‘All that Jazz’ at the Hudson School
Award-winning pianist, actress and writer Pamela Ross, along with some friends, will present “All that Jazz” at the Hudson School on Sunday, Oct. 11 at 3 p.m.
The show will feature an afternoon of jazz, tangos and other styles of dance to Broadway classics as well as music by Paul Schoenfield, Astor Piazzolla, Schumann, Brahms.
The free event will be held at the school’s theatre space located at 601 Park Ave. For information call (201) 424-6213 or email Danoly@primereg.com.
Museum to host garlic-tasting festival, bus tours, poetry night
The Hoboken Historical Museum has an array of upcoming events including Lenny Luizzi’s “On the Waterfront Tour” on Sunday Oct. 11 at 2 p.m. Luizzi, who has had a career in the film industry and was a former museum trustee, will lead a bus tour highlighting the large role Hoboken played in the iconic American film.
On Sunday, Oct. 11, the museum will also host the annual Garlic-Tasting Festival from 1 to 5 p.m. Attendees will have a chance to sample a range of heirloom garlic varieties and dips. The festival will also include a produce market grown by farmers Sue and Rich Sisti of Catalpa Ride Farms in Wantage, New Jersey.
On Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. the museum will kick off the “Second Tuesdays Sinatra Films” series with three short documentaries about the Sinatra Idol Contest by local filmmakers. In addition to a Frank Sinatra trivia contest, the filmmakers will be on hand.
The series, which is co-sponsored by Projected Images of Hudson County, are asking for a $5 suggested donation from attendees.
This Saturday on Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. is the next Sinatra film special with a screening of “Jimmy Van Heusen: Swingin’ with Frank & Bing,” a film by Jim Burns about Frank’s close friend and hit songwriter, Van Heusen.
The museum will also host a poetry event on Oct. 18 at 3 p.m. with a Sinatra theme:”Strangers in the Night, Poets on Music and Musicians on Poetry.”
Attendees are encouraged to donate $5.
Next Sunday, Oct. 26 the museum will host the annual Hoboken House Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The tour will visit seven homes spread throughout town including restored Victorian brownstones and waterfront condos, as well as three additional historic spots in the city.
Tickets are $30 in advance and $40 the day of the tour.
For more information on the events and a full list of bus tours visit www.hobokenmuseum.org.
Harvest Festival marks the beginning of fall
Mayor Dawn Zimmer and the city will hold the 11th annual Hoboken Harvest Festival on Saturday, Oct. 17 with live performances and family activities.
Festival-organizer Gerri Fallo expects 5,000 to 6,000 attendees this year.
“[Its not] often you get to take a horse & carriage ride around Pier A Park with that amazing view of the NY skyline or run through a giant hay maze,” said Fallo.
The festival, which is open to the public, will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pier A Park at First Street and Sinatra Dr. Festival-goers can look forward to pumpkin painting and decorating, hay rides, a hay maze, pony rides, a petting zoo, a moonwalk, face painting, sand art, craft activities, trackless train, a Puffy the Dragon inflatable, as well as dance and gymnastic demos.
In addition to live performance from the Garden Street School of the Performing Arts Hoboken Hip Hop group (from All Saints Episcopal Day School), additional activities will be provided by 35 Minute Boot Camps, Hoboken Public Education Foundation, Hartshorn Portraiture, the Hoboken Public Library, Hudson Vibe Dance & Fitness, Inserra Supermarkets Inc., Math Wizard, Monroe Street Movement Space, My Gym Hoboken, Super Soccer Stars, and Tempest Productions.
The event’s main sponsors are Clifton Savings Bank, Hoboken Grace, NY Waterway, Power Home Remodeling Group, and Renewal by Anderson.
Contact Geri Fallo at gfallo@hobokennj.gov.
Rock the BBQ festival
The team at Rock the BBQ will kick-off their two-day festival on Saturday, Oct. 24 at Hoboken’s Pier A Park with BBQ-style food, a fireworks display, and live entertainment.
“Our event promises food, music, and activities that can be enjoyed from the youngest children to the oldest adults in attendance,” said event organizers in a statement.
