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New FRANKENSTEIN musical movie – streaming on-demand – any day, any time
Frankenstein, based on Mary Shelley's novel, is a sweeping romantic musical about the human need for love and companionship, written by New Jersey composer/playwright Eric B. Sirota. On-stage it played Off-Broadway for 3 years prior to the pandemic. It was recently re-staged for the screen in what is an exciting new hybrid be tween a...
2 events,
Art Fair 14C
Art Fair 14C
ART FAIR 14C is a non-profit art fair in Jersey City with a mission to strengthen the visual arts. As New Jersey’s only art fair we provide support and growth opportunity for small and medium sized galleries. With more than 50 exhibitors from around the world, ART FAIR 14C highlights New Jersey as an exciting destination...
2 events,
Jersey City Day of Fashion
Jersey City Day of Fashion
Get ready, fashion lovers! Jersey City is gearing up for an exciting fashion event on September 6th! The Jersey City Day of Fashion, presented in collaboration with @manafashionservices and @manacontemporary , promises to put JC on the global fashion map. Experience a day filled with insightful fashion panel discussions and runway shows showcasing local...
2 events,
LSC After Dark
LSC After Dark
Smoking 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...
3 events,
JC Fridays
JC Fridays is back on September 8, 2023! Jersey City’s premiere quarterly arts festival, which is free and open to the public, will showcase a variety of events including visual art exhibitions, music performances, studio tours, and more hosted at local businesses, galleries, studios, and arts organizations. Visitors are encouraged to travel from place to...
5th Annual Jersey City Pier Fest
5th Annual Jersey City Pier Fest
Celebrate late summer on the water at Exchange Place! PIER FEST 2023 features world-class Latin Jazz, dance instruction, and great food too. FRIDAYS IN SEPTEMBER An annual 4-event series on the Jersey City waterfront featuring the best in Latin Jazz. The Friday night series features dancing, food trucks, and multiple bands against the backdrop of...
4 events,
Leslie Tucker Exhibition at Casa Colombo
Leslie Tucker Exhibit: September 9th - 27th Opening Reception: Saturday Sept 16th, 2023 1-4PM Curator's Talk: With Audra Verona Lambert - Sunday, September 24th, 2023 at 4PM Gallery Hours: Wednesday, Thursday 11AM - 3PM & Saturday 1-4PM
Guttenberg Arts Gallery presents Space in Time
Gallery Hours: Tues. - Sat: 10:00am – 4:00pm Free to the public, by appointment only Guttenberg Arts Gallery is pleased to present Space in Time an exhibition of new work by Summer 2023 resident artists Mehdi Darvishi (he/him), Amber Heaton (she/her), Shoshanna Weinberger (she/her) and Atsuko Watanabe (she/her). On view from September 9th — October 8th,...
All About Downtown Street Fair
All About Downtown Street Fair
The All About Downtown Street Fair is THE premier event in downtown Jersey City! The Street Fair features vendors selling everything from handmade candles and jewelry to local businesses promoting their services and wares. The Fair also has kids rides and face painting, beer gardens, food and live music throughout the day!
4 events,
The Nellie Bly Book Club
The Nellie Bly Book Club
Join Speranza Theatre Company for the Nellie Bly Book Club! We are thrilled to welcome you to a special performance of Speranza's new historical play, A CHAIN AROUND THE WORLD by Jennie Contuzzi, followed by an exciting book club discussion for both adults & children. We have limited courtesy copies of each book for families...
4 events,
Royal Canadian International Circus Under the Big Top
Join us as we welcome the Royal Canadian International Circus for their first time ever here at American Dream. Their show will be packed with live entertainment, featuring high-flying acrobatics, death-defying tricks, clowning and towering feats of strength, teetering towers of balanced bodies, extreme bending and devilishly precarious aerials. Use Promo Code "americandream" for TWO...
5 events,
5th Annual Jersey City Pier Fest
5th Annual Jersey City Pier Fest
Celebrate late summer on the water at Exchange Place! PIER FEST 2023 features world-class Latin Jazz, dance instruction, and great food too. FRIDAYS IN SEPTEMBER An annual 4-event series on the Jersey City waterfront featuring the best in Latin Jazz. The Friday night series features dancing, food trucks, and multiple bands against the backdrop of...
8 events,
2nd Annual Strides for Safety 5K
2nd Annual Strides for Safety 5K
Join us for the 2nd Annual Strides for Safety 5K Against Gun Violence! Our fearless County Executive has served our 12 municipalities over these last 20+ years with numerous philanthropic events proving that in Hudson County, there’s nothing more important than fostering our local communities. We believe all of Hudson County has a stake in...
The Incredible Duck Race
The Incredible Duck Race
The Incredible Duck Race: Raising funds for charity has never been this FUN! Join the Kearny-Belleville Elks as they put FUN in fundraising. This event features free admission, live bands, food trucks, vendors, a beer garden, kids games and an incredible duck race. Great prizes and tons of fun! WHAT IS A DUCK RACE? Adopt...
Bergen Square Day
Bergen Square Day
Come celebrate the rich history and cultural diversity of Bergen Square! Located at the intersection of Bergen Avenue and Academy Street, Bergen Square is the historical heart of Jersey City and today is a vibrant, bustling community where residents, pedestrians, commuters, shoppers, students, and church-goers come together to form an extraordinary, unique urban enclave. Read...
8 events,
Main Street Pops Artisan Market
Main Street Pops Artisan Market
We’ve rounded up a varied collection of local makers & artists offering their unique, hand-crafted creations! Our popular monthly outdoor Artisan Market provides a dynamic public space in Hoboken for high quality artisans and makers to sell their handmade goods as well as for local residents to browse for unique finds and engage with one...
