Only the last Creative Grove of the year, not the last Creative Grove ever, insisted Uta Brauser, instigator of this Friday afternoon – to – evening art flea market.Uta is closing her Jersey Avenue gallery—Fish with Braids—moving it to another location or even Brooklyn. Civic and community support for the arts leaves much to be desired in Jersey City. Creative Grove will last, she insisted.
She and her dreadlocks will remain a J.C. resident.
It was December 24, few last minute, hand-made shoppers braved the chilling temps, below freezing. Only a scant number of tables were set up, a stark contrast to the dozens of vendors during the height of the summer. New Years Eve is next Friday... no Creative Grove on that holiday. Because of the turning of the year, new signatures are required for the city permits. No problems she says, just a delay due to the holidays. With inclement weather and the new blizzard season now upon us, other factors may impede Creative Grove, which really isn’t off and running full throttle until Spring. But even partial throttle is good.So, we bid farewell to the 2011 edition of Creative Grove (the opening was here). I don’t know how well the business is going there, but as a place to hangout after a day of work on a Friday, it succeeds. Creative Grove 2010 is a place where community manifests itself. See you next year...sometime... one hopes...
Gets dark early, the chill was constant, most of the vendors were talking to each other. Last one... of the year, only the last one of the year ...
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