Arts and Music Festival is coming June 12
The 22nd Annual Hoboken Arts and Music Festival will take over Washington Street, rain or shine, featuring live music and over 300 artists, businesses and vendors on Sunday, June 12 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
British rock legend Ian Hunter, best known as the lead vocalist of Mott the Hoople, will headline the music festival.
On Third Street, children will be able to enjoy a special kids section with rides, games, balloons, and arts and crafts.
For any art collectors attending the fair, fine artists will be displaying and selling their work between Second and Third streets.
Throughout the fair, visitors can also taste food from all over the world at street cafés set up by Hoboken’s restaurants.
Musicians will be performing across three stages – Observer Highway, Third Street, and Seventh Street. The lineup includes Smokey’s Round-Up, Skanatra, Tony Corrao, Emily & The Ideals, Sylvana Joyce + The Moment, Skyfactor, Frankie Morales & The Mambo of the Times Orchestra, Amanda Holley, The Bubble Queen & The Royal Bubble Pops, Erin Lee & the Up Past Bedtime Band, Preschool of Rock, Stevens Jazz Quartet, and Jason Didner & The Jungle Gym Jam.
The festival is sponsored by Suez Water, WFUV, NJ Lottery, The Hoboken Reporter, This Is It Stage Productions, Capital One Bank and Walgreens.
Anyone who is interested in volunteering is encouraged to contact the Administrator of Cultural Affairs, Geri Fallo, at (201) 420-2207 or gfallo@hobokennj.org.
PATH to suspend weekend 33rd Street service in August through December
Want to get to that weekend party in Manhattan? Starting in August, you may have to take a different route.
The Port Authority will suspend train service from 12:01 a.m. on Saturdays until 5 a.m. on Mondays on most weekends in August through December – but they will increase trips on their World Trade Center lines on weekends and add shuttle buses, so you can take the WTC train and then take the subway or a bus once in Manhattan.
“Weekend PATH service on the 33rd Street line in Manhattan will be suspended starting in early August,” the authority announced, “as part of a comprehensive, federally-mandated safety initiative to install a new computerized signal system designed to improve passenger service and safety.
“Service on the 33rd Street line will be suspended from approximately 12:01 a.m. on Saturdays until 5 a.m. on Mondays, a schedule that is set to continue most weekends through December 2016, with the exception of major holidays. Regular weekend service will continue on the Newark-World Trade Center (WTC) line and between Journal Square and Hoboken.
“Direct service between Hoboken and WTC, normally not available on weekends, also will be introduced.
“PATH riders affected by the closures may travel to the WTC station, which offers easy and accessible New York City subway service to uptown destinations. Shuttle buses will be provided, making stops between the WTC and 29th Street along Sixth and Seventh avenues.
“Further updates, bus maps and details will be provided as available through the Port Authority’s website, www.panynj.gov/PATH.”
Hoboken announces hours for tenant advocate office
The City of Hoboken has announced office hours when a tenant advocate will be available for any Hoboken resident seeking advice on housing matters. Andrew Sobel, Esq. will be available by appointment between 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. every other Thursday, on June 9, June 23, July 7, July 21, Aug. 4, and Aug. 18.
Any Hoboken resident wishing to attend must email (mwright@sobelhan.com) or call (973) 874-5545, Sobel’s office, in advance and provide a description of the issue to be discussed in order to schedule an appointment.
The location for the open office hours will be the basement conference room in City Hall at 94 Washington Street.
Secret Gardens Tour rescheduled to June 12
The committee hosting the annual Hoboken Secret Gardens Tour has scheduled the tour to its rain date, Sunday, June 12. Save $5 by purchasing tickets online in advance. It’s a great way to celebrate spring, support the Hoboken Historical Museum and pick up ideas from other gardeners. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 the day of the tour. Purchase tickets online at hobokenmuseum.org or call (201) 656-2240.
New exhibit at Hob’art, Hoboken
“Confluence,” a mixed-media group exhibition, runs through Sunday, June 26 at the hob’art co-operative gallery at the Monroe Center for the Arts, 720 Monroe St., E208, Hoboken. The Gallery Hours are open Thursday to Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. and by appointment, (201) 683-6252.
The exhibit shows the works of Starr Tucker-Ortega, Jesse Ensling, Janet Kolstein, and Donna O’Grady.
Starr Tucker-Ortega’s photography includes tonal qualities, textural components, and layers that mimic a painterly process. She strives to create ethereal and infinite spaces into which the viewer is transported to another world; another reality. Her new work evokes a haunting light which plays with depth and altered perspectives.
Jesse Ensling’s sculptures express his love of nature. His work in stone is inspired by his love of travel, where he secures hard-to-find high quality stones that enhance his sensibilities.
Janet Kolstein’s giclee prints are a compilation of assemblage, digital photography, and computer manipulation. Using vintage postcards, photos, pages torn from books, etc. allows her to play with the notion of narrative and character. The foundation of her latest work is a movie still from “The Secret of Dorian Gray,” 1970.
Donna O’Grady’s classically executed paintings incorporate antique ceiling tiles which frame her portraits and landscapes. Utilizing the old masters’ technique of under painting, she captures light and atmosphere. Her recent work depicts the meadows and the ruins of the Great Bay fish factory in Tuckerton.