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HAPPENINGS
Jersey City Welcomes The Sicilian Guy
The Sicilian Guy Restaurant comes to Downtown JC! The Popular restaurant moved from their former location in Bayonne
Join them for their ribbon cutting ceremony, October 8th, 10:30am. 211 Newark Ave, Jersey City.
celebrating Halloween at the Vic with everyone’s favorite band Sequoia A tradition that goes above! Plan early… this will be a jammed packed room… Free admission, costume prizes, drink specials, etc! Halloween.. we go all out! - In remembrance and a tribute to “John Patten” Sequoia “A Halloween Traditon with Guest Gallagher
The Vic Bayonne “GALLAGHER” opens this fun -filled night
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Italian Flag Raising Ceremony
October 7th
3:30pm
Jersey City City Hall 280 Grove St.
Hudson County Italian Flag Raising Ceremony
William J. Brennan Court House 583 Newark Ave.
Wednesday, October 8th, 5:30pm
Bayonne Italian Flag Raising Ceremony
October 10th
Craig Guy
Hudson County Executive
Annual Columbus
Park Wreath
laying and Flag Raising Ceremony
If You Go: Thursday, October 9th
10am-11:30am
Columbus Park
Clinton St. Bet.9th &10th, Hob. NJ
4:30 pm
Bayonne City HALL 630 Avenue C
HCCC
Whether you’re a student, proud alum, or local community member everyone is welcome!
Saturday, October 18, 2025 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Culinary Conference Center and Park 161 Newkirk Street, Jersey City, NJ 07306
50th Anniversary Homecoming Block Party and Open House
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Jersey City Beer Wine & Spirits Fest
Your all access pass to try beer, wine and spirits from around the world. Enjoy An Entire session at Harborside Atrium overlooking the
Manhattan Skyline with your favorite local brew or exotic wine. Guests will enjoy beer, wine and spirits samples for the Event paired with live entertainment, food and interactive games.
If You Go:
Jersey City Beer Wine Spirit Fest
Saturday, October 4th
210 Hudson Street
Jersey City, NJ
Tickets: $18.26 -$48.57
Mile Square Thriller Halloween market curated by Kera Rosa of Shipyard Pop-Ups! It’s coming up on October 4, 2025 from 2 PM –6 PM. There will be vendors, music, a kids corner, free dance class, costume contest, trick or treating and more!
The Hoboken Artists’s Studio Tour will take place on Sunday, Nov. 2nd from 12pm to 6pm. The Museum is a stop on the tour! Please note
Hoboken Museum hours will be 12pm-5pm for the tour.
This free, self-guided walking tour offers participants a unique opportunity to explore local galleries, artists’ studios, public art, and group art exhibitions. The tour features the work of over 100 artists at over 30 different locations.
The tour will feature a wide range of artistic mediums, including painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, multi-media work, ceramics, jewelry and more. In addition to the art on display, there will be live demonstrations, and a silent art auction at the Hoboken Historical Museum. For more information and a virtual tour map https://hobokenmuseum.
HUDSON HAPPENINGS
Bayonne Sicilian Citzens Club
Honors Dr. Neil J Carroll III Man of the Year 2025
Neil J. Carroll Ed.D is a second-generation American of proud Italian heritage. He comes from a family deeply rooted in public service and civic leadership. That legacy of dedication to community has guided his path—as a lifelong educator, two-term city Councilman, and tireless advocate for Bayonne’s future.
With over a decade of experience as a publicschool teacher, Dr. Carroll has been a cornerstone of educational excellence in Bayonne. His passion for empowering students and fostering a love for learning has been evident in his dynamic approach to teaching, earning him the admiration of colleagues, students, and parents alike.
His academic journey began at Saint Peter’s Prep, followed by Saint Peter’s University, where he ursued higher education with vigor and dedication. His scholarly efforts culminated in achieving a Doctorate in Education (Ed.D), reflecting his commitment to academic excellence and continuous learning.
In addition to his contributions in the field of education, Neil Carroll has made significant strides in local governance, serving two consecutive terms as a city Councilman. In 2019, he became the youngest
elected in the City of Bayonne at 27 years old. During his tenure, he exhibited a steadfast commitment to improving the quality of life for Bayonne residents, championing initiatives aimed at enhancing public safety, infrastructure, and community engagement.
One of Neil’s notable endeavors as a public servant has been his advocacy for traffic safety.
Recognizing the importance of ensuring the well-being of both pedestrians and motorists, he has been a vocal proponent of measures to promote safer streets and reduce traffic-related accidents in Bayonne. Two such measures he instituted are the Stop Sign Illumination Program as well as getting legislation passed to make U-Turns on Broadway illegal.
