Rock-it Docket: A Holiday Recess

Thursday, November 29, 2007

A Holiday Recess

The trial I was working on has been adjourned until March. I am back to the holiday rush.

Now you may hace already heard that the Mayor of JC is honoring Art House Productions for their creation, nuturing, and promotion of JC Fridays . At 2 o'clock on Wednesday, Mayor Heally will be giving Christine Goodman and Jack Halpin keys to the cityand annoucing the expansion of JC Fridays . In turn, I will be giving them keys to my car, and the lock of my moped. Congratulations !!

The original "Art House" open mic takes place this Thursday at 6:30 pm with poet Kay Barrett and musical guest David Jacobsen. Friday brings the winter installment of JC FRIDAYS, and art house features THE UKUADIES to our stage at 8:30 and 10pm. In addition, the Chicco Mann plays at Grass Roots Arts Facility at 10:30 pm, American Watercolor Movement plays at Canco Lofts at 10:00 pm, and .....http://www.jcfridays.com/ for a full listing.

The Mary Bensen gallery will be open to show the Watercolors Exhibit. Kayt Hester Lent and Hiroshi Kumagai's Sticky Fingers shwo opens at the Lex Leonard Gallery. 58 will be open from 10:59 to 11:01 pm for a viewing of JW Fesken's Ehullek Tragedies. On Saturday December 8th, we will have the closing party featuring music from the Swigs and Billy Gray of the Meltdowns, plus a couple of special guests. This is an early party 7 to 11 pm. in order for us have have time to ejoy Dr. Paul's Holiday party that evening. Next Friday we will welcome John Besante's Women of Color Paintings.

Please see attached for exciting news! Hope you can join us!

"Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy along with several city agencies will honor Art House Productions for their innovative JC Fridays which links arts and business and will announce its expansion during a 2 p.m. press conference on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007, at City Hall, 280 Grove Street."

Thank you to all of JC Fridays' sponsors, business supporters, arts organizations and participating artists for making JC Fridays a success.
With our new sponsors, we have embarked on a road toward expanding outreach of the arts to all Wards in Jersey City, creating new opportunities for artists to show their work while promoting local business.
Art House Productions and the JC Fridays program would not be possible without you! For those who are available this Wednesday, December 5th at 2pm, we hope you will be able to join us at City Hall.
Kind regards,
Christine Goodman

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CHRISTINE GOODMAN
Founder/Executive Director, Art House Productions
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*ART HOUSE PRODUCTIONS*
Creating Performance, Broadcast and Publishing Opportunities for Artists P.O. Box 3264 Jersey City, NJ 07303 t. (201) 915-9911 e. info@arthouseproductions.org w. http://www.arthouseproductions.org/

BIG news and BIG events this week at Art House Productions -- and we hope YOU can be a part of it! This Wednesday, AHP will be honored at City Hall with a Proclamation from the Mayor for our contribution to the arts and specifically, with a press conference to announce the expansion of our citywide program, JC Fridays. Please join us if you can!

Then this Thursday, ART HOUSE IS WHERE IT'S AT, with poet Kay Barrett and musical guest David Jacobsen. Friday brings the winter installment of JC FRIDAYS, and we will welcome THE UKUADIES to our stage at 8:30 and 10pm. It's gonna be a hot show!

Hope to see you soon, and in the meantime...

Keep on creating!
Christine

Two Nights of Steamy Organ Action - w/ Ben Stivers & Noel SagermanTHURSDAY 12/6Elysian Cafe 9:30pm1001 Washington St. HobokenOur regular jaunt. Come on by & check it out. We're there every 1st & 3rd Thursday lookin to scrap.If you're a player - we've been openin it up late.article:http://www.zwire.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=19048426&BRD=1291&PAG=461&dept_id=523584&rfi=8FRIDAY 12/7Lincoln Inn 7:30pm13 Lincoln StJersey CityGoin to the Heights! Oh yeah.Grab a steak & cheer us on.This is part of the JC Fridays series.http://www.jcfridays.com/http://www.lincolninnrestaurant.com/thanks,bryanhttp://www.myspace.com/bryanbeninghove

YOU'D BETTER WATCH OUT -- OUR CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR IS COMING TO TOWN!!Friday, December 7th, 7pm - 9pm18 Erie St., Jersey City -- mere steps from the Grove St. PATHYes, kiddies, you have only one more week to wait for the jaw-dropping extravaganza that will be the World of Style-Balance Christmas Spectacular. It will forever be the Gold Standard of Spectaculars... Fireworks and snow! Ms. Scrooge versus Tiny Tina! Naughty Santa and the Frisky Elf! Reindeer and dancing Stylettes! AND of course plenty of fabulous vintage outfits and groovy hairstyles!All part of the JC Fridays festival!Merry Merry,Kathleen, Your Fashion HostessWorld of Style Vintage & Balance Salon18 Erie StreetJersey City, NJ 07302Clothing: 201-324-2992 / www.worldofstylevintage.comHair: 201-369-7000 / www.myspace.com/balancehair

