September 29 to October 14, 2011 River View Observer

Volume 15, No. 9

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By Sally Deering n the Lifetime channel’s “Project Runway,” International designers as well as local fashionista Heidi Klum reminds competing designers scheduled to have their creations designers, “In fashion, you’re either in or you’re modeled on the runway include: Ralph Thurin out.” Well, now that credo has a Jersey accent. of Thurin Atelier; Elena Vasilevsky of Elena Hoboken will soon take its place on the couture V Signature; Alexandra Miranda of Sangillo; map as the “Bryant Park of New Jersey” when Gwen Beloti of Gwen Beloti Collection; Helen it hosts New Jersey Fashion Week beginning Robles of HR Fashion; Jazmin Brown of Deztani; October 8th through the 13th. And just like Tim Daniela, Aurora & Cristiana of Goo Roo; and Gunn, the fashion guru of “Project Runway” who Bijan Amanian of Conquer Clothing. Celebrity mentors the competing designers, Donnella hairstylist Eric Alt of Eric Alt Salons, who just Tilary, Founder of New Jersey Fashion Week is returned from a three-week visit to China with determined to “Make it work!”

Sarah Jessica Parker is in charge of all the “We’re gonna sing spring, summer 2012 shows hair designs and will host a Celebrity collections,” Tilary says. “Each designer is Carnivale Fashion Show featuring Olympic showing 15-30 looks. It’s like New York Fashion skater Johnny Weir and other stars. A portion Week where you go to designer fashion shows all of all ticket sales goes to the Susan G. Komen day. The difference is, New Jersey Fashion Week Foundation for Breast Cancer Research, a is open to consumers as well retailers, editors and charity that’s close to Tilary’s heart. buyers. Most fashion shows “Susan G. Komen is my charity,” are trade shows tailored Tilary says. “I’ve known people to buyers. We’re giving con’t pg. 2 all people the experience to see a show.”

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The runway shows will feature women’s wear, menswear, bridal, swimwear and kids’ wear. Some designers are New Jerseyians like Ralph Thurin of Thurin Atelier, who is originally from Haiti but now resides in Princeton and Alexandra Miranda of Sangillo, a Secaucus resident originally from Paraguay who will show her “Summer Love” line of beach cover-ups, handbags and accessories.

“I love summer and I love the beach lines,” Miranda says “We don’t have a beach or an ocean near Paraguay, so I’m obsessed with the

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beach lines. I got inspired by all the beaches we traveled. I also love 70s fashions – the makeup, the dresses and the big hair. You will be able to see that in my line. I’m using all kinds of colors, red, aqua, white, with a lot of prints.

Most of my cover-ups are made of 100 percent silk.”

Celebrity hairstylist Eric Alt, who owns three salons in Wood Ridge, Saddle River and Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey and is in charge of the teams of hairstylists for New Jersey Fashion Week is also hosting a Carnivale Celebrity Fashion Show featuring two-time Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir and other celebs.

“We decided to do a carnival-themed fashion show to help raise money for the Susan G. Komen

Foundation,” Alt says.

“Johnny Weir, he’s an Olympic ice skater who was on ‘Skating with the Stars’, He’s a fashionista. Every year for New York Fashion Week they have an ‘It Girl’ and last year it was Johnny Weir. He’s going to be starring in my show.”

Alt has also invited one of the “Housewives of New Jersey” to walk the runway along with recording artist Shivan, Asher Levine and a model from one of the season’s of “America’s Next Top Model.” The runway show will be hosted by the Imperial Court of New York an association of female impersonators that perform shows for charity.

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to several runway shows, complementary cocktails and free samples. But the real stars of the show are the fashions and many of the designers are showing original pieces that are custom made, and run from $100 for a shirt to $7,000 for a gown. Kids wear for 3-10 year olds by Goo Roo Mini, will also be modeled on the runway. Supplying tunes for the shows is DJ Matty of Paradise DJs in Glen Rock.

“Fashion changes,” Tilary says. “Designer fashions are now in places like H&M and Target. There’s a mass market that wants to buy fashion and appreciates fashion, so why can’t they see a fashion show? I’d rather do this show than spend a hundred-thousand dollars on New York Fashion Week.”

