“I See Myself in You” is one of the works on display at Montclair resident Siona Benjamin’s exhibition at ACA Galleries, 529 West 20th St., New York, which opened last […]
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Montclair Public Library: Teresa Vega on saving a sacred space
By GWEN OREL orel@montclairlocal.news There has been a rash of attacks on Jewish cemeteries in the U.S. in recent weeks, in which hundreds of headstones have been knocked over. Genealogist […]
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Montclair parents workshop to be held next Saturday
A free parent workshop titled “Emotional Regulation and Mindfulness” will take place at Union Congregational Church, 176 Cooper Ave., on Saturday, March 25, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Preregistration is […]
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Montclair Public Library: Mark Kurlansky to speak about Cuba
On Thursday, March 23, the Montclair Public Library and its Foundation will present “Cuba, Past and Present,” the latest in the Open Book/Open Mind series of author events. Mark Kurlansky […]
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Montclair: springing into a new year
By GWEN OREL orel@montclairlocal.news The Gregorian calendar may say the new year begins on Jan. 1, but the new planting season begins in the spring. Some religions reflect that by […]
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Studio Montclair holds ‘State of the Art 2017’
By GWEN OREL orel@montclairlocal.news “Hello!” “Good to see you!” and “Where’s yours?” were the white noise of the opening reception of Studio Montclair’s “State of the Art” exhibit last month, […]
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Montclair Film Festival renames itself Montclair Film
Today, the Montclair Film Festival launched its new name and identity: Montclair Film. The name change is intended to better express the organization’s year-round commitment to a film and education […]
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Montclair High School Dance Company starts fresh
By GWEN OREL Orel@montclairlocal.news When Montclair High School performs in its winter dance concert next weekend, March 17-19, it will be working with a new artistic director: Kamille King, who […]
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Montclair to have standing orchestra
By GWEN OREL orel@montclairlocal.news Montclair will soon have its own standing orchestra. Not a small chamber group, but a proper orchestra, led by a conductor/music director who is the concert […]
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Montclair Public Library hosts ‘Weird NJ’ author Wheeler Antabanez
Montclair author and longtime “Weird NJ” correspondent Wheeler Antabanez will speak at the Montclair Public Library, 50 South Fullerton Ave., on Wednesday, March 15, at 7 p.m. Antabanez will speak […]
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Montclair: send us your best limerick!
St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner. Montclair is a town full of writers. So, we triple dog dare you: write us a limerick! Bonus points for Montclair references. […]
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Second annual SOMA Film Festival takes place this weekend
The SOMA Film Festival will have its second season this weekend, Friday, March 10, through Sunday, March 12. SOMA Film Festival Director Matt Smollon said in a release, “In our […]
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Montclair celebrates International Women’s Day
Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day. Women achieved the right to vote when the 19th Amendment passed in 1920, but had been marching for it since the middle of […]
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55 years and feeling the buzz: The Chieftains come to NJPAC
BY GWEN OREL orel@montclairlocal.news On a distant planet, somewhere, someone may be listening to the the uillean (pronounced “illin”) pipes, accompanied by the insistent sound of the goat-skin drum the […]
