Posted on June 23, 2014 in Uncategorized
The Trash Mob (#2)
Saturday, June 28, 2014
9:30 am – 10:30 am
June Update:
The Trash Mob is a Village Neighborhood Association born initiative designed to eliminate litter through community engagement. Think of it as the “gamification of garbage”. It’s a neighborhood beautification initiative with rewards that can be not only seen in the form of cleaner sidewalks and streets, but if you’re one of our lucky winners, redeemed at local businesses!
Posted on June 6, 2014 in Past Calendar
Below is the list of JC Fridays events right here in the Village. Go to the official site www.jcfridays.com to view the full calendar of events.
JC Fridays Events in the VILLAGE
12pm-9pm
VILLAGE WEST GALLERY
presents an Opening Reception for its inaugural Group Show. Debut of a new gallery on the ground floor of a former industrial warehouse turned private home. Show will feature local and area artists – painting, photography and sculpture. Artists include Jill Alexander, Joe Chirchirillo, Jessica Dalrymple, Valeri Larko, Chris Manis, and Pamela Talese. Open noon to 9pm, reception from 6-9pm.
331 Newark Ave (4th/Merseles), 201-656-3408.
3:30pm-8:30pm
PIG & PEPPER
presents Megan Gulick’s “A Bee in a Bowtie.” The exhibit is exclusively Megan’s work, accompanied with a children’s afternoon event and an evening of light refreshments with DJ Schroeder playing feel good tunes to get you in the JC Fridays mood.
277 Newark Ave (Monmouth/Third), 201-898-0252.
6pm-9pm
THE RAVEN GALLERY & BOUTIQUE
presents “After Hours.” Open later than usual, The Raven will host an evening of local art and light refreshments. Paintings, photography, jewelry, painted furniture and much more will be available for acquisition. Come and visit this jewel of a gallery in downtown JC! Looking forward to seeing you!
304 Newark Ave, #1w (Brunswick/3rd), 201-370-6771.
6pm-9pm
313 GALLERY
presents an Artist Talk as part of “Obscure Passages” by Jersey City local artists, Andrea McKenna and M. H. Yaghooti. This duo artists’ exhibition talks about seeking a way out of their dreams or nightmares through pure imagination and mysterious imagery that fuses the figurative and the abstract on various mediums.
313 Third St (Coles/Monmouth), 551-200-2709.
6pm-9pm
_GAIA
presents “When I Grow Up….” Jersey City artists Doris Cacoilo and Hilary Salmon explore images and expectations of childhood in two new print based projects created for this exhibition at _gaia gallery. Also please join Doris and Hilary at _gaia on Saturday, June 7th at 3pm for a Printmaking Workshop. See www.gaiastudio.org for details and to register.
315 3rd St (Coles/Monmouth), 7201-386-0486.
6pm-10pm
TEA NJ
presents “Art Tea Party.” Sip on some tea and take in new works by Norman Kirby. Highlighted pieces include a painting based off of a drawing done in the tea shop. 262 Newark Ave (Monmouth/2nd), 201-758-7105.
6pm-10pm
MERSELES STUDIOS – JCTC
presents “Personal & Universal – Art show Closing and Open Studios.” Universal is general, a norm that can be applied to more then just people. Personal is the viewing glass of your own earthly experience. 20 artist group show curated by Thomas John Carlson and 11 open artist studios. This venue is a part of the Jersey City Theater Center.
339 Newark Ave, 2nd Fl (at Merseles), 732-877-9116.
6pm-10pm
FATHOM
presents “Trucks & Trailers.” Ink and watercolor illustrations by Jay Boucher. Jay is an illustrator and interactive designer who specializes in creating entertaining experiences online. He currently creates games and animations for the foundation of renowned illustrator Ezra Jack Keats and exhibits work throughout the northern NJ area.
El Dopeness, 332 2nd St (Newark/Coles), 201- 87-0769.
7pm-10pm
GIA GELATO & CAFE
presents “Rooting Down,” Digital Photography by Amy Neufeld. Ethereal photography that explores the expressive nature of the forest and leaves the viewer to walk the divide between what is real and what is fantasy. As usual, Gia’s 24 delicious flavors of gelato will be in rotation! Don’t miss it! 281 Newark Ave (at 3rd), 551-200-9497.
24 hrs
BRUNSWICK WINDOW
presents “Katherine Behar: High Hopes.” Behar’s work explores excessive and gendered forms of productivity and work in gadget-saturated contemporary life. In High Hopes, an unattended Roomba fastidiously cleans a carpet while balancing a rubber tree plant strapped to its back. It tries against all odds to “move that rubber tree plant,” all while pulling at a speckless rug.
158 Brunswick St (at 4th St), 201-978-8939.
24 hrs
BRUNSWICK WALL presents “Connor Stankard: They Tell You It’s Something You’ll Miss.” This work shows haunting images of men who have harassed Stankard and her peers over the last year. The menacing size of the images and resulting blur implore the viewer to step away from the looming face (not unlike a natural response to harassment) while preserving some anonymity.
159 Brunswick St (at 4th St), 201-978-8939.
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Posted on June 2, 2014 in Spotlights
DeCarlos Morse wants to make you look good.
The tailor, who opened DeCarlos Bespoke on Monmouth Street about five years ago, says he works with his clients to make custom suits that fit their body and their style.
“We keep it old school, the way they made it back in the 50’s and 60’s,” said Morse. “Now you don’t get the same experience (at other places), but we’re doing it to keep the experience alive. I am hands-on and I work with my clients, get to know them, and work from there to design a suit.”
Morse, a longtime Downtown Jersey City resident, has been tailoring for 20 years and was interested in fashion even as a kid in Virginia, watching his father work on draperies. Always a fan of tailored clothing, Morse worked his way through the fashion industry and worked for Alfred Dunhill, which brought him to the Greater Metropolitan Area.
Today, DeCarlos Bespoke offers reconstruction and custom design services, and once in a while, a bit of alteration. Also, while they focus on men’s clothing, he also has his fair share of women clients.
Morse knows where his priorities lies.
“I’m here to custom-make suits,” he said. “I educate people a little bit, and while I start taking measurements, they decide what details they want.
“And once they understand what they’re getting, the know they have to wait a little longer because they’re getting something from scratch. We use a lot of English cloth, some Italian, because we want a fabric that will last a long time. And overall it’s the difference between having a suit for two-and-a-half to three years and having one for 15 to 20 years.”
Nothing gives him more satisfaction, he said, than giving his customers a perfect finished product.
“I love it and they love it,” he said. “You can be creative and get something particularly just for you, and take the time to do something nice for yourself. It’s really something to see because a lot of these guys I feel didn’t know who they were before the suit, but then they get it and they really admire themselves. You have to be there to actually see it.”
Being in the Village neighborhood, he says, sweetens the deal.
“I specifically put my business here five years ago because I had a good feeling about it and I knew it was an untapped area in Downtown,” he said. “We have great people here and I can see this neighborhood coming into its own.”
DeCarlos Bespoke is located at 411 Monmouth St. For more information, visit DeCarlosBespoke.com or call 201-216-0770.
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Photography by Mike McNamara
www.photobymac.com