Carl Croce

The monthly series will begin with an open mic at 7:30pm. Anyone wishing to perform music, comedy, poetry, dance or any other performing art is encouraged to participate by signing up at 7pm on the night of the show. Every effort will be made to give all a chance to perform. Featured artist Carl Croce will perform at 9pm. Open mic will resume after his set.

Singer-Songwriter, Carl Croce, is a big man with a big voice, a big guitar and the heart to match. His music is an eclectic mix of Blues, Jazz, Folk, Country, American Songbook Standards, Western Swing, and his own songs.
Carl Croce has performed in many venues in NY and NJ, and is a fixture at the N J Folk Project and the tri-state area Jazz, Blues, and Blue Grass scene.

Café ZED will take place at the NJAI studio, 495 Prospect Avenues – Essex Green on the Courtyard, just ‘follow the art’ down the walkway to the AMC Cinema entrance and turn right at the new mural into the courtyard.
7pm – 11pm. Admission $8; free for NJAI members

For more information on Café ZED or for featured musician submissions please contact MC, Tom Picard at 848.219.1868 or Shari at 201.306.8744 or by emailing CafeZedHead@gmail.com

Crushed

Opening reception January 12, 2012 – 7pm – 10pm
The Incubator gallery is open Saturdays from 2pm – 7pm and by appointment
Info: www.njai.org, for appointments contact Jean Claude Dominique at 862/250-4393

Exhibit closes March 23, 2012

Crushed

“HAITI: 01-12-2010 WE REMEMBER” honors a country that was taken by surprise when an earthquake hit and reminds the world of the horrific disaster. The actual footage and pictures from the aftermath will never escape our minds. “HAITI: 01-12-2010 WE REMEMBER” is to be used to record and engrave this horror as part of the Haitian history and as a reminder to all of what happened and what needs to be done to prevent such a disaster from occurring at such a magnitude in the future. Hundreds of thousands of our brothers and sisters lost their lives not only because of the earthquake but due to a lack of Haiti’s preparedness, a solid infrastructure, and vision.

“HAITI: 01-12-2010 WE REMEMBER” will be on display starting Thursday, January 12th and will run through March 23rd at the New Jersey Arts Incubator Gallery located at 495 Prospect Avenue, Essex Green on the Courtyard. Just ‘follow the art’ down the walkway to the AMC Cinema entrance and turn right at the beautiful mural. Opening reception will take place on Thursday, January 12th from 7 – 10pm. The Incubator Gallery is open Saturdays from 2pm – 7pm and by appointment. For appointments call Jean Claude Dominique at 862/250-4393.

Artists whose work is featured in “HAITI: 01-12-2010 WE REMEMBER” include Jerry M.C. Georges, Jean P. Blaise, Mona Coichy Haigler, Gracie Xavier, Jean Richard Coachy, Francisco Gervais, Joseph Thony Moise, Auguste Isaac “Zaak”, Jean Claude Dominique and Marino Jean-Louis.

The Incubator Gallery presents a year-round schedule of changing exhibitions devoted to contemporary arts. The mission of the Incubator Gallery is to curate and present the work of emerging and established New Jersey artists with a commitment to providing exhibition programming with depth and relevance to multiple disciplinary perspectives and a diverse community audience. In particular, the gallery strives to provide an environment dedicated to inspiration and culture enrichment.

The New Jersey Arts Incubator’s mission is the economic development of artists and arts organizations in New Jersey through technical assistance, employment, marketing, programming, performance, and education in an effort to support, sustain, and promote viable arts agencies to act as economic drivers in communities across the State of New Jersey.

On January 12, 2010, Haiti was hit by a catastrophic earthquake that killed and injured hundreds of thousands. Many times that number both in Haiti and in the New Jersey metropolitan area were permanently affected by the devastation.

Dominique remembers, “My family and I were glued to the television around the clock; the images were horrific. We could not believe what we were seeing — it was surreal … I don’t think they’ll ever know how many people died.”

Dominique, who was born in Port-Au-Prince and came to the United States as a 13 year old, forces himself to watch tapes of the horrific events, sometimes until the wee hours of the morning. “It’s a hard subject, but art helps make sense of the tragedy,” he said. “I believe as artists we have to make strong statements.”

