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by Sally Deering Making its January 2013 debut with six episodes, ove over “Cake Boss”! Chris Morelli and Tad Eaton, “Storage Wars: New York” is a spin-off of the “Storage owners of The Frayed Knot, a vintage furniture and brickWars” franchise which also includes “Storage Wars: a-brack emporium in Hoboken are fast becoming the new darlings of reality TV. Friends and business partners, Texas.” The New York cast features Joe Pauletich of Queens, Candy Olsen and Courtney Wagner of Morelli and Eaton star in “Storage Wars: New York” an Brooklyn, Mike Braiotta of the Bronx and Morelli and A&E TV reality show that follows an eclectic group of ‘treasure hunters’ from the Metropolitan area who search Eaton of Hoboken. Auctioneer is New Yorker John Luke.

In the debut episode, “Beg, Borough and Steal” for hidden bounty in repossessed storage units. It’s like a twist on that old game show “Let’s Make a Deal”. You get several cast members including Morelli and Eaton bid on and buy goodies inside three separate storage to see what’s behind Door No. 1 but you don’t know units. The girls unearth several pairs of high-heeled the true value of shoes and possibly a pole dancer’s costume; Joe ‘P’ your deal until you discovers some interesting art and photography; and rip open the boxes Morelli and Eaton excavate a brand new gas grill and and pick through two French chests called commodes they bring back the spoils. to their shop, paint bright red and put out for sale in one of The Frayed Knot’s splashy showrooms.

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Stepping inside The Frayed Knot is like falling through the rabbit hole and landing in a retro wonderland of vintage furnishings, dishware, knickknacks, lamps, old dial phones, manual typewriters, ad signs, carpets, quilts, mini and lifesize mannequins and sparkling chandeliers. If you like vintage, you’ll love the eye candy at The Frayed Knot where the walls, floors and everything in between are filled with objects that seem to capture moments in history.

“Everything here has a story,” Eaton says, putting firewood into a working fireplace. “We are an antique store technically but that word doesn’t describe what we do. I’m not a big fan of antique stores. They’re dated and ‘your grandma’. This is not your grandma’s antique store.

We try to bring the past present.

We show people they knew what they were doing back then. We look for the unusual, bizarre and out-of-character.”

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“We try to find mid-century and older furniture,” Morelli says after selling a gilded mirror and miniature sailing ship replica to two business owners looking to dress up their shop. “We find things we can put a spin on.”

Joining the conversation with her baritone bark is Dottie, a black-and-white Jack Russell who lost her eye defending her pups, Eaton says as he puts her on his lap. Wherever Eaton goes, Dottie goes and that includes storage unit auctions where viewers can see her sweet mug on camera. Dottie may even become reality TVs new celebrity dog with her own fan base.

The whole realty TV celebrity thing is brand new to Morelli and Eaton. After all, the show just aired a couple weeks ago and it’s still uncertain if the producers will opt for another batch of episodes.

“I love it,” Morelli says. “It’s a lot of work, but it’s fun.”

There are no restrictions to how they participate in the show, Morelli says. The cast members are never forced to bid or buy a storage unit.

“You go to the auction; you buy it if you want to buy it,” Morelli says. “It’s like any other reality show. You do ‘talks’ to the camera. That takes a while, but it’s 100 percent real.”

And the ratings?

“I understand the ratings are really good so far,” Morelli says.

Morelli and Eaton act the same on camera and off – and it seems their friendship runs deep. They moved to Hoboken in 2005 after meet at Morelli’s bar and restaurant in New York.

The two realized they had a lot in common and Eaton, who was recovering from a motor vehicle accident, and Morelli who was selling his restaurant business, joined forces to start their own business restoring and selling furniture they found curbside.

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con’t from pg. 2 “We would make enough to cover our rent, then enough to rent a garage, then a two-car garage. We expanded to a 5,000 sq. foot warehouse in Union City and moved here in 2007. The business has consistently grown each year.”

So far, the bounty they’ve discovered on “Storage Wars: New York” has brought them a profit. The outdoor grill they pulled from the back of the storage bin in “Beg, Borough and Steal,” was appraised for $1600.

