River VIEW OBSERVER DECEMBER 1-DECEMBER 15, 2020

December 1 –December 15, 2020

Volume 24 No. 12

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Ribbon-Cutting at Grand Opening of Lidl’s Bayonne store: Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis and City Council Members joined members of Lidl’s management for the ribbon-cutting at the store’s grand opening on November 18. The Germanbased grocery chain’s regional offices are located now in the same structure as the Bayonne store, which is located at 20 Goldsborough Drive by Route 440. The store was constructed on the former Military Ocean Terminal. Pictured left to right behind the ribbon: Baxter Burnworth (Director of Real Estate, Lidl U.S.); Cal Trew (Manager, Bayonne Lidl store); Mayor Jimmy Davis; City Council President Sharon AsheNadrowski; Third Ward Council Member Gary LaPelusa; and First Ward Council Member Neil Carroll.

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Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla and the City of Hoboken proudly present A VIRTUAL WINTER CONCERT SERIES. All concerts will stream free on Facebook. com/Hoboken and on Instagram @Hoboken on the dates and times below.

In case you miss any portion of these concerts or want to watch them again, they will be accessible on these sites for perpetuity.

•Sat. Dec. 5th, 5pm Family Fun Night Featuring performances by Ron Albanese aka Polka Dot, The Fuzzy Lemons, Little RocknRollers, Rockness Music, Music Together, Music with Corey and Hoboken Aardvarks •Sat. Dec. 12, 7pm Sinatra Tribute Concert Featuring a screening of the short documentary “To Be Frank” produced

by Branding Shorts about Hoboken’s Annual Sinatra Singing Contest and performances by past Sinatra Singing Contest Winners Greg Myers, Peter Cafasso, Jerry Pearce, Zack Alexander, Dan Lauzon, Peter Cannella and Joe Caracco as well as The “Sinatra” ska band Skanatra, Mihir Beg, The Karyn Kuhl Band and so many other Sinatra Singing Contest Contestants and Sinatra music lovers.

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•Sat. Dec. 26, 8pm - The Eagles Engagement, an ALEO Production Cont’d on page 5

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Cont’d from Page 3 Hoboken Winter Concert Series Every year as part of Hoboken’s summer concert series in Sinatra Park, as ALEO Productions brings together a group of 30 plus musicians from Hoboken and the greater Hudson County to celebrate the music of a particular band or artist who has made an impact.

This year’s subject is The Eagles. The music of the Eagles is filled with tight and glorious harmonies floating over a rock and roll/country hybrid of finely crafted songs. The Eagles Engagement features performances by Sylvana Joyce, Christina Alessi, Uton Onyejekwe, Leo Main, Peter J. Bellomo, Jaime DeJesus, Kathy Hubley, Boo Reiners, Gerry Rosenthal, Chris Smith, Nick Porcaro, Carlos Haase, Darryl Joo, Dave Lambert, Jeff Greenspan, Dave Entwistle, Josh Bicknell, Matt Scuteri, Ryan Freid, Max Feinstein, Bill Hamilton, Sean-David Cunningham, Jon Andrew,

Eric Swintowski, Craig Akin, Dave DeRiso, Jeff Fernandes, Jeremy Saube, Stu Damm, Brian Prokop and Matthew Golub.

Hudson Theatre Works Virtual Festival Featuring Something new everyweek There is nothing more important to the long-term vitality of American theatre as an art form than the nurturing of new voices. This virtual festival is a way to engage audiences in work by our in house company, the Forge.

The Virtual Festival will present new pieces by contemporary writers, giving them and the actors involved an opportunity to share their work in these extraordinary times.

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Coming soon, 12/10 Andrea Brachfeld, TBA Idan Morim and more Thursday December 10 • 8pm An exclusive RiverviewJazz event, join world-renowned flutist Andrea Brachfeld as she leads her fantastic group Insight for a night of swinging music. W/ Bill O’Connell (pno), Harvie S (bass), & Jason Tiemann (drums) The performance of Andrea Brachfeld and Insight, presented in collaboration with The Jazz Loft and Berkshires Jazz is supported by Presenter Consortium for Jazz, a program of Chamber Music America, funded through the generosity of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

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NOVADO GALLERY 110 MORGAN STREET, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07302 Two Exhibitions THYRA MOORE ESCAPE ROBERT LACH SO FAR November 30-Jan. 23 2021 We look forward to welcoming you to the exhibition in our 3000 sq ft gallery! By appointment appreciated for custom framing. Face masks covering nose and mouth are required when visiting the gallery.

