WEEHAWKEN BRIEFS

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 Palisade 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.

Town council meeting rescheduled

The regular Weehawken Township Council meeting scheduled for Wednesday, June 23 at 7 p.m. has been rescheduled to Thursday June 24 at 7 p.m., in the 2nd floor Council Chambers.

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. The series is sponsored in part by the Hudson Reporter.

Weekenders announce two new trips

The Weehawken Weekenders are accepting payment for two new trips.
On Sept. 15, the group will be enjoying the Ace in the Hole Production of the Festa di San Gennaro at the Royal Manor. Ticket price is $45 per person which includes meal, show, transportation and gratuity.
On Sept. 18 there will be a trip to The Sands Casino in Bethlehem. Ticket price is $35 per person. Bus departs at 10 a.m. from the Pathmark lot. For further information about either of these trips, please call the Weekenders office at (201) 319-6060.

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.

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.

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