On a recent Friday afternoon, one of their regulars, Jeff Goldstein of Jersey City stops in to take a look around. Goldstein has decorated his home with many Frayed Knot purchases including a coffee table, ‘60s recliner, kitchen

table and chairs and vintage soapbox derby race car that hangs from his living room ceiling.

“I like that you can customize,” Goldstein says.

“If the lines are good but the upholstery’s off, they help me customize it. I like the ‘50s and ‘60s. That’s the period with a little edge to it. It has that industrial vibe.”

Goldstein also caught the guys’ appearances on “Storage Wars: New York”.

“I watched the first two episodes,” Goldstein says. “I thought they were engaging and entertaining in the way they approached the process. Knowing them, it’s all natural. There’s nothing forced.”

Tad, who was a sales manager for Progressive insurance for several years, says he learned to reinvent things from his childhood in New Mexico and his

“Storage Wars: New York” A&E TV Tues at 10 pm For more info and to view episodes, go to: www.aetv.com

The Jetsons Set circa 1960s at The Frayed Knot

Tad Eaton, Dottie & Chris Morelli

grandparents’ influences.

“If we didn’t have it, we made it,” Eaton says. “I grew up with that in my blood. My grandparents came out of hard times.

They came through the

dust bowl. My grandfather was always finding pocket knives buried in the dirt. He used to say, ‘Keep your nose to the ground, you never know what you’re going to find’.”

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Marist High School Blood Drive Saving Lives One Pint at a time By: Ricardo PereiraMarist High School RVO Guest Journalist

Posters filled the hallways, signup sheets hung on classroom walls and “Bloody” the Blood Drop roamed the school.

The Red Cross Club took extra care this year to get students excited for the blood drive.

On December 7, the group’s hard work paid off.

If anyone were to walk into the gym that morning, that person would be rather confused. Hospital beds occupied one corner of the room, while tables filled with informational packets were set up on the other.

Also visible were sitting areas with tables for snacks, as well as tables with computers and medical technology. After the initial setup the room would’ve appeared to be a creepy abandoned hospital. However, this “hospital” quickly becomes an atmosphere teeming with life.

Students were called down for their appointments starting during homeroom while other students who are members of Red Cross worked at the sign in table or speaking to the donors.

The students, when first arriving for their appointments, were handed water and an informational packet.

After reading the information and drinking the water, the students were given a number. When that number was called students were brought to a table to have their iron tested and an swer a questionnaire. If the student passed both tests then they are finally able

to donate. The donor then spent approximately fifteen minutes giving blood; afterwards, the donors went to the rest area to rejuvenate by resting and eating a snack.

“I wasn’t nervous when I first walked in; I was actually somewhat excited,” said junior Kyle Stradford.

“Donating wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be either. I didn’t feel dizzy or tired at all.” Kyle was one of the more fortunate ones.

Another junior, Maggie Farag, didn’t feel well after donating. “I didn’t feel good physically. I felt woozy, but I did feel accomplished,” she admitted.

Altogether, the Marist

Marist High School student Steven Rolon gives blood at Marist Blood Drive held on December 7th , 2012 blood drive was a success and ran rather smoothly throughout the school day,

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thanks to the hard work of the Red Cross Club and the moderators Br. Bob

Warren and Mr. Jeremy Kay. “Approximately 1825% of the blood the Red Cross needs comes from high schools. For less than 30 minutes of someone’s time, they can give a pint of blood and save three lives.

This event is necessary for the well being of our community,” said Br. Bob. In total, Marist collected 57 pints of blood, which could save over 150 lives. Over the past five years Marist has collected 706 units of blood which served 2118 patients!

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Tachair Bookshoppe Jersey City’s new Go-To Spot for Book Lovers, Writers and Serious Coffee Drinkers counter to help customers with their purchases. “We’re the only book store in Jersey hen they opened City.”