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In DC Super Heroes, young learners will love the junior-sized tables that hold small landscapes for imaginative play with superhero figurines. Click here to learn more about our LSC Junior program for kids 6 and under.

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Art House Productions Virtual JC Fridays

ith the 2020 holiday season just around the corner, Art House Productions invites you to shop safe, support local businesses, and celebrate the arts from home at its Virtual JC Fridays Friday, December 4 at 6:00pm EST - 10:00pm EST, online via Zoom. Jersey City’s premiere quarterly arts festival will showcase a variety of happenings including visual art exhibitions, musical performances, art demonstrations, and studio tours from 23 participating artists and organizations.

Admission is free, advance registration is required to receive the Zoom link. To register, please visit www.jcfridays. com. The event will feature live ASL interpreters and Closed Captions. For questions about accessibility and patrons services, please email info@arthouseproductions.org.

JC Fridays is sponsored by Jersey City Municipal Council & Cultural Affairs, Historic Downtown SID, JCEDC, New Jersey Theatre Alliance; and supported by Art Fair 14C and Flower Power Artworks. Support for Access expenses on this production provided in part through funding from Access A.R.T./ New York, a program of the Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York (A.R.T./New York).

“Virtual JC Fridays is designed to highlight the best of our arts community, to get art-lovers excited about celebrating the holiday season through the arts, and to

FULL EVENT LISTINGS Art Fair 14C: Preview of 2021 The Art Fair 14C team will show off the new venue and discuss exciting changes for New Jersey’s only international art fair. https://artfair14c.com New Jersey City University Galleries: Julie Seibert Artist Talk and Q & A by remind everyone in our & Mosaics Julie Marie Seibert on region that art makes ●Panepinto Galleries | her “Painted Stitches” wonderful gifts!” says Canopy Art Collection exhibition Producing Director hosted by Catherine Hart Julie Seibert received a Courtney Little. “Our ●Fine Arts Gallery at St. MFA degree from NJCU diverse local artists and Peter’s University | in May with a virtual entrepreneurs are the Gerald Hayes exhibition, but this exbackbone of our local Reconstructing Die-Cuts hibition will be physieconomy, so I encourage 8:00pm - 10:00pm EST cally installed in NJCU’s all to support the busi●ART150 Studios | Studio Lemmerman Gallery (12/3 nesses that invest so much Tour - 12/16). Painted Stitches in us.” ●Katie Duffy McGeehin | pays homage to dynamic Virtual JC Fridays Original Art for Sale women of color who have Lineup ●Karen Harris worked towards socioDecember 4, 2020 Photography | Welcome political shifts. Julie will 6:00pm - 8:00pm EST ●Ann E. Wallace, Writer | offer a brief tour of her ex●Art Fair 14C | Preview of Writing My COVID Story, hibition and receive ques2021 Art Fair 14C One Poem/Post/Page at a tions from the audience. ●New Jersey City Time https://www.njcu.edu/ University Galleries | ●Nachalie Rodriguez | community/center-arts/ Artist Talk and Q&A More Than One Side galleries

by Julie Marie Seibert ●Jersey City Photography Art House Gallery: on “Painted Stitches” | An Introduction The Very Affordable exhibition ●DVORA Pop Up Gallery Art Show ●Art House Gallery | The | The Art Project: Richard For the past three years, Very Affordable Art Show White at Dvora Gallery the Art House Gallery has ●Pro Arts Jersey City | 5 ●The Arts at St. Paul & hosted The Affordable Art 7 5 Can You Haiku? Art Incarnation | Holiday Show with works $500 and writing by members Music From Around the and under. This year, we’ll of Pro Arts Globe do the same, but with ●Project Greenville | ●Hudson County works that are $250 and Winter Wonderland: Community College | The under, hence The Very Market Edition!

