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This coming Friday - December 5, 2008 - is the last installment of JCFridays for this year.

What is JCFridays?

If you still don’t know it yet, JCFridays is a quarterly city-wide event here in Jersey City, held on the first Friday at the start of every season. JCFridays is an exhibition of culture and arts in JC filled with fun and educational programs that are open for public. The next JCFridays will be March next year.

What to Expect

Expect a day full of fun and educational events categorized into four types: art, performance, music, and film. The events will be in different places and the time will be over-lapping. So make sure you choose some that interest you the most then have fun.

One thing I noticed about JCFridays is majority of the participants are from Downtown, JC. Here are some events held in other areas of JC: two will be in the Heights area - courtesy of The Kennedy Dancers and Hello Again Vintage; One in Journal Square area at 32 Jones Street. Two more in McGinley area: IMAGO BEAUTY GROUP and DUDA PENTEADO FINE ART STUDIO.

For full list of events, visit JCFridays.com.

Yesterday afternoon, while Jersey City and the rest of the nation were occupied with presidential election (Obama won, in case you didn’t know ), I spotted a local artist in Journal Square area painting a tree. I asked if I could take his pictures and he approved.

I asked him a few questions; I learned that his name is Steve Singer, and he is a local artist and a sculptor. This painting however, will not go to any exhibit yet. Since he was too engaged with his work, I let him be. “You can find me on the internet.” he said before I left.

Can you guess the exact location of this tree in Journal Square (another pic here)?

Enjoy a Family afternoon celebrating the season of creepiness with craft projects and storytelling! Jersey City Museum opens its doors for a Halloween-inspired bash with all the fun you would expect.

At 1pm, families will be able to create costumes for their big night out at age-appropriate craft stations set up in the museum’s classrooms. Art educators will be on hand to instruct guests on how to make colorful masks, mustaches, cowboy hats and more from ordinary art supplies.

Then at 3pm, families can enjoy scary stories in the museum’s theater with acclaimed storyteller Julie Pasqual. Pasqual is a member of the New Jersey Story Telling Guild, The National Storytelling Network and The Storytelling Center of New York. She is known for her animated storytelling style which often features folk tales from many cultures, including Spanish, Irish, Chinese, and African-American. For more about Julie Pasqual, visit www.juliepasqual.com.

Wachovia Family Sundays
Make it Spoooky! Family Project Day
Where: Jersey City Museum
Address: 350 Montgomery Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302
Date: October 26, 2008 1PM
Price: Free.
Contact: info@jerseycitymuseum.org or 201-413-0303 ext. 141

I can’t remember the last time I posted an event hosted by JCM, so here’s one….

Jersey City Museum and The Philippine American Friendship Committee (PAFCOM) are pleased to present “Pasalubong from our Journey“, a twin bill of one-act comedies, on Saturday, July 12, 2008 at 2pm. The afternoon will include two one-act plays, written by Filipino-American playwrights, Jorshinelle Taleon-Sonza and Florentino Aquino Capili. Both plays depict Filipino culture and immigration woes in the United States. Suggested donation $10. Seniors, students and members $5. For advance tickets or reservations individuals or groups can call PAFCOM at 201-332-4711.

To learn more about the two Filipino playwrights, please visit this site. Event details below ….

PAFCOM presents Pasalubong from our Journey
When : July 12, 2008 2PM - 4PM
Where : Jersey City Museum
Address : 350 Montgomery Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302
Contact : PAFCOM at 201-332-4711(For tickets or reservations)
Email : rsalpietro@JerseyCityMuseum.org

Egyptian Festival 2007. Photo from egyptianfestivaljc.com

Jersey City is a diverse town with tons of activities which include parades and festivals. Find below the list of Festivals that I extracted from the calendar. Dates are subject to change. If you have more information, please feel free to post in the comment section….

Two festivals coming up this weekend, hopefully the weather cooperates…

Egyptian Festival
When: Sat, Jun 28, 12pm – 6pm
Where: JSQ

Philippine-American Friendship Day Grand Parade
When: Sun, Jun 29, 8am – 7pm
Where: Montgomery St.
Description: From JC Armory to Exchange Place - Parade, Festival, Fair, Contest Grand Finals of Filipino Idol

Read the rest for 10 more summer festivals …

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