Tachair Bookshoppe last “We’re an independent July, Carol Valleau and her bookstore to the ‘T’,” Aleta daughter Aleta Valleau took Valleau says. a gamble that local book Tachair Bookshoppe lovers wanted something offers new and used fiction, more than downloading a non-fiction, biographies, book to their Kindles and Nooks. The mother/daughter textbooks, and a warm and friendly atmosphere to booksellers gambled on the browse the shelves. There idea that book lovers want a are tables, too, where you place to browse new books, can grab a seat to read, relax thumb through old classics and strike up a conversation. and maybe read a chapter The coffee is delicious too. or two while sipping a fresh “The very foundation brewed coffee. It seems of our concept is that we their gamble paid off – big missed having a bookstore, time. a place where you can walk “To have the ability to in and pick something out,” walk down the street and Carol says. “People buy onfind a bookstore, it’s nearly line, but there are things you impossible,” Carol Valleau miss, like meeting a new says between trips to the

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Tachair Bookshoppe’s Carol and Aleta Valleau and Aleta’s son Paul inside their hip new bookstore author, meeting new people, running into someone you know or someone you knew.

Tachair is a community spot where you can come in from the cold and not have to buy.

We like it when people do

buy, of course, but it’s okay to just sit and have coffee, too.”

“Our business has been open a few years, ,” Carol says. “We did farmers markets in Jersey City to

market the idea, to see if there was some kind of reason why there weren’t any bookstores, if it was just a fluke. We did market research while we sold our books under a canopy tent.

It was great. We built a following over a two and a half year period.”

Part of their success has been their custom-order book service, Aleta says.

If someone is having a hard time locating a book or if they’d rather not have to worry about missing UPS deliveries while at work, Aleta will search sources online, order the book and have it delivered to the store for the customer to pick up.

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Tachair Bookshoppe Cont’d from page 5 “Our distributor is really fast,” Aleta says, “and the customer doesn’t have to be home to get the delivery.

They can pick it up from us. People are eating up that idea.”

Tachair Bookshoppe also accepts book donations.

When they first opened, a local book lover donated 7 boxes of his books because he wanted to make sure the books would find good homes.

“We’re like a book adoption service,” Aleta says.

Children’s books are very popular at Tachair and

Aleta offers an American Sign Language story time for kids on Tuesdays and Thursdays. She even taught her son Paul, 10, how to sign. And Tachair supports local writers with a section for their new books, book signings and author readings. Jersey City author John W. Hartmann will be reading from his new book, “The Trials of a New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney” on Saturday Jan 12. Former Secaucus resident Jon D’Amore who wrote “The Boss Always Sits in the Back,” reads from his book on Sat, Jan. 27.

“They asked me to do a

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special reading and book signing before I head down to Florida in February,” D’Amore says. “And because the place is so cool, I agreed.”

The Valleaus see a trend in Jersey City where small

businesses like Tachair Bookshoppe are becoming popular with local residents who feel it important to support their local retailers “We think that way,” Carol says. “We try to buy everything local. You know the people you’re buying from. They’re your neighbors and friends and working alongside you to build up the city. That’s what we have to do.

Newark Avenue has a lot of potential. We’re trying to build up this area.

We like this neighborhood.”

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Tachair Bookshoppe 260 Newark Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07302 862-234-0822 Store hours: Mon-Sun, 8 am-8 pm

Tachair Bookshoppe’s January Events: Sat, Jan 12, 7 pm Author’s Reading: “The Trials of a New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney”

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Hudson Then...Again Christmas at Snake Hill An After Christmas Story By: Maureen Wlodarczyk

into song.

By 1890, a Quarantine Hospital was also in

operation at Snake Hill.

Christmas activities included visits by Catholic

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n my last column, I wrote about Simon “King” Kelly, a fixture in Weehawken politics in the second half of the 1800s, and a person known for his charity, some of that evidenced by his visits to the Snake Hill Almshouse dressed as Santa Claus and bearing gifts for the young poorhouse inmates. That discovery was more than enough to rekindle my interest in the Snake Hill “community,” a societal island of lost and mostly forgotten souls comprised of the mentally ill, desperately poor, tuberculosis and smallpox patients and incarcerated criminals, and I got to wondering about the decades of Christmases spent there by thousands of Hudson County citizens.

