What to Do In and Around Bloomfield this Weekend!

Here are a few great reasons to enjoy the city of Bloomfield this weekend.  Click on the EVENTS tab to see more weekend events.   Feel free to add your own in the comments section.

WHAT: 
WHERE:   Bloomfield Municipal Building
WHEN:   Daily  
WHY GO:  Bloomfield Township Human Services is collecting clean, reusable coats, scarfs and gloves.  Coats will be distributed to needy Bloomfield Residents.  Please don’t hesitate to call for more information:  (973) 680-4017

WHAT:   
WHEN:    Friday, Saturday  8pm       Sunday  2pm
WHERE:    Westminster Art Center
WHY GO:   The Montclair Operetta Club will present Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tice Rice’s Rock Opera Jesus Christ Superstar on November 4, 5, 11, & 12 at 8pm, and November 6 & 13 at 2pm.  Based on a rock opera concept album project written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice before its first staging on Broadway in 1971, Jesus Christ Superstar chronicles the last seven days in the life of Jesus of Nazareth. As seen through the eyes of his disciple, Judas Iscariot, who has become disillusioned with the movement, the musical is based loosely on the Gospels’ account of the arrival of Jesus and his disciples in Jerusalem, and ending with the crucifixion.  
COST:   Tickets are $25 for Adults, $22 for Senior Citizens, $15 for Students with a valid ID, and $4 for Bloomfield College Students with a valid ID and are available online at http://www.mocmusicals.org/tickets.htm or by calling 973.744.3133

WHAT:  
WHERE:   The Essex Bar & Grill, 41 Broughton Ave, Bloomfield
WHEN:   Friday   8:30pm
WHY GO:  Come join the Karaoke fun with a Great variety of Songs and Talent.   

WHAT:       LAST WEEKEND
WHERE:   Riverfront Stadium
WHEN:   Friday, Saturday, Sunday  7pm to Midnight    (Every Sunday kids can trick or treat)
WHY GO: Haunted House, Games, Hay Rides, Food, Arts and Crafts, Halloween Dance Classes, Urban Legend Storytime, Concerts, Parties and More!
COST:  Admission to the stadium is free, but most activities will have a fee. Admission to the haunted house is $20 for adults and $15 for students. The hayride is $5, and games are $1. Mystery dinner reservations must by made by the Wednesday prior and cost $20, or $25 for dinner with wine/beer.

WHAT: 
WHERE:  Morning Parade:  9:15  Brookdale Dog Park, Grove Street, Montclair   
Afternoon Parade:  1:15  South Mountain Dog Park, Maplewood/Millburn
WHEN:    Saturday, Oct 29  
WHY GO:  Essex County dog owners to display their creativity and participate in Strut Your Mutt, Essex County’s Annual Canine Halloween Costume Parade and Contest.   Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third places in a variety of categories. For more information, please call 973-239-2485.
COST:   Free

WHAT:  
WHERE:   The Essex Bar & Grill, 41 Broughton Ave, Bloomfield
WHEN:   Saturday   8:30pm
WHY GO:  Come and Listen or Dance to great Oldies, Jazz or Rock Bands.

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WHERE: 
WHEN:    Saturday    8pm
WHY GO:  The show is based entirely on audience suggestions! “After all”, says executive director Bob Sapoff, “the only thing better than having a great idea is watching it come to life right before your eyes”!   In addition to providing the material for the show, audience members are encouraged to bring their own crazy “props” that the actors will use during the show!
COST:   $10

WHAT:  
WHERE:   , Bloomfield
WHEN:   Sunday    9am
WHY GO:  The All-You-Can-Eat breakfast starts at 9am sharp.  
COST:  $10

WHAT:
WHERE: Belleville Township High School 
WHEN:   Sunday  -  9am to 5pm.
WHY GO: There will be 75 plus exhibitors displaying quality merchandise such as crafts, sports collectibles, clothing, jewelry, handbags, gift items, antiques and collectibles, garage/tag sale items and more. Stop to see all the bargains!   Come hungry to sample the delicious food including hot dogs, pulled pork sandwiches, coffee, bagels, breads, salads, zeppoles, hamburgers and more!

WHAT:
WHERE:     Newark
WHEN:   Sunday, November 6    3:20pm
WHY GO:   Janet McCormack (Office of Family Life, Archdiocese of Newark) will offer a short pre-concert lecture: “Coping with Grief: Finding Hope and Healing through the Dimension of Music” to the bereaved in the Cathedral Lady Chapel.    This concert is intended to be a source of comfort and hope for all those who are mourning the loss of a loved one. The Church gathers not only to pray for the repose of their souls, but to console one another by strengthening our hope and faith in the resurrection.   The Cathedral Choir and Chamber Orchestra will also perform works of Brahms, Bainton, Goodall and York.
COST:   Free will offering