Enjoy: Palisade Magazine
When you open your Hudson Reporter this week, you’ll find the summer issue of Palisade Magazine, the Hudson Reporter’s glossy lifestyle magazine that connects the communities of Edgewater, Guttenberg, Hoboken, Jersey City, North Bergen, Union City, Weehawken, and West New York.
If you don’t see a copy of Palisades Magazine in this newspaper, free copies are available at public libraries – in Jersey City the main branch – and at the Hudson Reporter, 1400 Washington St., Hoboken.
Palisade Magazine comes out quarterly. In September, look for the fall issue as an insert in your Hudson Reporter.
Weekly theater festival kicks off in park
Union City, in conjunction with The Grace Theatre Workshop, Inc., was set to kick off the Eighth Annual Union City Theatre Festival in the Park on Thursday, June 17 in Ellsworth Park with the show “Super Spectacular! With Merril Garrick and Emmet.”
A different show, from comedy to jazz concerts, will be presented every Thursday evening at 8 p.m. Each show will take place at Ellsworth Park, located at New York Avenue and 24th Street. Admission is free and chairs are provided. Everyone is invited to attend.
The line up is as follows: June 24, Ariacne Trujillo; July 1, Rosario & Her Stars; July 8, Graciela Barrreto; July 15, TapOlé Dance Company; July 22, Noche de Colombia; July 29, Randy Pradera; Aug. 5, Patricio Batallas & Tempo D’Music; Aug. 12, Poetry in Concert; Aug. 19, Grupo Generaciones; Aug. 26, Alexander Diaz. For more information visit: www.GraceTheatre.com or www.UnionCityPAC.com.
Memorial High School gets top recognition for health nationwide
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, founded by the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation, last week recognized 179 schools across the nation for making their campuses healthier for students and staff.
Among them was Memorial High School in West New York, the first and only school to earn a Gold National Recognition Award from the Healthy Schools Program.
The school was recognized for the sweeping changes made to its cafeteria; increased physical activity for students and staff before, during and after the school day; and requiring that every student take health and physical education annually.
The entire West New York school district has been a national leader for health and wellness, as detailed in an article featured in The Reporter earlier this year.
Statewide health organization recognizes NHCAC efforts
The New Jersey Primary Care Association (NJPCA) has recognized North Hudson Community Action’s Health Centers with two Quality Improvement awards for 2010.
North Hudson Community Action provides low-cost or free health care to needy area residents. It has nine health centers in three northern New Jersey counties. Last year the health centers handled more than 220,000 patient visits.
The first award recognized North Hudson’s work on the National Diabetes and Asthma Collaborative program, spearheaded by Jacqueline Plick, a certified adult nurse practitioner and certified diabetes educator.
The second award recognized the agency’s work on its new Health Literacy program, led by Ann Dorio, a registered nurse. The Health Literacy program is a three-year educational outreach effort aimed at making patients more aware of important health issues. The program is funded by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s New Jersey Health Initiatives program.
Summer Concerts on the Hudson to begin on June 30
An eclectic program of summer concerts returns to the Weehawken waterfront as the Hudson Riverfront Performing Arts Center, Inc. (HRPAC) presents “Summer Concerts on the Hudson” beginning June 30 at 7 p.m.
This series of free evening concerts will feature top artists from diverse genres, including Latin, Soul, Alternative Rock, Dance, Folk-Rock, R&B and more.
This year’s concert schedule includes: The Bobby Sanabria Big Band (June 30), The Sensational Soul Cruisers (July 14), The Alternate Routes (July 28), RumbaTap (Aug. 11) and Danielia Cotton (Aug. 25).
All performances take place at Lincoln Harbor Park on the Weehawken waterfront and begin at 7 p.m. Rain dates, if necessary, will be the following night after each scheduled performance.
For more information, directions, and late breaking concert news and updates, visit www.hrpac.org or call (201) 716-4540.
The Hudson Riverfront Performing Arts Center, Inc. (HRPAC) is a New Jersey nonprofit organization whose mission is to expand the arts in North Hudson and to create and build a regional performing arts center on the Hudson River waterfront in Weehawken.
Local kids can sign up for summer theater camp
Carl Gonzalez, an award-winning playwright, director, and educator, who serves as artistic director of the Park Performing Arts Center (ParkPAC), will take on a different role this summer as Summer Camp Director for ParkPAC’s first ever children’s summer camp.
An enthusiastic promoter of arts education, Carl has taught acting throughout New Jersey, including the Arts School in Newark (the nation’s first performing arts school), as well as the Performing Arts High School in Jersey City where he received the Merrill Lynch Outstanding Scholar award.
This summer he will take that experience to the Park School for the Performing Arts for a summer of fun and theater performing Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.” The five-week musical theater camp runs from July 6th to August 12th. The camp will run Monday to Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Fridays 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The camp is designed for fourth through eighth graders to learn new skills, make new friends, and increase confidence. The experience will culminate in a professionally produced musical in the historic Park Theater.
Registration is scheduled for Saturdays in June from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Park School for the Performing Arts, 3rd floor. For more information, call (201) 865-6980 or visit www.parkpac.org.