HOBOKEN AND BEYOND — Hoboken has got it goin’ on. Rock band Fountains of Wayne, who hit it big with a song called “Stacey’s Mom,” will headline the street festival this May 2, City Hall announced on Saturday.
More news will be forthcoming.
Here is the updated lineup:
Hoboken Arts & Music Festival
Sunday May 2, 2010 • 11am to 6pm
ADMISSION IS FREE
Washington Street – between Observer Highway to 7th Street
Featuring over 300 artists, sculptors, photographers and craftspeople
Kids Zone on 3rd Street in the capital One Bank parking lot.
Featuring performances by The Little Maestros, Polka Dot & magician Kevin Ryan
as well as rides, games, face painting and much more
3 stages of live performance featuring
• Fountains of Wayne – www.fountainsofwayne.com
• Freedy Johnston – www.freedyjohnston.com
• The Doughboys – www.thedoughboysnj.com
• Rosewood Ghosts – http://rosewoodghosts.com; http://twitter.com/rosewoodghosts
• Jack Skuller – www.myspace.com/jackskuller; www.facebook.com/jackskuller
• Hannah Valente
• Mad Dog Mary – www.myspace.com/maddogmary
• Bandwith
• Verdict – www.verdictisin.com
• Ron Albanese / Polka Dot – www.RonAlbanese.com
and much more (schedule to be announced soon)
• Special section with Fine Artists located between 2nd & 3rd Street,
so if you are an Art collector, this is the place to be. Oil paintings, watercolors, acrylics, sculpture & much more
• Lots of great Food throughout the Fair.
• Children’s area on 3rd street with rides, games, creative activities, magic show,
face painting, clowns, live performances (schedule tba) and much much more:
• Crafters display / sell handmade: pottery, metalwork, wood items, furniture, blown & fused glass, quilts, household items made from recycled materials, cementware, batik clothing, hand painted furniture, candles, jewelry, dried florals, soaps & lotions and much more.
• Hoboken restaurants will set up street cafes offering an eclectic
variety of international foods such as: Thai, Indian, Greek, French,
Mexican, Cajun and Italian.
Sponsors include: Optimum, PATH, Port Authority of NY & NJ;
Capital One Bank, the Hoboken Reporter & The Hudson Current,
The NJ Division of Travel & Tourism
Contact Person: Geri Fallo
Hoboken Division of Cultural Affairs, 94 Washington Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Phone: 201-420-2207 • Fax: 201-420-2388
Email: hoboculturalaffairs@gmail.com • Web Site: www.hobokennj.org
Photos available on request
For more information about Hoboken Cultural Affairs and events, visit www.myspace.com/HobokenCulturalAffairs!