* DENOTES SPECIAL PROGRAM

MOTHER’S DAY CELEBRATIONS:

Perfecto Oyola Biblioteca Criolla, 280 First Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302, 201-547-4541 – For Children: Mother’s Day Crafts / Monday, May 3 to Friday, May 7 / 3-5 p.m. each day / Young children should be accompanied by an adult

Miller, 489 Bergen Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07305, 201-547-4551 – Mother’s Day: Mother’s Day Crafts / Wednesday, May 5 / 4-7 pm. / Local Artists: Mrs. Kim Bratten, Mrs. Tessa Hospedales & Mr. Ibou Indoye

Pavonia, 326 Eighth Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302, 201-547-4808 – For Children: Mother’s Day Crafts / Thursday, May 6 @ 3:30 p.m.

West Bergen, 476 West Side Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07304, 201-547-4554 – For Children: Mother’s Day Crafts / Friday, May 7 @ 3 p.m. / Space is limited / Please register

Miller, 489 Bergen Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07305, 201-547-4551 – Mother’s Day: “Booked for Lunch” / A Women’s Luncheon & Movie / Friday, May 7 / 12 noon – 2 p.m.

SPECIAL EVENTS:

Five Corners, 678 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306, 201-547-4543 – For Children: Mother Goose Readathon / Saturday, May 1 / 1-2:30 p.m. / Help us celebrate Mother Goose Day and your Favorite Nursery Rhymes!

Pearsall, 104 Pearsall Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07305, 201-547-6557 – For Children: Mother Goose Time / Tuesday, May 4 & Wednesday, May 5 / 10:30 a.m. / For: Daycare / Neighborhood children / P.S. Grade PK-2

SPECIAL EVENTS (CONT’D):

* Pavonia, 326 Eighth Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302, 201-547-4808 – For Adults: New Home Buyers Seminar / Monday, May 3 @ 6 p.m. / Understanding the Mortgage Process / Learn the Keys to Mortgage Approval

* Miller, 489 Bergen Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07305, 201-547-4551 – Free Lectures: Wednesday Evenings in May / 6-8 p.m. / May 5: Medicare Supplement / May 12: Life Insurance – What’s Best for You? / May 19: Long-Term Care & Disabilities / May 26: Real Estate & Employment Opportunities

Perfecto Oyola Biblioteca Criolla, 280 First Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302, 201-547-4541 – Crafts: Celebration of Cinco de Mayo (Mexican Independence) / Wednesday, May 5 / 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. / All-Day Crafts Session

Five Corners, 678 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306, 201-547-4543 – Cinco de Mayo Celebration / Wednesday, May 5 @ 1 p.m. / An entertaining program of music, songs, dancing and poetry, with a Hispanic theme. Inspired by the popular Mexican holiday, this celebration will be presented by students from Dickinson High School. Refreshments.

* Five Corners, 678 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306, 201-547-4543 – Celebrating Poetry & Music: “El Papito de Oro” / Saturday, May 8 / Direct from the Dominican Republic, a presentation of Dove Gathering for the Arts / With Special Guests: Daniel Knott, rapper; Achmed Ben-Mansel, poet-singer-songwriter; Poet Elma Martin & Friends; Master of Ceremonies: Steve Pilewicz / Open Mike / Free / Refreshments

* Greenville, 1841 Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07305, 201-547-4553 – History of the Greenville Section of Jersey City / Guest Speaker: Leon Yost, noted Jersey City Historian & Photographer / Tuesday, May 11 @ 6:30 p.m. / Refreshments will be served

* Five Corners, 678 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306, 201-547-4543 – Elder Law Day Program / Wednesday, May 12 @ 1:30 p.m. / This informative program features Frank Gioia, Esq., director of Hudson County Protective Services, who will discuss Abuse to Seniors and Financial Exploitation of Senior Citizens; and Sharon Rivenson Marks, Esq., Elder Law Attorney, who will discuss Planning for Disability.

* Author Jeffrey Cohen Speaks 3 Times on Saturday, May 15:

11 a.m. – Main Library, 472 Jersey Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07302, 201-547-4526 / Lending, 2^nd Fl.
1 p.m. – Five Corners, 678 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306, 201-547-4543
3 p.m. – Heights, 14 Zabriskie Street, Jersey City, NJ 07307, 201-547-4556

• Author of 2 Aaron Tucker mysteries: For Whom the Minivan Rolls & A Farewell to Legs

• Author of non-fiction: The Asperger Parent: How to Raise a Child with Asperger Syndrome and Maintain Your Sense of Humor

SPECIAL EVENTS (CONT’D):

* Miller, 489 Bergen Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07305, 201-547-4551 – Lecture: How to Become a Firefighter or Police Officer / Wednesday, May 19 / 5-7 p.m. / Guest Speaker: Mr. Mario Moody, Fire Inspector, City of Jersey City / Career Opportunities / Referrals / Literature

* Heights, 14 Zabriskie Street, Jersey City, NJ 07307, 201-547-4556 – Free Blood Pressure Screening / Saturday, May 22 / 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. / Given by Camelia Munn, medical assistant student at the American Training School who will be graduating in June