Snake Hill Asylum Complex

In the 1870s, the Snake Hill complex in Secaucus included the Almshouse, Penitentiary and “Lunatic Asylum.” Newspapers from those years reported politicians arranging for Christmas turkey and chicken dinners at Snake Hill accompanied by live music and even some dancing. The children of the Almshouse were treated to candy, fruit and cake and, according to the press, the convict population was permitted recreational time in the prison corridors, prompting some to break

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NEWPORT SKATES NOW OPEN AT NEWPORT, JERSEY CITY Newport Skates, Jersey City’s only outdoor, uncovered ice skating rink, has officially re-opened for winter at 95 River Drive.

Anyone can skate for $7.00/day, and skates can be rented for $6.00/pair.

Newport Skates also offers lessons, deals on season passes and group rates for parties or exclusive use.

The rink will be open through March on: Weekdays from 4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.; Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. -- 9:00 p.m.; and Sundays from 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

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Hudson Then...Again Cont’d from Page 7 -Snake Hill Christmas services and the singing of carols. Dr. George W. King, the medical superintendent at the Asylum oversaw entertainment for the patients in that institution. One of the wardens, a former member of a Civil War Zouave unit, led a military drilling presentation for the entertainment of the residents. The Freeholders of Hudson County provided toys and candy for the children of the Almshouse and the people of Hudson

County were asked to donate toys, nuts, fruit or children’s books to assist in the effort to bring some Christmas joy to those unfortunate youngsters.

In 1899, as the 19th century gave way to the 20th, it was reported that

poultry dinners would be served to the Penitentiary inmates “for the first time in years.” Among those inmates were convicted murderers James K. Brown and Edward Clifford, facing execution and perhaps contemplating what could be their last Christmas meal. Before and after eating, prisoners performed a vaudeville show for their own entertainment. At the Almshouse, a charitable committee provided dolls for the little girls and toys for the boys and a priest, Reverend O’Connor, arrived with fruit, candy, bread and a ham that was carved and served on sandwiches.

It was not until 1908 that the Almshouse at Snake Hill had its first Christmas tree, provided by the newly-appointed Almshouse Warden James McKee at his own expense when the County did not appropriate funds for that purpose. The Warden also purchased miniature lights and ornaments to decorate the very large tree.

The tree was brought into the recreation room and was decorated by McKee, his wife and several other staff members, all without the knowledge or notice of the inmates of the Almshouse, creating the desired happy surprise when they came into the room to discover it.

The following Christmas, in 1909, Warden McKee outdid himself with a tree measuring 14 feet tall and reportedly decorated

with 100 “miniature electric bulbs in the shapes of flowers and fruits.” The Warden also arranged for a concert including Almshouse inmates who displayed their vocal talents and musical instrument skills and a Christmas dinner of roast chicken and pumpkin pie made with pumpkins grown at the farm at Snake Hill.

For these patients and inmates, a single day of charitable kindness and a special meal couldn’t erase the other 364 days of distress, deprivation, physical and mental suffering or the knowledge that it was unlikely they would ever be able to leave Snake Hill and resume their independent lives. Still, it provided some brief respite and a sense that the world had not completely forgotten them.

Maureen Wlodarczyk is a Fourth-generation-born Jersey City girl and the author of three books about life in Jersey City in the 1800s and early 1900s: Past-Forward: A Three-Decade and Three-ThousandMile Journey Home, Young & Wicked: The Death of a Wayward Girl and Canary in a Cage: The Smith-Bennett Murder Case. For info: www.past-forward.com.

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Kitchen remodeling: How to go from a far-off dream to ‘DIY’

* Cabinets: Now more than ever before, homeowners have great options for easy-to-install cabinetry. Make sure that you’ve got the right drill, drill bits, nails, screws, anchors, levels and supports on * Countertops:

If you need to cut hand before you get started. a material like laminate to size, a jigsaw will be a convenient tool. Sanders and drills are two more items you’ll want to have nearby.

