Grace Church Van Vorst in downtown Jersey City, NJ celebrates its 20th Annual Cathedral Arts Festival with an opening Champagne Gala on Saturday, November 14th, 2009. The Cathedral Arts Festival reaches a banner year in its long and cherished history! Founded in 1989, it is the largest and longest-running celebration of artists and the arts in Hudson County. Continue reading Grace Church Van Vorst celebrates its 20th Annual Cathedral Arts Festival
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THE SECRETS IN THE ATTIC
A Look At One of Hudson County’s Best and Oldest  Theater Company’s
by Sally Deering
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Back in the 1970s, alumni from the Argos Eyes Drama Society at Saint Peter’s College met one night in a tiny Jersey City attic and talked about starting a theater where they could put on plays that challenged them artistically and attracted local audiences. By the end of the meeting, that group of aspiring playmakers became the Attic Ensemble.
    Several theaters and more than a hundred plays later, the Attic Ensemble has settled into the Barrow Mansion on Wayne Street in Jersey City, a block from the Grove Street PATH in a hip neighborhood where the company continues to stretch and grow. Continue reading THE SECRETS IN THE ATTIC
The Newport Neighborhood Association’s Third Annual Multi-Cultural Festival
3rd Annual Festival
SATURDAY OCTOBER 3, 2009
12 NOON – 6:30 PM
PAVONIA / TOWN SQUARE PLACE-Across from Pavonia/Newport Path Station
FREEÂ ADMISSION !
FUN FOR KIDS!- RAFFLES 
Continue reading The Newport Neighborhood Association’s Third Annual Multi-Cultural Festival
4th Street Arts Hosts the 6th Annual 4th Street Art & Music Festival in Jersey City, NJ
Twelve hours of creativity and fun—October 3, 2009, 10 am-10 pm
On Saturday, October 3, 2009, 4th Street Arts, in cooperation with The Village Neighborhood Association and in tandem with the Jersey City Artists’ Studio Tour, will yet again throw the ultimate celebration for creativity—the 4th Street Art & Music Festival. Continue reading 4th Street Arts Hosts the 6th Annual 4th Street Art & Music Festival in Jersey City, NJ
POWERHOUSE ARTS FESTIVAL-September 12th
 The 4th  Annual Powerhouse Arts Festival
 11:00am to 6:00pm.
The annual Powerhouse Arts District Neighborhood Association’s barbeque and crafts fair will have all the fine arts, nifty crafts, music, cheap beer and block-partying good times of last year, this year PDNA is adding a bunch more vendor spaces and hopefully some live art this year.
PDNA is seeking VOLUNTEERS for the day of the event. They will need people to help with set up, grill-manning (or woman-ing), beer pouring, etc. There will be free food and drink for all who volunteer, plus that special warm and fuzzy feeling that comes with contributing to a good cause. For more information or to sign up, email Jessica.
The festival is also a fundraiser for the Association. Much of our operating income for the year comes from the Fest – so tell your friends and come eat, drink, and be merry in service of the neighborhood.
Attic Ensemble 2009-2010 Mainstage Season Line -up
By Neil Simon
Directed by Marcie Colleen
September 18-27, 2009
Come play at Alan and Buddy Baker’s swinging bachelor pad, in Neil Simon’s first Broadway play. In this sweet comedy (written in 1961), big brother Alan douses his ladies’ man reputation by falling in love — but little brother Buddy lights the torch for himself!
“A slick, lively, funny comedy.” -The New York Times
“It’s completely nuts and banging with laughs.” -NY World Telegram & Sun
    
Hudson County Waterfront Would All But Disapear; If and When, the Oceans Rise
Here’s an interesting but eerie “Site Seeing” post.
Look at the Hudson County, New Jersey waterfront on the left- its all but gone.
Interactive Flood Maps show us how familiar land contours will change as the oceans rise.
Source: boing boing
Helping Children -Volunteers Needed for CASA
Hudson County CASA is currently recruiting volunteers from all municipalities in Hudson County to represent foster children in the court system.
 CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocate and its volunteers speak for children in court, serve as fact finders for the judges, and safeguard the interests of the children while they are in the foster care system.
Their next information Session regarding the program and the role of its volunteers will be held on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 from 6:00-7:00pm in Room # 901, in the Hudson County Administration Building at 595 Newark Avenue, in Jersey City. Please utilize the side or rear entrances as the main entrance of the building is locked after 5 p.m.
Hudson County has more than 700 children in foster care and most have been removed from their homes due to abuse and neglect.
 For further information, please call (201) 795-9855 or e-mail mveenhof@hudsoncountycasa.org
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NEW JERSEY CHAPTER OF PAJAMA PROGRAM – Invites You to Its First Fundraising Celebration
~Inspired by the 1959 Film Starring Rock Hudson & Doris Day~
Jersey City, N.J. – The New Jersey Chapter of Pajama Program will be hosting its first annual Pillow Talk Cocktail Party inspired by the famous 1950s movie, Pillow Talk, starring Rock Hudson and Doris Day. The event will be held on Saturday evening, September 12th, 2009 at Cside Restaurant in the Harborside Financial Center on the Jersey City waterfront. Advance tickets may be purchased for $100, and will be available at the door for $125.
The three-hour cocktail party will feature a menu and cocktails inspired by the era, to dancing and a silent auction featuring great prizes. This is the first event for the New Jersey Chapter, which is the largest in the country, to help raise funds to support Pajama Program’s mission of distributing new pajamas and books to vulnerable children – many in foster care, homeless shelters, and domestic abuse shelters in all 21 New Jersey counties.
Man Without A Kitchen -Our Guide to Excellent Dining in Hudson County
By Herb Fluke
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 Here is a restaurant  list I will be updating every month by adding new restaurants in our  River View Observer Print publication and here at riverviewobserver.com
Try one of these fine restuarants for a delicious night out.- Enjoy HerbÂ
More DINING STORIES Continue reading Man Without A Kitchen -Our Guide to Excellent Dining in Hudson County
