Hoboken Family Alliance

Please consider attending the public community meeting to discuss Church Square Park. TODAY 5-8 pm in the Library, 2nd Floor.

As many of you know, between 2009 amd 2011, Project Play and Hoboken Family Alliance worked really hard to raise $50,000 of private (citizen and business money) to fund part of the improvements. However, while other parks have been upgraded and renovated, Church Square Park remains virtually the same as it was 3 years ago. Because Church Square Park is a mixed-use area (play equipment in several areas, a dog park , basketball courts, a gazebo, and multipurpose pathways and fields) the city has hired a planner that will be responsible for capturing community feedback, providing provisional designs and hiring and working with an architect and engineer to implement the changes in different phases. YOUR INPUT COUNTS. Please make your voice heard for your family, and others in Hoboken. Fill out the questionnaire. The turnout so far has been low, and we need your presence and feedback!

Thank you.

HFA

PUBLIC INVITED TO COMMUNITY MEETING FOR CHURCH SQUARE PARK IMPROVEMENTS

The City of Hoboken invites residents to a community meeting on Thursday, May 17, 2012 to solicit input on the community’s desire for improvements to Church Square Park. The meeting will take place on the 2^nd floor of the Hoboken Public Library, located at 500 Park Avenue next to Church Square Park, from 5pm to 8pm.

“Church Square Park is used by so many people for many different purposes, so we want to hear everyone’s ideas on how we can improve the park for our entire community,” said Mayor Dawn Zimmer.

The City will use a portion of a $1.6 million bond for city-wide parks improvements towards improvements at Church Square Park. Funds from the bond were also recently used to renovate playgrounds at Jackson Street Park, Jefferson Street Park, and Legion Park. The Hoboken Family Alliance’s Project Play previously raised $50,000 in private funds for playground improvements which are also being donated towards the Church Square Park project.

The City of Hoboken has hired Suburban Consulting Engineers as a planner to assist in developing a plan for Church Square Park. The planner will be in attendance to solicit public input and will develop a plan following the meeting. That plan will be presented at a public hearing on the 2^nd floor of the Hoboken Public Library on June 12 from 5pm to 8pm.

Due to the unpredictable access to driveways and off-street parking as a result of the resurfacing work on River Street between Hudson Place and 4th Street, the City will be providing free garage parking to residents affected by the work. Free parking will be available in municipal Garage B (entrance on 2nd Street between River Street and Hudson Street) and Garage D (entrance on Hudson Street between 2nd Street and 3rd Street) from 8pm on Wednesday, May 16 to noon on Friday, May 18. Residents who need to exit a garage via River Street are advised to exit by 8am on Thursday, May 17, park in a municipal garage, or on-street. Free garage parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Mayor Dawn Zimmer and the City of Hoboken invite you to celebrate the kick-off of our free weekly summer concert series at Sinatra Park with a special

 Woody Guthrie Centennial Tribute Concert

Thursday May 24th beginning at 6:30pm

Frank Sinatra Park (on Frank Sinatra Drive, between 4th & 5th Streets)

 The Woody Guthrie Tribute Concert at Sinatra Park hosted by The Demolition String Band will feature performances by Elena Skye, Boo Riners, Dave Lambert (of The Fuzzy Lemons), Kate Jacobs, Deena & Jon from the Cucumbers, The Jersey Follettes, Hello Radio, Dave Calamoneri, Julio Fernandez, Mary Olive Smith, Randy Noojin, James Mastro, Tom Vincent, Annalee Van Kleeck, Gary & Martha Frazier, David Cogswell & Al Festa, Eddie Fogerty, Jeremy Beck, Garden Street School of Performing Arts, Students from the Hoboken Dual Language Charter School (HoLa), Hoboken Jr Girl Scout Troop 12402, Brownie Troop 12041, and many more.

The audience will be invited to sing along during many of the performances.

For more information, call 201-420-2207 or online at

http://www.hobokennj.org/departments/human-services/cultural-affairs/concerts/

Woody Guthrie (July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter whose musical legacy includes hundreds of political, traditional and children’s songs including “So Long It’s Been Good To Know You,” “This Train Is Bound For Glory” and “Oklahoma Hills.” His best-known song, “This Land Is Your Land,” has become one of America’s most beloved patriotic songs and is considered by some as the unofficial second national anthem. Songwriters such as Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, Pete Seeger, Joe Strummer, Billy Bragg and Tom Paxton have all acknowledged Woody Guthrie as a major influence.

Guthrie fathered eight children, including American folk musician Arlo Guthrie and grandfather of musician Sarah Lee Guthrie. Guthrie died from complications of Huntington’s disease, a progressive genetic neurological disorder. During his later years, in spite of his illness, Guthrie served as a figurehead in the folk movement, providing inspiration to a generation of new folk musicians, including mentor relationships with Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and Bob Dylan.

Although Guthrie’s catalog never brought him many awards while he was alive, in 1988 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the same year Bob Dylan was inducted (much of Dylan’s initial folk music work was heavily influenced by Guthrie), and in 2000 he was honored with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Hudson Theatre Ensemble Silly on Sixth! Children’s Series presents

Rumpelstiltskin
a zany and funny adaptation with singing and dancing!

6 Performances only:
Saturday June 9, 2012 at 11 AM, 1 PM, and 2:30 PM
Sunday June 10, 2012 at 11 AM, 1 PM, and 2:30 PM
Show runs about 45 minutes

Hudson School Performance Space
601 Park Ave
Hoboken, NJ 07030

$7 for Kids; $10 for Adults
201-377-7014 or
reservations@HudsonTheatreEnsemble.com

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Rumpelstiltskin and its all-adult cast will delight children ages 3 to 10 while entertaining their families in the 12th season of the Hudson Theatre Ensemble Children’s Series Silly on Sixth!  Our beautiful, child-friendly, ground-floor, air-conditioned theater is completely barrier-free & accessible to persons with disabilities.

And if your child has a June birthday, what an easy way to celebrate by incorporating Silly on Sixth! and Rumpelstiltskin into your birthday plans! The entire audience will sing Happy Birthday to your darling child, your group has a wonderful time seeing Rumpelstiltskin, the kids meet the actors after the show, and then off you go to one of Hoboken’s many family-friendly eateries to continue the festivities. Just call Florence for details at 201-377-7014!

Here’s what our audience says:  “We can’t wait for the next children’s show. Our family has seen every one of them!”  “Knowing you are in Hoboken is such a big boon. It was a thrill to me that my 5 year old loved her first real introduction to theatre!”  “The shows are hysterically funny & the kids really love them. We definitely will be visiting you again!”  “I am once again looking forward to a great time. My daughter LOVES these shows.”  “We go to every Silly on Sixth show and the kids as well as parents really enjoy them.”  “We loved the show and the kids could not stop talking about it. They sang with the music while we played the CD in the car.” Yes, a CD of the Original Cast Recording will be available for sale at the theatre.And the best review of all is from 4-year old Nathan, “Everything is my favorite part!”
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Elftennis is pleased to offer – it’s a family affair. Come down on Sunday May 20th  to Columbus Park at 4 pm and enjoy tennis with your youngsters. Parents and children of all ages welcome as well as any caregivers. Enjoy a free tennis clinic, prizes, fun games, and more from our start instructor Jorge LIzarbe. Free for everyone. Loaner racquets are available. Please dress ready to play. Please see www.elftennis.com and email info@elftennis.com for more information.