Nellie Bly: A Chain Around the World
Nellie Bly: A Chain Around the World
Travel around the world with Nellie Bly as she races to beat the record set by the fictional Phileas Fogg in Jules Verne's "Around the World in 80 Days!" On November 14, 1889, The World's convention- defying reporter set sail from Hoboken NJ on a daring adventure that awed the nation and changed her life...
The Nellie Bly Book Club
The Nellie Bly Book Club
Join Speranza Theatre Company for the Nellie Bly Book Club! We are thrilled to welcome you to a special performance of Speranza's new historical play, A CHAIN AROUND THE WORLD by Jennie Contuzzi, followed by an exciting book club discussion for both adults & children. We have limited courtesy copies of each book for families...
5 events,
Master Chefs on the Hudson
Master Chefs on the Hudson
20 of the top Chefs in New Jersey come together for an upscale Chefs Tasting Event at Battello Restaurant in Jersey City, for the benefit of Eva's Village in Paterson, New Jersey. Many great chefs along with cocktails, mocktails, wine makers and craft beer set up for 350+ people for a great culinary experience. This...
6 events,
W Hoboken’s Screening on the Green
W Hoboken’s Screening on the Green
Join us for the ultimate "silent" outdoor movie experience at W Hoboken presented by Peroni premiering some of the top movies of all time. Find your escape along the Hoboken waterfront with Peroni in hand transporting you to the ultimate movie night "on the Italian Coast". Each guest will receive a headset, preferred seating (you...
LSC After Dark
LSC After Dark
Smoking 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...
5 events,
5th Annual Jersey City Pier Fest
5th Annual Jersey City Pier Fest
Celebrate late summer on the water at Exchange Place! PIER FEST 2023 features world-class Latin Jazz, dance instruction, and great food too. FRIDAYS IN SEPTEMBER An annual 4-event series on the Jersey City waterfront featuring the best in Latin Jazz. The Friday night series features dancing, food trucks, and multiple bands against the backdrop of...
7 events,
Water Lantern Festival
Water Lantern Festival is filled with fun, happiness, hope, and great memories that you'll cherish for a lifetime. This is a family friendly event that can be shared by everyone. Friends, families, neighbors, and lots of people that you haven't met can come together to create a peaceful, memorable experience. EVENT SCHEDULE 4:00 Gates Open...
Hudson West Folk Festival
Hudson West Folk Festival
An Americana/Folk/Roots music festival in downtown Jersey City With soaring harmonies, deeply poetic songwriting and outstanding musicianship, this all day Americana/Folk/Roots music festival will entertain, inspire and move you. Once again, we have proudly joined with Welcome Home, who will provide refugee chefs for some mouthwatering ethnic foods. You can also join our popular, free music workshops...
Glo Yoga Free Community Pop-Up event
Glo Yoga Free Community Pop-Up event
**Yoga Pop-Up Alert!** Join us for a **FREE** community yoga session! No experience? No problem. It's a perfect opportunity to relax, recharge, and connect with fellow students. Date: September 23, 2023 Time: 2 pm to 4 pm Location: Lincoln Park, Jersey City Forgot your mat? No worries! We have mats available for rent at just...
5 events,
The Curtain presents “Romeo & Juliet”
Beloved by audiences for centuries, ROMEO & JULIET tells the unforgettable story of generational divides, forbidden love, and star-crossed fates. Set at the dawn of the Jazz Age, this diverse and star-studded production of the timeless classic features some of Shakespeare’s most breathtaking language and poetry and features TV sensation Aria Shaghasemi, star of the...
W Hoboken’s Screening on the Green
W Hoboken’s Screening on the Green
Join us for the ultimate "silent" outdoor movie experience at W Hoboken presented by Peroni premiering some of the top movies of all time. Find your escape along the Hoboken waterfront with Peroni in hand transporting you to the ultimate movie night "on the Italian Coast". Each guest will receive a headset, preferred seating (you...
Dumb Funny Comedy
Dumb Funny Comedy
Dumb Funny Comedy Come hang out for a hilarious night filled with laughs at the Dumb Funny Comedy show! Dumb Funny features professional comics from all over the country, including comedians from the world famous Comedy Cellar. This in-person comedy extravaganza will take place on Thursday, Sep 28 2023 . DOORS: 7:00pm SHOWTIME: 8:00pm Our...
6 events,
8th Annual Hudson County Fair
Mark your calendars as the 8th Annual Hudson County Fair returns to James J. Braddock Park in North Bergen for two big weekends of fun from Friday, September 29th, through Columbus Day, October 9th! This family friendly annual fair features fun carnival rides for all ages, plenty of delicious festival food and treats, carnival games...
Triple Can Release
Triple Can Release
Join us as 2 fan favorites return, and a new take on an old one arrives! Brady's Nightmare Imperial IPA: This 10% New England Crusher (see what we did there?) pays homage to those fierce defenses and clutch throws of 2007 and 2011. Our biggest dry hop ever of Citra, Mosaic and Amarillo, this smooth...
5th Annual Jersey City Pier Fest
5th Annual Jersey City Pier Fest
Celebrate late summer on the water at Exchange Place! PIER FEST 2023 features world-class Latin Jazz, dance instruction, and great food too. FRIDAYS IN SEPTEMBER An annual 4-event series on the Jersey City waterfront featuring the best in Latin Jazz. The Friday night series features dancing, food trucks, and multiple bands against the backdrop of...
5 events,
Hoboken Arts & Music Festival
Hoboken Arts & Music Festival
The Hoboken Fall Arts & Music Festival takes place on Sunday, Oct. 1st, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The festival, featuring displays and sales by artists, crafters, food vendors, and local businesses, will occur on Washington Street between Observer Highway and Seventh Street. There will also be two stages of live musical performances located...