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The 28th Annual Black History Month Oratory Contest
Jersey City City Hall 280 Grove St, Jersey City, NJ, United StatesThe 28th Annual Oratory Contest in honor of Black History Month City Hall Council Chambers - 280 Grove St, 2nd Floor - Jersey City, NJ 07302 MLK Oratory, Grades 3-5 Tuesday, February 14, 2023 3:30 - 7PM MLK Oratory, Grades 6-8 Wednesday, February 15, 2023 3:30 - 7PM Finals Competition Thursday, February 16,...
A Masterclass with Thomas Richards / The Potential of Song
Three Days Workshop, February 14-16, 6:00 AM-9:00 PM EST The Potential of Song: A Masterclass with Thomas Richards assisted by Jessica Losilla-Hébrail and Hyun Ju Baek This event is co-presented by the Polish Cultural Institute NY, Korean Cultural Center & The Korean Society. This Masterclass, led by Thomas Richards, theater director and former Artistic Director of the Workcenter of...
LSC After Dark : Love Bytes
Liberty Science Center 222 Jersey City Blvd, Jersey City, NJSmoking cocktails, delicious bites, and a night out with a twist of science! On the first and third Thursday evenings of each month, Liberty Science Center presents LSC After Dark, a night exclusively for guests 21 and over from 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm. At LSC After Dark, the kids stay home, while the adults get...
Thomas Edison Film Festival
THOMAS EDISON FILM FESTIVAL Over 40 years of Festival Screenings Thomas Edison Film Festival and the Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University, present TEFF's 42nd Annual Premiere February 17, 2023 @6:30pm The 42nd season of the renowned Thomas Edison Film Festival (TEFF) will premiere with a screening, a virtual discussion with filmmakers, and...
Screaming Females Annual Garden Party
White Eagle Hall 337 newark ave, Jersey City, NJ, United StatesScreaming Females Formed in New Brunswick, NJ in 2005, Screaming Females is Marissa Paternoster (guitar, vox), Mike Abbate (bass), and Jarrett Dougherty (drums). Over seven albums and more than a decade of music making, the band has remained deeply individual and steadfastly DIY. They have also grown into one of the most dynamic and devastating...
Nikki & The Rockets LIVE @ 902
902 Brewing Co 101 Pacific Avenue, Jersey City, NJ, United StatesCome check out locally based Nikki & The Skyrockets Nikki & the Skyrockets is a small band with a big sound built around the powerful and iconic voice of lead singer Nicole Bozzuto. Coming out of the thriving Jersey City songwriting scene, the band is: Nicole Bozzuto – Voice, guitar & songs; Paul Grossmann –...
Stories of Slavery In New Jersey – Book talk and signing with Rick Geffken
Jersey City Free Public LIbrary - Gardner Main Branch 472 Jersey Avenue, Jersey City, NJ, United StatesMany may be surprised at the revelation that New Jersey, in 1866, was the last northern state to abolish slavery. Dutch and English settlers brought the first enslaved people to New Jersey in the seventeenth century. By the time of the Revolutionary War, slavery was an established practice on labor-intensive farms throughout what became known as...
Black Space with Ashley Nicole Baptiste / Natyna Bean
Black Space with Ashley Nicole Baptiste Guest: Natyna Bean Sunday, Feb. 19 @ 2:30 pm EST https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85023371884?pwd=clc4L1I5M3BYTXEvQnErOVBtRFI0UT09 Webinar ID: 850 2337 1884 Passcode: 001100 Natyna Bean is a multidisciplinary artist and educator who celebrates Blk queer folks navigating and interrogating the presence and impact of American carceral systems. Combining their/her upbringing in Philadelphia, multiethnic background, and experience...
Firoz Mahmud: Early Episodes II
NJCU Visual Arts Gallery 100 Culver Ave, Jersey City, NJ, United StatesReception: 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Artist Talk: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. This solo exhibition of mixed media works on paper by Bangladesh-born, New York-based artist Firoz Mahmud, engages his cultural and political heritage, touching on themes like war and conflict, legacies of the Bengal region, and dreams of immigrant families in new lands....
“From a Yuppie’s Typewriter” poems by Pierce Logan @ Hoboken Historical Museum
Hoboken Historical Museum 1301 Hudson St, HobokenIn conjunction with our Main Gallery exhibit, “The Fires: Hoboken 1978-1982,” the Museum is pleased to present the work of Pierce Logan of QWERT Poetry in our new Upper Gallery exhibit, “From a Yuppie’s Typewriter: Poems from Yuppies, Puppies, and B&R’s”. The Opening Reception is on Sunday, February 26 from 2 – 5pm. On Friday, February 24...