Anyone who stopped by last year’s Mac and Cheese fundraiser for the 4th Street Art & Music Festival will most certainly want to know about MAC2. And if you couldn’t make it last year, now’s your chance to EAT AND VOTE!

Come on out, eat some great food, and support our friends from 4th Street Arts.

Check out this awesome Q&A with Marc, Sophie and Anne from the Jersey Journal.

Sunday, September 26, 2010
2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
$5 at the door

190 Christopher Columbus Dr. (@ Jersey Ave.)

Celebrate Winter with a Chili Cook-Off

Residents and Restaurants Compete for the Title of “Best Chili in Chilltown”
Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ Parlay Studios 161 2nd Street, Downtown Jersey City

(Jersey City, NJ—February 2010)—What’s better in winter than a big ‘ole bowl of steaming hot chili? A whole TON of chili, that’s what! On Sunday, February 21, 2010, 4th Street Arts is heating up the community with a Chili Cook-Off, featuring more than 10 chefs who will be practicing their hand at one of America’s most beloved spicy dishes. The event will take place at the newly opened Parlay Studios, 161 2nd Street (at Provost) in downtown Jersey City, NJ. Doors open at 2 pm, with judging starting around 4 pm, and wrapping at 6 pm. Proceeds to benefit the 4th Street Arts & Music Festival, taking place on October 2, 2010.

Similarly to last year’s tasty and wildly successful 4th Street Arts Mac & Cheese Bake-Off, the Chili Cook-Off will be a multi-layered event with competitors in two categories: area restaurants ($50 to enter) or individual, chili aficionados ($20 to enter). The two categories will be judged separately:

1) by a panel of “celebrity” judges, including Jersey City Councilman Steve Fulop, Pete Genovese of the Star Ledger, Michelle Weber of NEW Magazine and The Jersey City Independent, and Program Coordinator at the Jersey City Museum Brendan Carroll; and

2) via general popular vote. Attendees will pay a nominal $5 fee to taste the various spicy concoctions and vote on their favorite ones. Winners in the restaurant category will receive free ad space in NEW Magazine, Jersey City’s guide to culture, lifestyle, and the arts, as well as other surprises. Individual chefs will receive a free year-long membership to the Jersey City Museum, in addition to fun bonuses.

Other features for the event include:

• Mission:Remission—The not for profit organization dedicated to cancer research and awareness will have a table selling grub and art works in support of their cause.
• Not Yo Mama’s Affairs—This local production group will have corn bread and other related treats for sale to promote the upcoming Not Yo Mama’s Craft Fair, taking place at Parlay Studios on April 17. Music and More—Chill tunes to be spun by DJ Chuck Daly and more!

Special thanks to the Jersey City Museum and NEW Magazine for providing prizes for the winners. Thank you also to Sam Adams for donating beer for the event. This year, Sam Adams celebrates their 25th Anniversary in producing fine American brew.

About 4th Street Arts: 4th Street Arts is a local organization that hosts a variety of neighborhood events in support of the annual 4th Street Arts & Music Festival and 4th Street Arts Fund. The Festival is an annual event, held in tandem with the Artists’ Studio Tour in Downtown Jersey City, designed to celebrate the area’s creative community. This open forum allows residents to gather to view the latest works of the city’s finest artists and artisans and listen to up-and-coming bands while learning more about what the thriving localarts public has to offer. The Festival truly brings the neighborhood together and provides unprecedented exposure for businesses and artists alike. The 4th Street Arts Fund benefits a local child or youth group related to arts or music.

About Parlay Studios: Located minutes from the Grove Street Path station in downtown Jersey City, Parlay Studios is a brand new space that doubles as a photography and film studio and a massive event venue. At 13,000 square feet, Parlay is the perfect canvas for a variety of needs. For more information, visit parlaystudios.com.

