Bayonne’s Music on Broadway Friday December 16, 2016

 LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT IN RESTAURANTS A PLUS FOR PATRONS 

dokus at sarelli's
Bob Dokus performs at K.P. Sarelli’s Restaurant, Broadway as part of City of Bayonne’s Music on Broadway Series

 

The Bayonne Urban Enterprise Zone  (UEZ) and member businesses part of the UEZ are currently hosting a weekly event MUSIC ON BROADWAY.

Now in its fourth week the event has provided restaurant goers some incredible music while they sit  and eat in their favorite haunts.

Most of these restaurants and venues have  never had entertainment before the program and the public has enjoyed it to date.

The concept for the event was first started when the Bayonne Urban Enterprise Zone hosted Monday Music at the Museum a monthly series which brought bands into the Bayonne Commuinity Museum this past spring.

The series organizer Terry Young along with Dee Dee Bottino of the Bayonne UEZ have put together a talented group of 20 musicians who on a weekly basis rotate within the 18 various venues .

The next MUSIC ON BROADWAY will be held this Friday, December 16th with the following musicians, venues and times:

BUTERO…….184 Broadway…5:30pm    

ORVILLE DAVIS

K.P. SARELLI’S RESTAURNT…   241 Broadway…7:00pm

BILL SACKS 

PERK UP CAFE’……317 Broadway…6:30pm

TERRY HAMAN  

BIG APPLE …414 Broadway…6:00pm

DAVE WATSON

MEZCAL KITCHEN…482 Broadway…7:00pm

THREE COMPADRES

PLANET WINGS…589 Broadway…7:00pm

DOMINO EFFECT

BELLA SORRELLA  1020Broadway…7:00pm

ISAAC EZEKIEL

VIC TAVERN 107 Hobart Ave…5:00pm

MEYERS &CARRINGTON

BCB BANK 595 AVE C…3:00pm

BILL MEEHAN 

For more information call 201-858-6357

 

Bayonne Bridge Construction- City Officials, Port Authority Group Tour Work So Far

bayonne bridge Construction tour
Bayonne Bridge Construction Tour (left to right): Tina Lado, Director of Government and Community Relations, Port Authority; Steve Plate, Chief of Major Capital Projects, Port Authority; and Mayor Jimmy Davis, City of Bayonne. Thanks!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bayonne Bridge Construction was looked over on Friday, December 9, by Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis and officials from the City of Bayonne joined a group from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on a tour to inspect the ongoing reconstruction of the Bayonne Bridge.  The tour was led by Steve Plate, Chief of Major Capital Projects for the Port Authority.  Mr. Plate, a civil engineer, is a former Mayor and Council Member from Glen Ridge, New Jersey.

Plate explained to the Bayonne officials that the main span work on the Bayonne Bridge has been completed. The tasks being done now include completing lighting and other electrical work, installing standpipes and conduits, and putting in dividers. Continue reading Bayonne Bridge Construction- City Officials, Port Authority Group Tour Work So Far

New Jersey Turnpike 14A Construction Update

 

14A constuction projectBayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis announced that the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and its contractors have provided updated information about the construction around the Exit 14A toll plaza.  The news items in this update cover activities through mid-December 2016.

In the toll plaza, renovation of the existing toll utility building continues.  Reconstruction continues on Lanes 11 and 12.  Continue reading New Jersey Turnpike 14A Construction Update

DECEMBER ARTScene   Cultural Happenings in & around Hudson  

BALLET 

NIMBUS DANCE WORKS, Frank R. Conwell MS4 Auditorium, 107 Bright St, JC.  (201) 377-0718; www.nimbusdanceworks.org.  Dec. 13-18. Tix: $11 – $40 (early bird prices through 12/4; group discounts available) Nimbus Dance Works presents JERSEY CITY NUTCRACKER 2016. “Jersey City’s largest annual performing arts event. Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet re-imagined with Jersey City flavor.  Join Nimbus Dance Works, Jersey City’s acclaimed professional dance company for the 7th year of its annual holiday tradition: Jersey City Nutcracker. Jersey City Nutcracker tells the story of two children’s urban holiday adventure leading them through fantasy, adversity and celebration and, along the way, teaching them lessons about friendship and community. Choreographed and directed by Nimbus Artistic Director Samuel Pott, this adaption of Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic is performed by a stand-out cast of professional dancers from Nimbus Dance Works joined by youth and adults from the community as they portray familiar characters such as the Sugar Plum Fairy, the Rat King, the Arabian Princess and Drosselmeyer – all with a Jersey City twist!”  (Appropriate for all ages; barrier-free event.)

