Meeting to be held for group with beautifying city as goal
The first meeting of the Beautify Bayonne group will be held Friday, Aug. 22 from 7 to 11 p.m. at All Fit Studios, 196 Broadway.
Group members, many of them community artists, invite anyone from the city to join them for the art show to be held in tandem with the meeting, spokesman Richard Dwyer said.
Anyone who wants to register for Beautify Bayonne, but is not able to attend the first meeting, should contact Lou Segura, All Fit Studios, at (201) 851-2349, for more details.
NoHu International Short Film Festival seeking entries
Union City will host the Seventh Annual NoHu International Short Film Festival from Oct. 14 to 18, and is seeking entries. This year’s festival will include four evenings of screenings of the finalists of the short film category and a red carpet awards ceremony.
There is no fee, and no application form is required.
Films should be no longer than 15 minutes in length. The entry deadline is Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014 (with no exceptions).
Submissions are being accepted in all categories. Foreign language films will be accepted. Pornography will not.
Those interested should submit their films in DVD format, along with a cover letter, synopsis, film credits, awards if any, and contact information to: Commissioner Lucio P. Fernandez, Department of Public Affairs, 3715 Palisade Ave., Union City, NJ 07087, Attn: Film Entry. Write on the DVD cover the contact name, email, and genre.
Participants must include in the cover letter that the entry is being submitted by the proper owner or licensee, and that the party is giving Union City the right to publicly screen the film as part of the NoHu International Film Festival. DVDs will not be returned. Note on the entry if the film is a “World Premiere,” “USA Premiere,” “New Jersey Premiere,” or “Union City Premiere.”
All entries will be considered. Finalists will be notified via e-mail.
The red carpet awards presentation will be held on Saturday, Oct. 18, at 7 p.m. at the William Musto Cultural Center, 420 15th St., Union City. Admission is free.
One-day car show to be held at Edgewater Commons on Sept. 14
A call has been made for collectible and notable cars for the 11th Annual Ford Assembly Plant Car Show to be held at the Edgewater Commons shopping center on Sunday, Sept. 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The event is sponsored by the Edgewater Cultural and Historical Committee.
The show, which commemorates the Edgewater Ford Assembly Plant, which built millions of cars and trucks from 1930 until 1954, when operations were moved to Mahwah, is held at the Commons, close to the former Ford plant site.
“The show is open to all makes of cars and light trucks, with the criteria being that these are collectible, interesting and possibly notable and unique vehicles,” said spokesman Douglas Hall. “The show is open to really old cars – no car is too old for this show – and anything in between; muscle cars, hot rods, stock, or modified.” Customized cars and military vehicles are also welcome.
Trophies are scheduled to be awarded in about 30 categories.
“This year, for the first time, there will be a lot of car music playing, from ‘Hot Rod Lincoln’ to the many old Beach Boys hits about cars,” Hall said.
The show is located in the parking lot behind McDonald’s, one of the show sponsors.
For more information on fees and categories, email dehallmr@bergennews.com, visit EdgewaterHistory.blogspot.com, or write Friends of the Edgewater Cultural & Historical Committee, D.E. Hall, PO Box 284, Edgewater, NJ 07020.
Elks Lodge planning Mystic motorcycle run
The Bayonne Elks Lodge 434 Motorcycle Committee is planning a motorcycle run to Mystic, Conn. on Aug. 31.
Since the event is a fundraiser for the New Jersey State Elks Army of Hope, residents are asked to consider sponsoring a rider or making a donation to the Elks.
Riders are asked to kick stand at 8:30 a.m., in front of the lodge at 364 Broadway.
The Army of Hope provides basic necessities to the families of fallen, injured, and deployed soldiers.
Checks should be made out to the Bayonne Elks Lodge 434 (memo: Army of Hope) or the New Jersey State Elks Army of Hope.
Invited guests are welcome to wish the riders off in the morning, or greet them when they return at 6 p.m.
For more information, contact Usa DiLorenzo at (201) 589-4344.