Event Lineup

5:30 pm – Manouche Bag (Featuring Mattias Gustaffson – gtr, vox, kazoo, Jim Kaz – gtr, Joe Bussey – upright bass Bryan Beninghove – melodica, saxophones)

7:20 pm –  Films by Joel Friedrich and Pat Byrne

8:00 pm - Fashion Show by Another Man’s Treasure
http://www.amtvintageblog.blogspot.com

8:20 pm - Slow Learner –
http://www.myspace.com/slowlearnerjc

9:00 pm – Thomas Francis Takes His Chances
http://www.myspace.com/thomasfrancistakeshischances

Left: Actual Village Sign from the 1970s. Right: Bands rock last year's 4th Street Art & Music Festival Festival in Jersey City

It still amazes me that  prior to last year, my only experience with the 4th Street Art & Music Festival was hearing the unmistakable rumble of live music reverberating down Second Street on a random weekend afternoon each Fall. As quickly as it appeared, the next day, it was gone. Something cool was happening in my neighborhood  -  I just had absolutely no clue what it was. Perhaps it was the party of all parties, and I was just too uncool to be slid an invite. No matter, there’s always next year.

In September 2008, days before the Jersey City Artist’s Studio Tour, Mike “Mac” McNamara, one of the head honchos with the 4th Street Festival, showed up at our Village Neighborhood Association meeting. He introduced himself, and invited the VNA to set up our tent at their festival. I liked this guy, and I was intrigued to see for myself what had eluded me for so long.

It turns out this wasn’t a private party, and you didn’t need a special invitation to attend. Hell, someone so lacking in cool as myself seemed to fit right in. This thing had everything – great music, food, funky art, and my kids had a blast. And the shocker? I was standing right in the middle of Fourth Street, in the heart of The Village. How is this happening?

As the day unfolded, I quickly realized that Mac, and his trusted partner in crime, Marc Caterina, were on to something here. With the demolition of 111 First Street, once the home of the Jersey City arts scene, the arts movement of Jersey City had splintered and found new homes, many of which are store fronts and commercial spaces right here in The Village.

Is this cultural shrapnel a future blueprint for The Village neighborhood? Why not? The live poultry and meat markets that so notably served the needs of this neighborhood for nearly a century, are all but gone now. Yet the infrastructure of street-level store fronts and even larger commercial spaces remain. The Village is a perfect setting for displaced artists to put down roots  - a place where  the growth of culture and community becomes inevitable.

Some Background

A converted firehouse becomes the heart of Fourth Street

It is no accident that one such space has become the home of the 4th Street Festival. This converted century-old firehouse at 371 Fourth Street, home to Mac’s street level photography studio, has serious connections to Jersey City’s cultural past.

Franc Palaia, artist and owner of 371 Fourth Street, purchased the former firehouse in 1988, and his impact on the Jersey City art scene was felt soon after. In 1989, in collaboration with several downtown artists, Franc began the same Jersey City Studio Artist’s Tour that touts the 4th Street Festival as one of its major attractions. This same group of artists banded together soon afterwards to form Pro Arts, a non-profit group whose mission is to support and promote local Jersey City artists.

With Jersey City as his backdrop and Fourth Street as his home, Franc soon put together a group of artists and began the city-wide mural project, painting murals, exhibiting, and curating in local spaces. The large Columbus Street mural is one such example.

Although his move from Jersey City to Poughkeepsie, New York has been a gradual one (Franc still maintains a Pied-a-Terre apartment in the building), the vacancy of his studio space and the groundwork he forged set the stage for further cultural growth on Fourth Street.

Some Foreground

Mike McNamara watches over the festival.

There is no playbook when it comes to organizing civic and cultural events, especially in the city of Jersey City. The success and outcome of any endeavor is solely the result of the will and determination of those who have chosen to invest in it. These type of events don’t just happen on their own. For Mac, Marc, and the entire 4th Street crew, it is damn near a “Calling”.

