Sat, Mar. 7 and 8 at 8 pm; and, Sun, Mar. 9 at 3 pm
 By Sally Deering
Nurse Ratched
 Ken Kesey’s book ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST was a great book that became an even better stage play when Dale Wasserman adapted it for the theater. Jack Nicholson starred in the movie version and it still resonates decades later. ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ tells the story of Randle P. McMurphy, a free-spirited hooligan who thinks he outsmarts prison officials by acting a little nuts and getting sent to a mental institution to serve his time instead of prison McMurphy becomes the hero to a ward of misfits and it doesn’t take long before he locks horns with the ward’s nurse-in-charge, Nurse Ratched, a no-nonsense control freak who runs her patients’ lives with an iron fist and a cold, hardened heart.
This terrific stage classic gets a revival this week when the Attic Ensemble presents ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST for six performances, Fri, Feb. 28 through Sun, Mar. 9, at the Barrow Mansion in Jersey City. The play is directed by George Seylaz and features Sly Augustus, Ryan Bender, Luke M. Blanchard, Ron Leir, Richard Bull, Art Delo, Colin Goodwin, Melissa Harlow, John L’Ecuver, Crystal Schenck, Andre Urban, Ray Velasquez, Catriona Rubenis-Stevens and Brendan Wahlers. (Ms.) Hank Morris plays Nurse Ratched and Benjamin Holmes plays McMurphy. Continue reading WHAT, ME CRAZY? Attic Ensemble Presents Classic ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST
Family Features -Try one of these meals tonight!!!
Lenardo and Ogbin Lead the All Saint’s Panthers to Victory in the Bayonne Lou Scudder City Championship
All Saints Catholic Academy takes the win over the undefeated Nicholas Oresko Jaguars at the Bayonne City Grammar School Championship on Tuesday night in front of a packed house at Bayonne High School.
Dionna Lenardo lead the scoring for All Saints with 8 points, along with Gabby Ogbin scoring 6, to help All Saints, No.2 in the City , earn a 20-19 victory against Oresko No. 1 . Continue reading Lenardo and Ogbin Lead the All Saint’s Panthers to Victory in the Bayonne Lou Scudder City Championship
Olympians Hit the Ice in Jersey City: Star-Studded Performance at Newport Skates
Make the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games your reality—without leaving the Tri-State—by celebrating at Newport Skates, the only outdoor, uncovered skating rink in Jersey City.
On February 15th Newport Skates will be presenting a special performance featuring two-time Olympic Bronze medalists John and Sinead Kerr (who some might recognize from their appearances on Glee too)! The talented Olympian siblings, who trained in New Jersey, will be performing several, exclusively choreographed ice dances, along with an ensemble of national and international figure skating champions from Ice Theatre of New York.
 Celebrations continue in Newport as the games go on at Sochi too. Newport Skates has an on-going line-up of special activities, games and prizes through February 23rd, including Frisbee curling and a medal count competition!
For more details about Newport Skates, go to www.newportskates.com. Also visit Newport’s Facebook page for updates on the community and the on-going Olympic Celebrations: www.facebook.com/NewportRentalsNJ
Saturday, February 15, 2014 at 3:30 p.m.
IF YOU GO
Newport Skates
95 River Drive
Jersey City, NJ 07310
Legendary Locals of Jersey City-Book by John Gomez Shines New Light on The City’s Movers and Shakers
   By Sally Deering     Photo of John Gomez by Bob Foster, Hoboken Historical SocietyÂ
Published as part of the new Arcadia Publishing imprint Legendary Locals, John Gomez’s book LEGENDARY LOCALS OF JERSEY CITY shines new light on the people of Jersey City, past and present who stand out in the crowd. LEGENDARY LOCALS OF JERSEY CITY (Arcadia Publishing; 128 pgs.; $21.99, soft cover😉 focuses on Jersey City’s Who’s Who and “Who Wasâ€
At first, when Gomez, who is also the founder of the Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy was approached by Arcadia Publishing to do the book, he was reluctant.
“I write about buildings,†Gomez says. “I’m an architectural historian, but then I thought we can’t have buildings without the people in them, so I agreed. I had a list of 500 people and had to shrink it to 150.â€
Gomez decided to include information in the book that people who are historians would not necessarily know. To accomplish this required a lot of research, he says, and when he decided to add Jersey City Mayor Frank “Boss†Hague to the list, he came across surprising tidbits like the time Hague had a run-in with Russian communist Leon Trotsky in Journal Square. Hague, who was anti-Communist, learned Trotsky was to make an appearance in Journal Square to recruit communists and Hague was there to kick him out. Continue reading Legendary Locals of Jersey City-Book by John Gomez Shines New Light on The City’s Movers and Shakers