Furthermore, his passion for community enhancement extends beyond policy advocacy to impactful event organization. He spearheaded the establishment of the Field of Heroes event, a fundraising effort as well as a commemoration honoring local heroes and veterans, fostering a sense of unity and gratitude within the
community. The program under his guidance is entering its 8h year.
In a testament to his dedication to preserving cultural heritage, Neil played a pivotal role in reviving an Italian Parade after a 10-year absence as well as an Italian festival in Bayonne after a 25year hiatus. Through his leadership and collaborative efforts, these events returned as a vibrant celebration of Italian culture, fostering community pride and unity.
Neil is a proud member of such organizations as the Knights of Columbus, Lions, Elks, Sons of Italy, and of course the Sicilian Citizens Club. As a member of 10 years, he has served as Chairman of the board for 6. During his membership he orchestrated the club’s involvement in the Bayonne Farmers Market where he can be found under the tent selling zeppoli every Tuesday.
Dr. Neil J. Carroll Ed.D’s tireless commitment to education, community service, and cultural preservation has solidified his reputation as a catalyst for positive change in Bayonne. His exemplary leadership, coupled with his unwavering dedication to the betterment of his hometown, continues to inspire and uplift the community he proudly serves.
If You Go: Sicilian Citzens Club Man of the Year 2025 Neil Carroll III
6:30 PM
Hanover Manor
16 Eagle Rock Ave, East Hanover, NJ
Phone: (973) 887-2682
Tickets: $150.
For more information
Contact:
Pietro Fillipone
Chairman 201-726-3536
Ralph Dello Russo 201-953-2616
Email: Sicilianclubbayonne@ gmail.com
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The 36th Annual Jersey City Art & Studio Tour (JCAST) October 3rd
The Creative Side presents Convergence: Pivoting a Renaissance: Art, Technology, Business and Wellness for the 2025 Jersey City Art & Studio Tour (JCAST).
The Jersey City Art and Studio Tour (JCAST) was originally founded as the Downtown Jersey City Artists’ Studio Tour in 1990. The event featured over 70 artist studios, 18 exhibitions, and dozens of volunteers, drawing over 1,500 attendees. This helped establish Jersey City as a cultural hub for the arts.
From 1994 to 2013, JCAST was organized by Pro Arts, in partnership with the City of Jersey City. Since 2014, the event has been managed by the City’s Office of Cultural Affairs. In 2023 and 2024, ARTS 14C took over the event, with JCAST being a part of the larger Jersey City Art Week. In 2024, the format of the tour shifted to highlight individual artist studio visits in response to the city’s evolving arts landscape.
In 2025, Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop and the Office of Cultural Affairs announced that The Creative Side was selected as the Producer for the 36th Street Edition.
The Creative Side, led by Atim Annette Oton, has designed and executed the event, with a focus on bringing Jersey City’s diverse
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arts community together under the theme “Convergence: Art, Technology, Business and Wellness”.
- 5th, 2025
155 Van Wagenen Avenue, Jersey City, NJ, ILLUME~ Where Art meets Light of Diwali 329 Warren Street, Jersey City, NJ open
What’s Happening in (JCAST) 2025
From October 3rd - 5th, JCAST’s robust city-wide series will feature 120+ venues (in the 6 wards) presenting art, performance, music, poetry and film and including 60+ art studios with
2 signature exhibitions — one at the kick-off and the other a community exhibition — to showcase both the best, diverse and inclusive works of Jersey City Artists not just limited to fine art, and concluding with a closing event.
What’s New :
This year, the tradition continues of artists’ open studios, exhibitions at galleries, art spaces and local businesses and bringing back performers, musicians, poets and filmmakers to venues. There will be two signature exhibitions: one in Journal Square and the other in Greenville; introduce the JCAST After Party on Saturday
at 9pm in 6 local bars and restaurants to drive traffic to these venues, a JCAST Online Auction and a JCAST Shop at our main exhibition location. And we feature a theme: Convergence: Pivoting a Renaissance: Art, Technology, Business and Wellness to focus on the exhibitions, expand events and audience. Events to attend OCTOBER 3:
PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING: 1PM - 3PM OCTOBER 3: JCAST VIP FUNDRAISER: 4PM - 5:30PM OCTOBER 3: GENERAL ADMISSION KICKOFF Event: 6PM - 9PM OCTOBER 4: Community Exhibition Opening: 2PM - 4PM OCTOBER 3: General Admission :10AM - 6PM: Select location will be open OCTOBER 4: General Admission 12PM - 9PM: All locations will be open OCTOBER 5: General Admission: 12PM - 6PM: All locations will be
– Photography Workshop
298 Academy Street, Jersey City, NJ
OCTOBER 5: Closing Event: 6PM-8PM
Best Way to get to the JCAST in Jersey City Take the Path Train to Exchange Place, Grove Street and Journal Square, Buses to the JCAST Headquarters will pick you up at Grove Street and Journal Square Transportation: How to get here and how to navigate Jersey City By Train: PATH Train, LightRail, NJ Transit By Buses: NJ Transit Buses, and JCAST Buses By Car: Uber, Lyft, Via, Taxi and Driver Your Car
Best Way to get to the JCAST HEADQUARTERS at 150 Pacific Avenue Buses at Grove Street and Journal Square can take you to the Headquarters. You can also take the Path to Exchange Place and Transfer to the Light Rail to Liberty State Park Stop.