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VISIONS OF INDIA-Bayonne Artist Nupur Nishith creates Traditional Folk Paintings

Exhibits at Bridge Gallery in Bayonne; Gallery 14 Maple in Morristown

 By Sally Deering

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Bayonne Artist Nupur Nishith

Dark-eyed women in traditional clothing are painted against a backdrop of bands of colors filled with rows of tiny fish, elephants and other imagery of India. They are the paintings of artist Nupur Nishith, a resident of Bayonne who moved to the U.S. a little over five years ago with an MBA and several years of working for a bank. Instead of following a banking career, though, Nishith decided to follow her passion for art.

Continue reading VISIONS OF INDIA-Bayonne Artist Nupur Nishith creates Traditional Folk Paintings

NJ Team Wright is Victorious at the 2016 O.I.K.K.A World Karate Championship

UWA Warriors In this years O.I.K.K.A World Karate Championship once again, York Watson-Byrd dominated the Kumite Division and Won the Black Belt World Isshin Ryu Fighting Division. He placed 2nd in Forms and 2nd in Weapons. In the Advanced 2, 4th and 5th Division, Kenneth Jackson II clinched 3rd in Kumite coming back to win against several formidable opponents.

Newcomer Nicholas Brea, 16 year old White Belt took 1st in the Adult 18-40 Division, beating an Orange Belt to win the Adult Novice Division While fellow newcomer Michael Townes, yellow belt, placed 3rd in the same division and 2nd in forms.

In the female 18-34 year old Division, Brown Belt Adama Wiggan, Age 32 placed 2nd in Kumite and 2nd in Kata with an outstanding performance. Ciara Castillo won 2nd in Kumite, and Samir O’Neill also took home 2nd in Kumite.

KOBRA & BOWIE Int’l Muralist KOBRA paints 18-story David Bowie in Jersey City

Art Transforms Cast Iron Lofts Hi-Rise into Urban Landmark

 KOBRA at Loft Iron

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By Sally Deering

 Photos by Fermín Mendoza

International artist Kobra in Jersey City
Kobra and Jersey City Mayor Steven M. Fulop

You can see it from Rt. 139 feeding into the Holland Tunnel or catch it from downtown Jersey City as you head into Hoboken. David Bowie’s image 18-stories high on the side of the Cast Iron Lofts in Jersey City, painted by international muralist Eduardo Kobra.  Bowie passed-away January 10th of this year, but his music and artistry live on throughout the world; and Kobra’s mural is now part of the Jersey City landscape, an urban landmark and the latest addition to the Jersey City Mural Arts Program.

On Fri, Nov. 4, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, members of the City Council, local real estate developers, and local artists welcomed Kobra to Jersey City and thanked him for painting the dazzling, eye-catching image of David Bowie. Mayor Fulop held the press conference on the building’s 5th floor deck where visitors could get an up-close look at the mural, and meet and take pictures with Kobra who spent the past few weeks painting from a scaffold hanging 180-feet off the side of the Cast Iron Lofts hi-rise on Jersey Avenue.   Continue reading KOBRA & BOWIE Int’l Muralist KOBRA paints 18-story David Bowie in Jersey City

LA ISLA RESTAURANT UPTOWN HOBOKEN

  Cuban Dishes, Hispanic Wines and Mouth-Watering Mojitos

   Open, Sexy Atmosp   here with plenty of Cuban Hospitality  

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Wine director and general manager Andres Montoya (second from left)
and La Isla Uptown crew

 

 

                                               

 

 

 

 

 By Sally Deering

La Isla Restaurant on Washington Street up the block from City Hall has been a Hoboken staple, serving Cuban cuisine in a tiny space where you have to step outside to change your mind. Riding on the success of its downtown location, La Isla Uptown located on 12th Street and Maxwell Place takes Cuban cuisine to a whole new level in an atmosphere that’s open, aery and filled with Cuban hospitality.

La Isla second location At La Isla Uptown, its more of a fine-dining experience compared to the luncheonette feeling of La Isla downtown, says wine director and general manager Andres Montoya. The uptown restaurant is huge and open with seating for one-hundred in the dining room, at the bar, and in the front of the restaurant that features a counter and stools for those who want to dine and dash. The floor-to-ceiling glass walls, marble floor tiles, and the ceiling fans in dark brown wood make a visitor feel as if they stepped inside a Havana bistro. Along with the beautiful décor, La Isla Uptown has a liquor license which means great wine, beer and Mojitos, Montoya says. Continue reading LA ISLA RESTAURANT UPTOWN HOBOKEN

HOB ART 37-37th Hoboken Artists Studio Tour

City to Celebrate its Painters, Sculptors & Artisans

 

Alex Morales
“La Isla” watercolor by Alex Morales of Hoboken

By Sally Deering

 Over the years, Hoboken’s become a pricey place to hang your hat, but on the bright side. Hoboken’s artist population has not withered due to the city’s high cost of living. Through good and bad economic times, Hoboken’s artist community continues to thrive, entertain and nourish the city’s need for culture, ideas and visions expressed outside the box.

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