In 2004, Mac signed up to participate in the Jersey City Artist’s Studio Tour. His street level studio was perfect. So perfect in fact,  that he decided to invite a few bands. It became a party, and marked the beginning of a new chapter for Fourth Street. Six years years later, with a roster of over 40 artists and nearly 20 bands, the festival has brought exposure to The Village in ways I’m sure Mac had never intended.

Working together

Last winter, as we were kicking around ideas for The Village Neighborhood Association’s first annual Spring event, location was an obvious concern. Unlike the Van Vorst Park and Hamilton Park neighborhoods, we lacked that physical center and focal point that defines their identities. Sure, Mary Benson Park is nearby, but its current condition and the fact that its primary use is punctuated by the baseball field smack in its middle,  does not make it the most ideal location.

Remembering how I felt as I stood on Fourth Street last Fall, I knew exactly whom I should call. Mac not only welcomed our event to Fourth Street, which exploded into the monstrous Village Art and Flea Market, but 4th Street Arts became an official supporter. As a steadfast liason between city agencies, Mac had not only helped us secure our neccessary permits and licenses, but  he became that all important bridge between The Village and the emerging arts community.

Following the success of The Village Art and Flea Market, Mac offered the VNA the opportunity to become an official supporter of this year’s 4th Street Art and Music Festival. I happily agreed. Check out all the details about the festival on their mini-site, which is proudly designed and hosted on jcvillage.org

The (Re)branding of The Village

The rebranding of a neighborhood is not a singular event. It takes time and persistence. Over the past few decades, The Village name has all but disappeared from the Jersey City vocabulary. But that has to change. As The Village slowly redefines itself with events such as the 4th Street Art  & Music Festival, the historical significance of an area must continue to be embraced as a community looks to redefine its future.

One small moment during last year’s festival stands out for me personally, and really illustrates the impact of establishing a neighborhood “brand”. At one point during the day, I needed to head back to the house for some supplies. As music filled the late afternoon autumn air, I crossed in front of the stage and rounded the corner of Newark and Fourth Street. Two hipsters with tattoos covering 80% of their bodies were approaching – one remarked to his buddy as they weaved their way through the crowd towards the festival – “They call this neighborhood The Village“. I smiled. That was music to my ears.

The 4th Street Art & Music Festival
Saturday, October 3, 2009
12:00 noon – 10:00 pm

Jersey City, NJ—On Saturday, October 3, 2009, 4th Street Arts, in cooperation with The Village Neighborhood Association and in tandem with the Jersey City Artists’ Studio Tour, will yet again throw the ultimate celebration for creativity—the 4th Street Art & Music Festival. Located at the crossroads of 4th Street, Newark Avenue and Brunswick Street, the Festival will feature an array of local visual artists’ works (from sculpture to paintings to photography); live, interactive pieces; exciting children’s activities; the finest up-and-coming bands New Jersey has to offer; as well as delicious food and refreshing drinks. This year, the Festival is likely to draw more than 1,000 residents, truly bringing the community together while providing unprecedented exposure for businesses and artists alike.

ART

The 4th Street Art & Music Festival will showcase art in all its various formats and in a wide breadth of media.

Highlights include:

• Theme—Festival designer Thomas John Carlson will bring the concept of “growth” to life via painted wall decoration and vibrant displays using vegetation throughout. In an effort to illustrate the organic control of space, Carlson will weed the Festival area and replace the unruly plants with real and painted flowers emphasizing the “gathering” of community, growth of retailers, food we eat (and those who provide it), and expansion of culture through music and art.

• Art for sale—artisans and visual artists will have pieces for sale, ranging from jewelry to photographs to soft goods to paintings. See next page for list of participants.

