Join me on Sunday, April 30th from 12-6 PM at Mana Contemporary in Jersey City for the center's Spring Open House. —

We will aim to meet at the entrance of Mana (888 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306) at 2pm (no rush) with folks starting to head to my apartment around the corner and across from the PATH station (2854 Kennedy Boulevard, Apt. 1105, Jersey City, NJ 07306) for more food and drink at 4pm (no rush) and staying into the evening —

There will be events programing throughout Mana during the day with some of the events hosted in partnership with Mana Fashion Services.

Shuttle buses will leave from The New Museum in the Lower East Side at 11:45AM, 12:45PM, 2:45 headed to Jersey City with buses returning to Manhattan leaving Mana at 2:00PM, 4:00, and 6:00. There is also the PATH train which may be taken from the Avenue of the Americas at 33rd, 23rd, 14th, 9th, or Christopher Streets. Be sure to board a train marked "JSQ" for Journal Square and take it to the last stop, i.e. Journal Square. Note I live across the street from the PATH station and it's a ten minute walk from said PATH station to Mana at 888 Newark Avenue —

If you're interested and would like to arrive to Mana earlier from 10AM-12 PM, there is a Workshop with Pantone, instructed by Pantone's product Manager Tannese Wiliams. During and after the workshop breakfast will be catered by Skopós Hospitality Group. RSVP is encouraged via this link.

During the remainder of the Open House, you can feel free to walk around the building, meet artists and interact with art aficionados like yourself. Some of the new exhibitions are Out of Character and Out of Character-Greg Barsamain, in collaboration with Pierogi Gallery. Several other events will be happening throughout the building:

• From 12-6 PM: Seek/Know will be hosting a Sample Sale with music and drinks at their space 541 on the 5th floor.

• At 2 PM in the exhibition From the Feet Up Fifty Years of Sneaks and Beats, curator Sean Williams will have a conversation with DJ Red Alert; about the intersection between sneakers and hip-hop culture, accompanied by the documentary Laced Up (2015) Directed by Shawn David starring David Payne.

• There will be a kid's corner in the BSMT common area where the little ones could bring out their inner fashion designers. The kits are provided by Ft Colour and sponsored by Mana Fashion Services. The time of the activities is 1 and 3 PM, RSVP is required..

• Music and performances will happen during the day in the lobby, featuring DJ Scratch and local musicians, poets, and rappers.

• Food and drinks available for purchase provided by Skopós Hospitality Group..