Montclair middle school students rocked the stage at the first-ever Succeed2gether/Montclair Literary Festival Poetry Slam and Short Story Contest, which drew some 200 people to Montclair High on March 31. […]
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District 11 Congressional Art Competition for teens underway
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen invites high school age students from NJ 11 to enter the 2017 District 11 Congressional Art Competition. Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school […]
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Pencils raised: poetry contest for Montclair Local
For a special feature in observance of National Poetry Month, send us your short poems on the subject of travel. It doesn’t have to be literal travel; you can interpret […]
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Never saying sorry: Women’s Empowerment panel in Montclair
by ANTOINETTE MARTIN for Montclair Local Women’s empowerment took the stage at the Wellmont on Tuesday, April 4, as a panel of local women offered evocative tips and insights into […]
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Queen Victoria comes to Montclair
Maybe not in the flesh, but in the costume: Judith Martorelli will speak about Queen Victoria and her personal stories, dressed in costume, to the Victorian Society in America Northern […]
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Donne and dusted: author Dave White reads in Montclair
Watchung Booksellers welcomed author Dave White on Wednesday, March 29 to discuss his new book Blind to Sin, the fifth in White’s series about ex-cop and private detective Jackson Donne.
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Montclair’s The Moving Architects performs in the area
The Moving Architects, a Montclair-based dance company led by Erin Carlisle Norton, is performing in Jersey City, Boston, and in New York City in April. The performances celebrate the company’s […]
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Opening ‘Little Windows’ at Outpost in the Burbs
Singer-songwriters Kelly Jones and Teddy Thompson (son of Richard and Linda Thompson), who released their debut album “Little Windows” in 2016, perform at Outpost in the Burbs tomorrow, April 7, […]
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Montclair’s Bnai Keshet holds Community Seder
By GWEN OREL orel@montclairlocal.news This year’s Community Seder at Bnai Keshet will feature a theme of immigration. It’s particularly timely, with the president’s Muslim bans being fought in the courts. […]
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Lady in red: Montclair’s Autumn Turner will never give up on her Voice
By GWEN OREL orel@montclairlocal.news Autumn Turner was knocked out in the Knockout Rounds in NBC’s “The Voice” on Monday, April 3. But she isn’t staying down. The 25-year-old Montclair resident […]
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Montclair theater review: ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ is worth every cent
By Gwen Orel orel@montclairlocal.news There’s a melancholy underlying the bubbly goodness that is “Million Dollar Quartet,” a musical about the legendary jam session of Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl […]
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At Montclair Film, ‘cut’ means ‘action’
By ANTOINETTE MARTIN for Montclair Local “Cut!” When a film director yells the word, it signals the end of a take. But for Montclair Film Festival lately, it has meant […]
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Montclair Art Museum hosts Free First Thursday on April 6
Tonight, April 6, from 5 to 9, the Montclair Art Museum offers free general admission, live music, art activities and tours, and a full-service bar. The April event spotlights Matisse […]
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‘The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah talks about his book at Montclair Literary Festival
By GWEN OREL orel@montclairlocal.news Thirty-three years old may seem a little young to write a memoir. But it depends on the life. Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily […]