Container Globe Founder, Affordable Art Show! ●Theda Sandiford Art Angus Vail There are over 30 artists in | Virtual Holiday Card ●SILVERMAN and this group show with lots Making Party the Majestic Theatre to choose from for your ●Gary Van Miert / The Condominium Association holiday shopping! We’ll Sensational Country Blues | Pieces of Me have everything from Wonders! | “The World ●JC Fab Lab / Towhee Co. small paintings Will Break Your Heart” | Open Studios to T-shirts to postcards ●SMUSH Gallery | ●Karen Carattini | Meet and lots more! What better Occupation: Artists in the Artist way to give one of a kind 2020 - Curator’s Tour ●Art House Productions gifts while supplies last ●Flower Power Artworks | | Holiday Sing-Along while supporting artists Alcohol Inks, Watercolors

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Socially distanced purchase days will be on Saturday December 5th and Sunday, December 6th from 12 to 5pm. Other purchase days TBA. www.arthouseproductions.org Some of the other programs available: •Pro Arts Jersey City: 5 7 5 Can You Haiku?

•Project Greenville: Winter Wonderland: Market Edition!

• Theda Sandiford Art: Virtual Holiday Card Making Party • The Sensational Country Blues Wonders! present “The World Will Break Your Heart” • SMUSH Gallery: Occupation: Artists in 2020 - Curator’s Tour • Flower Power Artworks

by Denise • Panepinto Galleries at Canopy Jersey City • Fine Arts Gallery at St. Peters University: Gerald Hayes Reconstructing Die-Cuts To read the entire article please visit www. riverviewobserver.net Zoom is an online video conferencing software that allows you to virtually interact when in-person meetings and events aren’t possible. Participants must have wifi, download the application on a computer or smartphone, and sign up for a free Zoom account to participate. please email info@arthouseproductions.org for Zoom assistance.

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Grow Your Own Herbal Centerpiece for the Holidays

by Melinda Myers Dress up the table and your holiday meals with a centerpiece of fresh herbs. You and your family will enjoy snipping a few fresh sprigs to season your meal to your own taste.

Purchase plants so they will be ready to harvest for the holidays.

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Select a container with drainage holes and one that complements your table setting.

Double pot plants when using a decorative container that lacks drainage holes. Plant herbs in a smaller pot with drainage holes.

You can set several individual pots in a larger container. Place pebbles in the bottom of the decorative pot. Theses elevate the inner pots above any excess water that collects in the bottom of the decorative pot. Better for the plants and less work for you.

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OpenRoad Poetry Announces Relaunch, Rebrand, and Services

Jersey City Poetry Partnership Revamps Brand Identity as Go-to Destination for Artistic, Educational, and Technical Services for Artists and Arts Organizations OpenRoad Poetry TM (NJ) announced today the launch of its new brand campaign, a poetic collaboration and a platform for artists to network and share their work. The reseasonal items to comtheir own favorite launch is underscored by plete your display. herbal seasonings to Include some basil to their meal. Encourage the brand’s new logo, created by Wyse Rodriguez of dress up a pizza, salad, everyone to make Wycked Wyse Productions or soup with just a few the cut above a set of and Soulful Cypher (Jersey leaves. Add some leaves. This keeps the City, NJ), and their motto, oregano for seasoning plant looking good and “A Poetic Road of Limitless any tomato-based dishes the wound will close Possibilities:” an ode to poetry and the poetic arts. such as pizza and pasta. quickly. And don’t be Use fresh thyme to add timid; regular harvesting Founders Crystal Letters flavor to cheeses, eggs, encourages new growth and Rescue Poetix emphasizes that OpenRoad Poetry tomatoes, and lentil. for future harvests. is committed to empowerLemon thyme makes a When the herbal cen- ing artists through boundnice tea. terpiece is not dressing less possibilities to achieve Chives’ mild onion up the table, move the their artistic goals. For the flavor is great on potafirst time, OpenRoad Poetry plants to a sunny wintoes, but consider addis promoting its brand redow or under artificial launch with local media and ing it to soups, dips, lights. Avoid drafts market activations into the seafood dishes, and of hot and cold air. new fiscal year. omelets. Just snip a few Continue watering it “OpenRoad Poetry™ is leaves and cut them into thoroughly as needed. the foundation of the shared smaller pieces before Everyone will appre- vision of Crystal and my adding them to your ciate the fresh flavor and belief that the Arts is an esdish. fun of flavoring their sential component in everyParsley is high in vita- own meals right at the day life. Art surrounds us min C and often added and the possibilities to entable during your holigage are limitless. Each and to soups, pasta, salads, day meal. every part of our lives is a and dressings. Harvest Melinda Myers is component of the greater a sprig at the end of the the author of more canvas and to live artistimeal to freshen your than 20 gardening cally means to embrace the breath. books, including Small priceless contributions of Always water plants Space Gardening. art. Our premier year has thoroughly when the top She hosts The Great been an exciting adventure inch of soil is starting to Courses “How to Grow of growth and expansion dry. Basil likes slightly Anything” DVD series for us and we are excited to open a new road into the moist soil but not soggy and the nationallyunknown.” - RescuePoetix wet. Pour off excess syndicated Melinda’s water that collects in the Garden Moment TV & ™ OpenRoad Poetry™ was saucer or elevate the pot radio program. Myers is born in January 2020 and on pebbles above any a columnist and contrib- blossomed into a partnerwater that lingers in the uting editor for Birds & ship between fellow Jersey saucer or tray.