Tilary is still accepting applications from designers who want to participate in New Jersey Fashion Week. And although it’s not a competition like TVs “Project Runway” who knows, the next hot designer may be right here in New Jersey.

All you gotta do is “Make it work!”

Sat, Oct. 8th – Thurs, Oct. 13th New Jersey Fashion Week W Hoboken 225 River Street Hoboken, NJ 07030 For info: 1-866-723-5387 X701 www.newjerseyfashionweek.com Donnella Tilary, Founder donnella@dc-showroom.com

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Oct 9 1pm – Thurin Atelier 2pm – Conquer Style 3pm – Alexandra Miranda 4pm – Vitaminwater Zero inspired fashion show 5pm – Elena Vasilevsky 9pm – Eric Alt presents – Carnivale, Celebrity Fashion Show con’t pg. 5

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Hudson Then…Again

by Maureen Wlodarczyk

My mother Arlene was a “Jersey Girl” decades before of the best remembered theatres, including the Stanley, anyone thought of calling us Garden State girls by the Loew’s, State, Palace, Capitol and Cameo, opened during moniker that now evokes images of big hair and dark the Roaring Twenties and began their runs showcasing suntans. Arlene wasn’t that kind of “Jersey Girl.” She was live acts in the days of Vaudeville and early movies. The A. Kinney -Owl a Jersey City girl, born and raised. Born just weeks after largest and most lavish were architectural and interior the stock market crash of 1929, a child of the Depression design works of art, and no doubt prompted many wide and an adolescent of World War II, my mother remembers eyes and dropping jaws among theatre-goers, even before a very happy,Weekdays, if modest, childhood the citySaturdays, she loved, the curtain came up.

12 toin8pm; surrounded by caring family, friends and neighbors in Two decades before these grand movie houses opened 10 am to 7pm, andhearing Sundays, 12 to 5pm. the Greenville section.

I enjoy their doors however, there was already a her talk about those “old days” and I am lively theatre community in Jersey City, usually the to prompt her atto 320 tell Washington me ightone Angle Framing Street, Hoboken, andBayonne, and Hoboken that included those stories. the Majestic Theatre, Bon Ton Theatre hob’art cooperative gallery are presenting “The Eye of the Beholder,” Arlene is a girl of 81 (well, almost and Academy of Music, all in Jersey an exhibition artworks by hob’art members from 82). We were of having lunch created at her place City, the Gayety Theatre and Empire August and 22 toasSeptember 30. The show recently she neatly constructed a will be open to the in Hoboken and the Bayonne Opera petite for herself, I asked to House. The Majestic, located at Grove publicsandwich on weekdays, 12 to 8pm;her Saturdays, 10 am to 7pm, tell what she did for5pm. fun when she was a and Montgomery Streets, opened in andme Sundays, 12 to teenager in the mid/late 1940s. She looked September 1907 to raves.

The curator, Erik Attia, challenged the artists to create works that up and thought for a moment. “Well, we

Months before that, the Jersey will to involve eye‘Y’ ofand theother beholder went dancesthe at the places,physically, spiritually, Journal reported “Curious Crowds at R. Rose -Ganymeade philosophically, or conceptually.

The went to the movies and always stopped in styles alternate from abstraction, Majestic Theatre,” gathering daily to to out to at mythology, ‘our’ soda fountain.”

She but all engage the eye and thewatch the progress of construction at the to hang reality, to figurative; explained there were soda fountains new playhouse building that would seat mind in athat lively discourse and may be perceived through the viewers’ all over Jersey City and that young people over 2,000 people and include dressing experience, memory, and imagination. had their favorites where they knew they would meet up rooms to accommodate 200. The “curious” included not withPainters friends. Matthew Connors, Willie Baez, Donna Marshall, only localsLeslie but “architects in charge of new playhouses in Rubman, Ray Guzman, and Sissi Siska explored the act perceivingJournal went on to describe construction “Where did you go to the movies?” I asked, knowing otherofcities.” The that Jersey City hasmetal a rich or history earlyencaustic, movie theaters. specifics that would on paper, wood, silk of using enamel, and dyes, as result in a brick and masonry building After reminding me that her memory isn’t as good as it “far in excess of the requirements of new building laws.” well as traditional oils and acrylics. Many of the photographs by Laurel once was, she told me about going to the Cameo on Ocean The Journal also covered opening night at the Majestic Brooks, Janet Kolstein, Ann Kinney, Don Sichler, Starr Tucker-Ortega, Avenue, near Cator Avenue. I don’t remember the Cameo, under the headline “A Brilliant Audience at the Majestic,” and Roslyn Roseinwere conceived digitally, by reporting that “the consensus of opinion was that although we lived Greenville until I either was five years old. sunlight, or through printing mediums.

