River View Observer January15-January 31, 2023

Two exhibits by photobased artist and arts educator, Christopher López. “The Fires: Hoboken 1978-1982” shines a light on horrific events from Hoboken’s early period of gentrification. This visual and oral history project will be on display in their Main Gallery.Acompanion installation “(UN)ERASED” will be on display in their Upper Gallery. The exhibits will have an opening reception on Sunday, January 22

HUDSON HAPPENINGS

HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY

COLLEGE TO HOST A TRIBUTE PERFORMANCE TO THE LEGACY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

On January 17th there wil be a performance by Broadway and TV star, Angela Birchett, and keyboardist, Joey Joseph -DiCarlo

This year marks the 55th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose life and leadership continue to inspire and influence people of every color and creed, in every generation, across the globe.

To honor the legacy of Dr. King, the Hudson County Community College (HCCC) Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) will present a special program of gospel, Broadway, and a variety of inspirational musical numbers

performed by Angela Birchett and Joey JosephDiCarlo on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 11:30 a.m. The program will take place in the Atrium of the Benjamin J. Dineen III and Dennis C. Hull Gallery on the sixth floor of the College’s Gabert Library, located at 71 Sip Avenue in Jersey City –just across the street from the Journal Square PATH Transportation Center. The event is open to the entire community and there is no charge for admission.

Light refreshments will be served. Those interested in attending the performance are asked to register at https://www.eventbrite. com/e/mlks-inspirationallegacy-celebration-registration-483326250827.

“It is fitting that we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who advanced civil rights and was awarded the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolent resistance,” said HCCC President, Dr. Christopher Reber. “Diversity, equity, and inclusion form the very foundation of the College’s Mission, Vision and Value statements, and are a central priority in HCCC’s 2021-24 Strategic Plan, Student

Success Action Plan, and workforce initiatives. This tribute reflects Dr. King’s belief that music and education were powerful catalysts for change.”

Angela Birchett is a seasoned vocalist, actor, songwriter, educator, and live music host who made her Broadway debut in the 2015 Tony Award-winning revival of The Color Purple. She has also appeared in several regional and touring companies, including The Color Purple first national tour; Dreamgirls as Effie White; Once on This Island as Asaka; Smokey Joe’s Café as BJ; and Hairspray national tour as Motormouth. Her television credits include CBS’ Kevin Can Wait and NBC’s Blindspot. Most recently, she starred as Jacky Clark Chisholm in

Lifetime’s movie event, The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel that reached 11 million viewers in its opening weekend, making it the most viewed premiere on cable television in 2020.

Ms. Birchett is also the founder of AB Creative, Inc. and creates educational programming and oneon-one development that encourages individuality, celebrates black culture through the performing arts, and equips students and aspiring artists with a “toolkit” to take their place in an ever-changing entertainment industry.

Joey Joseph-DiCarlo is the New York/New Jerseybased pianist who will accompany Ms. Birchett.

A Louisiana native, he recently played keyboards in the orchestra for Beetlejuice: The Musical on Broadway. His other credits include Pippin (Broadway/National tour); tours of The Color Purple and Hairspray; and multiple productions at Papermill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ.

Actress Angela Birchett and Keyboardist Joey Joseph -DiCarlo

Hudson Restaurant Week returns January 23February 3, 2023

during slow times of year, January and July.

The following is a list of participating restaurants

Amelia’s Bistro Jersey City Belo Bar & Kitchen Hoboken

After 19 years, many recessions, pandemics and more...

Hudson Restaurant Week persist and promotes the restaurants in Hudson County we lean on for comfort and celebration.

