An Evening of Art Song 11/9/14

con vivo art songCon Vivo celebrates an evening of song this Sunday at St. Paul Lutheran Church (440 Hoboken Ave., Jersey City) at 5pm.

Con Vivo will celebrate the art song with mezzo-soprano Sarah Nelson Craft and pianist Paul Vasile! This varied and beautiful program includes music by Benjamin Britten, Claude Debussy, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Franz Schubert, and George Gershwin.

Ms. Craft has performed at the Caramoor Festival, Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall, China’s Macau International Music Festival, with the New Jersey Festival Orchetra, on NPR’s This American Live live at BAM, and more. We’re excited to have her performing for Con Vivo before she travels to Paris to participate in “The Song Continues: Paris Residency” presented by Carnegie Hall at the Opéra Bastille.

Mr. Vasile’s wide-ranging talents and musical interests provide frequent opportunities to perform as a pianist, conductor and concert organist. He has performed in his own recitals of American Romantic organ music in Germany, Latvia and in New York City, including several performances on the historic Appleton pipe organ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

 

To aural pleasure,
JCG

Adult Pinatas!

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Will Hench of Jersey City introduced me to the term “Nipyata,” an adult pinata filled with baby bottles of booze—”nips”—instead of candy.

The standard Nipyatas come with about 12 brands: Fireball, Svedka, Jose Cuervo, Jack Daniels, Southern Comfort, Dr. McGillicuddy’s, Peachtree, Captain Morgans, and more. Or, customers can tell creator Will Hench and his team their favorite brands to include.

Cutomized pinatas need approx 35 days lead time on the order – email custom@nipyata.com. For all regular orders, please visit their site nipyata.com.

Jersey City-ans can pick up their Nipyatas at The Thirsty Quaker (495 Monmouth St.) or have it delivered to your house/party, and those further away can have them shipped for free, which usually takes 3-5 business days. Check their website to see if your state is eligible for shipping and “For best results, ship your Nipyata to a Business Address where someone 21 + can sign for it. If you ship it to your home, and nobody 21 + is present to sign, it will be returned to sender. Then your party will stink,” warns Hench.

“A good friend from home would do ‘home made’ Nipyatas for parties and they were always a huge hit. The wide variety of spirits in each Nipyata was always a blast and watching your friends try to break it open while blindfolded was always hilarious fun. So we wanted to see if we could create a Nipyata brand and sell them online to be delivered for parties or birthday gifts.”

Nipyatas range from $59.99 to $229.99: the smallest come with 12 nips and the largest has 60 nips. It also includes Blind Fold, Nipyata Stick and String to hang up the Nipyata.

“We love the Jersey City community and how the small businesses all help to support each other. It’s an amazing and exciting place to be right now to launch a new product or service,” says Hench.

 

Festively yours,
JCG

Festival of Lights-Diwali 10/25

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The Saraswati Cultural Association in collaboration with JABA and Jersey City Cultural Affairs to present to you for the first time ever – Festival of Lights Diwali!

Celebrate at  Exchange Place’s Owen J. Grundy Pier, overlooking the NY skyline, on Saturday, October 25th from 12-6pm. The program includes cultural and folk dances, live performances, live band, children’s activities, food stalls, vendors, DJ and a raffle.

Light up the sky,
JCG

1st Annual Fall Chef Showcase 10/28

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Jersey Girls Food Tours is hosting the first annual Fall Chef showcase at the new Art House Productions space in Journal Square (136 Magnolia Ave.) on Tuesday October 28th from 7pm to 9pm.

With the purchase of a $75 ticket, guests will enjoy local dishes from 12-15 vendors, including dessert and coffee. The NJCU Jazz Quintet and “A Kind of Trio,” ode to Miles Davis, will provide entertainment for the evening. The exhibit, OBSOLESCENCE, will be on display at Art House Productions for guests to enjoy. In addition to the food, a selection of spirits from NJ Beer Co, Don Q Rums, Barrow’s Intense Ginger Liqueur, Jersey Wine Merchants and Selections de la Viña, will be included to complement the food offerings.

Samplings of signature dishes and unique fare from high profile and emerging chefs, caterers, bakers, and other food purveyors may include GP’s Restaurant, Battello, Orale, Left Bank, VB3, Lighthorse Tavern, Satis Bistro, BROA, White Star Bar, Razza, Cholita Dessert Bar, Milk Sugar Love, Hudson Cakery, ModCup Coffee, and Urban Foodie Catering.

All profits will benefit The Sharing Place. “We wanted to make this event very accessible for everyone. Through our food tours, we found the best places to eat in the city, and now we’re bringing a select group to one place for everyone to enjoy, while benefitting a food charity that really makes a difference here in Jersey City,” says co-founder, Janis Borroto.

This event is also made possible by SILVERMAN, PRIME Real Estate Group and Smith & Chang.

All ages welcome. Valid identification required for guests consuming alcoholic beverages. Various local retail items will be raffled for further donation to The Sharing Place.

Register for this event and other food tours at http://www.JerseyGirlsFoodTours.com

Bon Appetit,
JCG

Republic of Pigtails

Republic of PigtailsBehold showstopping hair accessories from Republic of Pigtails!

Cute, flirty, & fun hair accessories for women and children of all ages are infiltrating the streets of Jersey City.

Female entrepreneur Rika Gunawan and her company Republic of Pigtails  is a presence at local Jersey City arts, music and craft fairs including the recent 6th Borough Market as well as All About Downtown JC. She’s even had a trunk show at Warren Tricomi in NYC’s Plaza Hotel just a few weeks ago!

All of Rita’s bows, clips, ties, headbands, fascinators, and other hairpieces are named after her friends and family and are priced from $8-75. Check out my amazing Kristen fascinator.

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Prepare to be unique! RoP’s inventory is constantly changing and all items are made in very limited quantities.

Even better: All Jersey City Gal readers will 10% OFF their orders using coupon code: JCGal10 

Order here.

Catch RoP in pop-up shops this season below:

*Sun, Oct 26 from 12:30-3:00pm: The Historic Paulus Hook Association Annual Children’s Costume Parade & Pet Costume Parade 

*Nov 6Nov 20Dec 5 & Dec 19: Republic of Pigtails Trunk Show at Warren Tricomi at The Plaza Hotel in NYC

*Dec 6th and 7th: Project Market in Jersey City

Accessorize your life,
JCG

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