River View Observer May 15-May 31, 2023

HUDSON HAPPENINGS

EVENT IN BAYONNE

THURSDAY, MAY18,FUNDS TO RESTORE SCHOOL IN UKRAINEMAYOR DAVIS TO SPEAK

The Ukraine Reconstruction Fund and the Children of Ukraine Foundation are holding a fundraising

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event in Bayonne on Thursday, May 18, at 7:00 p.m., to raise funds for the restoration of School #19 is a

West 46 St. 2nd Floor, 2 family Available July 1.

combination special needs school and orphanage. The building was destroyed by Russia’s war against Ukraine. The fundraiser will take place at the Chandelier Restaurant at 1081 Broadway.

The event will feature food, drinks, and Ukrainian entertainment. A representative of Kyiv School #19 will be part of the program. Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis will be a special guest.

Tickets for the event are priced at $125 each. Payment can be made at the door. Please make checks payable to the Ukrainian Reconstruction Fund. For more information, please call 1-800-7210024 or 646-979-9900.

Pictured: Participants in the press conference at HCCC announcing the launch of NJ Reentry Corporation’s inaugural Summer Training Institute, including NJRC founder and chairman, former New Jersey governor James McGreevey, HCCC President Dr. Christopher Reber, and others.

Hudson County Community College Hosts NJ Reentry Corporation’s Inaugural Summer Training Institute

On Wednesday, May 10, the New Jersey Reentry Corporation (NJRC) held a press conference to launch its Summer Training Institute for court-involved

young adults at Hudson County Community College’s (HCCC) Culinary Conference Center.

This innovative program will provide 175 courtinvolved young adults, ages 18-25, with comprehensive job training and industryrecognized credentials that will ready them for a variety of in-demand and familysustaining careers. Read the entire article at www.riverviewobserver.net

Melba Liston “Shades of Melba and Benny”, and pianist Nick Masters will open with his trio.

Jersey City Jazz Festival Schedule

Thursday June 1

HUDSON HAPPENINGS Jersey City Jazz Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary June 1-4, 2023

The Jersey City Jazz Festival is back and better than ever for its 10th anniversary celebration from June 1-4, 2023. The festival will kick off with JC Jazz Nights on Thursday (6/1) and Friday (6/2) at various venues throughout the city. It will culminate in a two-day free outdoor festival on Saturday (6/3) and Sunday (6/4) at the newly renovated Exchange Place Plaza, presented by Exchange Place Alliance and produced by Riverview Jazz. The festival will also partner with the Bike JC Ward Tour on Sunday, June 5, and serve as its finish line along the Hudson Waterfront. There is no shortage of talent for this year’s festival. Guitar lovers will be treated to performances by the incomparable Bill Frisell Trio (6/3), gypsy master Stephane Wrembel’s Django A GoGo (6/4), and Walter Parks & The Unlawful Assembly (6/2). Latin Jazz aficionados should be thrilled to hear Sonido Solar w/ legendary special guest Eddie Palmieri (6/3), the iconic Típica 73’s 50th anniversary party (6/1 White Eagle Hall), trombonist Doug Beavers Luna (6/4), as well as dance classes by Salsa Fever on2. Vocal fans won’t want to miss happy hour with Kate Curran & Ron Affif Duo (6/1), WBGO’s Lezlie Harrison (6/2), and the soulful Emily Braden (6/3). On Thursday (6/1) jazz buffs will dig T.K. Blue’s tribute to trombonists Benny Powell and

JCJF Opening party w/ Típica 73 50th Anniversary White Eagle Hall 8pm, $25/$40

337 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07302

T.K. Blue “Shades of Melba & Benny”, Nick Masters Trio Brennan Courthouse 7pm, $25

583 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306

Happy Hour with Kate Curran & Ron Affif Duo The Junto 6-8pm, $25 68 Mercer Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302

Tony Malaby Turnpike Trio Nucky’s 9pm & 11pm shows, $25 8 Erie St A, Jersey City, NJ 07302

Friday June 2 Walter Parks & The Unlawful Assembly The Statuary 7pm 53 Congress Street, Jersey City, NJ 07307

Winard Harper’s Jazz Tap Extravaganza feat. Jason Samuel Smith, AC Lincoln, & Megha Vadehra Nimbus Arts Center 7pm, $25/35 329 Warren Street, Jersey City 07302

