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Groove on Grove features music from the Flying South Latin Jazz Trio and Yellow Frog Soul Sessions tonight at the Grove Street PATH station.
Food vendors El Chilango, The Taco Truck, COOLHAUS Ice Cream Sandwiches, and Paris on Tour will also be on the scene.
6pm-9pm. See you there!
Friday 5/19/13
Read to Ella! at the Five Corners branch of the library (678 Newark Ave.) For children grades K-3. 3:30pm.
Creative Grove Art Market Visit the Grove Street PATH area to check out local art, jewelry and other crafts. 3pm-9pm.
Saturday 5/18/13:
Van Vorst Farmer’s Market Stop by Van Vorst Park (Montgomery St. & Jersey Ave.) from 8:30am-3pm to gather all of your local produce.
Ed’s Exchange Merchant Market Shop the flea or sell your own goods. 10am-6pm at McGinley Square (672 Bergen Ave.) Tables are $10-20.
Applying For High School 101 For $20, learn the tips to get your child into the best schools in Hudson County, both public and private. Worskhop is from 11am-1pm at Indiegrove (121 Newark Ave, 5th Floor)
Saturday Evening of Song From 7:30-11pm, let your ears ring with “Julian and Dominique,” who will perform standards, 60s music and pop songs of today at Casa Dante (737 Newark Ave.). Reservations: (201) 795-2750.
Sunday 5/19/13
Walk the Walkway From 9am-12pm, join the Hudson River Waterfront Conservancy of NJ for a 3-mile walk in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the legislation that created this great riverfront treasure. Meet at Kennedy Blvd. and 1st St. (near the Bayonne bridge). Suggested donation of $5. Register here.
Farmer’s Market at Riverview Fisk Park. Buy farm-fresh produce and unique local goods from 9am-2pm. (Ogden Ave. & Bowers St.) Details here.
Hatha Style Yoga From 9:30am – 11am at 54 Coles St. Suggested donation of $10.
Salsa Under the Sun! Yesenia Peralta hosts salsa lessons from 6-7pm at Boca Grande (564 Washington Blvd.) $10 per person.
Let me know what you did this weekend: tweet @jerseycitygia or email me jerseycitygia@gmail.com
Enjoy,
JCG
It’s Wednesday in the warm season, and you know what that means in Jersey City. Groove on Grove is here! After cancelling last week, they are back on track.
Bands tonight:
6 pm | Casey and the Dirty Water Dogs
7 pm | Break the Atmosphere
8 pm | Sandra Small & The Smallworld Band
Friday 4/26/13:
Creative Grove Art Market Visit the Grove Street PATH area to check out local art. 3pm-9pm.
Fashion, Fashion, Fashion Workshops and Talks 7pm.
Saturday 4/27/13:
Earth Day 2013 Jersey City-style. Volunteer to clean up Lincoln Park West, still suffering from the effects of Super-storm Sandy. 10am-3pm.
Meet the Authors! New Jersey’s Lindbergh and Kidnapping Trial authors Mark W. Falzini and James Davidson will be signing their book at the library’s Main Branch from 1-3pm.
Spring Beer Garden Raise money for the community’s outdoor activities and enjoy a day of beer, wine, food and fun at Concordia Learning Center, St. Joseph School for the Blind (across the street from the reservoir). For ticket information, click here.
Kennedy Dancers Performance In celebration of National Jazz month and dance appreciation week, the Kennedy Dancers & Spirit of Life Ensemble will be performing at the Cultural Arts Center in the Miller Branch Library at 8pm. For more details, click here.
Sunday 4/48/13
Jersey City Pet Owner’s Day Drop by Pershing Field to get your fluffy friend free rabies shots, free 3-in-1 shots, and licensing (cats do not need to be licensed in Jersey City). Clinics will also provide free counseling on spay/neutering, and for a small fee, microchipping, take-home dosages of Strongid (for worms), and activity flea/tick treatments. Keep your pet healthy. For more information, click here.