• Interactive & performance art—Called 2 X Four, this portion of the Festival will consist of two interactive art pieces and two performance art pieces. The interactive portions will feature separate showcases by Kevin Darmanie and Nyugen E. Smith who will satire to reflect on how historical lineage, personal, and social issues impacts identity. Simultaneously Angela KaRIOTis will deliver a work offering insight about our collective histories, greatest ideas, and thinking in new contexts. Another piece will feature an ensemble of musicians from multiple disciplines interpreting the energy generated by the environment through transfer of sound.

• Live art—Opening the artist’s studio for the public eye, artists ranging from various areas of expertise—from fine to street—will each paint a wood panel in their own unique style. In December, the works will be exhibited and sold in the rotunda of City Hall. See next page for list of participating artists.

• Children’s corner—Run by Cara Campoli, this special area dedicated to kids will allow them to let their art skills go wild with chalk, paint, and more. In addition, there will be face painting from 1-5. In addition, Michael Napolitano will perform music. Napolitano teaches at The Blue School in NYC, Music for Aardvarks and runs his own program Preschool of Rock. An advocate of early relationships with music he believes music, song and rhyme aid in literacy development years before formal schooling.

MUSIC

Starting at noon, attendees will get down to groovy tunes, from folk to rock, played from two Festival stages. Line-up includes (subject to change):

THE VILLAGE STAGE

• Any Day Parade

• Frozen Gentlemen

• In Musth

• Bongo Surf

• Manouche Bag

• Knotworking

• One Foot In

• Thomas Francis Takes His Chances

THE WHITE EAGLE STAGE

• Fairmont

• Miss Ohio

• Beacon

• Una Pong

• Andrew Sullivan

• 2 X Four Orchestra

• Angela KaRIOTis

• Natty Adams

• Land of the Look Behind

• Dancing Tony’s DJ Consortium

• Special guests

In between acts (and throughout the Festival), comedy troupe trip-and-fall will entertain the crowd with finely tuned comedic performances, including; live sketch comedy, street art, and just hanging out being funny. Based out of Jersey City, trip-and-fall is made up of best friends, compatriots, and all-around silly duo Sarah Roxanne Shields and Alissa Ahlberg. To learn more about this riot act, visit tripandfallproductions.wordpress.com.

CHARITY

4th Street Arts is pleased to partner with Mission:Remission, a not for profit organization dedicated to cancer research and awareness. Presently they have three pillars supporting cancer related groups: “Support” benefits Gilda Club, helping those living with cancer, as well as their friends and families; “Awareness” benefits Maureen Fund, committed to ovarian cancer awareness and education; and “Research” benefitting the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund dedicated to finding better ways to detect and treat ovarian cancer. Mission:Remission will be hosting a silent auction, featuring artwork and services including a photo series by Steph Caldwell titled “Portrait Of A Lady” (proceeds from this item will benefit the Susan G Komen Foundation, in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month), during the duration of the Festival. For more information, contact Jesse Caldwell at mission.remission@gmail.com.

SPONSORSHIPS

4th Street Arts would like to thank the following sponsors for their generous support: Sabrett, Stephen Roth/Prudential, Lucky 7 Tavern, 327 5th Street Corp., Metropolis Music, Another Man’s Treasure, Christopher Larsen, JC Tattoo Company, Grove Street Bicycles, LITM, The Little Gym, Eyesore Apparel The Jersey City Independent, Skinners Loft, Edwards Steakhouse, Made With Love, Hudson County Art Supply, York Street Tavern, Carmen Rosa Bakery, FJB Comics and Games, Brennan’s Florist, Madame Claude’s Café, 2nd Street Bakery, Abbey’s, Pecarraros, and Carmines.

Information about The Little Gym: A recreational gymnastics and dance center for children from 4 months to 12 years old. Classes include parent/child motor development, preschool gymnastics, dance, sports skills development, and grade school gymnastics for beginners, intermediate and advanced students. For more information, visit thelittlegym.com.

