A Thousand Artists Display Works in Hundreds of Venues

 By RVO Staff

Art lovers everywhere are invited to share in the love that is the 26^th annual Jersey City Art & Studio Tour where more than 1,000 artists will fling open the doors to hundreds of venues for viewers to see their paintings, sculptures, mixed-media and other exciting works.

The Jersey City Art & Studio Tour (JCAST) takes place Sat & Sun, Oct. 8 & 9, from 12 noon to 6 pm throughout Jersey City. (For a map of whoâ€s who and where to go visit Jersey City Hall, local restaurants, clubs and other business establishments in the city.) The JCAST is presented by Jersey City Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the JC Municipal Council and the Office of Cultural Affairs.

Many artists are exhibiting in groups in lots of galleries like the Mary Benson Gallery in Jersey City. There, photographer Beth Achenbach will be joined by David Dzemian (painting), Renee Dwyer (ink on paper) and Kayt Hester (tape on canvas).

A highlight is the city-wide photography project, “A Day in the Life of Jersey City†sponsored by Honey and the Moon Photography in Jersey City. The professional photographers put a call out to local residents to take pictures on Sept. 18 and then upload them to Instagram. Forty-eight pictures were chosen and will be on display on a banner in front of City Hall and at the JCAST Flagship Gallery at 150 Pacific Avenue in Jersey City throughout the tour.

The JCAST weekend also features plays, live music performances and cultural programming in open studios, galleries, public spaces and mixed-use venues.

“The JCAST showcases the vibrant cultural landscape that is Jersey City from the Heights, to Greenville, to Downtown, to the West Side, to Bergen Lafayette and Journal Square,” Mayor Fulop states on the JCAST website (www.thejcast.com). “Support our local artists by visiting their exhibits and purchasing their work, and engage with your neighbors during one of the biggest annual art events in the region. Itâ€s an event you donâ€t want to miss!”

The Jersey City Art & Studio Tour provides opportunities for artists, performers, musicians, residents, visitors, supporters, sponsors, businesses, and the community to get involved in Jersey City’s arts and cultural scene during the event weekend.

There will also be interactive activities for kids.

Galleries participating in the JCAST include The Raven Gallery & Boutique, Merseles Studios
Curious Matter, Mary Benson Gallery, 313 Gallery, The JCAST Flagship Gallery and many, many more.  Painting, drawing, dance, film & video, fashion, glass, murals, public art, printmaking, sculpture, theatre, and weaving will be on display all weekend. (The JCAST Flagship Gallery will be open on weekends throughout October.)
Village West Gallery
Archetype Gallery/660 Studios
St. Joseph’s School for the Blind
S Panepinto Galleries
Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation (ESKFF)
Project Greenville
107 Bowers Gallery & ArtSpace
LITM

• CURATORS •
Meghan McKee
Pro Arts
Andrea Morin
Blair Urban Art & Design
Honey and Moon Photography
Heidi Curko/JC Public Schools
Andrea McKenna
Nyugen Smith

• PERFORMERS •
Art House Productions
Nimbus Dance Works
Speranza Theatre Company
Jersey City Theater Center
No Peeking Theatre

• FILM GROUPS •
Jersey City Parks Coalition
Stephanie Daniels
Golden Door International Film Festival of Jersey City
Jersey City International Television and Film Festival-JCITFF
Black Maria Film Festival

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TRANSPORTATION

150 Pacific is located approximately 2 miles from the Grove Street and Exchange Place PATH stops and approximately 3 miles from Journal Square.

150 Pacific is conveniently located near Exit 14B on I-78. The Flagship is accessible via car, bicycle, NJTransit buses, and the Light Rail.

The JCAST will provide transportaion to and from the flagship location and select official JCAST stops via shuttles service from 280 Grove Street, City Hall. Stay tuned for times and locations.

Community bike advocacy group Bike JC will run free bike tours throughout the event weekends.

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#JCAST2016 • October 8th & 9th, 2016 • Presented by Mayor Steven Fulop, the JC Municipal Council and the Office of Cultural Affairs

The Jersey City Art & Studio Tour provides opportunities for artists, performers, musicians, residents, visitors, supporters, sponsors, businesses and the community to get involved in Jersey City’s arts and cultural scene during the event weekend.

