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“Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse”
By Jonathan Mandell/The Jersey Journal
Hoboken Now
Long before director Spike Jonze made a movie out of the beloved children’s book “Where The Wild Things Are,” a playwright and National Public Radio commentator from Minnesota named Kevin Kling turned another beloved children’s book, by an author and illustrator from Wisconsin named Kevin Henkes, into a […]
Monroe, Hoboken, Children, Theater…
The Theater at Monroe Center is now a hub of creative theatrical energy. The Hoboken Children’s Theater is now officially a part of the growing theater scene at The Monroe Center for Performing Arts. They join another illustrious theater company from Hoboken, The Mile Square Theater.
Chase Leyner started the Hoboken Children’s Theater in August 2003. […]
Halloween Bash at Shades
Halloween Night, 31st October. Julio Fernandez of Spryo Gyra with his band Cat Lingo will be rocking at Shades restaurant and Bar. The concert begins at 8pm. Ends when all souls go home. There are a number of musical acts that will also be playing in Shades that night. Admission is Free. Parking is Free.
For […]
An Extra Terrestrial Buzz At Monroe Center
Monroe Center is at the center of a creative buzz right now. Good things are happening here. Mile Square Theater has transformed Our Art Gallery into a Broadway stage where The Bard of Avon, William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors plays Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 5pm. Comedy of […]
Illegal Immigration: Are They Coming Or Going?
The immigration scenario seems to be getting twisted. On one hand, there is the Immigration Bill that is presently being pummeled in the Senate. The government states that they want to give illegal immigrants some sort of legalization which some call amnesty. On the other hand, there are raids going on in several parts of […]
Where Is Roe’s Daughter?
In 2003, President Bush signed a law that sought to ban partial birth abortions. Of course, the pro-choice crowd went wild, there was little chance they said, the law would see the light of day. Now the Supreme Court has upheld the law by a 5-4 ruling. Partial Birth Abortion is now illegal in the […]