ARTISTS & ARTISANS (list may not be complete)

Lau Gallico Klohe, Sue Gerner, Tunde Cseke, Luca Cusolito (Lollibomb Beauty), Veronica Rosas, Christina Cruz, Sharon Harvey, Teri Sanders, Edmund Derrick, Shanon Dejong, Allison Garguilo (Minor Treat Bakery), Christina Entcheva, Corey Fleming, Kayt Hester, Matt Caputo, Norman Kirby, Mark Megara, Andrea Morin, Debbie Manville, David Reynolds, Paul Kiesche, Kevin Mccarthy, Joe Russo, Ron Erickson, Lynn Presley, Christine Kimmel, Christina Allesi, Debbie Mendel, Grayson Bagwell, Frank Palaia, Joe Chirchirillo, Mike McNamara, Thomas John Carlson, Christopher Silk, Doug Mitchell, Jesse A. Caldwell, The Agitators, Nyugen E. Smith, Mike Mandracchia, Rebecca Feranec, Yvonne Raley Designs , Johanna Wood, Emily August (Go Go Distro), Megan Gulick, Katherine Ramos (Sweet Ruination), Stefanie Flodmand (Howdy Sailor)

Some artisans featured are members of The Jersey City Craft Mafia, the newest addition to the Craft Mafia family—an international organization aimed at promoting artists and alterna-crafters on a local level. Members currently include fine artists and photographers, jewelry and accessory designers, a glass artist, and a beauty goods producer.

LIVE ART PARTICIPANTS (list may not be complete)

Joe Russo, Joe Iurato, Mark Finne, Nathan Lee Pickett, Ellis Gallagher, Cern, Matt Caputo & Norm Kirby, Damon Ginandes, Robots Will Kill, Steve Lew, Gocha Tzisade, Nicholas Forker, Elmer Quiroz, Ken Bastard, Nico Kwan Phillips, Sean Lugo, Darren Defield, David Cooper, Matthew Okpych

BANDS

• Frozen Gentlemen: Frozen Gentlemen likens themselves to the “good” Bee Gees on amphetamines. They mix dance with rock in a way that gets the crowd involved physically and emotionally.

• In Musth: This is how In Musth describes themselves—“Riffs that old people can’t hear. Not keen on repeating ourselves. Ever striving to resolve thin lizzy to ghetto boys, complex machinery to meat ‘n potatoes. We button the top button, tighten our tie and play by the rules in technicolor. Also, for the patient listener, there’s the fifth amendment. Aftertaste of extra-dimensional consciousness and the fanning tail display of male peacocks.”

• Knotworking: An ever-changing cast of musicians who support the voice and songwriting of Edward Gorch, who’s literate songs come from homes in the margins of society. The fall 2009 band line-up features a back-to-basics two guitar, electric bass and drums approach.

• Thomas Francis Takes His Chances: TFTHC is a son, a brother. a friend. a lover, a husband, a grandfather. a cousin, a peeper, a doubter, a little engine that could, a scientist, an inventor, a cat, a gun, a half of a drum, an English muffin, a president, a principle, a saint, a martyr, a human, an animal, an orator, a listener, an aquarium drinker, an inspiration, a hero, but above all the rest “Our Father,” AMEN.

FOOD

The 4th Street Arts & Music Festival will host a collection of delectable food vendors. Among them Glenn Gilliar will provide his gourmet tasties. About participating in this year’s Festival, he says “I grew up with many food allergies and had to learn to cook more for necessity than pleasure. I’m a daring eater and will try almost anything presented to me I haven’t eaten before (as long as I’m not allergic). I love to experiment when cooking but I’ll be featuring my tried and true selections for the festival. All of the selections will be meat or seafood based. My booth will be more focused on quality rather than quantity.”

