On September 6th, 2019, Art House Productions’ JC Fridays will be holding its seasonal multi-arts festival--featuring art events that take place in restaurants, galleries, stores, and event spaces in almost every neighborhood in Jersey City. All events are free and open to the public. As one of the preeminent art scenes in the tri-state area, […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council, and the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs are excited to announce that the Rotunda Gallery Fall Group Exhibition is now on display! An opening reception will be held on Tuesday, September 10, from 6:00 – 8:00 pm in the City Hall Rotunda, 3rd […]
Back to School Picnic in Jersey City September 13 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Hamilton Park, Jersey City http://jcfamilies.com/event/back-to-school-picnic-in-jersey-city/
Fall 2019 Open House Sunday, September 15 1:00 – 7:00 PM Mana Contemporary 888 Newark Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07306 Mana Contemporary’s Fall 2019 Open House is September 15. The entire Jersey City campus is activated with open studios, live performances, and exhibitions. View works by Andy Warhol, Dan Flavin, John Chamberlain, and more. Join us […]
Come see the show I curated at Barrow Mansion: "neighborhood". Last chance to see it on September 20th from 6 to 9 PM. Also you get a tour of the Mansion! Art. Tasty Bites from local restaurants. Tours. Bowling. Live Music with Jack Breslin. Bring your QR code reader and scan info for Jenna Toulantis, […]
“Les Bohémiens bourgeois” – an evening that will be an homage to Expressionism, to the bizarre and other-worldly. Inspired by ideologies of Salvador Dali, the Rothschilds and a touch of the Occult, we believe the best way to understand the worlds only they knew, is to emulate it ourselves. Devoting the night to a 6 […]
Celebrate the heart of art in New Jersey during JCAST - the state’s premier arts festival, October 3 - 6, 2019. Check out miles of art events across the entire city, plus kids’ activities, curated art tours, performances, music and more! Start at the JCAST HQ, near the Newport PATH stop, grab a map and […]
This Saturday, October 12th is the second annual Arts on the Hudson Fest at Hamilton Park in Jersey City. Join us from 12-6pm as we celebrate the arts in Jersey City with a selection of local musicians, painters, vendors, food trucks, and more! The event is free and benefits local arts non profit Arts on […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council, and the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs are excited to announce that the Rotunda Gallery October Group Exhibition "Hispanic Heritage Month" is on display as part of the 29th Annual Jersey City Art & Studio Tour! An opening reception will be held on Friday, October […]
Saturday, October 19, 2019, 3–5 PM Theater, Floor 1 Mana Contemporary 888 Newark Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07306 RSVP For the first in a series of fashion conversations led by threeASFOUR, the trio of transnational artists focuses on 3D printing and technology in fashion. threeASFOUR are joined by multidisciplinary designer Travis Fitch and Julia Koerner, and Naomi Kaempfer, creative director […]
Love Song by John Kolvenbach Comes to J City Theater at Barrow Mansion Beane (William Franke) is an exile from life – an oddball. His live wire sister (Sandy Cockrell) and brother-in-law (Clay Cockrell) try to make time for him in their busy lives, but are rarely able to pierce his protective bubble. Following a […]
Created and performed by Paul Pinto, 15 Photos is a physical song cycle inspired by visual and written improvisations on aging, masculinity, medieval epics, death, and love. The intimate production incorporates various technological and theatrical elements. Pinto enlists his own body as character, set, and instrument in a multidisciplinary exploration of performance at large. Presented […]
Jersey City Theater Center 339 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07302 (201) 795-5386 Join JCTC as we celebrate National Native American Heritage Month this November with the opening of the exhibition by Jack Crying Raven Anderson curated by Atim Annette Oton of Calabar Gallery. Meet with Ramapough Lenape Nation artist who is a member of […]
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.
