Jersey City is the perfect town to shop small businesses. In fact, the reason I started this site was to support everything in this great city and encourage people to get involved with the community—which includes keeping it local. Be authentic in how you dress, decorate your home, care for your pet, where you have coffee or dine, etc. Jersey City is one-of-a-kind and should be celebrated!
As one commercial says, “The money spent here, stays here.”
The Jersey City Life put together a comprehensive list of businesses with descriptions of what they sell and links to their sites. Therefore, I won’t waste time creating another one. Check it out! Also, I found this nifty map.
There are deals to be taken advantage of everywhere, so there isn’t a better time to get your holiday shopping done.
Wishing you all a fabulous American holiday with your families and friends. One of my favorite traditions on this Thursday is a little thankful thing we do at our (30+ people) dinner. Before we sit down to eat, I hand a piece of paper and a pen to each person.
Everyone then writes down three things they are thankful for (no names), and someone collects the papers and places one under each plate. When we sit down, we each read the piece of paper under our plate and try to figure out who it is, which is usually not hard. Then everyone claps and there are hugs and kisses, and we move on to the next reading.
Naturally, this can take over 20 minutes with my large family, but it is so endearing and worth it.
Often, we are so caught up in our own lives and playing the catch-up game at the holidays with those we haven’t seen (or trying to cook or keep all of the dogs under control or feed the baby or watch the game), that we fail to verbalize to the people we are with how grateful we are for them.
Be happy for your family and friends—those who love you unconditionally. Their emotional support is not something you can buy.
Be thankful for the small things (that really are very big things, as Sandy reminded us)—like a roof, heat, hot water, electricity—that you are fortunate enough to have.
In addition to my awesome family and my closest friends, I’m thankful for all of you Jersey City-zens who’ve reached out and helped me connect our community, so that we can build our local businesses and support our great city. Since I started this site six months ago, I’ve had the opportunity to meet so many of you who keep this city alive and thriving. You’ve also brightened many of my days without knowing it; you crack me up. What a great place to live.
Historic Loews Jersey City Theater (54 Journal Square) is screening Batman (as in the 1989 movie) at 7:30PM this Saturday, Nov. 23.
The executive producer of all of the Batman films from 1989 to 2012’s Dark Knight Rises, Michael E. Ulsan, was born in Jersey City—and will be at the event.
Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for kids & seniors.
Con Vivo Music celebrates its 7th season with their 2013 Gala at the Barrow Mansion (83 Wayne St.) this Friday! Get dressed to the nines and perk up your ears for some fabulous Brazilian music at 8pm.
Con Vivo, in their own words, “is a collective of musicians including some of the NYC area’s finest soloists and rising stars. We bring the communal spirit of chamber music to the vibrant and unique setting of Jersey City, organizing and performing free concerts all over town.”
For this night of music, bassist Andrew Roitstein will showcase his arrangements of popular Brazilian tunes, performed by Jersey City guitarist Martin Moretto (founder of Yellow Frog Soul Sessions); Karla Donehew-Perez (violinist of the internationally acclaimed Catalyst Quartet); Zach Herchen (saxophonist and Con Vivo’s new artistic director); CVM favorite Nick Gallas; and Amelia Hollander Ames (viola).
The ensemble will play Andrew’s arrangements of popular Brazilian songs by Pixinguinha, Milton Nascimento, and Chico Buarque, plus a sneak peak at our June performance of Stockhausen’s epic Zodiac sign piece, “Tierkreis.”
Andrew, Nick and Amelia Hollander Ames will play Judd Greenstein’s “Summer Dances,” one of the selections from Con Vivo’s upcoming, Kickstarter-funded CD release “Modern Dances.”
Zach Herchen will perform 2013 Guggenheim fellow Kati Agócs’ virtuosic solo saxophone piece “As Biddeth Thy Tongue.”
After the performance, there will be raffles for: A weekend getaway to the Poconos; tickets to performances by Nimbus Dance Works and Rhymes With Opera; merchandise from local businesses Kanibal Home and JC Made; a signed novel by Emily Barker; CDs by Jersey City musicians; Con Vivo T-shirts; and a Con Vivo hand-made sweater! Con Vivo’s Jersey City concerts are always free, except for this one, because it is their annual fundraiser. Show up and support the Jersey City arts!
General tickets are $35 and “reserved seating” tickets $75, and they include pizza from Two Boots, cupcakes from Cocoa Bakery, snacks, and wine. Order here, or purchase at the door.
If you haven’t caught wind of this, LITM (Love is the Message) has been celebrating their 10-year anniversary with 10 days of events.
Today is day six, and at 6:30pm, they are hosting an art social featuring works by local artists, such as the Andreas (Morin, McKenna, and Kroenig).
Additionally, live art will be created in-house throughout the event by: Narciso Espiritu Jr., Rochelle Fox, Robert Bohn, Girlometry (Nerissa Tutiven, Martha Vanetten, and Katelyn Rose Lewis), Grigory Guerevich, Norm Kirby, Virginia Kamenitzer and Zees.
There will even be an Open Draw area with art supplies so everyone can get in on the creative action and mix and mingle with the artists. LITM will have 2 for $10 food and cocktail specials all night.