The West Orange-based artist belongs to a group of Haitian-born artists called the “Ayitistik,” Creole for Haiti and artistic. The group grew out of a call for artists put out by Marcial Bonhomme of the LAMBI Fund for Haiti, an eight-year-old nonprofit based both in the United States and Haiti. LAMBI is dedicated to the sustainable rebuilding of Haiti and is a co-presenter of this exhibit at the Incubator.

Dominique was among the Haitian-born artists who answered Bonhomme’s call. “Ten of us had 110 paintings in a major show at the Summit Medical Center,” Dominique said. After the success of the show, the artists created Ayitistik, and Dominique presented this challenge: paint works specifically about the earthquake.

Last year, Dominique went to Carol Berman of Livingston, the executive director of the Incubator, with the idea for an exhibit there, “She welcomed us with open arms.”

Dominique and his fellow artists are driven by the need for remembrance. “The problems continue, but Haiti is not in the forefront anymore,” Dominique said. “We want to make certain people remember every year.”

There is another force driving Ayitistik — proceeds from the sale of the canvases will partially underwrite members going to Haiti and connect them with groups that work to heal children through art.

Dominique’s own vibrantly colored canvases will be among the approximately 40 works that will be on view at the Incubator. His works both capture the terrible loss and give hope for rebirth.

“I watched footage of a truck dumping bodies into a mass grave,” Dominique said. In one of his works titled, “In Memory of Those Who Perished,” the artist represents the dead going to that mass grave. But there is also sense of the earth opening to receive them. The bodies are set against a brilliant field of blue — as if heaven is receiving them, too.

In “Destruction, Death and Rebirth,” two stylized figures of pregnant women cast their eyes downward in grief. Rooted in the earth, their bodies form a heart of hope and the future.

Dominique and all of the artists look to the future and rebuilding a stronger Haiti, “This is part of our history; it will not go away .. I don’t know how long it will take, but we must make a difference. Hundreds of thousands of our brothers and sisters lost their lives not only because of the earthquake but due to a lack of Haiti’s preparedness, a solid infrastructure, and vision.”

The presenting artists are Jerry M.C. Georges, Jean P. Blaise, Mona Coichy Haigler, Gracie Xavier, Jean Richard Coachy, Francisco Gervais, Joseph Thony Moise, Auguste Isaac “Zaak”, Jean Claude Dominique and Marino Jean-Louis.

There is an opening reception for “Haiti: 01-12-2010 We Remember” on Thursday, Jan. 12 from 7 to 10 p.m. The Incubator gallery will be open every Saturday from 2 to 7 p.m. for the run of the show and by appointment: call (862) 250-4393. The gallery is at 495 Prospect Avenue, Essex Green at the shopping center’s top level. Walk along the courtyard between Petco and Panera’s and turn right at the AMC Cinema mural. See New Jersey Arts Incubator for more information and directions.

Carol Ann Solbello

Most familiar to folk audiences as a founding member of the female trio RED MOLLY, Carolann Solebello returned to solo performance in August 2010 after six years with the band. She has three full-length Red Molly CDs to her credit, including James (2010), which peaked at #4 on the Americana chart, and Love and Other Tragedies (2008), which spent ten weeks in the Americana Top 15. Carolann’s song “Summertime” was #1 on the Folk DJ chart in July 2008. Carolann has three solo CDs to her credit, and is currently touring in support of her 2011 release, Threshold.

Café ZED will take place at the NJAI studio, 495 Prospect Avenue – Essex Green on the Courtyard, just ‘follow the art’ down the walkway to the AMC Cinema entrance and turn right at the new mural into the courtyard.

7pm – 11pm. Admission $8; free for NJAI members

For more information on Café ZED or for featured musician submissions please contact MC, Tom Picard at 848.219.1868 or Shari at 201.306.8744 or by emailing CafeZedHead@gmail.com

www.carolannsolebello.com

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Max Back 2, oil on canvas, 36

Ring has been the recipient of numerous grants and awards for her fine art, such as a Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation/NEA Fellowship Award, and a New York Foundation for the Arts Artists’ Fellowship Award. Her paintings and drawings have been exhibited at The Drawing Center, New York, N.Y., The Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, N.Y., Gallery Henoch, New York, N.Y., and P.S. 122 Gallery, New York, N.Y., among others. Her work is included in prominent public collections such as Prudential Insurance, Coca Cola, Phillip Morris, and others. Ring’s works were recently shown at the “Pale Language” show at the Incubator Gallery.

