Early day at last years 2018 Bayonne Food Truck Festival
Mayor
Jimmy Davis announced that Bayonne is hosting its second annual food truck
festival on Saturday, May 18, from 12:00 noon to 7:00 p.m. This year’s festival is being held in honor of
the City of Bayonne’s 150th anniversary. The event will take place
on Avenue E between 22nd and 24th Streets. In order to accommodate the festival,
portions of Avenue E will be closed to traffic. Thirty food vendors will be
participating. They will offer a great
assortment of foods from a variety of cultures.
Italian, Korean, Greek, Polish, Thai, Cuban, American, and other
cuisines will be featured.
Memorandum of understanding to be signed on May 16 at Hudson County Community College, with classes beginning in January 2020
New
York, NY – May 10, 2019 – Continuing to expand its proven
workforce development program, the nonprofit Year Up New York | New Jersey announced
that it will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) today with Hudson County
Community College (HCCC) to launch a new Year Up site at the college, with the
first class of students starting in January 2020.
The signing will take place at 10 a.m.
on May 16, 2019, at HCCC. Dr. Chris Reber, President of HCCC, and John Galante,
Executive Director of Year Up New York | New Jersey, will sign the MOU.
JCs Cathedral Arts Festival to Host “Big
3-0†Gala, Sat, May 18
Artists, Friends & Grace Church Community
to Come Out & Celebrate
By Sally Deering
Gentrification Towers by Fermin Mendoza will be on view at CAF
It’s probably the hippest church
in Hudson County: a congregation of people from all walks of life, where artists
are not only welcomed, they’re celebrated.
On Sat, May 8, beginning at 7 pm,
Grace Church Van Vorst on Erie Street in Jersey City will host its 30th
Anniversary celebration of the CATHEDRAL
ARTS FESTIVAL (CAF), a gala of friends and community members coming together
to support the church’s outreach and regale in artworks by local artists. This
year, five curators have put together an exhibition of eclectic art that will dazzle
and inspire. Beth Achenbach, Cat Hecht, Robinson Holloway, Andrea Morin
and Amy Elise de Jong.
Pictured: Met’s #4 Gabriel DeMaria high fiving the “Buddies” Coach David Hoffman’s BHS Bees.
Bayonne Buddy Baseball kicked off it’s 5th year last Saturday (5/4/19) with an amazing turnout… 100 players, aged 3-21, all with Special Needs.
What was started five years ago by Pete Amadeo and Elisha DeMaria has become an entire community effort. NYC’s Mr. Met and the Somerset Patriots mascot Sparkee along with the Bayonne High School’s own Bee (Stingers Up!) were all there.
JCs Shehnaaz Dance Academy Dancers Perform Sat, May 18
Students of All Ages
Present Classic Bollywood Dance
Founded in
2012, Shehnaaz Dance Academy in Jersey City offers
Bollywood dance classes for adults and kids, and on Sat, May 18, the
school’s students will present an afternoon of classic Bollywood moves. The
show will be held at Cornelia Bradford Elementary School No. 16 in Jersey City;
curtain rises at 3 pm.
Shehnaaz Dance Academy
offers dance classes in several Jersey City locales including the
Boys and Girls Club, and the Performing Arts Workshop. The classes are part of
the after-school programs in several Jersey City schools including schools No.16,
No. 37, No. 5 and Primary Prep.
“Our Adult BollyHIIT workout and dance choreography
classes are popular and well-known in the Jersey City area,†Founder Shehnaaz Jagasia
says. “Our students have performed at various cultural events in Downtown
Jersey City, and Hoboken, as well as the NYC India Day Parade. In 2018, Shehnaaz Dance Academy
and its Spring Recital 2018 participants were recognized by the Jersey City
Council.â€
Shehnaaz Dance Academy presents twice-yearly recitals for its
students to showcase their talents and hard work, Jagasia says.
“These recitals offer an opportunity for our students to stand
confidently on a huge platform, overcome their stage fright, and be lauded for
all the efforts they put in throughout the semester,†Jagasia says. “Our
audience is wowed by the sheer level of talent and professionalism displayed by
our dancers.â€
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