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

2/1 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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Hudson Happenings

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