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artists to network and share their talents and their work with one another. ORP is honored to work with Argia Photography (Jersey City, NJ), Bridgeport Art Trail (Bridgeport, CT), Café Peanut (Jersey City, NJ), City Lights Gallery and Company (Bridgeport, CT), Elizabeth Youth Theatre Ensemble (Elizabeth, NJ), Heart of Hannah Women’s Center (Paterson, NJ), Hoboken Historical Museum (Hoboken, NJ), In Full Color (Jersey City, NJ), Jersey City Parks Coalition (Jersey City, NJ), The Jersey City Art and Studio Tour, JC Writers (Jersey City, NJ), LCCS (Jersey City, NJ), My True Colors Festival (Global), Poetic Soul Arts (Bridgeport, CT), Paterson Performing Arts Development Council (Paterson, NJ), Paterson Free Public Library (Paterson, NJ), @Walk_Bye (Jersey City, NJ), Speak Series by Word Seed Inc. (Paterson, NJ) For more information email openroadpoetry@ gmail.com Like, Follow, and Friend OpenRoad Poetry: Facebook: https:// www.facebook.com/ OpenRoadPoetry Instagram: https://instagram.com/openroadpoetry Twitter: https://twitter.com/ openroadpoetry LinkedIn: https://www. linkedin.com/in/openroadpoetry-80bb7a1a1/

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HUDSON HAPPENINGS in the area. At 1pm, there will be a local deejay making vibes for the Holiday Bazaar.

Lower level of warehouse to include art, vintage and classic clothing, handmade items, vinyl records, and many unique pieces you can gift this holiday season. Support our artJERSEY CITY ists by checking out their WOMEN’S Instagram accounts.

COLLABORATIVE Upper level/outdoor area HOLIDAY BAZAAR will include a donation Saturday, December 12, based gift wrapping sta2020 at 11 am 5 pm tion, Xtina’s Swap Shop Xtina’s Shop is teaming $3 bins, and 4th annual up with the Jersey City The Gigantic Miniature Womens Collaborative (@ Art Show at Deep Space JCWomensCollaborative) Gallery. for the 2020 Holiday Artists for Holiday Bazaar Bazaar at The Hive Goods listed below, like and foland Deep Space Gallery. low on Instagram!

This special holiday event @annamaecreates invites you to Shop Small, @talirose_art and Give Big to support @slow_burn_alters local Jersey City female @starrstylelife artists and makers. @spellbathing Saturday, December 12th @crafteffectnj from 11am til 5pm at 77 @apetaltopeddle Cornelison Avenue. @visioncoven Parking is easily available

@primcess @cutpasteface @talirose_art + more to be announced PLEASE NOTE! If you are feeling unwell the day of the event, please stay home. Contact tracing efforts will be in effect. We ask shoppers and guests to make a reservation by messaging XtinaSwapcess/Xtina (host of this event) to reserve a timeslot. You will also be able to walk-in and provide your contact information the day of the event.