Be a part of our 26th year celebration this October and support #JCArts!

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THANK YOU TO OUR 2016 SPONSORS:

• Eden Wood Realty: www.edenwoodrealty.com
• State of New Jersey: http://nj.gov/
• Jersey City Economic Development Agency: http://www.jcedc.org/
• Freeman Design
• Goldman Sachs: www.goldmansachs.com

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR 2016 PARTNERS:
• Art House Productions • Bike JC • Citi Bike JC • Freeman Decorating

For more information, please visit: www.thejcast.comIf you go

Sat & Sun, Oct. 8 & 9, 12 noon-6 pm

26^th annual Jersey City Art & Studio Tour

Throughout Jersey City

www.thejcast.com

 Pick up a Studio Tour Map at Jersey City Hall and other locations

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Directed by CHRISTINE DALZELL   Featuring:

JAMIE EFFROS
J MICHAEL POLICASTRO
PAULINE WALSH
BRANAN WHITEHEAD
 

  Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm; Sunday matinees at 3 pm and Thursday September 30th at 7 pm.

In this American classic, sons of a desert dwelling alcoholic and a suburban wanderer clash over a film script. Austin, the achiever, is working on a script he has already sold when Lee, his demented petty thief brother, drops in. “A masterwork – tells us a truth, as glimpsed by a genius.” -New York Post
This play contains adult themes and language.

$20.00 general admission, $15 students and seniors. Group rates are also available.

The Attic Ensemble is located just two blocks from the Grove Street PATH Station, in the Historic Barrow Mansion, 83 Wayne Street, Jersey City. There is free parking after 7 p.m. in the parking lot 1 ½ blocks away on Christopher Columbus Drive. For reservations, directions and further information: www.atticensemble.org; phone (201) 413-9200, e-mail: info@atticensemble.org.

Tickets can be charged online at

Cash and checks are accepted at the box office. Jersey Arts Cards are accepted for discounted ticket pricing. The Barrow Mansion is handicapped accessible and barrier free. Large print program available upon request; please call one week in advance to arrange for a large print program. Assisted listening devices will be available for the Thursday September 30th 7 p.m. performance. Please call one week in advance to request a device.

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Local Theater Performance

April 23-May 9

  FEATURIN:
LY BEATTY / JENNY FERSCH / MARK DUNN
ERIN FLANAGAN ES E. SPLOND

 Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 3pm;  Thursdays, April 29 and May 6 at 7pm. ms, joys and concerns of the average working American are the focus of this unique, extraordinary musical. That the everyday lives of “common” men and women should be so compelling and moving will  surprise and inspire anyone who has ever punched a time clock.  Based on Studs Terkel’s best-selling book of interviews with American  workers, Working paints a vivid portrait of the men and women the world  so often takes for granted: the schoolteacher, the parking lot attendant, the  waitress, the millworker, the mason, the trucker, the fireman, the  housewife, just to name a few. It’s a highly original look at the American landscape that’s simply impossible to forget.
 
Charge tickets Online. Cash and checks are accepted at the box office.  NJ Arts Cards are accepted for discounted ticket pricing.     The Barrow Mansion is handicapped accessible and barrier free. Large print program available upon request; please call one week in advance to arrange for a large print program. Assisted listening devices will be available for the Thursday May 6th 7 p.m. performance. Please call one week in advance to reserve a device.

 

 

  A classic, comic,”who-done-it” with a twist. The first few minutes are Mad-Libs® style, where the audience provides key nouns, verbs and adjectives – all of which the cast then incorporates in the telling of the tale.     The Suspects:  ORSON BUGGY,movie producer on the brink of ruin RHODA PONY, Orson’s former leading lady FONDA JEWELS,fidgety heiress & diamond collector AARON MATIRES, Philip DeBlanks’ chauffeur LYNN O’LIAM, ice sculptress, casino investor BOB FRAPPLES,fortune cookie writer, Philip’s cousinÂ