SPECIAL NOTE

To support this year’s Festival, 4th Street Arts hosted a Mac & Cheese Bake Off on September 13. Twelve chefs participated, including restaurants and home cooks, and more than 250 locals came out as testers. This year’s winners included: Judge’s Restaurant Choice Lamp Post Bar and Grill, Judge’s Individual Choice Judy Nunez, People’s Choice Restaurant Iron Monkey, People’s Individual Choice Rob Castillo, all of whom will enjoy free food and drink at the Festival, compliments of 4th Street Arts. Special thanks to Star Ledger contributor Pete Genovese, Councilman Steve Fulop, and Tony Susco who judged; and Sam Adams for providing beer and White Star Bar for their support.

The bake-off drew over 200 people tonight around the corner at 58 Gallery on Coles Street. “Celebs” and politicos abound. Councilman Fulop was one of the judges, along with “Dancing Tony” Fusco, and I even bumped into Mr. One Jersey City himself, Dan Levin as he snaked his way through the crowd. Peter Genovese from the Star Ledger was also one of the judges, and has a nice write-up on the night, which you can check out here. Everyone knows the perfect companion to macaroni and cheese is beer, which Sam Adams and the White Star Bar so generously donated.

The Village Neighborhood Association is co-supporting the 4th Street Festival, which is held Saturday, October 3, 2009 as part of the annual Jersey City Artist’s Studio Tour. For more information on the festival, follow the 4th street art tab in our menu bar. Mark your calendars, if tonight is any indication, October 3rd is gonna rock. RC

This years Fourth Street Art & Music Festival has an eclectic group of Artists and Performers.  A full day festival taking place Saturday October 4th – Located at 4th Street and Newark Avenue.  As part of the Jersey City Artist Studio Tour the festival feeds off the close locale of many open Artist Studios and Galleries.  These include Madame Claude Cafe, the Brunswick Window, Mary Benson Gallery, Es Oro Gallery, Gallery 58, Abbey’s, White Star, and Metropolis Music. In addition to the massive amount of art on display an array of music will be performed between the hours of Noon and 10pm on the main stage.

This year’s event will have a focus on LIVE ART.  Many artists will be creating pieces over the course of the day.  There will also be projects to participate in for anyone who wishes to do so.

The ConfeSHUNal is an interactive, site-specific sculpture/installation which explores the notion of sin as it relates to the individual. The ConfeSHUNal is a hut-like, free standing sculpture/installation made from found objects and recycled material. The interaction takes place between visitors to the ConfeSHUNal (Sinners), and the Redeemer (NYUGEN E. SMITH, the artist, enclosed and not visible to the Sinner).

ANOTHER MANS TREASURE will again be highlighting outfits from Jersey Cities premier vintage store in a full on fashion performance entitled   ‘Another Man’s Treasure’s Traveling Show’,  MEIKA and WARREN FRANZ create an event that takes the traditional fashion show to a new level.   New to the festival is KATHLEEN FLYNN; a choreographer, dancer, and teacher living in downtown Jersey City.  Her group of modern dancers will perform a section of “Gateway”, which looks at those in-between stages of life and examines our readiness to take on the next task. The 10-minute section will be performed in tennis shoes on the asphalt.

We are very excited to have the PROFESSIONAL SKATEBOARD TEAM – HABITAT performing all day in front of the stage.  NINE LIVES skate shop will be providing the ramps and members of the habitat team will provide the kick flips, grinds, and aerials.  FRED GALL a supporter of the local JC skateboard scene and founding member of habitat will be the highlight of what is sure to be a great show.

MICHAEL MANDRACCHIA will be showing collages & hosting a 4th Street group mind collage. A collective brain collage will be created by end of day. Get your piece of the collage pie. Add a little or a lot.

MATTHEW WEST will be creating sculpture on the street. He creates installation works and sculptures that include realistic figures such as automobiles, buffalos, and also abstract minimalist forms that involve the human body with a shift from the abstraction to realism.

JAMIE JAMES WENGER will be creating Etch a Sketch art all day, as well as displaying photographs of his previous creations.

FABRICIO SUAREZ, a painter who specializes in urban landscapes will be doing a painting of the event as it takes place.

