“Blue Collar Boys” is an independent, feature film about a struggling working-class family. The film was shot in several New Jersey towns spanning both Middlesex and Monmouth counties. Written and directed by Mark Nistico, a native from Old Bridge, “Blue Collar Boys” has just been awarded the Best Micro-Budget Feature Film Award at the 2011 Toronto Film Festival. The film is currently traveling the film festival circuit and will be making it’s way back to the tri-state area in December. “Blue Collar Boys” will screen at the New York New Filmmaker’s Film Festival on December 12 at 9:00 PM. The screening will take place at The Anthology Cinema located at 32 2nd Ave at 2nd Street in downtown Manhattan. All who attend will receive a DVD of the “Behind the Scenes- Making of the Film.” A reception will follow the Q and A with the actors and filmmaker. Tickets are just $6.00 and can be purchased at the door. You can view a trailer of “Blue Collar Boys” at the following link:
Posts in category ANJ Art
ARTsee Open Studio Tour
Announcing the ARTsee Open Studio Tour : BERNARDS TOWNSHIP AND BERNARDSVILLE area artists open their studio doors to the public for the first ever ARTsee Open Studio Tour on October 2nd from 10 AM to 4PM.
On Sunday, October 2nd, twenty-four of the area’s finest artists will participate in the first ARTsee Open Studio Tour. The artists will open their private studios to the public, and the Farmstead Arts center will also host a number of artists in its gallery and studio spaces. The Tour is a perfect opportunity to visit the studios of painters, potters, jewelers, photographers, weavers and more. Be prepared for the unexpected, as artists’ studios are just as likely to be found in living spaces as they are above garages and in basements.
“In Bernardsville and Bernards Township, there are artists living and working all around us. As the presence of galleries expand in our towns, you no longer have to travel to New York to attend a gallery opening,” explains co-founder Caren Frost Olmsted. “You can walk a few blocks along Maple Avenue or drive through Bernardsville to see new artwork and mingle with artists and art enthusiasts. It is a vibrant time for the arts in our community.”
With studios located throughout picturesque Bernardsville and Bernards Township, this FREE, self-paced tour is the perfect way for visitors to spend a leisurely autumn Sunday. No reservations required – just come and enjoy. Rain or shine. Sunday, October 2nd, 10 am- 4pm.
To download the FREE map for the ARTsee Open Studio Tour and read more about its participating artists, visit www.ARTseeTour.com or call Caren Frost Olmsted at 908-208-7516.
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Karaoke/Open Mic Stars
If you love to perform karaoke or open mic then check this out…
We’ll be holding auditions every Wednesday at “Castaway’s at Sunset Bay” in North Wildwood,NJ 400 E. Spruce Ave.
Openstage performances are broadcast live over the internet for viewer voting.
Winners will receive “Cash Prizes” and host your very own “Online Talen Show”
for mor info tune in :”fun 106.7″
log onto: www.tastystartv.com
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Summer Verses Winter
Cookies and lemonade on the Jersey shore
Summer is the time
When the weather is sublime
Nothing like a porch at the Jersey shore
To let one enjoy the season even more!
Or perhaps you love it cold
After the snow has taken hold
Logs in the fireplace
A time when hot cocoa will bring a smile to your face!
Buy Art, Help Haiti
Local artists as well as student artists are coming together to help Haiti. After the devastating earthquake 100 artists are donating their work to the Brassworks Gallery, in Montclair, in order to raise money. All works are $50.00 each and 100% of the proceeds are going directly to an organization of your choice: Drs. Without Boarders, The Red Cross, or Partners in Health.
This great event will be heald on January 31st from 2 to 5 p.m. The Brassworks Gallery is located at 105 Grove Street. There will be live music, snacks and beverages! No cash or credit cards will be taken, only checks, so bring your checkbook!
Help restore, rejuvenate and replenish Haiti. Donate money and get a great piece of art all in one shot!
Gordley and Gallery 51
www.gallery51.org
Scott Gordley a professor, author, musician, and artist is nothing short but a local phenomenon. Gordley is a professor and chair for the Art and Design department at Montclair State University. He has a love for jazz and an incredible amount of talent when it comes to the medium of painting. Gordley is currently exhibiting his work at Gallery 51, located on Church Street in Montclair. His “Family Portraits” have been getting a great amount of attention. Gordley has illustrated for Time, Esquire, Reader’s Digest, Newsday, along with other major companies. A retrospective of Gordley’s work was featured in Vienna in 1999 and had two exhibitions open in NYC in 2004. Gordley has received many awards for his work and most recently had a solo exhibition at the Apollo Theatre in NYC showing his “Legends of Jazz” series which brings together his love for Jazz greats as well as his obvious artistic talent. Gordley is doing nothing short but keeping NJ awesome! His work will be shown in Montclair until Nov. 1. Check it out before it’s gone!
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