Liz Cohen, I do remember coming back to Jersey City to stay with the latest addition to Jersey City’s dramatic temples my maternal Ibou Ndoye,grandparents during summer vacations and was a credit to all concerned.” taking the busand to Journal Square with my grandmother to A hundred years ago, locals could have gone Erik Attia, Heather Corey attract the eye using see a movie at the wonderful Stanley theatre.

Fiske O’Hara, “America’s multi-mediums including handmade paper, feathers, to the Majestic to seeH.Corey Petal Composition Curiosity piqued, I dug around a bit to find out more favorite Irish singing comedian,” in the romantic and cloth. about those iconic houses of live shows and cinema that comedy-drama “The Wearing of the Green”, to View thesepeople photosfor in color entertained many www.riverviewobserver.com years before falling victim the Bon Ton for “Bohemian Burlesque” or to the (Left) E. Attia -Mimic to perceived obsolescence by the 1960s and 70s. Most Bayonne Opera House where “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”

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was finishing its run. The Empire Theatre was offering vaudeville, “nifty girls,” and “sensational acrobats.”

Then, as now, a play, movie, or musical entertainment could (temporarily) transport its audience out of their own lives, daily cares and struggles through the talent and creativity of writers, musicians, and performers. Given the choice, I wonder if they would have traded their seats at the Majestic for the chance to watch Dancing with the Stars on an iPad. Maureen Wlodarczyk is a fourth-generation-born Jersey City girl and the author of two books about life in Jersey City in the 1800s and early 1900s: Past-Forward: A Three-Decade and Three-Thousand-Mile Journey Home and Young & Wicked: The Death of a Wayward Girl. She is an avid genealogical and historical researcher and squeezed in a career as an operations manager in banking and financial services.

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Oct 10 1pm – Gwen Beloti 2pm – Jazmin Brown 3pm – HR bikini line 4pm – Justice Belle 5pm – Gooroo Mini 7pm – Susan G. Komen, celebrities and survivors on the runway 9pm – LA Sunset Tan New Jersey party (by invitation only) Oct 11 6-9pm – Bliss & NJFW – Celebrate Beauty presentation with Susan G. Komen breast cancer survivors (open to public) Oct 12 6-9pm – W Hotel store – buyers, retailers and designers cocktail hour (by invitation only) Oct 13 6-9pm – Neiman Marcus – Amazing Beauty bar and samples event (VIP ticket holders and by invitation only)

The W Hoboken will be home to New Jersey Fashion Week from Saturday, October 8th to Thursday, October 13th 2011.

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Jersey City’s 21st Annual Artists Studio Tour Continues to Expand Citywide Featuring Hundreds of Artists, Dozens of Exhibitions, Galleries, Museums & Live Entertainment, City & NoGas Pipeline Collaborate to Show Irish Film Opposing Gas Pipeline JERSEY CITY – Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy, the Municipal Council, and the Jersey City Dept. of Health & Human Services/Division of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with Pro Arts, and the Hudson Reporter, present the 2011 Jersey City Artists Studio Tour, a FREE self-guided walking tour featuring galleries, artist studios and ad hoc exhibition sites. The tour will take place on the weekend of Saturday, October 1st and Sunday, October 2nd from Noon - 6:00 p.m.

In its 21st year, the Annual Jersey City Artists Studio Tour is a weekend celebration of the East Coast’s fastest growing art scene that features hundreds of artists, dozens of exhibitions, galleries, museums, live music and performances, food, drink and parties – all located just five minutes from Manhattan. continued on page 13

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Artists’ Reception: Oct. 13, 6-7pm Hoboken Public Library announces the opening of the exhibition, “I Feel Better Already,” created by members of hob’art cooperative gallery and patrons of the Hoboken Shelter at their Monday evening Shelter workshops. Hosted by hob’art gallery and conducted by, Ibou Ndoye, one of the founding members of hob’art, the artists produced beautiful artworks. They used the traditional West African medium of reverse glass painting in workshops during August and September. Mr. Ndoye, who was trained in his native Dakar, Senegal, instructed the artists in this method of painting.The gallery members exhibiting their work with Ibou Ndoye, include Heather Leigh Corey, Liz Cohen, France Garrido, Laura Renee Meyerson and Jodi Zulueta.

