On view until June 21st. This show aims to celebrate the magic and innocence of childhood while acknowledging its inherent challenges and complexities, Infância invites viewers to reconnect with the childlike wonder and curiosity within each of us. RSVP for the opening reception here For more information, email at [email protected] Artwork featured: Jodi Gerbi, The Beauty of […]
Getting to the heart of your small business accounting - Second in a series. These three (3)sessions will help you ask the right questions when it comes to making difficult decisions regarding business finances, debt, taxes etc. All are welcome - whether you have many years experience in this world - are curious - are […]
Expand your literary palate and connect with fellow book readers at our literary buffet. Sample new titles from your favorite genres or explore new categories from specially curated literary menus. Adults and Teens 17+ are welcome. Registration is required. Jersey City Free Library website jclibrary.org
Celebrate Pride Month by making beaded bracelets with Ms. Nicole! Jersey City Free Library website jclibrary.org
A representative from the AARP New Jersey Speakers Bureau will provide useful information to help you make an informed decision when downsizing and decluttering. Date:Wednesday, June 5, 2024 Time:2:00pm - 3:00pm Jersey City Free Library website jclibrary.org
Come channel your inner artist as you unwind while coloring to relaxing music. All materials will be provided. Adults & Teens welcome. Date: Thursday, June 6, 2024 Time: 3:30pm - 4:30pm Jersey City Free Library website jclibrary.org
JC Fridays Open: 12PM – 6PM Open to be toured: 12PM – 5PM Born in 1914 to a family of African, Creole, and Native American heritage in Memphis, Bolden was closest to his twin brother, Monroe, with whom he shared a love of handmade radios and baseball. Though Bolden lost his sight at a young […]
Local author David J. Goodwin discusses his recent book on groundbreaking and controversial horror author, H. P. Lovecraft. Midnight Rambles explores Lovecraft’s time in New York City, a crucial yet often overlooked chapter in his life that shaped his literary career and the inextricable racism in his work. Drawing from primary sources (letters, memoirs, and published […]
Enjoy coloring while you explore about the art of Rangoli. Watch live demonstration of making Rangoli art with rice powder and enjoy the fun of using colors to decorate the Rangoli art as a group. Materials will be provided. Light refreshments will be served. Date: Thursday, June 13, 2024 Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm Location: PGML - […]
Explore the World Through the Arts 2024 Voices International Theatre Festival With its strong theme of Silence this year's Festival presents work from different countries around the globe. A true celebration of diversity.. brought to you from America's Golden Gateway... Jersey City....
Hand To Earth / World Music / Australia Daniel Wilfred - voice and bilma David Wilfred - yidaki (didgeridoo) and voice Sunny Kim - voice, percussion, and electronics Peter Knight - trumpet, electronics, percussion Aviva Endean - clarinets, harmonic flute, electronics The project is organized by the National Forum of Music in Wroclaw in partnership […]
It is not entirely clear if Fred Herko planned to finish his intimate performance with a suicide death. He took a bath, turned on Mozart’s Coronation Mass, and began to dance naked in his friend’s living room. He approached an open window several times. When Sanctus resounded, he ran and jumped out the window of […]
Katie Sweeting, author, English Professor and Fulbright-Nehru Scholar will read, discuss and sign copies of her book Remnant. Copies will be available for a 20% discount. "Katie Sweeting powerfully dramatizes the interconnected stories of two Black women surviving the evils of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. A most welcome achievement." Jeffrey Renard Allen Date: Saturday, June […]
International Artists Summit / Jersey City Community Meet the Artists Lunch will be served at 12:30 PM / please email [email protected] if you have any restrictions. The International Artists Summit is a premier gathering of creative minds from around the globe in Jersey City, held from June 16, 2024. This vibrant event brings together artists, performers, and […]
Join Bonetti and Biblioteca Criolla to celebrate the beginning of SLP 2024! Location: PGML - Fourth Floor Multipurpose Room Jersey City Free Library website jclibrary.org
MARIUPOL: DIARIES OF WAR AND THE TREE OF LIFE captures the resilience of Ukrainians in a multi-media performance about Russia’s full-scale invasion of the city. Production created by Yara Arts Group and directed by Virlana Tkacz, features four Mariupol diaries collected by Daria Kolomiec for her “Diary of War” Project and poetry by Serhiy Zhadan, […]
