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Hoboken 2007 Fall Arts & Music Festival
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10/1/2007:
Who would go to the Festival?
There are a bunch of reasons why you’d attend the Hoboken Arts & Music Festival:
- To purchase interesting items from the 100’s of vendors who set up shop on Washington Street.
- To enjoy the various tasty (and greasy) food offered.
- To people watch (and bump).
- To see the musical acts.
- To meet up with friends, get drunk and do all of the above.
- To bring your kids to enjoy many of the family-oriented activities.
- To get stressed out, annoyed and suffer a panic attack.
Hoboken411’s tips:
- For #1 & #2 & #6: Go early. At 10am preferably (an hour before official opening). Mill around, find what you like to purchase or eat and get the hell out of there. Best to stay in the night before. 411 “got it over with”.
- For #3 & #4: Anytime is good, but better off going after 1pm. Crowd is tight, 10’s of thousands of people and all entertainment stages going full-swing. Good for hungover revelers from the night before.
- Special Rule #5: If you want a spot in your favorite bar, get there early. Set up camp and create a “home base”. If you’re into the music, find a bar close to your preferred stage. Form teams of people that go out in bunches, alternating turns. If there’s nice weather (like yesterday) you probably want a bar with outdoor seating.
- For #7: If you get stressed out and annoyed, it’s probably healthier if you do not attend. Take a day trip out of town, or throw your own NFL Football gathering if you’re worried about traffic & parking.
See some more quiet pics from when 411 went below (very early). Oscar had an “I Like Grass” t-shirt on!
9/29/2007 Bump- Tomorrow!
“Featuring three stages of live music & over 300 artists, sculptors, photographers & craftspeople.
This year our musical lineup features members of many rock bands that helped create what was known in the early 1980s as the “Hoboken Sound,” including The Bongos who have recently reissued their critically acclaimed debut Drums Along the Hudson with new tracks produced by Moby. This will be their first performance in Hoboken in 20 years.
Other featured bands include: Glenn Mercer of The Feelies, Chris Stamey of the dBs, The Health & Happiness Show with James Mastro and many others.”
Hoboken Fall Arts & Music Festival 2007
Sunday, September 30, 2007 11am – 6pm
Overview
Special features include:
- New Addition this year: Green Street includes 20 organizations promoting environmentally friendly products or raising awareness about global warming and other environmental issues
- Fine artists are located between 2nd & 3rd St., so if you are an art collector, this is the place to be. Oil paintings, watercolors, acrylics, sculpture, mixed media, etc.
- Children’s area on 3rd street with rides, games, creative activities, ponies, petting zoo, magic show, face painting, clowns, balloons, live performances and much much more.
- Crafters display / sell handmade: pottery, metalwork, wood items, furniture, blown & fused glass, quilts, household items made from recycled materials, cementware, batik clothing, hand painted furniture, candles, jewelry, dried florals, soaps & lotions and much more
- Food: Lots of great food throughout the fair. Hoboken restaurants will set up street cafes offering an eclectic variety of international foods such as: Thai, Indian, Greek, French, Mexican, Cajun and Italian
Performance Venues
Main Stage (First Street)
- 11:45pm – Reminisce
- 12:45pm – Bill McGarvey
- 1:40pm – Chris Stamey Group
- 2:35pm – Glen Mercer
- 3:35pm – Health and Happiness Show
- 4:45pm The Bongos
Sixth Street Stage
- 12:30pm – Urinetown – selections from the NJ Center for the Performing Arts at DeBaun Auditorium Production
- 1:15pm – Amazing Incredibles
- 2:00pm – Gene and the Plumbers
- 3:00pm – The Sensational Soul Cruisers
- 4:15pm – Krystal
- 5:15pm – Orquesta C2
Kid Zone (Third Street)
- 11:45am – Music Together
- 12:30pm – Jen Slaw – juggler
- 1:15pm – Music Together
- 2:00pm – Polka Dot’s Variety Show!
- 2:45pm – Jen Slaw – juggler
- 3:30pm – Baze and his Silly Friends
- 4:15pm – Starfish
- 5:00pm – Baze and his Silly Friends
- 5:40pm – Polka Dot’s Variety Show!
Contact Person: Geri Fallo
Hoboken Division of Cultural Affairs, 94 Washington Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Phone: 201-420-2207 or Fax: 201-420-2388
Web Site: hobokennj.org or MySpace
40 Responses to ** Hoboken 2007 Fall Arts & Music Festival **
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October 1st 2007 - 11:14:00 |
WTF does any of this have to do with the festival?
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October 1st 2007 - 11:35:32 |
Great game last night. Especially the 4th quarter when there were no Philthy fans left in the stadium.
TWELVE.
Ouch.
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October 1st 2007 - 11:43:21 |
I happen to like Philly, but I can’t stand football it’s boring to watch. So we’re even.
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football boring? if you are a guy and don’t like football, i really don’t know what to say.
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October 1st 2007 - 12:02:28 |
I walked this really early way before it officially opened with my dog (which I would never do when it’s open and there are 100,000 people eating and “strollering.”) I decided that everyone thinks they are a f**king artist nowadays, if you can glue 2 beads together, say it’s “handmade by so-and-so” you can sell it for 60+ bucks. I didn’t even bother with this thing, the more people it draws, the worse it is to try to stroll through. What a nightmare. Who needs a sausage and peppers that badly?!
