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Celebrate the summer solstice with a concert by Con Vivo! On Saturday, June 21, the orchestra will be performing Karlheinz Stockhausen’s epic work Tierkreis, a 12 movement piece based on the Zodiac signs, starting with current sign Gemini and moving forward through the year. This loosely planned program is sure to delight in its uniqueness. Soak it all in on the waterfront at J. Owen Grundy Pier’s Outdoor bandshell by Exchange Place.
To a summer of song,
JCG
Bike JC is now accepting online registration for the Fifth Annual Jersey City Ward Tour and Festival, which takes place Sunday, June 8th in Jersey City at Exchange Place.
For those of you not in the know, the ward tour is a 15-mile bike ride of our city at a relaxed pace (not a race), that ends with a festival featuring live music, food, drinks, and other attractions on the waterfront. The ride begins at 11am and the festival is from 1-5pm. All the action begins and ends at Exchange Place.
Registration is free, with a $5 suggested donation to help fund our year-round efforts for better biking in Jersey City.
More info here.
Ride or die,
JCG
My favorite Jersey City farmers market (they are all awesome though, really) opens for the season this Sunday, May 4th from 9am-2pm.
Riverview Farmers Market features various vendors, such as Alstede Farms, Mod Cup Coffee, Peace.Love.Pops, Stony Hill Farm, Lucky HoneyBee Apothecary, Gia Gelato, Aurora Naturals, Oh Honey, Gina’s Bakery, Jersey City Veggie Burgers, Cholita Dessert Bar, Uncle Bud’s Sauces & Rubs, Nature’s Own, Gourmet Nuts & Dried Fruit.
There will be a “Music in the Park” series, children’s activities, and Yoga in the Heights’ usual 11am session.
Shop locally,
JCG
Rhymes With Opera presents “Red Giant” to Jersey City this Sunday, January 19th at 2pm in the Barrow Mansion (83 Wayne St.). “Red Giant” is a one-act opera and a surreal story set in the future, taking place inside a spaceship on a journey to an unknown destination. As the sun slowly explodes and engulfs their former planet, the three humans onboard reflect on both the futility of their search for a new home and their need for a sense of hope.
Rhymes With Opera (RWO) is an ensemble dedicated to commissioning and producing new operas, and this fully staged performance of New Haven composer Adam Matlock and librettist Brian Slattery’s work will be presented in a brand-new orchestration, written especially for RWO’s house band, Rhymes With Orchestra.
The production also includes a special world premiere: a concert presentation of Baltimore composer Erik Spangler’s “Damascus Mix”, developed through a long-distance collaboration between the composer and RWO ensemble member Bonnie Lander. The live vocal part emerges from a cut-up of international news reports; the music stretches beyond our idea of “language,” while defining a unified field between the human voice and electronically generated sound.
Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Purchase tickets here.
Sponsored by Con Vivo Music and the Barrow Mansion Development Corp.
Enjoy the show,
JCG
Embrace the holiday spirit (and the snow!) tonight with the Classic Holiday Show at Historic Loew’s Jersey City Theater (54 Journal Square). The action kicks off at 6:30pm with a live holiday concert and performances, and is followed by a screening of “Miracle on 34th Street” at 8pm in the majestic cinema space.
Ticket prices:
Concert AND Movie: $14 adults; $7 kids and seniors
Concert ONLY: $10 adults; $5 kids and seniors
Movie ONLY: $7 adults; $5 kids and seniors
Believe in miracles,
JCG