Tony Malaby Turnpike Trio Nucky’s 9pm & 11pm shows, $25 8 Erie St A, Jersey City, NJ 07302

Moore’s Place: Jam Session 7pm Free 189 Monticello Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07304

Happy Hour with Lezlie Harrison Canopy Hotel 5pm, Free 159 Morgan St, Jersey City, NJ 07302

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Pro Arts Jersey City announces a new exhibit: Curators Choice Exhibition Curated by Katelyn Halpern

Pro Arts’ annual Curators Choice Exhibition is the result of Meet The Curators one-day portfolio reviews held on April 15th at City Hall. At the end of the day, the participating curators selected the artists they felt presented winning portfolios. These are the artists who will exhibit their work in the annual Curators Choice exhibition!.

Katelyn Halpern,

Curator: Katelyn Halpern is a multidisciplinary artist from Austin, Texas living in Jersey City, New Jersey. Trained as a dancer and writer and self-taught in other media, she works in installations, performance,

multimedia visual art, and the written word on subjects of peace/not peace, intimate relationship, space dust, possibility-freedom-futures, and the experience of moving through the world in a feminine body. Hailed as a compelling conceptual artist, mischief maker, and born searcher, (Jersey City Times), she is the founding artistic director of SMUSH Gallery, an art space dedicated to creative and community work in Jersey City.

Exhibiting Artists: Alexandra Alvarez, Candy Le Sueur, Edward Fausty, Josué Morales Urbina, Peter Delman, and Winifred McNeill

If You Go Exhibit runs

ART150 Gallery

157A First St. Jersey City, NJ 07302

Entrance is on the corner of Provost & 1st

Hours: Saturdays and Sunday in May, 1-4 PM

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Saturday June 3:

Exchange Place Plaza

RWJ Barnabas Health Stage

Riverview Jazz All-Stars

Noon

•Emily Braden 2pm

•Record Riot Takeover w/

•Nico and Bad Habits 4pm

•Bill Frisell Trio 6pm

Exchange Place Pier Stage

•Radam Schwartz Organ Big Band 4pm

•Sonido Solar feat. Eddie Palmieri 8pm

•Ford’s Gin Row

•Miki Yamanaka Trio 1pm

•Spike Wilner “Ancient Aliens” 3pm

•Eric Wyatt Quartet feat. Jeff

•“Tain” Watts 5pm

•Akiko Tsuruga Quartet 7pm

•Hyatt House After Hours

Charlie Sigler Jam Session

9:30pm •Terrace Martin Kelley Affinity 10pm Rooftop

Sunday June 4: Exchange Place Plaza

RWJ Barnabas Health Stage

•Stephane Wrembel Django

A GoGo 1pm

•Sugar Tone Brass Band 2:30

To read the entire list viit www.riverviewobserver.net

Alexandra Alvarez

Edward Fausty

Peter Delman

LAUGHTER,DRAMA, MUSIC, ART AND DANCE HUDSON HAS IT ALL...

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When it comes to cultural events Hudson County municipalities far exceed in delivering fun, informative events to its residents. From Bayonne to Guttenberg, whatever the season,there is always something to do involving music, theater, art, comedy, dance. The following is a sample of events taking place in May and June.

JCTC’s New Play Festival 2023: Resilience features a collection of exciting works by both emerging and established playwrights, exploring the theme of resilience in various contexts,” said Olga Levina, Executive Director at JCTC.

•The Day’s Night by Rana Sajadi, directed by Hannah Hill

Staged Reading

Thursday, May 18, 2023; 7:30PM

•Echoes of a Lost Son by Chima Chikazunga Staged Reading; Q&A

Friday, May 19, 2023; 7:30PM

•The 75 by Anne Valentino

•The General by David Taylor Little

Hideaway by Miri Fry Cohen

(JCTC) is proud to present a series of performances and readings of new plays, in collaboration with the New Jersey Theatre Alliance Stages Festival. From Thursday, May 18 through Sunday, May 21, 2023, JCTC will host four events at Jersey City Theater Center, (165 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07302 / Entrance from Barrow St., Jersey City, NJ, 07302). Performances include: The Day’s Night by Rana Sajadi, directed by Hannah Hill (Thursday, May 18/7:30PM); Echoes of a Lost Son by Chima Chikazunga (Friday, May 19/7:30PM); The 75 by Anne Valentino, The General by David Taylor Little, Hideaway by Miri Fry Cohen (Sunday, May 20/4:00PM) and I Saw a Fruit Tree without Its Roots by Emma Lai, directed by Seonjae Kim (Sunday, May 20/6:00PM). The New Play Festival is curated by Catalina Florescu and Mark Cirnigliaro.