Began by Tamara Remedios of Xplore Communications, Hudson Restaurant Week is a now annual winter culinary celebration that promotes Hudson County as a premier dining destination in New Jersey. It is run for two weeks primarily

Monday through Friday, though some offer the deal over the weekend in between. Restaurants offer a discounted prix-fixe for lunch and/or dinner. Prior to the pandemic, the event was hosted twice a year

Le Brance Bistro &Cafe Bayonne Brass Rail Hoboken Chart House Weehawken Court Street Pub Hoboken Fat Taco-Hoboken Fire & Oak Jersey City

The Franklin Jersey City Franklin Social JerseyCity Greene Hook Jersey City Halifax Hoboken Harry’s Food & Drink North Bergen Haven Riverfront Restaurant

Edgewater Jersey Social Jersey City King of Kobe Jersey City Light Horse Tavern Jersey City Lokal Eatery &Bar Jersey City Madison Bar & Grill Hoboken Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse Jersey City Stewed Cow Hoboken Sushi Lounge Hoboken Union Hall Hoboken The Vanquard Harrison The Yacht Club Edgewater

For information on times and days when each restaurant will be participating visit: https://hudsonrw.com/ restaurant-listing/

Exhibition on view in the Hamilton Square lobbyfrom January 11, 2023 to July 5, 2023.

If You Go: Hamilton Square 232 Pavonia Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07302 201.435.8000

Curated by wandering lights projects | wanderinglightsprojects@gmail.com | IG: wanderinglightsprojects

SFW’s Python Sneakers

Lokal Eatery Jersey City

The Vanguard Harrison NJ

SILVERMAN and Hamilton Square Condominium Association present COLOROLOGY A GROUP SHOW

CELEBRATING COLOR

from the cover “The Fires” at 2pm. On Friday, January 20 at 7pm, López will be interviewed on the Museum’s YouTube channel by Museum Director Bob Foster as part of their ongoing “Artist Talks” series. The exhibits will be complemented with additional events, the details of which will be announced.

In the late 70s, as Hoboken became more desirable to ‘young urban professionals’ who could afford to pay higher rents, there was a plague of fires in buildings that housed mostly Puerto Rican families. Nearly every fire, investigators determined, was the result of arson. This exhibit addresses many factors at play at that time. It highlights the fifty-six people, mostly children, who were killed and the eight thousand that were left homeless. The exhibit also features QR codes which allow visitors to hear survivors tell their own stories.

López says, “Gentrification remains a critical subject in small cities like Hoboken as well as on a global scale creating an epidemic of displacement and violence alongside ‘urban renewal’. The visceral ramifications of gentrification are evidenced throughout the living history of Hoboken. This project is a work in progress and will be the first to offer a thorough analysis of the intersecting histories that transformed the city from a workingclass community to one of the most expensive and exclusive cities in New Jersey.”

López’s work is augmented by the contributions of humanities scholars Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez, Ph.D.

and Dylan Gottlieb, Ph.D. Dr. Figueroa-Vásquez is a co-creator of The Diaspora Solidarities Lab, a multi-institutional Black feminist partnership that supports solidarity work in Black and Ethnic Studies. López says, “Yomaira grew up in Hoboken. We connected because of our shared interest in this history and the toll it took on the vast Puerto Rican community here. Yomaira is writing a book slated for release in 2024, and she will be dedicating a chapter to the fires. I’m honored to be working with her.” Of Dylan Gottlieb, López says, “He wrote a very compelling essay on the history of the fires that was tremendously influential to me and really sparked all of the work you see today. But besides his essay, there is no history. My work aims to change that.”

The companion installation “(UN)ERASED,” uses both contemporary and appropriated archival imagery to construct a visual dialogue through collage that evidences the human toll that arson played on mostly migrant communities during Hoboken’s gentrification. López says, “Stories have the potential to be erased depending on who is driving the narrative. In gentrified cities like Hoboken, it happens through this self-anointed position of pioneerism and the cultural appropriation of urban spaces. In its perversity, it picks and chooses the things it likes and discards the rest. The rest, in this case, are actual human lives. Gentrified cities are very cookie cutter and are not actually designed by people, but rather, by but rather, by developers Cont’d on page 9

Dense Magazine presents the first ever Jersey Art Book Fair, coming to Jersey City January 28–29, 2023. Set in the state where the offset press was first invented, Jersey Art Book Fair is a two-day event that celebrates the broad art form of bookmaking with all lovers of art, design and visual storytelling in print.