The show will be open to the public on the second floor of the library starting Sunday, September 25th and close on October 29th, 2011. There will be a reception on Thursday Oct. 13, 2011 from 6-7pm on the second floor of the library and light refreshments will be served.

Naming the exhibition, “I Feel Better Already,” was inspired by a statement made by a Shelter participant. The artworks will be available for purchase and all proceeds will go to the individual artists.

The hob’art cooperative gallery greatly appreciates the Shelter and the Library for their support and assistance with this wonderful project, another Community Outreach project by the members of the gallery.

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THE HUDSON COUNTY ANIMAL LEAGUE – Upcoming Events

October 14 Tricky Tray at St. Michael’s Church in Bayonne. Doors open at 6:30. Featuring coffee, tea, soda, cake, donuts and a sheet of raffles Tickets are $12 and a can of cat food donation to feed a hungry cat.

For tickets please call Phyllis at 201-339-4517 They will also have a 50/50 raffle the same night. For raffle booklets please call Maureen at 201-424-5405 October 30th

Bus Trip to Mt. Airy Lodge. Bus leaves E. 35th Street in Bayonne 10:30am harp.

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To kick-off the tour, the new 125,000-square-foot Mana Contemporary Art Center, a former industrial complex, located at 888 Newark Avenue on the outskirts of Journal Square, joins the Jersey City ArtistsStudio Tour for the first time as host of the Studio Tour Kick-Off Celebration from 6:00p.m. – 10:00p.m. on Friday, September 30, 2011.

The Jersey City Artists Studio Tour features a diverse selection of styles and artistic disciplines, from avant-garde video and sculpture to traditional oil painting. Tour goers will have the opportunity to meet and talk to the artists themselves, including interaction with the artists in their working environments.

From a diverse art scene, to the eclectic shops and boutiques, indulging in multi-ethnic cuisines at local restaurants along the tour route, or simply enjoying the lively atmosphere strolling from one studio to the next, for visitors and tour goers, this is a wonderful way to spend the weekend exploring all that Jersey City has to offer.

Year after year, the Tour continues to expand with added venues and dozens of new artists and attracts thousands of visitors during its two-day run. The Jersey City Artists Studio Tour is widely considered New Jersey’s premier art and cultural event, and is free and open to the public.

This year, a major new art venue, hundreds of artists and dozens of studios, big group exhibitions, concerts, and the first Powerhouse Short Film Festival bring fresh energy and cutting edge art to the 21st Annual Jersey City Artists Studio Tour.

Also open for the 2011 Studio Tour is the Mana Contemporary Annex, located at 227 Coles Street, presenting curator Tina Maneca’s Exquisite Corpse exhibition – which features collaborative art created by more than 70 Jersey City artists.

Studio Tour visitors can also visit The Powerhouse Short Film Festival, which opens Friday September 30 in the Powerhouse Arts District, and features dozens of short independent films showing on the street under tents throughout Studio Tour weekend.

Another new Jersey City Artists Studio Tour venue is Liberty Science Center, hosting a community exhibition that features Jersey City artists Bojana Coklyat, Stephanie Riggi, Vanessa Holly and more. continued on page 26

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J CITY Theater presents the NJ Premier of: RACE, by David Mamet

October 7th through 22nd-8:00 pm Tix: $20.00 • Tickets can be purchased through www.jcity.org or calling 800-838-3006 , At 252 Ninth Street, Jersey City, NJ 07303 On October 7, 2011, J CITY Theater will open their 6th Season with RACE, by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright David Mamet at The Underground Theater at St. Michael’s in downtown Jersey CIty. Performances begin at 8pm.

Audiences are encouraged to reserve tickets due to limited seating and a limited run. The show is scheduled to close October 22nd. This is the NJ Premier of this script.

