Each week, we present 5 storytellers who share their own personal stories based on this weeks theme. All you have to do is log on and listen along! This week's theme is FOODIES 2: We'll share stories of culture, cooking disasters, and family dinners! Co-hosted by Speranza Theatre Company. Advance registration required to receive the […]
Don't let social distancing keep you from enjoying live comedy! Our shows give you the full comedy club experience from the comfort of your home. Art House presents an hour of live, interactive Stand Up Comedy on Saturday, May 30 at 8:00pm EST on Zoom. CORY KAHANEY (America's Got Talent) JOE LARSON | KATIE […]
The Kennedy Dancers invite you to join our FREE Live Online Zoom Classes! Mon-Thurs from 3:30PM -7:15PM -now extended thru June 15th. We have a selection of dance classes available for all ages and experience levels.
JC Fridays began in the summer of 2006 and is a seasonal arts festival in Jersey City, New Jersey presented by Art House Productions. JC Fridays features art events that take place in restaurants, galleries, stores, and event spaces in almost every neighborhood of our great city. On June 5, Art House Productions will celebrate […]
The Kennedy Dancers premiere their Live 40th Anniversary Celebration performance of “Jersey City Follies” on JCETV on Sunday, June 7th at 9:00PM and 10:30PM. Diane Dragone announced that the one time performance of Jersey City Follies will be aired on JCETV/Verizon Channel 43 (North Jersey Region) and Comcast (Jersey City) on Channel 97 at 9:00PM […]
The Kennedy Dancers Celebrate 40 years as a Cultural Institution in Jersey City, New Jersey by presenting "The Jersey City Follies". A Live Show featuring Vaudeville performers including local politicians and Professional Dancers as well as a tribute to Burlesque Legend, Hope Diamond. (Also known as Leona Beldini in her current life). Diane Dragone Hosts […]
Theme: PRIDE Party Harmonica Sunbeam will host 4 rounds of bingo online using Zoom. As in regular bingo, you can use the same board for all 4 games or buy more to increase your odds! Each round winner gets a prize, with a cash prize for the final round! Boards will be emailed after registration. […]
From the makers of Jersey City's family favorite, JC Summer Arts, Nimbus brings you our newest youth program. This 4-week interactive, online learning camp taught by JC Summer Arts Teaching Artists, immerses youth participants in health and wellness, including meditation, gardening, arts & crafts. Every day culminates in a meditation and yoga practice designed to […]
Admission is free; a donation would be greatly appreciated. Advance registration required to receive the Zoom link. See below for Zoom login instructions. This week's theme is Salute to the Service Industry: Calling all current and former waiters, housekeepers, hosts, dishwashers, and delivery drivers! Share tales from these often thankless jobs as you finally get […]
Shakespeare-At brings world class theater to Jersey City. Check out their New Radio Series, which launches July 1st! Shakespeare@ Home is a new ongoing project of classic drama in ‘radio’ format. Conceived as an homage to the heyday of serialized radio drama of the 1930s and 40s, Shakespeare@ Home delivers the same acclaimed tradition of […]
Hello Kennedy Dancers Family! While we are unfortunately still unable to open our doors for regular classes, we are very excited to announce that we will be continuing our Online Zoom Dance Class Videos through our Virtual Summer Dance Camp Program. We are also taking donations to continue providing FREE online Zoom Classes. Since March […]
Harmonica Sunbeam will host 4 rounds of bingo online using Zoom. Donations are greatly appreciated. As in regular bingo, you can use the same board for all 4 games or buy more to increase your odds! Boards will be emailed after registration. Registration closes when all boards sell out. Each round winner gets a prize, […]
The Conference on Movement and Computing, hosted by Rutgers University in collaboration with Mana Contemporary, aims to gather academics and practitioners interested in the computational study, modelling, representation, segmentation, recognition, classification, or generation of movement information. The Conference is positioned within emerging interdisciplinary domains between art and science. In its seventh iteration, the Conference will […]
Join us for the first Bloom Virtual Summit, four days of workshops, 7/16 -7/19, networking and performances -- all to support women artists of color through COVID-19. Bloom is the annual fundraiser for In Full Color, our award-winning theatrical event featuring women of color sharing their stories, in their own voices. We are preparing for […]
Dog Days of Summer - Join us for a paw-ty celebrating the heat of summer! Grab your sunglasses, bring your favorite pooch, and play Bingo! Harmonica Sunbeam will host 4 rounds of bingo online using Zoom. As in regular bingo, you can use the same board for all 4 games or buy more to increase […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council, the Office of Cultural Affairs were honored to commemorate The Chadian Independence today Friday, August 11, 2023. The Chadian Community of New Jersey has directly contributed to the diversity and positive growth of Jersey City in various fields, including education, entrepreneurship, government as well as all aspects of life throughout the United States and abroad. Today the City of Jersey City and members of the Chadian community commemorate this day August 11, 2023 by proudly displaying the flags of the United States and the Republic of Chad together, high above City Hall in recognition of the socially adopted culture and ethnic diversity of our community of Jersey City.
The Republic of Chad is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the southwest, Nigeria to the to the southwest (at Lake Chad), and Niger to the west. Chad has a population of 16 million, of which 1.6 million live in the capital and largest city N’Djamena.
Beginning in the 7th millennium BC, human populations moved into the Chadian basin in great numbers. By the end of the 1st millennium AD, a series of states and empires had risen and fallen in Chad’s Sahelian strip, each focused on controlling the trans-Saharan trade routes that passed through the region. France conquered the territory by 1920 and incorporated it as part of French Equatorial Africa. In 1960, Chad obtained independence under the leadership of François Tombalbaye. Resentment towards his policies in the Muslim north culminated in the eruption of a long-lasting civil war in 1965. In 1979 the rebels conquered the capital and put an end to the South’s hegemony. The rebel commanders then fought amongst themselves until Hissène Habré defeated his rivals. The Chadian–Libyan conflict erupted in 1978 by the Libyan invasion which stopped in 1987 with a French military intervention (Operation Épervier). Hissène Habré was overthrown in turn in 1990 by his general Idriss Déby. With French support, a modernization of the Chad National Army was initiated in 1991. From 2003, the Darfur crisis in Sudan spilt over the border and destabilized the nation. While many political parties participated in Chad’s legislature, the National Assembly, power laid firmly in the hands of the Patriotic Salvation Movement during the presidency of Idriss Déby. After President Déby was killed by FACT rebels in April 2021, the Transitional Military Council led by his son Mahamat Déby assumed control of the government and dissolved the Assembly. Chad remains plagued by political violence and recurrent attempted coups d’état.
Today’s flag raising reflects the camaraderie built between the United States and Republic of Chad and our enduring love for freedom, liberty and democracy that today the world is still inspired by.