The Attic Ensemble is located just two blocks from the Grove Street PATH Station, in the Historic Barrow Mansion, 83 Wayne Street, Jersey City. There is free parking after 7 p.m. in the parking lot 1 ½ blocks away on Christopher Columbus Drive.  For directions and further information:  www.atticensemble.org or phone (201) 413-9200, e-mail: info@atticensemble.org

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Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Hudson Pride Connections

The Theater Company (TTC) opens with the Broadway musical RENT on February 3, 2010, but instead of just telling the story of seven friends dealing with love, loss and AIDS, the company is also helping to raise money for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Hudson Pride Connections – two organizations whose mission is to assist in the fights against HIV/AIDS and bridge gaps for gay communities.

TTC will be collecting donations for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) during the first week of performances (February 3-7, 2010). BC/EFA is the nation’s leading industry based HIV/AIDS fundraising and grant-making organization who was kind enough to send one of their directors to meet with the cast of RENT to help them understand what it means to be living with HIV/AIDS. For more information on this organization, please visit their website: www.broadwaycares.org

During the second week of performances (February 10-14, 2010), TTC will be collecting donations for Hudson(HPC). Based in Jersey City, HPC works with people living with AIDS and the lesbian, gay,Pride Connections bisexual and transgender community in Hudson County. In addition to helping to raise money for their cause, TTC will be bringing area-residents living with AIDS in to see the performances. For more information on HPC, please visit their website: www.hudsonpride.org

RENT is a powerfully moving production, but to TTC, continuing to get its message out isn’t enough. Please join the cast and crew of RENT in helping these two amazing charities, by making a monetary donation.

Tickets are $25 general admission/$20 students & seniors and are currently available for purchase at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/87678 (cash/checks at the door). The Monroe Theatrespace

(http://monroecenter.com) is located at 720 Monroe St., Hoboken, NJ. A link to directions and parking as well event details can all be found on TTC’s website at www.thetheatercompany.org/Rent.html

Originally named the DeBaun Players, The Theater Company is based in Hoboken, NJ, and has been presenting plays since 2000. In June 2007, TTC was awarded Associate Membership with the New Jersey Theatre Alliance and is also a founding member of the Hudson County Theatre Alliance. TTC’s mission is to produce theatrical productions that are accessible to people of every age, involving a diverse group of people on stage and off.

Contact:

David Zimmerman

Phone: 201.248.2788

the.theater.company@gmail.com

268 4th St., 2nd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07302

www.thetheatercompany.org

For more information about RENT or TTC, please visit

or emailthe.theater.company@gmail.com

About TTC:

Originally named the DeBaun Players, The Theater Company is based in Hoboken, NJ, and has been presenting plays since 2000. In June 2007, TTC was awarded Associate Membership with the New Jersey Theatre Alliance and is also a founding member of the Hudson County Theatre Alliance. TTC’s mission is to produce theatrical productions that are accessible to people of every age, involving a diverse group of people on stage and off.

 

 

Contact:

David Zimmerman

Phone: 201.248.2788

the.theater.company@gmail.com

268 4th St., 2nd Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07302

www.thetheatercompany.org

RENT or TTC, please visit

www.thetheatercompany.org

or email the.theater.company@gmail.com.

Phone: 201.248.2788

 

 

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All attended the showing of La Villa’s feature film “Oak Hill” , starring Academy -award winner and Golden Globe winning actress Sally Kirkland, at the La Femme Film Festival in Los Angeles in November

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 Taylor Purzycki, Horace Mann and Marc Wright, School 14 students have had the chance to personally experience and perform Johnny Mercer’s music this week at Carnegie Hall. The Mercer concert is the latest event celebrating the late, great lyricist and composer.

     Conductor Steven Reineke of The New York Pops Orchestra led the concert with guest artists Ann Hampton Calloway, James T. Lane, N’ Kenge and the Camp Broadway Kids. The Camp Broadway Kids opened the show with Just too Marvelous For Words and also performed several of Mercer’s treasured compositions including Moon River, Dream, Accentuate the positive, and The Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe. All in all, what a terrific program!

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Enjoy Holiday Events from  JerseyArts.com

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