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October 1st 2007 - 12:11:37 |
also – what is the deal with the circa 1940’s plane carrying the trump banner? the thing was so friggin loud and obnoxious – talk about noise pollution. sitting in my backyard yesterday i couldn’t believe how loud it was – probably not as noticeable on washington with all the other noise though
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October 1st 2007 - 12:12:54 |
When was this picture taken? Was it of the Hoboken Fall Festival 1972 – it looks like a nice afternoon out with a couple of people strolling around………..Hoboken Fall Festival 2007 was more like Grand Central during rush hour. Damn Yuppies.
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October 1st 2007 - 12:15:40 |
oh well okay wrote:
I guess you’ve never been to the beach?
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October 1st 2007 - 12:41:42 |
homeworld wrote:
i have spent most of my life at the beach – this was without question the loudest plane i have ever heard.
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October 1st 2007 - 13:33:58 |
agreed. the plane was annoying.
it kept circling while I was trying to watch The Bongos.
around & around…
Is it even an effective way to attract buyers to the trump building?
“ooh, I saw your plane circling & knew I just had to live there!”
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October 1st 2007 - 14:06:57 |
So did everyone at the festival run to the nearest Realtor(TM) and put down a deposit?
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October 1st 2007 - 14:18:08 |
i’d still like to see the numbers on how much the city takes in for the booth spot rents vs the cost of setup, cleanup, the police fee…and the complete forced surrender of the city by the taxpayers. there’s no way we come out ahead. if we had a TOTAL of 2 Washington Street events per year(including St Pat’s) it would be plenty!
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October 1st 2007 - 14:45:31 |
I heard that the booths are $500 each… no discount for Hoboken-based artists/businesses, which is why some of our cities best artists/artisans don’t exhibit. What a shame…. result is a “Hoboken Arts and Music Festival” with mostly artists from OUTSIDE Hoboken. Personally, I think the festival should do more to make it attractive for our local artists and artisans to take part… because very little art is actually SOLD at these things (because everyone is busy sampling the dip mixes and standing in line for fried oreos, we need to make it worth their while!)
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October 1st 2007 - 15:06:17 |
I gotta agree with you Kooky, there was a lot of crap art out this year. I saw some nice photos at one booth. I had no intention of buying, just thought they were interesting, then I saw the price – $60. For a small print, no frame, just a matte. I think next time I am going just before it starts. To many people walking around with their heads up their asses.
Easy-E wrote:
Why is that so impossible to understand? They do 10 second play, then it’s another 5 minutes before they do anything else. B o o o o r r r r i i i ing
I’ve played sports my entire life, sue me for having no attention span. I sure as hell can’t stand the pre-game show the post-game show, the endless yammering and nonsense from Madden and all the other guys paid to talk over the long, boring pauses in the game. Give them 30 seconds to get set and start a new play, and take off those stupid pads. 2 300 pound linebackers colliding at full speed – awesome.
I’ll watch anything where the action is constant.
So that leaves boxing, kickboxing and UFC/Pride matches Hockey and or Soccer once in a while.
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October 1st 2007 - 16:56:45 |
IVE NEVER SEEN SO MUCH JUNK IN MY LIFE!!!
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October 1st 2007 - 17:09:30 |
Easy-E wrote:
a soccer fan calling football boring? oh man – now that takes the cake. soccer – now featuring low scoring….and ties! by the way, there is a 35 second clock in football, so the plays come about twice a minute. but to each his own…..
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October 1st 2007 - 17:20:50 |
GingerBrit wrote:
You were misinformed. Artists pay around $100, non-profits pay around $25, and the food vendors pay the most – I think $150 but it could be more.
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October 1st 2007 - 17:21:27 |
Was that aame or was mc nabb mugged???
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October 1st 2007 - 20:11:07 |
umm….here’s the sad truth folks. The Hoboken Arts and Music Fest or “Tube-Sock-Fest” has become completely hypocritical. Of course there’s more junk/crappy stuff and few local artists. Why? because a long time ago,in a galaxy far,far away, artists and musicians could actually AFFORD to live here. Thats why artists and musicians flocked here in abundance,giving the once uninhabital Hoboken it’s amazing reputation for an art and music community. You could actually persue your craft with conviction, whether it was gluing strips of cloth and string over a canvas splattered with an abstract image of Hitler, or playing improvisational reggae-cowboy-alien-jazz music. Not every composition of these sorts was popular,or even palatable. But the fact was you had a very interesting and diverse artistic vibe going on. And out of the weirdness of all this–and being able to have a shitty part time job to support your creativity and still afford to live here– came some pretty cool and pretty great art and music.
Now, if your art/music has no instant commercial/financial viability, it’s just a part-time thing–and it shows—since you must work-work-work just to pay the rent. The once popular reputation of Hoboken being “an artistic and musical” community is a joke,and no more. The Arts ‘n Music Fest relies soley, and sadly, on a reputation built in the past. For they have priced the the true artist out of town……therefor the “Stretched-coke-bottle-with-colored-sand in it” Fest will never be the same…..but the tube socks ARE cheap!
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October 1st 2007 - 22:16:27 |
How do I join the Hoboken Motorcycle club? I want the cool patch and leather jacket. They get a booth every year and look like a good clean group.
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October 2nd 2007 - 08:34:34 |
hobokentownie wrote:
I asked about membership – they told me I had to cut the muffler off my bike to make it obnoxiously loud, put on (another) 100 pounds, grow an enormous mustache and not wash for a few months………….I’m going to shoot for the 2027 Fall festival when I’m in the correct age bracket and my p’nis has shriveled up.
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