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Long retired, the Colgate Clock in Jersey City sits in a weedy field by the Morris Canal. Life goes on in Lower Manhattan on a dreary winter day as the World Trade Center grows taller. Feb 2012.Lane For U!Delaware Lackawanna train yards in Hoboken on the right before the terminal was built in 1907. The tracks were elevated then on tall piles. Erie railroad yards and Pavonia Avenue on the left. Jersey City. 1883Daily life on the Morris Canal small and large basins with lots of sailboats, coal barges, horses and wagons, factories, trains entering the Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal. Jersey City. 1883Lower Manhattan and the new World Trade Center as seen through the railroad yards of Hoboken from Observer Highway. A contrast between old technology and the new. Feb 2012Jersey City

Afternoon Delight: Jazz with The Don Carter Trio

[ May 16, 2008; 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ]

This month’s Afternoon Delight at Jersey City Museum will feature “The Don Carter Trio”. In this event, the trio will perform a mixture of songs: from originals to standards, ranging from be-bop to modern to classic.

Individuals and senior groups can call Jersey City Senior Affairs for transportation at (201)547-4361

Who is Don Carter?

Recording artist, Don Carter [...]

Spring-Fling: Love your Mother (Earth) Family Project Day

[ May 10, 2008; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ]

This Jersey City event is perfect for Mother’s Day this weekend. It will feature craft stations where children can make recycled crafts for mom. After that, families can enjoy a 1-hour performance of the environmentally-friendly musical sing-along, REVERSADOODLE… The Eco Show.

Spring-Fling: Love your Mother (Earth) Family Project Day
When : May 10, 2008 1PM-4PM
Where : [...]

Video Presentation @ JCM: “Re-scripting the Dialogues”

Artwork by artist Mary Beth Edelson

Another video presentation at JC Museum this coming Thursday, May 1st. You’ll have the chance to preview “Dialogues“, which was first shown as part of feminist art legend Mary Beth Edelson’s 2000 traveling retrospective, Re-scripting the Story.
Rita of JCM says in her email that “the footage features discussions with female [...]

Sunday Sampler: SPRAWL Panel @ JCM

Three days from now, 4 artists from the SPRAWL Exhibition, including our very own – Painter Tim Daly and artist Dahlia Elsayed – will discuss SPRAWL and the state of NJ. They will be joined by Scholar Philip C. Dolce, Ph.D.
Other artists in the forum are Owen Kanzler from Linden, New Jersey and [...]

JCM Presents Barbara Bickart’s “We Call It The River…”

If you are interested to know about the transformation of downtown Jersey City, then I suggest you watch the opening screening of “We Call It The River” which is directed by Barbara Bickart.
From the press release:
…The work features the dramatic transformation of downtown Jersey City as seen from the perspective of insiders, born and raised [...]