Ring is a graduate of Syracuse University School of Visual and Performing Arts and currently she is an MFA candidate in painting at The University of the Arts , Philadelphia, Pa., where she was nominated for the Robert Motherwell Foundation Dedalus Award in Painting. Ring is the co-creator and artist for the blog, www.jellypress.com: Old recipes, Modern Life.

“What You Get Is To Be Changed” will be on display starting Friday, November 18th and will run through December 18th at the New Jersey Arts Incubator Gallery located at 495 Prospect Avenue, Essex Green on the Courtyard. Just ‘follow the art’ down the walkway to the AMC Cinema entrance and turn right at the beautiful mural. Opening reception will take place on Friday, November 18th from 6 – 8pm. The Incubator Gallery is open Saturdays and Sundays by appointment. 973/669-0602

www.nancygailring.com

The monthly series will begin with an open mic at 7:30pm. Anyone wishing to perform music, comedy, poetry, dance or any other performing art is encouraged to participate by signing up at 7pm on the night of the show. Every effort will be made to give all a chance to perform. Featured artist Laible Ben Moshe will perform at 9pm. Open mic will resume after his set.

All performers are welcome and encouraged to participate with music, comedy, poetry, dance…
Spearheading one of the latest trends in Jewish music, Laible Ben Moshe’s music is highly diversified and spans the range from country, folk, blues and rock to chazonos in a very original form. Laible is a virtuoso guitarist and the lead vocalist of the BAAL T’SHUVA BOOGIE BAND, which he founded 15 years ago upon his arrival into Yiddishkeit. Before that he was known as Michael Loren, a highly successful and sought after entertainer on radio and television. Laible hasopened for such notable acts as Jackie Mason and Shlomo Carlebach and has appeared at major outdoor events such as the Israeli Day Parade in Central Park.
Café ZED will take place at the NJAI studio, 495 Prospect Avenues – Essex Green on the Courtyard, just ‘follow the art’ down the walkway to the AMC Cinema entrance and turn right at the new mural into the courtyard.

7pm – 11pm. Admission $8; free for NJAI members
For more information on Café ZED or for featured musician submissions please contact MC, Tom Picard at 848.219.1868 or Shari at 201.306.8744 or by emailing CafeZedHead@gmail.com
www.njai.org
laiblebenmoshe.com

The Theater Project, Union County College’s Professional Theater Company, will perform a showcase of original one-act plays by local playwrights from The Theater Project’s Writers’ Workshop one weekend only on November 10-12.

This year’s Kabaret also includes the first prize winner of The Theater Project’s annual Young Playwrights Competition. Inclusion of “The Tangerine Dress” by Janine Puhak of Cranford forwards The Theater Project’s mission to develop the next generation of theater-goers and practitioners. Janine Puhak attends Mount Saint Mary Academy in Watchung.

The seven adult authors come from all over the state: “Feet First” by Joe Vitale (Denville), “Coda” by Rachel Rubin Ladutke (Nutley), “Thought Police” by Ed Lataro (Point Pleasant), “Til She Drops” by Shane Mullery (Princeton), “Love on Route 27” by Jewel Seehaus-Fisher (Highland Park), “Under the Elephant” by Ed Shakespeare (Lavalette), and “Recycling Day” by Pete Ernst (Palisades Park). All the authors are members of The Theater Project’s Playwrights Workshop, which also presents script-in-hand performances of original full-length plays.

Reservations are recommended but not required. For more information, contact The Theater Project at (908) 809-8865 or by email at THEATERPROJECT@aol.com
Additional information is available at www.TheTheaterProject.org or www.NJAI.org .

We are excited to present the multi-talented Michael Reitman. Michael takes center stage, Saturday at 9:30pm. He will play original songs and covers, in styles ranging from blues to folk. Reitman has a captivating musical style and we recommend that you join us to see for yourself. We are sure that you, along with many others, will become a “Reitman Fan”. Well known in the Montclair community, he has played at Isabel Rose Cafe at Montclair Public Library, Tapastry Restaurant, and is now MC at a new Open Mic at Hat City .

Open Mic & Pot Luck Dessert Party to follow.
All performers are welcome and encouraged to participate with music, comedy, poetry, dance…


Café ZED will take place at the NJAI studio, 495 Prospect Avenues – Essex Green on the Courtyard, just ‘follow the art’ down the walkway to the AMC Cinema entrance and turn right at the new mural into the courtyard. 9:30PM. Admission $8; free for NJAI members
For more information on Café ZED or for featured musician submissions please contact Tom Picard at 848/219-1868.