COREY FLEMMING will be doing original silk screens at the event – be sure to bring your favorite comfy tee shirt so Corey can screen an original image on to it.

REBECCA FERANEC and ANDREW SULLIVAN will be making an original painting together.

In the BRUNSWICK WINDOW; ROGER SAYRE will exhibit a piece from his series of wall pieces assembled from discarded doors. Rescued from an urban dumpster, the doors were dismantled, cut in sections and reconfigured as visual abstractions. The result is a composition of surprising dynamism and confounding beauty.

At the BRUNSWICK WALL – by artist STEVEN DRESSLER -is “A Place for Dream Friends,” street ads for a new social networking website, friendlyface. .  MIKE McNAMARA, TARA THURBER and VIRGINIA KAMENITZER will build    ‘THE NICE’PHORE BOX’   -   an interactive photo booth where participants will be able to use their own digital cameras or be photographed by the photographers in the booth – the images will be uploaded to the data base and projected on the buildings on 4th street as night falls.  There will also be Polaroid’s being made for presentation during the day. Afterwards the entire contents of the booth will be uploaded to the internet for anybody to access after the event.

This years group of locals include Joe Chirchirillo, one of New Jersey’s best known sculptors, opening his studio where you can view (and touch) his unique brand of ‘Kinetic Sculpture’ , also opening a studio is photographer Mike McNamara, presenting a piece of work that highlights images of local friendly faces. Additionally, some of his work from the All Points West Festival will be on display.

This year long time JC artist, Franc Palaia, will be exhibiting a selection of illuminated Photo -Sculptural works, or suitcase light boxes. Some stacked up to 8 feet high. He will also be debuting his Solar Photo-Car. (a solar powered illuminated photo light box in a Nissan Sentra)  As the night falls artist Christopher Silk will be showing photographic projections over the surrounding buildings, in addition to the paintings he will be displaying all day. Photographers showing work during the festival include Joe Russo, Doug Mitchell, Doug Ensel, Jim Legge, Emily Faith and Virginia Kamenitzer.  Jen Fein will be displaying paintings and some hand made jewelry.  Tunde Cseke will show clothing with original art works. And Norm Francouer will have light sculptures specially made for the 4th street stage.

An exciting continuation from the 2007 event is “THE GUITARS SHOW part 2”, curated by Mark Dalzell.  Artists will be given a Stratocaster guitar and asked to do with it as they will.  Mark Dalzell, a luthier, decided to create a fully functional instrument, last year, calling it The Destroyer, with onboard effects a built in mandolin and a theremin, an instrument that dropped your jaw. Can’t wait to see what Mark and the other artists come up with this year.

This years’ lineup of bands on the main stage is sure to be the best since the festival began five years ago.  More info on the band lineup will be available soon at myspace.com/4thstreetart

Please stop by and enjoy free food, beverages, and beers donated by local restaurants, while looking at the art and listening to the music.  We welcome everyone to join us for a fun and beautiful day.  There will be loads of fun activities for the kids and plenty to see and experience for the adults.

For more information and press inquiries please call Mac at (516)782-6584 or email 4thstreetfest@gmail.com

The 4th Street Art and Music Festival Part of the Jersey City Artist’s Studio Tour.
We are generously sponsored by the City of Jersey City, Mayor Jerramiah Healy, the city Municipal Council & the Jersey City Department of Health and Human Services, a division of Cultural Affairs and Pro-Arts, a non profit artist’s organization.

As well as ….
The Lamppost, Binny’s Liquors, 2nd Street Bakery, Madame Claude Café, Abbey’s Pub & Grille, Carmines Pizza Factory, Steven Roth, Cement & Demolition Local 325, BJ’s, Maloney’s Butcher shop,  JCTC – Jersey City Tattoo Company, Nine Lives Skate Shop, and Sam’s Ice Cream Truck