Art | Jersey City Gal

26
Sep
2014

ARTOberfest 9/27

categories: Art, Events, Jersey City Families, Live Music, Outdoor Fun!, This Weekend in Jersey City

Jersey City Theater Center (JCTC) presents ARTOBERFEST – a day of arts, diversity and community – this Saturday (9/27) from 12-8pm at 339 Newark Avenue, in the parking lot of Merseles Studios.

ARTOBERFEST features art, music, dance, and theater. The Jersey City Brew Club’s 4th Annual Homebrew Competition also will be featured at the festival. Premium beer and homemade Italian food will be sold throughout the day. The entertainment includes music from bands and a DJ, dance, comedy, theater and visual arts. In addition, the latest Jersey City Mural, commissioned by JCTC and painted on the Southern wall of the Merseles Parking Lot, will be unveiled for its public debut.

The event is free and open to the public.

Fall into the arts,
JCG

15
Sep
2014

Golden Door Film Festival 9/16-9/21

categories: Art, Events, Historic Downtown Jersey City, Journal Square, Neighborhood, This Weekend in Jersey City

The majestic Loew’s Theater: A hidden gem in Journal Square

Tommy Hilfiger presents Jersey City’s 4th International Golden Door Film Festival, starting with the opening event this Tuesday 9/16.

The film festivities start at the Opening Gala this Thursday with films “Six Letter Word” and “The Odd Way Home” showing at Landmark Loews Theater in Journal Square.

Friday’s screenings begin at 3pm and continue throughout Saturday and Sunday at different theaters in Jersey City. There will be after-parties all four days to give you the opportunity to mix and mingle with filmmakers, actors and fellow JC arts lovers.

More than 60 films will be screened at five locations throughout the city during the four-day fiesta, which connects emerging and famous filmmakers from our great city and beyond.

First things first: Decide what you want to see! Film list for the weekend here. The Red Carpet Galas on Friday and Saturday were a smash last year.

All-access VIP passes are $150 each (all screenings and events) or you can purchase tickets for individual screenings for $10 ($5 student discount) and individual events for $10-$20.

Full info here.

Celebrate Cinematography,
JCG

11
Sep
2014

6th Borough Market 9/14

categories: Art, Crafts

Shop the pop-up 6th Borough Market from 11am-5pm located behind City Hall (Montgomery St & Marin Blvd) this Sunday, September 14th.Some of the contributing brands are: Do You Tea? Soap for Sinners, Republic of Pigtails, Oh Honey!, Choc-o-Pain, Vera Vixeness, Cholita Dessert Bar, and more.

The Market is a curated mix of artisan crafts and vintage goods for sale, and the experience is topped off with children’s activities and yummy eats. Artists, collectors and chefs gather to provide a fun experience for families on one given Sunday each month during the warm season. Note: It’s the second-to-last one! (October 19th is the final market.)

For those of you who’ve been missing out on the festivities, here are a few mentions from me.

Keep it local,
JCG

17
Aug
2014

Theater: So What If I Loved You 8/21

categories: Art, Events, Jersey City Families, This Weekend in Jersey City

Jersey City Theater Center (JCTC) presents “So What If I Loved You” (SWIILY), a one-woman show by Summer Dawn Hortillosa, debuting August 21st at 8pm at Merseles Studios Theater (339 Newark Avenue.)

In SWIILY, Hortillosa portrays a millenial haunted by post-breakup memories of a lost lover. Unable to sleep, she remembers various incarnations of this man and their time together through two monologues and an original song.

Opening night will include an opening reception and a multimedia art show in the Merseles Studios Gallery at 6pm.

Other Showtimes: August 22 and 23 at 8 pm and August 24 at 7 pm

Tickets are $12 in advance online; $15 at the door.

To the love of theater,
JCG