Hoboken Arts and Music Festival in two weeks
The Hoboken Fall Arts & Music Festival is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 25 rain or shine from 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Admission is free.
Sponsors include the Hudson Reporter, NY Waterway, Capital One Bank, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
The fair will take place on Washington Street between Observer Highway and Seventh Street and will include over 300 artists, sculptors, photographers and craftspeople as well as rides, games, face painting, local businesses, restaurants, food vendors and much more.
Three stages of live music will feature performances by Skanatra, Swingadelic, Hello Radio, Buzz Universe, The Romance Commandos, Frankie Morales & the Mambo of the Times Orchestra, Specktrum, The Benson Ridge Project, Erin Lee & the Up Past Bedtime Band, Big Jeff & the Bouncey People and LiL Monstaz.
A special Kids Zone on Third Street in the Capital One parking lot will include performances, rides, games, face painting and more.
Check out the Jersey City Artists’ Studio Tour!
The Jersey City Artists’ Studio Tour will take place Saturday, Oct. 1 and Sunday, Oct. 2 from noon to 6 p.m. It’s a two-day walking tour of artists’ studios, group exhibitions, and art in public spaces.
The Jersey City Artists Studio Tour is Presented and Sponsored by Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy, The Jersey City Municipal Council, Division of Cultural Affairs, Pro Arts, the Hudson Reporter, and other corporate sponsors.
Pro Arts, the Jersey City Division of Cultural Affairs, and corporate sponsors have presented the annual event since 1994. Attracting more than 2,000 visitors every year, it is the main cultural event of the October Is Art Month celebration.
For more information and a special pullout, see an upcoming edition of the Jersey City Reporter in your neighborhood or at hudsonreporter.com.
FEMA opens Hudson County office
HUDSON COUNTY – FEMA opened a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) for Hudson County on Sunday, Sept.11 at the Secaucus Library for residents whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Irene. The center will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days a week. FEMA representatives are available to answer any questions about different types of state and federal assistance and can also check on an applicant’s status. U.S. Small Business Administration low-interest disaster loans are also available for homeowners, renters, businesses and private nonprofit organizations.
Residents are urged to register for assistance before visiting a DRC. There are two ways to register – log on to www.disasterassistance.gov, or call FEMA’s toll-free number, 1-800-621-FEMA (3362). Those with access or functional needs and who use a TTY, call 800-462-7585; or, use 711 or Video Relay Service to call 800-621-3362. Both numbers are available from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Guided canoe tour this weekend
NORTH JERSEY – New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC) will lead a guided three-hour canoe tour Saturday Sept. 17 at 8:30 a.m. The tour departs from Saw Mill Creek Wildlife Management Area in Lyndhurst. The trip is led by an experienced NJMC guide and offers the chance to see amazing diversity in vegetation and wildlife. Guides will introduce the basics of salt marsh ecology, point out birds and other wildlife, and discuss the area’s history as participants enjoy the magnificent scenery on a leisurely journey. The NJMC provides all equipment. The tour is for ages 10 and up and costs $15. Registration required; space is limited. To register or for directions to the departure point call (201) 460-4640.