There’s still time to enroll in 4-8 week courses at Jersey City Arts School (326 Fifth St.). Learn portrait drawing, ceramics, or beginner or intermediate drawing and painting. While these courses are for adults, there is an age 12+ course titled “Comics,” which the school describes as “understanding the skills, processes and techniques involved in the time-honored tradition of juxtaposing words and images in a sequential format, otherwise known as cartooning.”
Stop byClub Barks (201 Marin Blvd.) on this gorgeous night from 6:30-8pm with your furry friend for an Ice Cream Social.Milk Sugar Love is providing ice cream for people andFrosty Pooch is supplying frozen treats for pups. Everyone will make new friends!
The quarterly culmination of extraordinary Jersey City art and music is back! JC FRIDAYS, hosted by Art House Productions, is a city-wide full day of free events here in Chilltown.
Local businesses collaborate with artists in a celebration of culture. Events include art openings and exhibits, live music, film/video screenings and performances.
Below is a short list of happenings:
FRI @ 9:00 AM JC Cultural Affairs | Jersey City Artists Studio Tour Preview Exhibition
FRI @ 11:00 AM Saint Peter’s University Social Justice & Honors Program | Community Garden Art, Culture, Education & Food
FRI @ 12:00 PM Rasoi
FRI @ 12:00 PM JCAS : 313 GALLERY presents “A Time For Counting : Bunny Pearlman Closing Party
FRI @ 3:00 PM All Iron Works NJ | Things I Found Around Town & Shop
FRI @ 3:00 PM METROPOLITAN AME ZION CHURCH AND METRO-SPEC CORP
FRI @ 3:00 PM Project Greenville | I Love Greenville
FRI @ 5:00 PM Astor Bar | Mike DiFeo
FRI @ 5:30 PM Sustainable JC | SJC Green Drinks + Art
Also note: *Groove on Grove’s finale starts at 5pm at the Grove Street PATH Plaza *SunMoon Yoga is offering one week of unlimited yoga for $25 for first-time students who attend JC Fridays events.
The Performing Arts Workshop is offering a 10% tuition break for new students who register by September 7th. All classes take place at Grassroots Community Space (54 Coles Street).
Space is still available in:
Tumble Tots (age 2 1/2 to 4) Preschool Song & Dance (age 3 to 5) Child Ballet 1 (age 5 to 8) Child Ballet 2 (age 9 to 12) Musical Theatre (age 6 to 12) Creative Drama (age 6 to Acting for Pre-Teens (age 9 to 12) Acting for Teens (age 13 to 17)
It’s that time of year where we welcome the most amazing annual flea market ever, that of Jersey City’s Riverview-Fisk Park. This year already boasts over 100 vendors (including me).
Free zumba? 10:15 am Free yoga? 11am Children’s activities? ?
Additionally, there will be live music from Payaso Triste, GMJ Groove, Crash Gordan & Debra Dynamite, Sea of Otters and the Martin Maretto Duo.
Also note: *Groove on Grove’s finale starts at 5pm at the Grove Street PATH Plaza
*SunMoon Yoga is offering one week of unlimited yoga for $25 for first-time students who attend JC Fridays events.
Visit jcfridays.com for more info.
Celebrate the Arts!
JCG