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Ghana Flag Raising Ceremony
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
City Hall Council Chambers, 280 Grove Street, Jersey City
Community/Cultural
Official ceremony celebrating Ghana’s independence at Jersey City City Hall.

Fastlife After Work Party
5:00 PM
The Ashford, 145 Newark Avenue, Jersey City
Nightlife
After-work social event featuring DJ Fastlife, Smoke Black, and Ralphie Mercado.

Christine Santelli & Heather Hardy Live
7:30 PM
Location: 503 Social Club, 503 3rd Street, Hoboken
Live Music (Blues/Americana)
A soulful evening with Grammy-nominated songwriter Christine Santelli and violinist Heather “Lil’ Mama” Hardy.
Cost: $20 advance / $25 at door; BYOB.

All That Roxx Live
9:00 PM
Pig and Parrot Last Resort, 125 Washington Street, Hoboken
Live Music
High-energy live performance by the band All That Roxx.
Visit Hudson NJ

Saturday, March 7, 2026
Spring Craft Beer Tasting
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: Pint Bar, 34 Wayne Street, Jersey City
Type: Food & Drink
Description: Hosted by the Jersey City Kiwanis Club, featuring a selection of spring craft beers.

2026 St. Patrick’s Day Parade (JC)
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Jersey City
Type: Parade/Holiday
Description: The annual Jersey City St. Patrick’s Day celebration through the city streets.

Hoboken LepreCon Bar Crawl
12:00 PM
Various Bars, Hoboken
Social/Holiday
The massive annual St. Paddy’s themed bar crawl across Hoboken.

Where Deep Waters Cross featuring Carolyn Dorfman Dance
7:30 PM
White Eagle Hall, 337 Newark Ave, Jersey City
Dance/Multidisciplinary
A collaboration between Carolyn Dorfman Dance and Jersey City Poet Laureate Rashad Wright.

Chess Tournament at Cafe Lafayette
10:00 AM
Cafe Lafayette, 74 Maple Street, Jersey City
Competition
Description: Competitive tournament with cash prizes for the top three finishers.



Sunday, March 8, 2026

(International Women’s Day)
Siren Song: International Women’s Day Celebration
1:00 PM
902 Brewing Co., 101 Pacific Avenue, Jersey City
Live Music & Art
Showcase of local women-fronted musical acts and artists to raise funds for women’s initiatives.

In Her Footsteps: A Celebration of Women in History
Time: 1:00 PM
Museum of Jersey City History, 298 Academy Street, Jersey City
Immersive Multimedia/History
Interactive experience featuring actors portraying influential women from history.

International Women’s Day Run (5K)
10:00 AM
Overpeck County Park, 40 Fort Lee Road, Leonia (near Secaucus)
Fitness/Charity
Inaugural 5K run/walk benefitting JBWS survivors of domestic abuse.

The Currys Live
3:00 PM
Hoboken
Live Music (Indie Folk-Rock)
Description: Harmony-driven performance by the indie band The Currys; kids are welcome for free.
Cost: $20

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Open Call:

Project Greenville is having an open call for participants for their upcoming PAST PRESENT FUTURE show, a group art show featuring work that explores how memories, moments, and hopes are interpreted, depicted, and reckoned with by our local artists!

  So far, from their social media mentions on the open call, they have received some great entries that feature everything from the sentimental to the humorous to the dreamlike.  Project Greenville looks forward for to artists taking on this theme and encourages all to reach out with any questions and share this info with those you think would be interested

Work is due by Sept 6th, or ideally sooner if possible. The shows will be September 12th & 13th (part of Arthouse Productions JC Fridays) and then again in October on the 4th & 5th as part of JCAST (the Jersey City Art and Studio Tour, under new management with a focus on inclusion and shining a spotlight on artists in less highlighted parts of the city).  To participate with us as an artist, musician, or volunteer, please get in touch at projectgreenville@gmail.com or (646)361-1858…

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Art House Productions (Executive Artistic Director Meredith Burns) is proud to present ten exciting events remaining in August in celebration of Jersey City Pride Month. Taking place at Art House Productions, located at 345 Marin Boulevard, this robust lineup underscores the organization’s commitment to amplifying LGBTQIA+ voices, fostering inclusivity, and creating accessible spaces for all.

From drag and dance to film, comedy, and community conversations, Art House’s Pride programming offers something for everyone. Designed to uplift and celebrate the diversity of the LGBTQIA+ community, these events provide meaningful opportunities for connection, expression, and joy.

Proceeds from select events will benefit Jersey City Pride, directly supporting their mission of visibility, advocacy, and celebration.