Five Corners, 678 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306, 201-547-4543 – Memorial Day Celebration: Indian Dance & Drama / Saturday, May 29 @ 1 p.m. / Dances set to the music of popular Hindi movies, performed by talented young people between the ages of 6 & 19 / A short dramatic performance in Gujarati, featuring Mani Patel

MAY MOVIES:

Five Corners, 678 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306, 201-547-4543 – Movies: Mondays @ 4 p.m. / May 3: Ever After Charming romantic drama based on the Cinderella story. Starring Drew Barrymore and Angelica Huston. Rated PG / May 10: Dumb and Dumberer Prequel to the hit comedy, in which intellectually challenged Harry and Lloyd meet in high school. Starring Eric Christian Olsen and Derek Richardson. Rated PG-13. / May 17: My Boss’ Daughter Funny farce in which everything goes wrong for a young man with a crush on his boss’ daughter. Starring Ashton Kutcher and Tara Reid. Rated PG-13. / May 24: Searching for Bobby Fischer Critically-acclaimed story of a young boy, a genius at playing chess, who is entered into the high-pressure competitive tournaments, but who longs for a normal life. Starring Max Pomeranc and Joe Mantegna. Rated PG.

Pavonia, 326 Eighth Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302, 201-547-4808 – Movies: Mondays @ 5 p.m. / May 3: Intolerable Cruelty A slick Beverly Hills divorce lawyer frames the wife of a client to get him released from the marriage without a settlement. Starring George Clooney & Catherine Zeta-Jones. PG-13. / May 10: The In-Laws When prospective fathers-in-law Steve Tobias and Jerry Peyser meet for the first time to celebrate their children’s upcoming marriage, the cake hits the fan. Starring Michael Douglas, Al Brooks & Lindsay Sloane. PG-13. / May 17: Something’s Gotta Give New York City music executive is a man of some age and experience who generally dates younger women. His world is turned upside down, however, when he has a heart attack while visiting the East Hampton beach home of the divorced playwright mother of his latest trophy girlfriend. Starring Jack Nicholson & Diane Keaton. PG-13. / May 24: South Pacific A Rodgers and Hammerstein classic revolving around a forbidden love affair between a native girl and a young American sailor on a Pacific Island during World War II. Starring Mitzi Gaynor & Rossano Brazzi.

Miller, 489 Bergen Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07305, 201-547-4551 – Movies: For Children: Mondays @ 3:30 p.m. / May 10: Beethoven’s 5^th Rated PG. / May 24: Tom Thumb & Thumbelina Rate PG.

Miller, 489 Bergen Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07305, 201-547-4551 – Movies: For Adults: Tuesdays @ 11 p.m. / May 4: Rundown Rated PG-13. / May 25: The Matrix: Revolutions Rated R.

MOVIES (CONT’D):

Greenville, 1841 Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07305, 201-547-4553 – Movies: Renaissance England on Film / Tuesdays @ 6:30 p.m. / May 4: A Man for All Seasons Starring Paul Scofield / May 18: Elizabeth Starring Cate Blanchett / May 25: Shakespeare in Love Starring Gwyneth Paltrow & Colin Furth

Five Corners, 678 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306, 201-547-4543 – Movies: Wednesdays @ 1 p.m. / May 19: A Mighty Wind “Mock documentary” comedy about the reunion of a group of 60s-era folksingers. Starring Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy. Rated PG-13. / May 26: Intolerable Cruelty Very funny divorce comedy from writer/directors Joel and Ethan Coen. Starring George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Rated PG-13.

Heights, 14 Zabriskie Street, Jersey City, NJ 07307, 201-547-4556 – Movies: Thursdays @ 1 p.m. / May 6: Secondhand Lions Coming-of-age tale of a boy who spends the summer with his eccentric uncles. Starring Michael Caine & Robert Duvall. Rated PG / May 13: Lost in Translation Oscar-winning movie about two Americans who meet and spend a week in Tokyo. Starring Bill Murray & Scarlett Johansson. Rated R / May 20: Radio Drama about a high school coach who takes a developmentally challenged man under his wing. Starring Cuba Gooding Jr. & Ed Harris. Rated PG / May 27: Under the Tuscan Sun A divorced writer buys a villa in Tuscany hoping to change her life. Starring Diane Lane. Rated PG-13.

Five Corners, 678 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306, 201-547-4543 – Movies: Fridays @ 3 p.m. / May 7: Sleeping Beauty Classic Disney animated film based on the fairy tale. Featuring a beautiful princess, a brave prince and the evil queen, Maleficient, who takes on the shape of a frightening dragon to fight the prince. Rated G. / May 14: Mary Poppins Enchanting Disney film about a magical nanny, with a mixture of live action and animation. Starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. Rated G. / May 21: Durango Kids Four kids are transported back to the old West, where they try to find a lost treasure. Rated PG. / May 28: Beethoven’s 5^th Comedy continuing the adventures of the popular St. Bernard dog, Beethoven. Starring John Larroquette and Faith Ford. Rated G.

Greenville, 1841 Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07305, 201-547-4553 – Movies for Teens: Fridays @ 3 p.m. / May 7: The Score Rated R / May 14: Jerry McGuire Rated PG-13 / May 21: The Scorpion King Rated R / May 28: The Outsiders Rated PG / Refreshments will be served