Directed by Josie Harding Staged Readings; Q&A

Sunday, May 21, 2023; 4:00PM

•I Saw a Fruit Tree without

•Its Roots by Emma Lai, directed by Seonjae Kim Staged Reading; Q&A

Sunday, May 21, 2023; 6:00PM

The location of the event will be the lower level of DiDomenico-16th Street Park, which is situated between Avenue A and Newark Bay in Bayonne. Performances will take on the stage of the amphitheater in the park, which is located near the foot of West 16th Street. The rain date for the event is Sunday, May 21, from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. The music festival was organized by The Artists Avenue, a local, non-profit performing arts group. The event will be hosted by the City of Bayonne. The performances are free of charge and open to the public. Melissa Rada of The Artists Avenue will serve as the main emcee for the program. Rev. Dorothy Patterson of the Wallace Temple AME Zion Church will also introduce musical acts at the festival. Mayor Jimmy Davis said, “I would like to thank Melissa Rada and The Artists Avenue for planning this event to showcase several of Bayonne’s outstanding musical artists. We are proud to have such great musical talent in our community.”

The festival will feature sixteen different musical acts, ranging from bands to soloists:

12:00 noon-12:30 p.m.

Bayonne Music Festival on May 20 to Feature

Sixteen Acts, Food Trucks, Vendors, and a Mural The Artists Avenue and the City of Bayonne announced that the first Bayonne Music Festival will take place on Saturday, May 20, from 12:00 noon to 7:30 p.m.

Artists Avenue will present musical theatre numbers.

2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.Magdalena and the Saints, a band, will offer rock/alternative, and indie music.

3:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. - The choir of the Global Harvest Fellowship will sing gospel music.

3:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.Melody’s Music Studio will present music from pop and musical theatre.

4:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. – Marty, I’m Afraid, a band, will play pop, folk, and indie rock.

4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Noelis Cruz, a soloist, will provide R&B music.

5:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. –Thermadora, a band, will play rock/alternative music.

5:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. –Kahuna and Kompany, an acoustic band, will offer acoustic/rock.

6:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. – Lost Romance, a band, will play rock tunes.

6:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. –Bennett Rhoad, a duo, will play acoustic music.

7:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. – OC Jukebox, a band, will play music from the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s.

There will be a temporary community mural designed by artist Justine Enriquez.

Food trucks at the event will include Good Food Good Mood, Latin Bites, Lady G Empanadas, Grey’s Area Grille, T-Bark Foods, El Chilango Taqueria, and Superstar Ice Cream.

The Jersey City Comedy Festival Returns June 7-10, 2023

Art House Productions and presenting sponsor Tito’s Handmade Vodka, are proud to announce the return of the Jersey City Comedy Festival (JCCF) taking place June 7-10, 2023 in Jersey City, NJ. JCCF will be held at two different locations, Art House Productions and The Laugh Tour Comedy Club at Dorrian’s Red Hand. Tickets range from $20 - $45 and are available on the JCCF website: jerseycitycomedyfestival. com.

– K.w.Y.n&Z: Zumba instructors will present upbeat dance.

12:30 p.m.-12:45 p.m. –Aurelia Luciano will recite Golden Light Poetry.

12:45 p.m.-1:00 p.m. – Raffy Sencillio, a soloist, will perform Bachata and Merengue.

1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. – Dave Doc Watson, The Yes Yes Man, a soloist, will offer Blues, Jazz, and R&B.

1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.Larissa’s Music Studio/

In addition to the food trucks, other vendors and community organizations will be present.

The food trucks and vendors will all be located near the amphitheater on the lower level of DiDomenico-16th Street Park.