Chico Mann
The Underground Dance Party Continues!
appearing:
Friday 12/7/07
The Waterbug Hotel Suite 3
[aka The Grassroots Arts Facility]
143-5 Christopher Columbus Drive
Jersey City 07302
10pm sharp
No Cover.
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Thursday 12/13/07
Black Betty
366 Metropolitan Ave (@ Havemeyer)
Williamsburg
11pm show
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Marcos J. Garcia
130 Mercer St.
Jersey City, NJ 07302
c: 973.454.7258
e: chicomann@gmail.com
http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/chicomann
www.myspace.com/antibalas

Hi,

Check out the article about my gallery at the Starledger. Just click on the link below: http://www.nj.com/homegarden/index.ssf/2007/12/at_home_with_art.html I'm so exited!!! Elen!

Wed Dec 12th
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Vox Pop
1022 Cortelyou Rd
Brooklyn, NY
http://voxpopnet.net/
8:00 - Bill Bernthal
8:30 - Greg D
9:30 - Mikel Campbell
This is one of those rare Greg D solo gigs. Come hang out at this great place & neighborhood in the Ditmas Park section of Brooklyn.
Good food, drink, coffee, people, and a nice billing..
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Thurs Dec 13th
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The Knitting Factory (Tap Bar)
74 Leonard St
NYC
http://knittingfactory.com/
BOUNDLESS VOICES: A COLLISION OF MUSIC + POETRY
8pm - MERGE (Cassandra Cleghorn, Erik Lawrence, Allison Miller, Rene
Hart)
9pm - CLOCKWORK MERCURY (Eric Mingus & Catherine Sikora) 10pm - LUNAR ENSEMBLE (John "Lunar" Richey, Slugger, Greg D, Chris McKenna, Tom Diello, Dave Dreiwitz)
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Sat Dec 22nd
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The Stone Pony
913 Ocean Ave
Asbury Park, NJ
http://stoneponyonline.com/
"Power to the Peaceful"
8pm - The Chilling Details
9pm - Sounds of Greg D
10pm - The Lone Orchestra
..performing their own set of Arlan Feiles' songs as well as backing up these local faves doing some awesome peace-related covers:
Joanna Burns, James Dalton, April Smith, Rick Barry, Alex Brumel, Val Emmich, Paul Rosevear, Geena, Anthony Fiumano, Amanda Duncan, Kerry McNulty, Greg D, Chris Lucas, Frankie McGrath, Lindsey Miller, Anthony
D'Amato, Matt O'Ree, Gordon Brown, Zach Hurd and Ruby! of Causeway!
and Katie Truly
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Hi,We're playing Maxwell's on Wednesday 12/12 with Ludlow Lions and Object. There is much anticipation around this: we get to see some great bands that night too, we have new songs and broken gear. It's true, Jerel busted part of his bass the day of our last show. We all want to know, Will it be repaired in time? Or, will our pal Matt "clutch" Porter be called upon again for the use of his bass? The only way to find out is to come out to Maxwell's and have a great time with us! Tom / Jerel / TomDivision of Planes--------12/12Maxwell's1039 Washington Street, Hoboken, NJ Also see:- Ludlow Lions- ObjectDoors at 8:30 p.m.--------1/25Asbury LanesAsbury Park, NJ Also see:- Jucifer- boy / girl

New Location - Just Behind City Hall : 6th Borough Market

FIRST THURSDAY TIKI PARTY AT DC"s TAVERN

03-06 8 pm Put some Class in your Grass Skirts 8pm DC's Tavern Hoboken : So the crew behind D.C.’s Taverns First Thursdays has decided to go to Hawaii. We’re having a Tiki Party! With a very special guest, the one and only Rum Queen, Natalie Jacob of Papa's Pilar Rum! John Ernst and Joe Donohue are donning Grass Skirts while shaking their coconuts behind the bar. Zoey Ramone will be back in her little tattoo shack and of course I’ll be spinning all things Hawaii, Surf, Skate, Lounge and anything else that reminds you of Summer. So catch a wave, walk don’t run or ski or use the Light Railbut get to D.C.’s Tavern this First Thursday because it is TIKI TIME!

PATHS THAT CROSS : Photography Show at 313 Gallery

03/01 & JCF 5 to 9 pm : Paths That Cross is a visual art experience comprised of works both in photography and video. The work reflects the artists finding their own space in this song to create and reflect. Faet artists : Allana Clarke, Cristine Posner, Gabriella Chavez, Cathleen Marie Thérèse Parra, Kelly Schirmer, Fredrick Macaraeg, Amanda Unger, Rita Jimenez, Roxana Zavala Marroquin, Melissa Büsing, Dakota Santiago, Albamaria Escalante, Kathleen Odenthal, Grace Morchel, and Leona Strassberg Steiner.