(BPT )No matter the state of the housing market, kitchen remodeling remains a good idea.

The project perennially tops lists of value-for-your-money home improvements and almost every buyer will be attracted to a kitchen that’s updated and movein ready.

When you have the right tools on hand, do-it-yourself kitchen remodeling projects are more accessible than you might think. By going to RentalHQ.com, you can find local stores that have all the tools you need.

Here are some essential parts of the project and the tools you’ll need: * Floors: There are lots of stylish and functional options for flooring, but the type of saw you’ll need for cutting things down to size will depend on what material you choose. For tile, you’ll need a wet saw, but a cutoff saw for wood and laminate.

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Prep Drama Society Presents Neil Simon’s ‘Laughter on the 23rd Floor’ The St. Peter’s Prep Drama Society is ready to send their audiences into a comedic tailspin with their hilarious and raucous production of the Neil Simon comedy, “Laughter on the 23rd Floor.�

Opening night on campus is set for Friday, January 11 at 8PM and will continue for two more performances on Saturday, January 12 at 8PM and a matinee at 2PM on Sunday, January 13th.

The play’s characters and plot pay homage to Neil Simon’s early 1950’s show business days when he worked as a junior writer on the infamous, Sid Caesar ‘Your Show of Shows’

comedy/variety hour.

It was at NBC studios in New York City where Mr. Simon was ‘stuck’ in a room with a group of the ‘looniest’ comedy writers from the era of live TV (including the legendary Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Larry Gelbert and, Sid Ceasar, himself.) The plot follows Mr. Simon (as his alter ego, Lucas) and all of the writers through their daily ‘staff room’ shenanigans and altercations (especially with the NBC brass, who feared their comedy was ‘too sophisticated’ for middle America.) It was a comedy environment where constant chaos and creative calamity always ensued!

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Prep Performs

the door with an‘open seatCon’t from page 11 ing’ policy.

The Prep ensemble includes Parking is available in the a cast of nine (9), including Prep parking lot on York St. Michael Dombroski, ‘13 as The Prep Dramatic SociLucas/Neil Simon, Brandon ety welcomes everyone to, Wendt, ‘13, as madman Max “Come in out of the JanuPrince, Josh Crispo, ‘13 and ary cold to warm up your Bayonne residents Kevin funny bone” by supporting Gallagher,’13, Jonathan this vivacious young cast Castaldo, ‘14, James Ryan, and enjoy what is expected ‘14 and Marc Wright, ‘15, to be ‘a laugh a minute!’ In as the outrageous and ‘over the words of Director Camthe top’ cast of staff writpion, “Our Prep thespians ers, circa 1953. The comeperform brilliantly as this dic company also includes calamitous and hysterical two St. Dominic Academy conglomeration of ‘classic’ seniors, Camilla Garcia Neil Simon characters ... and Elle Rose. Last, but not you may just laugh until you least, the play’s Director is cry!” the ‘legendary’ St. Peter’s St. Peter’s Preparatory Prep English educator and School is a private, CathoBayonne resident, Mr. Jack lic, all-male, college prepaCampion. ratory high school, located All performances will in downtown Jersey City at be held on the campus of St. Grand and Warren Streets.

Peter’s Prep in the O’Keefe Founded in 1872, it is the Commons only Jesuit led high school Building, located on Grand in the state of New Jersey, and Van Vorst Streets, Jereducating almost 1,000 sey City. Performance dates young men of competence, are conscience and compassion.

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Calling all Foodies!

Hudson Restaurant Week and A Taste of Hoboken invite Foodies to Feast

By Sally Deering

yummy neighborhood dining during Hudson Restaurant Week and a night of t’s January and the yummy delights at A Taste winter blahs are knocking of Hoboken. Both events on the door, but that doesn’t are a terrific way to spice up mean you have to sit home these cold wintery days – with another Lean Cuisine. and nights.

Why not skip the frozen dinOn Tues, Jan. 22, A Taste ner, throw on your overcoat of Hoboken, the Hobokenand head out for some North Hudson YMCA’s

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annual gala fundraiser celebrates its 22nd anniversary.