Dense has partnered with Monira Foundation, New Jersey’s interdisciplinary incubator for groundbreaking artwork, to bring together over 60 independent publishers and small presses, whose works for sale include art,photo and illustrated books, as well

as zines, graphic novels, posters, chapbooks, ephemera and other print materials.

“Jersey Art Book Fair is a celebration of bookmaking as change-making. Print remains a powerful community tool. We’re excited to bring together fellow publishers who range from emerging to established, so that they not only connect with each other, but with new audiences,” said Dense Co-founder and Editorial Director Lune Ames.

Jersey Art Book Fair will also feature a range of programs throughout both days, from zine-making workshops and riso-

printing demos to book signings, kid-friendly activities and an afterhours party on Saturday evening. Highlights from the schedule include an artists’ panel on typography hosted by Draw Down Books, a letterpress printing demo co-hosted by Center for Book Arts and Calipso Press, a publishing Q&A on self-starting hosted by FAR-NEAR and a workshop on pop-up structures hosted by Rutgers’ Mason Gross School of the Arts faculty member Amee Pollack.

“We’re deeply grateful to our partner Monira Foundation and event sponsor Mana Contemporary for their commitment to our mission. With their support, we’re able to expand this community of book artists by removing barriers to access and elevating underrepresented voices,” explained Petia Morozov, Co-founder

“Dense activates new audiences with unique programs like JAB Fair, making them an easy choice as our organization-in-residence in Fall 2023,” added Anne Muntges, Director of Residencies and Development at Monira Foundation. “Their plans to host a series of threemonth fellowships and public programs speaks to their commitment to support change-makers of diverse backgrounds, in a creatively immersive setting.”

Tickets are $5 per person, and include parking, access to Mana Contemporary exhibits, and same-day programs. Proceeds support the Dense Fellowship Program, with its first Call for Fellows launching in late summer 2023, in partnership with Monira Foundation.

If You Go

Mana Contemporary 888 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306

To purchase tickets or learn more, visit www.jerseyartbookfair.org.

Project Greenville in Collaboration with Pro Arts Jersey City

Project Greenville regulars in a group art show full of connections many years in the making!It may take place downtown but the focus will still be on Greenville (and Project Greenville, of course)

Featuring art, photography, sculpture, film, textile & jewelry design, glass work and live music; plus refreshments and supplies from local Greenville businesses!

If You Go: Gallery 150 Now to January 28,2023 1pm-4pm (despite the 150 Bay Street address the entrance is actually the opposite side of the building at Provost & First)

To see a list of participating artists visit www. riverviewobserver.net

Cont’d from page 5 and banks to meet the demands of an upper tier consumerism. The palpable sense of community is no longer present. The creation of this absence is exacting in its design and predominant function,

which is to rebrand a city’s already existing cultural capital and replace it with a newer fiscal capital.”

“The Fires: Hoboken 1978-1982” was produced by Christopher López, in partnership with the Hoboken Historical Museum. These exhibits were made possible with funds from The New Jersey Council for the Humanities, The Diaspora

Solidarities Lab, and with support from a block grant from the State/County Partnership program for the Arts, administered by the Hudson County Division of Cultural and Heritage Affairs.

If You Go: The Fires

Opens January 22,2023 Hoboken Historical Museum 1301 Hudson St. PO Box 3296 Hoboken, NJ 07030 Phone: 201.656.2240 info@hobokenmuseum. org

BAYONNE SHORELINE CLEAN-UP

If You Go: Saturday Janaury 21 Richard A. Rutkowski Park in S. Gregg Hudson County Park, down 48th St. from Kennedy Blvd. Duration 2 Hrs.

Jersey City Mural Arts Program

The Jersey City Mural Arts Program is the largest mural program in New Jersey. It is activating and transforming the city through the power of street art. Initiated in 2013 and funded by a Clean Communities Grant, the Jersey City Mural Arts Program is a Mayor’s Office Initiative that links established and emerging local, national, and international mural artists with property owners city-wide. This is part of an innovative beautification program that reduces graffiti, engages local residents and is transforming Jersey City into an outdoor art gallery. https://www.jcmap.org/

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