RACE, last year’s Broadway hit, is a legal drama / detective story that follows three lawyers who find themselves defending a rich, white businessman accused of a crime against a young African-American woman. Issues of class, shame, sex, gender, guilt and of course race are all

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provocatively stirred together in classic “Mamet” style. As one of America’s leading playwrights, Mamet is doing what he does best: choosing an incendiary topic and then asking more questions than he answers. Race has the quick banter of Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross, the gloves-off approach of his Speed The Plow and provocative subject matter of Oleanna.

As the playwright wrote in a recent essay about his work, “Race, like sex, is a subject on which it is near impossible to tell the truth.” But ‘truth’ is exactly what the court system demands, which makes a perfect conflict for great theater.

Audiences are sure to be debating the issues addressed in Race - long after the curtain has fallen.

“Sizzles with Energy” - The Wall Street Journal “High Voltage Melodrama” - Bloomberg News “Scalpel-Edged Intelligence” - The New York Times “When we learned that David Mamet had agreed to let our company be the NJ Premier of RACE, we were at first over the moon with excitement then scared to death” says J CITY Executive Producer Clay Cockrell. “I think this opportunity is a real testament to the grow and quality of our company. In the end - it’s the same with every script we approach: Tell the story and tell it well.”

Sandy Cockrell, Artistic Director said, “When we started J CITY Theater, our goal was to present cutting edge scripts that would challenge us and our audiences. RACE asks more questions than it answers and for me as a director and an actress, that’s very attractive.”

J CITY Theater is excited to have many Jersey City residents in the cast. Ron Nummi of Liberty Harbor will be playing Charles Strickland, Dianna Lauren Jones of downtown Jersey City will be playing Susan and Sandy Cockrell will be playing Jack Lawson. Rounding out the cast of four is Brian Richardson from NewYork as Henry Brown.

J CITY Theater continues their collaboration with Gallery 9 - transforming their lobby into an exhibition space for local artists. Curated

by Hernando Rico Sanchez, the goal of Gallery 9 is to create a show that reflects and speaks to the play being produced.

For RACE, Mr. Sanchez has selected to feature a single artist: Noa Griffel whose work will be displayed in the gallery and on the set. There will be an opening reception with the Artist and Curator on Saturday October 15th, 2pm to 4pm.

J CITY Theater is happy to continue their offerings of Dinner and A Show Packages with local restaurants. As in the past, the famed Embankment Restaurant is offering their $30.00 Prix Fixe menu on performance nights and the ever popular Hamilton Inn is offering 10% off the entire bill for J CITY audience members!

J CITY Theater (www.jcity.org) is a not-for-profit professional theater company based in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Having formed 6 years ago, they now are in residence at St. Michael’s Church on Hamilton Park in downtown Jersey City, just a few blocks from the Holland Tunnel. J CITY Theater continues to garner positive reviews from The New York Times and Star Ledger for the quality of their productions. Recent productions include STATE OF THE UNION by Crouse and Lindsay, last spring’s hit comedy PRIVATE EYES by Steven Dietz, and Peter Nichols’ PASSION. They are also known for their annual holiday show: A TUNA CHRISTMAS and their engaging one act plays (Compression of a Casualty and The Spot) during Hudson County Theater Alliance’s annual One Acts Festival. J CITY Theater’s mission is to create quality, high energy theater that is told with sophisticated simplicity.

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ARIES (March 21 - April 19) Travel and the higher mind are all highlighted with the transiting Uranus in the 9th house. We’re not talking “Jerry Springer” like events but more spiritual transformation and visits to the world’s sacred grounds like Lourdes, Sedona, and my favorite, Roswell. No need to worry if you can’t physically travel you can reach these places without jet lag with your psyche or in your dreams; a touch of the mystical is yours.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) Your tenacity is one of your most valued characteristics unless you continue to stubbornly remain aboard a sinking ship. Look at your choices and cease to put in good energy after bad. Life has just given you a reprieve.

The Universe, although kind, is uninterested on how you learn your lessons. Adjust your attitude so you don’t continue to have the hard knocks of the past. The choice is yours, choose well.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20) The 11th house governing friends, hopes, and wishes finds you changing course and following your deepest desires. You now accept the possibility that you can become the person of your childhood yearnings, a princess or prince living the life you had imagined so many years ago. Go forth with confidence but please dream big!!

