SATURDAY, JULY 9 - Alive and Growing! A Fundraiser for UPTOWN Crew

As we sow, so will we reap.

We have so much to celebrate ... 
We are ALIVE and GROWING!

- Our Neighborhoods
- Our Gardens
- Our Lives

- and, UPTOWN CREW too!


Uptown Crew continues to develop programming that highlights the people, places and history of UPtown Jersey City.

Come join this very "growth oriented" evening of food and fun. You'll learn about what we do, our plans for the upcoming months and how you can help us keep the energy flowing throughout ALL of Jersey City. Bring your ideas and your appetite!

We are aiming to serve produce that is locally grown or sourced.
Can you help? If you garden, please bring something from your bounty to show and share!
If you don't, or if it's a little early to harvest, consider donating a beverage or dessert.

Representatives from the Journal Square CSA and Jersey City Food Coop will be available to talk about options for your access to healthful, fresh foods.

Music provided by the incomparable DJ Neva, and some creative surprises....

$10 admission.

Plus, we'll be raffling off beautiful, GREEN prizes!

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THE CREW IS YOU!

Link to the Facebook Event Invitation.

MAP and DIRECTIONS

JC ORIGINALS - JAZZ! Friday, June 3

Wow! Here we go again, with another JC Originals showcase at Moore's Lounge!

JC Originals means this night brings you all Jersey City talent! In fact, the bandleaders from all three of these amazing ensembles live UPtown. (That's what we've been talking about!) And many of the band members call Jersey City home too.

It's almost summer, and JC Originals Jazz! is going to inject a little cool into that hot....

The talent:

• Village Drums of Freedom:Drum Jazz. In 2009, VDF celebrated its 40th anniversary as a Trinidadian and Caribbean music powerhouse.
• Bantu Dub Project. This South African-led ensemble swings totally sublime.
• GMJ Groove. Virtuosos abound in this rock-jazz fusion trio, with sax, violin, bass and drums.

And this time around, we've got an amazing production group on board to make things smooth and cool for you. Nick Ciavatta, CEO of Friggin Fabulous Productions; Trish Szymanski, Executive Director of Uptown Crew; and Neva Wartell, ethnomusicologist and the brains (and heart) behind the Music for the Masses movement, are bringing their formidable experience and skills to this project. (Check out our recent press coverage on NJ.COM.)

Thank you to the producers for putting this event together and for donating a portion of proceeds to Uptown Crew.

Doors open at 8pm.

$10 suggested donation.

And don't forget
Miss Ruth's Famous Friday Night Fish Fry...yummy!!!

All jazz, all night.

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This event is part of JC Fridays.

Happy Birthday, UC Open Mic!

We can hardly believe it ourselves...but we're coming up on ONE YEAR since the first Uptown Crew OPEN MIC!

It was May 1, 2010 that we started up at 264 Fairmount Space with a few poets and musicians lounging in our couches there.

In October, we hosted JC Opens Up the Mic Tour 2010 at Moore's Lounge (aka Bill+Ruth's), and joined the Moore's family. Miss Ruth has made us welcome ever since, and in January we followed our audience's wishes and doubled the fun. So, our Open Mic now runs every 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month at Moore's.

The bottom line is, this coming Open Mic on April 28 is our
BIRTHDAY BASH!.

As usual, there will be some excellent Yummies for your Tummy, so don't eat beforehand! We promise, we will have delicious dinner and dessert.

And we'll have lots of surprises for you too, including a raffle and, hopefully, a special feature performer!

Don't miss this celebration of community and entertainment in the Upper and Outer Reaches of Jersey City.

THE CREW IS YOU, baby!

What's Coming in December?

Whew. LOTS!

Here's the rundown:

- Friday, December 3, is JC Fridays, and Uptown Crew is kicking off a 3-day Holiday Art Market called TRADE SHOW. We've got unique works from amazing local artists including Sorana Tarmu, Joe Gilmore and Kayt Hester.

- NEED TO KNOW: On the evening of Friday, December 3, hosts Ms Trish and DJ Neva are hosting THE PARTY AFTER at Moore's Lounge (aka Bill and Ruth's) at 189 Monticello Avenue. If you've been to their events before, you know what's coming. Bring your energy and your dancing feet. And you'll have Moore's Famous Fish Fry to keep your tummy full while you drink at the bar. $5 admission from 7p till ?

- Thursday, December 9, our monthly Uptown Crew Open Mic. We're at Moore's Lounge, 189 Monticello Avenue. $5 admission. 7:30pm sign-up. This event is building serious steam. Don't miss it when it blows up!

- Saturday, December 18, Uptown Crew kicks off its UC Jazz series with a concert at St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Duncan Avenue. Performance by Eldad Tarmu Jazz Ensemble, with a slight change in the lineup - wait till you see/hear!

- Holiday Break: Between Christmas and New Year's we'll hold our TEEN Open Mic. Location to be determined. Free admission to all, for ages 13-19. Older young adults and parents and guardians welcome for support and inspiration.

OK, breathe deep, people.

THE CREW IS YOU.

And don't forget to join our Facebook Group where you can post your own Uptown Stuff!
We also have a Nonprofit FB Page. Check out the photos from our November 11 Open Mic there.

JC Opens Up the Mic Tour 2010 comes to Monticello Avenue

It was bound to happen. The city-wide open mic tour known as JC Opens Up the Mic started in the Powerhouse Arts District at the Warehouse Coffee Shop, moved up to the Heights at the Lincoln Inn, skirted through downtown at Port-O Lounge. For the next stop, Uptown Crew was hosting and we had to do something just a little bit special.

And so, the next JC Opens Up the Mic is throwing down at Moore's Tavern, aka Bill and Ruth's, at 189 Monticello Avenue, between Jewett and Gardners.

Ruthie Moore runs her tavern the old-fashioned way. Big fun, big drink, Friday night fish fries and a place for community.

We are so excited to bring JC Open Up the Mic to Ruthie's. Your hosts will be the incomparable Middlepoet from Just Add Sound and Stephanie Thornton Bryant of JC Writes. Musical guest is Carolyn Light. And Uptown's very own DJ Neva brings it strong to make the evening a trip around the world.

Reminder about the format: The first part of the evening each open mic group offers up performances by two representative poets/readers. The musical guest breaks it up, and then whoever signed up for the real open mic part of the evening will get their chance to bring their best for your entertainment - and I'm not saying it won't be YOU!

See you there.

THE CREW IS YOU.

May 1 is the very first Uptown Jam - an Open Mic in McGinley Square!

Uptown Crew is happy to announce
the very first
UPTOWN JAM!!!

It's at 264 Fairmount Space in McGinley Square.

Here's the deal:
- Doors open at 7:30pm.
- Suggested donation is $3 at the door.
- Each performer gets 5 minutes. Sign up when you come in.
- Acoustic only. (No actual mic yet.) Spoken word, music, poetry, comedy, dramatic readings. Surprise us.
- Refreshments available.

We've got some Uptown Jam plans in the works, including a jazz concert and more open mics. If you've got some ideas about putting on an Uptown Jam, you know a venue that's available, or you've heard about some serious talent looking for an audience, let us know so we can keep up the flow.

The Crew is You.

btw, if you're on Facebook, you can get an invitation to the event called "Uptown Jam - Open Mic". Let's have some fun in McGinley Square!

[264 Fairmount Space is clean and green. Smoking outside only, please. One cat lives here.]