The White Party

Presented by Art House Productions & Jersey City Pride

Friday, August 15th from 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

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We’ve all heard the expression, “When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade”…probably more times in this past year than we ever thought we would! But it is true…struggles and worries can bring with them new skills, hobbies, appreciations, interests, coping mechanisms, strengths and relationships!

Join Project Greenville–in person and online–as they explore all of these through art, photography, music and demonstrations at the group exhibit, “Lemonade”. Participating artists

Catalina Aranguren
Aaron Dunkel
Yvad Erehsaw
Donchellee Fulwood
Richard Jedrzejek
Jin Jung
Jim Legge
Richard Maczuga
Pat Olsen
Lucy Rovetto
Theda Saniford
Ray Schwartz
Anthony Sienkiewicz
Elsie Sienkiewicz
Susan SienkiewiczWalk_Bye Artists
Abster
Beth Achenbach
Alejandra Alvarez
Catalina Aranguren
Khurshid Begum
Jennifer Brown
Abigail Chua
Carolina De Brigard
Beth DiCara
Isabelle Duverger
Peter Gagnon
Katelyn Halpern
Charles Lane
Michelle Malakoff
Michelle A. Mayer
Macuauley Norman
Marlene OHaireWalk_Bye Student Artists
Afrin F.
Ayra S.
Bertram O.
Chiara A.
Drake G.
Emily E.
Georgia S.
Kymani F.
Nathaniel O.
Rhys G.
Siddhi J.
Sophia O.
Vanessa N.
Collaboration: Baxter M, Henry P, Hayden M, Violet K, Penelope B, Miles S. and Elizabeth M

Their musical guests this time around are:TARA and Wyl White with Moissessions Studios at 6:30pm FridayGary Van Miert at 5pm Saturday Sofia Oro at 6pm SaturdaySocial distancing, masks, some new features of Project Greenville such as our Pay as You Wish Thrift and the unveiling of our Instagram & lemony refreshments for our in-person guests from 4pm-7pm Friday and Saturday (greetings and good vibes to our virtual guests Friday evening)!
For those of you joining online the event is FREE but you must register ahead of time with JC Fridays at www.jcfridays.com and they will send you the zoom link to view the presentation (Their segment will be around 6:!5pm on Friday June 4th, but please tune in for the whole show…lots of good stuff in store!) 

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Itâ€s April and maybe you could use a few good laughs to cheer up those IRS blues. Then why not head over to Art House Productions in Jersey City on Sat, April 27 for a night of stand-up comedy featuring Mike Britt. Host Rich Kiamco, who runs the comedy nights at Art House Productions, promises it will be an evening of topical comedy not “Photoshop commentary”.

“The show is great,” Kiamco says. “This is almost our third year at Art House. The show has a following; itâ€s a good time. Thereâ€s always a headliner from ‘The Tonight Show†or Comedy Central.”

Living in Hudson offers plenty of resources to inspire laughs, Kiamco says, especially when the comedy is based on natural disasters.

“We had two disaster shows, one right after Hurricane Sandy and one after the blizzard,” Kiamco says, “The place was packed.”
Kiamcoâ€s comedy career began with a sewing machine at the Fashion Institute Of Technology and according to his website www.richkiamco.com: “Rich did his first stand-up routine at the dorm talent contest and was hooked. Later that year later he became the costume designer for comedian Judy Tenuta. His one-man show UNACCESSORIZED, an autobiographic romp about a queer Filipino overachiever, received the Overall Excellence Award in Solo Performance at the New York International Fringe Festival and Best Solo Performance at the Montreal GLBT International Theatre Festival.”
Kiamco says the hot topics these days are the same hot topics comics have been addressing for years: politics – the president, of course; marriage equality; womenâ€s rights.
“I canâ€t believe weâ€re still talking about womenâ€s rights,” Kiamco says. “Stand up is like a truth serum of where our culture is at. You can make a joke about the best or the worst of our culture. When you call out that something misogynistic, people respond because we know whatâ€s happening in our culture.”

And even though we turn to the Internet more and more to get our daily laughs, Kiamco says thereâ€s no replacement for live performance.

Itâ€s happening live in front of you,” Kiamco says. “The person in the crowd will say something and the comic will go after that. It will never be on ‘The Tonight Show†– you canâ€t do crowd interactions on TV, but with a live audience anything goes.”

If you go:
Sat, April 27 at 8 pm
The Laugh Tour; Stand Up Comedy
Art House Productions
1 McWilliams Place
Hamilton Square
Jersey City
Tickets $15 online; $20 at the door
www.thelaughtour.com
(201) 915-9911

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