It will be held at Stevens Institute of Technology’s Canavan Arena in Hoboken with 40 restaurants, bakeries and cafes participating. These eateries will be offering tasty bites from the dishes on their menus and some chef surprises, too.

And for the first time since A Taste of Hoboken started all those years ago guests will have the opportunity to sample beer and wine from all over the world.

Proceeds from A Taste of Hoboken will go to the Hoboken-North Hudson YMCA which recently received the approval of a $500,000 grant by the Hoboken City Council to finish the $15 million construction of new “single apartments” at the Y’s Washington Street location.

Inside GP’s Restaurant in Jersey City.

Just one of the 35 restaurants participating in this years Hudson Restaurant Week January 28th - February 8th, 2013

Tickets to A Taste of Hoboken are $60 for general admission; $80 if you want to go to the 6 pm Champagne Reception prior to the gala. Tickets can be purchased online at Brown Paper Tickets. If you decide to get your tickets at the door, add $10 to those ticket prices.

And don’t forget to bring your dancing shoes!

Music will be provided by Swingadelic.

Less than a week later, starting Mon, Jan. 28 and running through Fri, Feb. 8th more than 35 eateries in Hoboken, Jersey City, Bayonne and Weehawken Cont’d on page 18

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restaurant VIEWS -Calling all Foodies cont’d from page 17 will serve up prix-fix menus at discount prices. Lunches will start at $12 and dinners will cost no more than $35, not including alcohol, taxes or gratuities.

Hudson Restaurant Week began in 2005 as a culinary celebration to promote Hudson County as a premier dining destination in New Jersey. Held twice during the year, in January and July, Hudson Restaurant Week continues to gain popularity and attract foodies from all over the tristate area.

Every year new restaurants jump on board, too, and this year’s newbies are The Fig Tree, Raaz, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Pilsener Haus, Las Olas Sushi, VB3, Goodfellas, O’Hara’s Downtown, and Skylark on the Hudson. Eateries that are back for another year include 3Forty Grill, Amanda’s, Chart House, Maritime Parc, Liberty House and Light Horse Tavern. To see a full list of participating restaurants visit www.hudsonrestaurantweek.com.

Hudson Restaurant Week’s organizer Tamara Remedios of Xplore Communications offers some fun aspects to Hudson Restaurant Week with“Tweet from your Seat” where if you tweet #hudsonrw from your seat you might be eligible to have your meal free. You can use that same hashtag -#hudsonrw – and instagram your food photos.

“We are excited to celebrate Restaurant Week for its ninth year,” Remedios says. “It has become a part of Hudson County culture to celebrate the culinary scene and support our local economy. Now, especially after Sandy, our community businesses need help recovering. So we encourage all to eat and shop local this year.”

If you go: Tues, Jan. 22, 7 pm (6 pm Champage Reception) A Taste of Hoboken-Steven’s Institute of Technology Canavan Arena Castle Point on Hudson, Hoboken For tickets: http://tasteofhoboken.bpt.me/.)

Mon, Jan. 28-Fri, Feb. 8 Hudson Restaurant Week For info: www.hudsonrestaurantweek.com

Newark Museum Presents Angels & Tomboys Girlhood in 19th-Century American Art Extended through Sunday January 20th

Liberty House Restaurant in Jersey City back for the 9th Annual Hudson Restaurant Week

Angels & Tomboys: Girlhood in 19th-Century American Art is a major traveling loan exhibition, which is the first to examine nineteenth-century depictions of girls in paintings, sculpture, prints and photographs. Featuring approximately 80 masterworks by John Singer Sargent, Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, Cecilia Beaux and William Merritt Chase, the exhibition analyzes the myriad ways that artists vigorously participated in the artistic and social construction of girlhood while also revealing the hopes and fears that adults had for their children.

49 Washington Street Newark, New Jersey 07102 Newark’s Downtown/Arts District 3 blocks from NJPAC General Information: (973) 596-6550

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