The festival will include 20 craft vendors selling unique artisanal goods, 20 food vendors serving an array of BBQ-style dishes such as slow-cooked ribs, pulled pork, grilled chicken and brisket. Five desert chefs will also serve deserts that range from Belgian waffles to homemade ice cream.
The musical lineup will include rock & roll, jazz, blues and country, with a large-scale fireworks show planned over the Hudson River overlooking the Manhattan skyline for Saturday, Sept. 24.
Children will also have a chance to partake in face-painting, pony rides, animal petting, and a bouncy house.
The event will be held Oct. 24 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Oct. 25 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Admission, which is free for children 10 and younger, costs $8 per person, with discounts for larger groups.
The Hudson School open house
The Hudson School invites the public to an Open House on Saturday, Oct. 17 from 2 to 5 p.m. The event will be held at 601 Park Ave. and include a one-hour panel discussion and Q & A featuring department chairs, school counselors, administrative staff and representative parents and alumni.
The private school boasts its senior class of 2015, which graduated 24, for raising over $2 million in merit scholarships.
Contact the school at 201 659. 8335 or email: admissions@thehudsonschool.org, or visit www.thehudsonschool.org.
Fund for a Better Waterfront’s 25th anniversary
The Fund for a Better Waterfront (FBW) will host a party to commemorate its 25th anniversary on Thursday, Oct. 22 from 7 to 9:30 p.m.
The party, which will be held at the Hoboken Elks Club at 1005 Washington St., will include music, food and drinks.
Zafra Kitchens will serve up traditional latin dishes and Emily and the Ideals will offer live entertainment.
FBW will present its third annual Riparian Award to honor the two developers who made Maxwell Place Park possible. Tickets are available online for $75 and at the door for $85. Visit www.betterwaterfront.org.
Month-long food drive
Prominent Properties Sotheby’s International Realty will hold a month-long food drive kicking off on Thursday, Oct.15 through Nov. 15 throughout twelve New Jersey offices.
Residents interested in donating to the food drive, which collects non-perishable food items, can visit the real estate agent’s Hoboken office at 321 Washington St. The food will be donated to the Center for Food Action in Ridgewood and the Community FoodBank of New Jersey.
In the announcement for the food drive, organizers said 317,000 people in northeast New Jersey, including over 100,000 children, struggle to find food.
To learn more visit moveforhunger.org.
Jubilee Center to host fundraising gala
The Jubilee Center of Hoboken will hold the Beloved Community Celebration, a fundraising gala, on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. at Kolo Klub at 1422 Grand St.
The event will honor significant contributors to the community: Joe Mindak (publisher emeritus of hMAG), Greg Dell’Aquilla (President of Mission 50) and Helen Manogue (President of the Hudson River Waterfront Conservancy of N.J).
The event will feature trombonist, composer, and bandleader, Jimmy Bosch as well as food and drinks.
Tickets for the gala are $250 and available at www.jubileecenterhoboken.givezooks.com.
Mustard Seed School receives $250K gift
The Mustard Seed School, a private school in Hoboken for over 35 years, announced this past week on Oct. 2 that they received a gift of $250,000 to establish the “Agnes and Peter Steenland Memorial Chair for Professional Development.”
The gift will fund an annual budget to provide professional development opportunities for the school’s teachers.
“Agnes and Peter were active supporters of Mustard Seed from the school’s founding and influenced significantly and positively Mustard Seed’s development,” said Thomas S. Postema, the head of the school, in a statement. “From serving on our Board of Trustees to encouraging a young faculty and staff, to giving financial support, to praying for our success, Agnes and Pete provided support and guidance at many critical junctures. We are so grateful for the decades of friendship and the legacy of learning that this gift will provide for many years to come.”
The late Steenlands are survived by their five children: Pete, Sally, Doug, Pat, and Deb, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
“Our parents believed in the power of faith-based education and especially in the importance of young children from less advantaged backgrounds having access to high quality schools,” said Doug Steenland.
The school has over 270 preK-8th grade students.