“Feminist blues songs and incredible stories from the Wild East” Blues Cabaret, 55 minutes By Kaisa Ling, Rene Allkivi / Scott Diel Kaisa Ling and Rene Paul, incarnate as Estonia’s best (albeit the only) feminist vaudeville blues band The Kaisa Ling Thing, present the blues cabaret "The Feminist's Handbook for Eastern Europe" – as seen […]
Calling All Stitchers! Love to sew, knit, crochet, craft or quilt? Bring a project and join us to share, learn and be inspired. Even if you’ve never sewn a single thing feel free to drop in." Location:PGML: 3rd Floor | Conference Room 1 Jersey City Free Library website jclibrary.org
Immerse yourself in an emotional labyrinth with the play Helver's Night. We will transport you to the night of the secrets of two people before the Second World War. A seemingly idyllic evening turns into a night of unexpected twists and turns. He (Helver) and She (Karla) will pull you into the web of their […]
Written and Performed by Leah Guy Directed by Hamutal Posklinsky-Shehory Video & Projections: Marilys Ernst Synopsis: Spiritual Teacher, Author, and Illuminator Leah Guy presents this intimate, autobiographical one-woman show, The Light Night of the Soul, a transformative and vulnerable piece on how to heal the ghosts of your past. Focused on the real-life experience of living […]
Kevin Powell: Native son of Jersey City, New Jersey 2024 GRAMMY-nominated Poet Human and Civil Rights Activist Journalist Author of 16 books, including THE KEVIN POWELL READER (his collected writings) Filmmaker Former 2-time candidate for U.S. Congress in New York City Hip-hop Historian Tupac Shakur Biographer FREE for all people and all ages are welcome Food and drink […]
Adventure begins at your library! During our Summer Learning Program 2024, the New Jersey Room will present a trip through New Jersey's 21 counties. Historic maps, books and print ephemera will be featured on display in the NJ Room. We will “travel” from North to South, returning "home” to Hudson County in the last week. […]
PARTICIPATING ART SPACES: Deep Space Gallery 77 Cornelison Avenue Side by side solo shows featuring new bodies of work by Rebecca N. Johnson and Macauley Norman ARTIST OPEN STUDIOS: DISTORT 430 Communipaw Ave, entrance on right side of building, 3rd floor paintings and sculpture eveningstarstudio 11 Monitor Street Ceramic sculpture by Beth DiCara Loura van der Meule 17 Monitor […]
Written by: Nobel Prize Winner Herta Müller Adapted for stage by: Mihaele Panainte Translated by: Dr Jozefina Komporaly Directed by: Natália Gleason-Nagy Directors Quote: Lowlands is an Eastern-European OUR TOWN set in Ceausescu's Romania. Panaintes modular dramaturgy releases voices from our collective consciousness and creates a performative space to witness our silences morning fresh and decades old. Lowlands is both […]
Ms. Kathy of Build-a-Body provides 30 minutes of Chair Aerobics followed by 30 minutes of Chair Yoga for Adults. Location:PGML - Fourth Floor Multipurpose Room Jersey City Free Library website jclibrary.org
This book club focuses on the latest fiction/nonfiction publications as well as other notable literary titles. The June Book Pick is Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann. Los Asesinos de la Luna de Las Flores de David Grann, también está disponible en Español, si desea unirse a la discusión en Inglés el 25 de Junio a las 4 […]
Join the Priscilla Gardner Main Library on their first Anime Club event! What do Attack on Titan, Dragon Ball, and Sleepy Princess in the Dungeon Castle have in common? Explore how Anime plays with the trope "Damsel in Distress" in different episodes. Registration is required. Years 15+ recomended. Location:PGML - Fourth Floor Multipurpose Room […]
Enjoy coloring while you explore about the art of Rangoli. Watch live demonstration of making Rangoli art with rice powder and enjoy the fun of using colors to decorate the Rangoli art as a group. Materials will be provided. Light refreshments will be served. Date: Thursday, June 13, 2024 Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm Location: PGML - […]
Adventure begins at your library! During our Summer Learning Program 2024, the New Jersey Room will present a trip through New Jersey's 21 counties. Historic maps, books and print ephemera will be featured on display in the NJ Room. We will “travel” from North to South, returning "home” to Hudson County in the last week. […]
Join The New Jersey Play Lab's Storyteller Studio (STS) Cohort for an evening of new works! This showcase features staged readings of brand-new short works created by the STS emerging playwrights and dramaturgs. You will be the very first audience to witness them! Over the past six months, the twelve emerging playwrights and dramaturgs in this […]