CANCER (June 21 - July 22) The best advice for the Cancer native is to not take life so seriously. It seems that the problems of our mundane existence have been given more importance in your life of late. There is a Russian proverb that states when all the work is done and everything is finished you can die. Life will have problems to resolve and it is an ongoing journey.Live, love, and laugh.

LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) Mars in Leo at the ascendant indicate a renewal of spirit and focus and the physical energy to complete projects.

Dynamic and positive changes abound and like a force of nature you clear away debris and rebuild your life. Great transformational personal power is now yours.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept.22) The part of fortune indicates a relationship you thought was lost has returned and amends have been made. You now feel a part of a family and the hurtful past is now a distant memory. Hold back your natural tendency to critize because if a rift in this newly formed bond returns the connection will be lost forever. Thank the stars that you have been given another chance at friendship and love.

LIBRA (Sept. 22 - Oct. 22) Once a year each sign begins a new phase in their lives. At the time of our birthdays the Sun returns to the exact degree and sign of our natal charts. This is the time of your solar return. A wave of planetary energy suggests that with the proper mindset this could very well be the best year of your life. Saturn will provide discipline and by maintaining a Venus and Jupiter thought pattern you will be dramatically surprised of your success.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) One symbol of the Scorpio native is the Phoenix. This month rise above any negativity. Soar higher with your goals and sublimate your other archetype the Scorpion. Don’t allow anger and revenge to sully this absolute perfect energy that will propel you towards your highest achievements.

Month of October 2011

by J. Banta Lewis

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) A zero degree Moon as we enter October cautions that emotional issues cannot be harnessed. The 5th house governing romantic relationships and children may find your stress level high. It will help to know that this energy is temporary and you return to your jovial and optimistic self before the end of the month.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) Changes are brewing around the work front. Like observing a wave in the distance and seeing it’s slow and at first, its imperceptible growth, you sense uneasiness. These pending upsets are unnerving, to say the least.

A struggle for stability ensues and the Capricorn native asks for and receives what is needed Success is yours!

Enjoy.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb 18) Neptune retrograde on the cusp between the 7th and 8th house indicates that you may have been unaware of some important facts about partners and/or inheritance This could simply be an misunderstanding of an at work insurance policy or as serious as a spouse who cut you out of their will.

You are an Aquarian, don’t forget, so you will handle these issues with integrity and move on.

The Internationally Famous Duprees Are Coming To Bayonne High School On October 29th at 7:00pm!

The Bayonne Education Foundation is proud to present the Duprees live in concert on October 29th, 2011, 7:00PM, at the Bayonne High School Alexander X. O’Connor Auditorium. Tickets are available through the BEF Duprees hotline at 201-858-0477 or by visiting the BEF website at bayonneeducationfoundation.org and clicking on events.

The Duprees are known the world over for their romantic interpretations of the most beautiful love songs ever written. They have made a career out of giving new life to old hits. Starting out in the early sixties, in Jersey City, New Jersey, The Duprees were discovered by George Paxton of Coed Records and former big band leader. Impressed with their smooth vocal quality, he had them record Jo Stafford’s 1950’s ballad “You Belong To Me” with Big Band arrangements. It was an instant national hit and the group’s first Million Seller. The unmistakable sound was born and

the hits kept coming: 1962 You Belong To Me · 1962 My Own True Love · 1963 Gone With The Wind · 1963 Take Me As I Am · 1963 Why Don’t You Believe Me · 1963 Have You Heard · 1963 Love Eyes · 1963 It’s No Sin · 1963 The Sand And The Sea · 1964 It Isn’t Fair · 1966 Let Them Talk · 1966 Exodus.

Do not miss this opportunity to see one of the most beloved musical groups of all time and support the Bayonne Education Foundation which helps to meet the educational needs of the Bayonne School District. Call the BEF Duprees hotline at 201-8580477 for ticket information today!

PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) You are charming, bright, and mediumistic, this month you use your skills of enchantment to capture the job, love, or positive life situation that you desire. One word of caution, don’t allow negative people from the past to return and finish the job of upsetting your life. Your ruler, Neptune, at times clouds your vision and you always think the best of everyone even if they have hurt you in the past. Never again!! © STARGAZINE 2011

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TheW Readers’ group resumes on ’ s in est FCircle ive sbook upper C lub F riday Thursday, September 15ortH at 7:00pm to discuss classic H oboken , nJ: n J ersey ’ s Hthe ottest novel TRUE GRIT n eW F all & by WCharles inter Portis. p arty l aunCHes The Readers’ Circle meets the 3rd Thursday of the month at 7:00 in All Saints, 701 Ctober tH Washington Street, in Hoboken, to discuss classic and contemporary novels.

All book lovers are welcome. Bring a friend. Free coffee and cake is served. n exciting announcement TRUE GRIT tells the story of Mattie Ross, who is just fourteen years of age when a for those that love NJ nightlife: coward going by the name of Tom Chaney shoots her father down in Fort Smith, ArkanAn all new Party is launching sas, and robs himatofWest his Five life, his horse, and $150 in cash money. Mattie leaves home to on October 7, 2011 avenge her father’s murder.

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It’s the party you’ve been November 17-WISE BLOOD waiting for. . . South meets -Flannery O’ favorite Connor North! All of your bartenders such as: Larry Sauer throughout the city of (D’Jais: Belmar, NJ), Brooke Hoboken. Anyone can utilize Eve (The Headliner: Neptune, NJ) & Monika Ava (Bar A: Lake this service by calling 201Como, NJ) will be slinging your 665-9667 for a pick-up.

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When Tom Parisi opened a little Gelato shop on York Street in Jersey City more than a year ago, he named it “Tommy Two Scoops” and the name stuck like a maraschino cherry on an ice cream sundae. An entrepreneur at heart, Tommy Two Scoops is his best salesman (he spent more than 20 years selling carpet), talking with neighbors outside his shop, kissing babies and petting puppies that venture into his “dog friendly” shop, which also serves sandwiches, wraps and other light delights.

Less than two months ago, Tommy Two Scoops – who is also known to burst into song with a fine imitation of Louis Armstrong, added a new restaurant to his repertoire, the Brightside Tavern located on the corner of Bright and Monmouth Streets (across from the Jersey City Medical Center and adjacent to the Pathmark on Grand Street). And just like he did with his Gelato shop on York Street, Tommy Two Scoops has enhanced the Bright Street neighborhood with a new and exciting bistro that serves delicious food.

“If you build it, they will come,” Tommy Two Scoops says. “Opening Tommy Two Scoops on York Street gave me great practice and I met a beautiful cross-section of people from the neighborhood. It’s nice to be in a place where people are happy.” continued on page 23

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Tearing down the old, dilapidated saloon that stood before, Tommy Two Scoops and his contractors built a beautiful restaurant that houses an elegant dining room, a bar that resembles the one on the TV show “Cheers” and a classy upstairs banquet room perfect for corporate functions, baby showers and engagement parties. And with his entertaining personality, Tommy Two Scoops plans to add a Baby Grand to the atmosphere for live entertainment and maybe even some Karaoke nights, where guests can go up on stage and sing their favorites – something near and dear to Tommy Two Scoops, who once sang on stage at the Apollo theatre in Harlem.

The Brightside Tavern’s menu features American Nouveau cuisine and there are lots of choices. On a recent visit, I tried the Hummus and Baba Ganoush appetizer served with pita, celery and carrot sticks ($9) which was delish, and the Fish and Chips entrée with the fish light and flaky and the breading light and crunchy. The steak fries had a crunchy outer texture you rarely get at other restaurants. Absolutely yummy!

For a new dining experience that offers great food in a beautiful atmosphere, check out the Brightside Tavern in Jersey City, where Tommy Two Scoops, the robust and people-friendly owner welcomes you with open arms and “everybody knows your name.”