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If You Go: 36th Annual Jersey City Art & Studio Tour October 3rd -October 5th
Various locations throughout Jersey City for more information and virtual map of locations visit: https://thejcast. com/
Follow @jc_artandstudiotour on Instagram and @ TheJCAST on Facebook.
Area of Refuge
The Art Project at Dvora
1st Street, Jersey City, NJ
Avenue, Jersey City, NJ
HUDSON HAPPENINGS
Curious Matter is proud to present a solo exhibition GILDA PERVIN
Of Time And Memory
Curious Matter is proud to present GILDA PERVIN: Of Time and Memory, a solo exhibition of the artist’s work. The exhibition opens with a reception on Sunday, October 5, 2025, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm.
Pervin’s art practice, rooted in a lifelong engagement with material and texture, transforms humble substances— from cement and sand to grape stems, seed pods and other found objects—into works of striking presence. Unified in black, her
sculptures and drawings are meditations on time, memory, and transition. In Pervin’s work, black slows recognition, objects first read as line, form, and texture, camouflaging their source materials. What emerges she calls “a moment, and a sense of memory.”
Drawing comparisons to Robert Rauschenberg in her use of found objects and to Louise Nevelson in her unifying black surfaces, Pervin’s work also resonates with the
meditative clarity of Agnes Martin. Yet her voice is singular: forged in childhood memories of industrial Pittsburgh, refined through decades of exploration, and still, today, guided by what she describes as “the discoveries and surprises” of process.
From the exhibition essay: “What she asks of the viewer is simple and direct: to notice. Whether positively or negatively, she wants the work to elicit feeling. Her art,
she says with disarming candor, is ‘work that happens from being human and being alive— can’t argue with that.’”
If You Go: GILDA PERVIN: Of Time and Memory
October 5 – November 30, 2025
Opening Reception: Sunday, October 5, 2025, 1:00–3:00 pm Free and open to the public Curious Matter | 272 Fifth Street, Jersey City, NJ curiousmatter.org | 201-273-8569
Portrait of Gilda Pervin by Joshua Charow, courtesy Curious Matter
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HUDSON HAPPENINGS LIVE THEATER
Art House Productions Presents Hamlet, Directed by C. Rashee Stevenson
Art House Productions (Executive Artistic Director Meredith Burns) is proud to announce its fall mainstage production of Hamlet, directed by C.Rashee Stevenson, running October 9–26, 2025, at the Art House Theater in Jersey City.
This bold reimagining of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy fuses the original text with interpolated language from Les Nègres and Les Paravents by Jean Genet and works by Federico García Lorca—transforming the play into a cosmic crime thriller that plunges deep into grief, identity, and the metaphysical.
“This production of Hamlet is deeply personal to me,” says C. Rashee Stevenson. “I wanted to explore the emotional and psychological weight of grief, power, and identity through a lens that feels immediate, cosmic, and urgent. We’re pushing the boundaries of what this classic can be, and I’m incredibly grateful to Art House for giving us the space to reimagine it for today’s world.”
“It’s thrilling to bring Hamlet to life in such a bold and contemporary way,” says Joshua Feder, Producing Director at Art House. “C. Rashee Stevenson’s vision is transformative
he’s created something that honors the text while making it entirely new. This is exactly the kind of ambitious, artistdriven work that Art House exits to support.”
“C. Rashee Stevenson is one of the most exciting theater artists working today,” adds Meredith Burns, Executive Artistic Director. “This production is especially meaningful to me as I’ve known C. Rashee since our time together at SUNY Purchase, and later had the privilege of working with him through our INKubator program in 2019. Don’t wait to get your tickets—this is Hamlet like you’ve never seen it before.”