To read the entire article visit www.riverviewobserver.net

48 comedians from 12 States and Canada were selected from over 300 submissions. Selected comics will compete in five competition showcases June 7-9. Audiences will be able to vote for their favorite comedian at each showcase in order to advance them to the fi nale, headlined by Marina Franklin on June 10. All 10 fi nalists will receive spots at The Laugh Tour Comedy Club. Two comics (Audience pick + Industry pick) will win “Best of the Fest,” and receive $500 each. The audience pick will also receive a spot at West Side Comedy Club’s new talent show. The industry winner will receive spots at West Side Comedy Club, The Laugh Tour Comedy Club, and Catch A Rising Star. For more information and to purchase tickets, go to the JCCF website: jerseycitycomedyfestival.com.

SILVERMAN and The Majestic Theatre Condominium Association INTO THE WILD FEATURING PAINTINGS BY GIGI CHEN & ALEXIS KANDRA

Exhibition on view in the lobby from May 10, 2023 to November 1, 2023.

If You Go:

The Majestic Theatre Condominiums

222 Montgomery Street Jersey City, NJ 07302 201.435.8000

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This Spring, The Hoboken Business Alliance presents Hoboken’s inaugural car showThe Hudson River Showcase!

Featuring a curated collection of vintage and classic luxury automobiles lined up along Hoboken’s scenic lower Sinatra Drive, this exciting new showcase will be set against the breathtaking skyline view of NYC.

Exhibiting over 100 models from Pre-1959 through the 1990s, car enthusiasts & attendees

alike will enjoy strolling along Hoboken’sfamous riverfront walk and experiencing the city’s unique charm with its many local shops and restaurants. Visitor Attendance is free courtesy of The Hoboken Business Alliance This judged car show will also include something for the kidsThe Hagerty Youth Judging Program. Designed primarily for youth ages 8-14, this program brings the world of classics to a kid-friendly level. The Young Judges are guided through the show field as a group to pre-selected show cars and interact with owners, allowing the judges to learn details, history, and fun facts about

Youth Judging is FREE to participants and includes a hat, t-shirt and judging kit. We are currently taking applications for young car enthusiasts! http://mainstreetpops. com/hudson-rivershowcase-hoboken-nj/

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Inspired by the Container Theory of Space

CuratedyAnne Trauben Exhibitons

Director,Drawing Rooms

Exhibition Dates: Now -June 4th

If You Go: The Firmament Gallery at Nimbus Art Center, 329 Warren St. Jersey City.

MAKING MUSIC

CARLOS SANTANA June 21 Prudential Center, Newark NJ

By Dave Gil de Rubio

When Carlos Santana released 1999’s “Supernatural,” it represented the Mexican native’s commercial pinnacle, selling 15 million copies and racking up eight Grammy Awards including Album of the Year.

The spark for this wildfire of crossover success was the smash single “Smooth,” a songwriting collaboration with Matchbox

Twenty’s singer Rob Thomas. Twenty-two years later, the duo has gone for a second act.

The first single off of Santana’s recently released album “Blessings and Miracles,” is an

other Santana/Thomas collaboration, called “Move.”.

In a press conference with Santana and Thomas (who joined via video), Thomas said after “Smooth,” he and Santana, who is touring this summer with another rather legendary act in Earth, Wind & Fire, kept in touch, played live together on occasion and worked on some songs. But business concerns sidetracked any efforts to release other collaborations.

“The thing was that there was a difference between people who worked at record labels seeing revenues off of

what we were doing and wanting us to do something and having something come naturally to us that we felt was something we wanted to do,” Thomas said. “This song happened while we were all in lockdown and we were all finding creative ways to be creative.”

Like “Supernatural”

before it, “Blessings and Miracles” has an eclectic array of talent contributing to the proceedings. This batch of 15 songs finds Chris Stapleton, Corey Glover, Steve Winwood and Kirk Hammett and the late Chick Corea contributing. The biggest difference was that COVID-19 circumstances demanded remote creativity, a factor that didn’t faze Santana at all.

“The procedure for me is very simple—I close my eyes, hear [who I’m playing with] and [they’re] right next to me,” Santana said. “That’s how I function. Where I am, being 74, my imagination is infinitely more intense, so I can just close my eyes and I’m right next to [whoever I’m recording with]. I know not to step on their voice, honor their space and know when to come in. How much passion, emotion and energy to put in there to make it real. It’s such a phenomenon to work with artists and we have yet to shake hands or be in the same room, but that didn’t stop us.”

If You Go

Carlos Santana

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2023 Rainbows Tour Prudential Center Newark NJ June 21st, 2023

Ticketes

https://prucenter.com/ events/santana

Photo by Ruben Martin

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