The Brightside Tavern 141 Bright Street Jersey City, NJ 201-435-1234 www.brightsidetavern.com Email: Team@brightsidetavern.com Lunch, Dinner and Weekend Brunch Lunch: Mon-Fri, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Dinner: Sun-Wed, 4 p.m.-10 p.m.; Thurs-Sat, 4 p.m.-11 p.m. (Bar menu ‘til Midnight) Weekend Brunch: Sat, Sun, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

The lunch menu’s Starters include Fried Calamari served with aioli and marinara; House-made Pizza with shrimp, Green Princess dressing, red onion and arugula; Crostini; and Three Bean Soup, a vegetarian blend of beans and vegetables ($5-$9). Salads are a Classic Caesar Salad; Roasted Pear Salad with arugula, spicy cashews and crumbled blue cheese in roasted garlic, lemon vinaigrette; Panzanella, crisp bread, mixed greens, tomatoes, cucumber, basil, fresh mozzarella and chickpeas; the Brightside Salad, mixed greens, roasted red peppers, tomatoes, herbs and pecorino cheese in a sherry vinaigrette; and a Skirt Steak Salad with romaine, red onion, scallions, tomatoes and black beans in a Green Princess dressing ($8-$14).

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The Dinner menu’s entrees feature Ravioli Parisi, cheese ravioli with extra virgin olive oil and shaved pecorino cheese; Orrechiette with sausage, slow roasted tomatoes, spinach and roasted onions; Penne with Cajun Alfredo chicken, roasted red peppers, sauteed red onions and herbs; Gnocchi with shrimp, arugula, pecorino cheese, white wine, garlic, butter and herbs; Vegetarian risotto with the chef’s selection of vegetables and shaved pecorino cheese; Grilled salmon with asparagus, mushrooms, roasted potatoes and bagna cauda; Fish and chips; Grilled chicken breast with mushrooms and pea risotto; Pork tenderloin with buttered leeks, warm quinoa salad and pork jus; Prime flat iron steak with crispy brussel sprouts and roasted sweet potatoes; 12 oz. NY Strip Steak with fries and grilled asparagus and a Half Rack of St. Louis ribs with russet potato salad ($12-$22).

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SILVERMAN, DEVELOPERS OF JERSEY CITY CONDOMINIUM HAMILTON SQUARE, ANNOUNCES REFINANCING DEAL BY THE PROVIDENT BANK FOR $12 MILLION Deal Demonstrates Commitment to Jersey City and Surrounding Communities

New York, NY – September XX, 2011 – The Provident Bank and SILVERMAN, a real estate development company, today announced a $12 million refinancing deal for Hamilton Square, a premium condominium development in Jersey City. Hamilton Square (www.livingonthepark.com), a residential development which is now more than 50% sold, was initially financed by Eurohypo, an international bank for commercial real estate and public finance that played an integral role in providing the financial support for the development’s construction. The original $50 million loan backed by Eurohypo was refinanced by The Provident Bank for the remaining amount of $12 million to complete the sales process. The deal was structured by Gregory Haines, vice president of commercial real estate at The Provident Bank. continued on page 31

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“We are extremely pleased to announce the closing of this transaction.

As a bank working with SILVERMAN for a number of years, we understood the business needs of this project and recognized its potential to become a thriving residential and retail property,” said Gregory Haines. “Hamilton Square will be a positive addition to the community by bringing in hundreds of new residents and more than a dozen new and diverse retailers. We are proud to partner with a team that is equally dedicated to development in New Jersey.” Through its 11-county branch network and online banking services, The Provident Bank (www.ProvidentNJ.com) offers a full suite of financial products with quick, local decision making. The bank constantly seeks new ways to provide its commercial customers with the products and services they need in an increasingly complex environment.

“The Provident Bank has a long-standing history in New Jersey, and a solid relationship with SILVERMAN. This refinancing demonstrates confidence in the continued growth of Jersey City and the success of Hamilton Square,” said Paul Silverman, principal of SILVERMAN. “We appreciate the commitment of Provident to our development efforts. We enjoy working with the bank and we look forward to working together as we continue to sell the condominiums at Hamilton Square.”

The foremost developer of mixed use neighborhood buildings, historic landmarks and creative retail destinations, SILVERMAN’s commercial and residential development projects have significantly contributed to Jersey City’s revitalization for the last three decades.

Located at 232 Pavonia Avenue in the historic Hamilton Park neighborhood, Hamilton Square features a total of 124 residences in a mix of studio lofts and one, two and three-bedroom homes designed with custom kitchens and spa-like bathrooms, advanced soundproof construction and high ceilings. The remaining units on the market range in size from approximately 630 to 1,840 square feet and in price from $359,000 to $899,000.

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