17 Year Cicada - New Works by Kayt Hester

SAT 08/24 @ 9pm Port-o- Lounge he 17 Year Cicada – New Art Work by Kayt Hester – opens August 24th at Port- O Lounge, one of the handful of downtown Jersey City restaurants/art galleries that, by presenting to new audiences, up & coming and established local artists, are transforming the New York Metropolitan area Art World. As the title of the exhibition suggests, this edition of the yearly Hester Summer Showcase coalesces around the theme of Magicada Cicadas – the species of cicadas that only appear every 17 years. Her more recent work also expands her use of texture and color. Augmenting her black masking tape are new, extraordinary details made of brightly colored, metallic tape. She also has incorporated embroidery to canvases, essentially embedding 21st century needlepoint within her tape illustrations.

21st Annual Pagan Thanksgiving Dinner

MONDAY Nov 21st 7 pm @ Halcyon [Montclair, NJ] Bring you best side dish, cash bar, donations accepteed for the Human Needs Food Pantry. The 21st Annual Pagan Thanksgiving Feast Where: Halcyon, 114 Walnut Street, Montclair (Next door to Egan's. Parking in back or at the train station) When: The Monday Before Thanksgiving - November 21, 2011 Why: Libations - 7 PM, Dinner - 8:30 (we promise multiple food stations this year!) Who: Everyone, and anyone you want to bring, all are welcome. How: Remember to bring a side dish or homemade dessert Bonus!: Get your muscles primed for the Annual Wishbone Grudge Match! The 21st Pagan Thanksgiving Feast is upon us and from every nook and cranny the weird and wonderful will gather for an evening of full throated frivolity! We will gorge and devour! We will cackle and hoot! Glasses will empty, plates will be licked clean! In the end we will be emerge with bursting bellies, fizzy heads and murky memories. This year we are back at HALCYON in Montclair (next door to Egan's). Feel free to invite any demons you desire: friends and neighbors, families and co-workers, the more the merrier. We'll cook up the turkeys, the ham, the potatoes and the stuffing. All you need to bring is your momma's best side dish or a homemade dessert. No need to bring booze - the bar will be open all night. Every year, we pass the hat to benefit the Human Needs Food Pantry, which has enriched the lives of Montclair residents since 1982.

We Come in Peace | Annual House Party

click for pictures || Four different music rooms with Two different dance floors If you aren't familiar with our house parties: This is an all inclusive deal[ there plenty of cheep free beer and wine [but we also have a premium cash bar] Come in costume [alien, indian, UN peacekeeper, hippie] make an effort. People like to tlak to people in costume, and you want to talk with them. Come in mixed company [if we wanted to have a sausage party I'd go to the Italian Deli] Have fun be safe and be respectful of people [you are in my apartment] +++++If you think that you are that special that you don't need to pay or don't want to pay at least $5 to come, then take your $5 and see how far it gets somewhere else ++++++

3rd annual dj leonard smalls birthday bash

Sat. Dec 4th at Lucky Sevens | Live music by TFTHC, In Musth, Aminial | DJ's Leonard Smalls, Dancing TOny , Caligula | please note, the annual dj leonard smalls drive for the York St. project will also kick-off on december 4th. like last year, please try and bring something to help the single mother's of jersey city this holiday season and each donation gets you a 1/2 priced draft or well drink (one per visit). plenty of items are needed, such as diapers, wipes, bottles, cleaning supplies, bathing supplies, unopened toys, school supplies, non-perishable food, etc. please help make this holiday season a little brighter for those less fortunate

58 Gallery Reunion Show

Opening F 6 to 9 pm Mary Benson Galleryey everybody, there once was this place called 58 gallery in dtjc showed some of the best art around by some of the best emerging artist around, it coupled the shows with sounds and visuals "that would create an atmosphere unlike any in nyc" holland cotter ny times...and it did a bunch of other things to strengthen the artist community between 2002-2012. it closed in 2012. some of the pioneers and trendsetters of that time are gathering for the start of this amazing series of shows. stay tuned for more info. www.fifty8.com

The Attic Ensemble Presents

Nov 7 to 18h @ Barrow Mansion | August, 1949. A fascinatingly realistic picture of routine cases brought into a bustling metropolitan police station in the course of an evening. Out of the welter of human misery, vice and foolishness there emerges the moving case of a decent young man who has stolen money from his employer; a hardened criminal dragging his young friend down with him; a lawless NJ "gardener" with a corrupt lawyer; and others. In the throes of the tumult is Detective McLeod -- a man whose black & white vision of justice will be challenged by the woman he loves most: his wife. A cast of 22 men and women will bring this drama of truth and consequences to life on the stage.

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Thursday, November 29, 2007

A Holiday Recess