CDC guidelines in place, reservations encouraged as we will be safely social distancing, and monitoring capacity between the two floors of the warehouse art gallery and shop. Masks must be worn throughout event.

Strollers, carriages and bikes must be kept outside of the venue.

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BARROW MANSION HOLIDAY COMMUNITY EVENT 83 Wayne St, Jersey City, NJ Saturday Dec. 5 1pm -4pm

Let’s cultivate feelings of joy for the 2020 holiday season and evoke strong feelings of hope for 2021.

This in-person, outdoor event in front of the Mansion includes live music, hot beverages for visitors, a wreath decorating workshop* and bespoke ornament making.

The event includes an online art auction and photos of the art will be on display in front of the Mansion.

The online art auction is a fundraiser and launches the day of the event with art available for bidding or purchase through the week till December 16.

100% of the funds raised from the auction and workshop are donations to the Mansion. *The wreath decorating workshop is a ticketed event. To learn more and purchase tickets, click here: https://bit. ly/2UGWi0V

BAYONNE 3RD WARD CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING 12/4/2020 Dr. Morris Park - 47th Street & Broadway Time:5:30 PM This event will be live-streamed.

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New Jersey-Based Land-Use Consultancy, Dresdner Robin, Announces New Director of Planning

Charles Heydt, PP, AICP, LEED AP ND, will lead the firm’s planning division; Heydt brings 10 years of experience in land development projects said Fred Worstell, president Use Redevelopment in JERSEY CITY- New who has more than 10 years planning testimony for over of Dresdner Robin. “We look Belleville, N.J., Avalon Jersey-based land-use conof experience in land devel100 local land-use boards. forward to the dynamic work Cove Redevelopment in sultancy, Dresdner Robin, opment projects, formerly In the role, Heydt will be Jersey City, N.J., Harmony that lies ahead for Charles” has announced that Charles served as Assistant Director tasked with the oversight of Dispensary in Hoboken, and our firm’s Planning Heydt, PP, AICP, LEED AP of Planning. He is qualified all planning services and the N.J., and Toll Port Imperial Division.

ND, will become the firm’s as an expert professional direction of the department. in West New York, N.J., he Heydt is a licensed New Director of Planning. Heydt, planner and has provided Internally, he will also work noted.

Jersey Professional Planner to develop staff skills and Dresdner Robin itself has (PP) and certified member technical understanding of been involved with dozens of the American Institute of complex zoning issues. As of recent local projects. This Certified Planners (AICP). director of planning, he will includes the repositioning His diverse planning experialso look to develop new of downtown Jersey City’s services and opportunities for ence includes land use, reHarborside 4A site, for development, sustainability, grocer giant, Whole Foods the firm, whose geographic footprint is significant across resiliency and environmental/ Market. The firm also senatural resources for a varithe Tri-State Area. cured approvals for Jersey “We’re thrilled to announce ety of developments (includ- City’s brand-new residential that Charles has been named ing industrial, commercial, development, Parkview educational and residential Dresdner Robin’s Director Apartments, and provided projects). environmental services at of Planning. He is a skilled various (NJDOT) mainteProject highlights for planner with a unique vision nance facilities Heydt, to date, include the and ability to bring clients’ amid COVID-19.

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We’ve invested in Hudson County for generations.

Bringing a new baby into the world is one of life’s most powerful experiences. It brings families and communities together. Jersey City Medical Center’s state-of-the-art Lord Abbett maternity wing features all-private patient rooms with hotel-like furnishings, scenic views and private showers. The maternity wing is a tranquil space to heal, bond and begin life as a family. We’ll continue healing, enhancing and investing in Hudson County by expanding and strengthening our network of physicians and outpatient facilities, so we can all live better, happier and healthier.

Learn more at rwjbh.org/HudsonCounty

We’ve taken every precaution, including COVID-19 screenings, temperature checks and mandatory masks, to ensure the safest environment for your baby’s birth.

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