Performance Schedule
Performances will take place at Art House Theater, 345 Marin Boulevard, Jersey City on the following dates: Evenings at 7:30 PM: October 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 Matinees at 3:00 PM: October 12, 19, 26 Cast & Creative Team
The production stars Colin Pieters
1-October 15, ,2025
as Hamlet, alongside Max Katz (Claudius), Katiuska TahiriHerrand (Gertrude), Jessie-Kenner Tidball (Ophelia), Jacob Ready (Polonius / Old Hamlet), Laura Hajek (Rosencrantz / Guildenstern), Hannah Jane Ginsberg (The Actor), and Katy Pinke (Horatio / Laertes).
The creative team includes:
●C. Rashee Stevenson (Director / Sound Designer)
●Hannah Jane Ginsberg (Line Producer)
●Celia Krefter (Lighting Design)
●Rebecca Frank (Dramaturg)
Tiered Ticketing Model
This production also marks the debut ofArt House’s tiered-ticketing program, offering audience members the opportunity to choose from flexible pricing:
●Supporter Ticket ($60): For those who want to championArt House’s mission.
●Standard Ticket ($45): General admission.
●Discounted Ticket ($35):Available to students, seniors, and arts industry professionals. This model ensures accessibility while inviting deeper investment from patrons who are able to give more.
●www.arthouseproductions.org for more information
LIVE MUSIC/ COMEDY
The Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays Music of Bruce Springsteen + More for Kids
T he Eddie Testa Band October 26
The Rock and Roll Playhouse, a family concert series hosted at historic music venues across the country, allows kids to “move, play and sing while listening to works from the classic-rock canon” (NY Times). Performing songs created by the most iconic musicians in rock history, The Rock and Roll Playhouse band offers its core audience of families with children age ten and under games, movement, stories and an opportunity to rock out in an effort to educate children and explore their creativity. The Rock and Roll Playhouse is an early and often first introduction to a child’s lifelong journey with live music and rock and roll. See you at the show!
If You Go:
The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Music of Bruce Springsteen +More for Kids
White Eagle Hall
White Eagle Hall
Jersey City, NJ
Doors: 11:00AM | Show: 12:00PM
Mike Marino in Atlantic City
Mike Marino, Jersey City’s own affectionately known as “New Jersey’s Bad Boy of Comedy,” brings his razor-sharp wit, hilarious characters, and East Coast attitude from sold-out shows across the U.S. to viral clips on YouTube and TikTok, Marino has become a comedy institution — best known for his hysterical take on ItalianAmerican culture, family dynamics, and the absurdities of everyday life. A regular on latenight television and a featured act on stages from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, Mike’s storytelling and spot-on impressions have made him a fan favorite for over two decades. Don’t miss your chance to experience one of the most authentic and sidesplitting voices in standup. This one-nightonly event promises big laughs and unforgettable moments in the heart of Atlantic City.
If You Go
The Celebrity Theater
The Claridge Hotel Atlantic City Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 7:30PM. Tickets available now at — https://www. ticketmaster.com/
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HUDSON HAPPENINGS
Pro Arts Jersey City PresentPresents Tense
Curator:
Michael Mazzeo
Nanette Reynolds Beachner, Rene Saheb, Robert Lach, Stella Chang, Winifred McNeill
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Present Tense, read as a grammatical term, refers to actions or states occurring now, habitually, or as general truths. Yet when these words are read individually –present and tense – they invite deeper contemplation, reinterpretation, and expression. Recent national and global events have brought to the surface the deepening fractures in our social fabric.
The quote, “If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention,” widely attributed to Heather Heyer—who was killed during the 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia—serves as a call to awareness and action. As citizens and artists, we are both witnesses and participants—not only in our local and personal spheres but also within wider regional, national, and global contexts. We carry the responsibility to respond to injustice, to challenge systems of oppression, and to speak truth to power.
Participating Artists:
Andrea Epstein, Andrea Kroenig, Beth Fisher, Cheryl Gross, Cynthia Egle-Grant, Deborah Pohl, Isabelle Duverger, Jen Morris, Josephine Barreiro, Kristen MartinAarnio, Latinsilver, Lisa Ficarelli Halpern, Megan Klim,
Egle-Grant
If You Go:
Opening Reception: Friday, October 3, 5PM
Open weekends through November 9, 1- 4PM
Location: ART150
Gallery
Studio #282
157A First St. Jersey City, NJ 07302
Entrance is on the corner of Provost & 1st Gallery is wheelchair accessible.
Cynthia
Andrea Epstein
Deborah Pohl
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