Weekender: The Arts, Sports and Ghouls

Here are some of the things to do this weekend in and around Montclair. Click on the ‘EVENTS’ tab to see even more weekend opportunities.

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WHEN:      Friday, Saturday, Sunday - Noon to 5 p.m.
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WHY GO:   This exhibition addresses the role of vernacular forms in the work of 26 contemporary artists who utilize craft, folklore, and roadside kitsch to explore culturally specific iconography in the context of an increasingly global world of art.

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WHERE:    Montclair University, Alexander Kasser Theater
WHEN:      Friday 7:30 p.m.; Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m.
WHY GO:   Director and Choreographer, David  Gordon blends performance, dance, William Walton’s soaring film scores and the voices of past Henrys such as Christopher Plummer and Laurence Olivier. The final product is an hour-long performance beyond definition or expectation, creating (in the words of Shakespeare himself) “the brightest heaven for invention”
COST:        $15          

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WHERE:     , 104 Bloomfield Ave., Montclair
WHEN:       Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
WHY GO:    Parenting workshop about positive parenting and balancing fun and discipline called "Positive Parenting: New techniques for your parent toolbox."
COST:         $5 - call (973)783-6655 to register

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WHEN:       Saturday  7 p.m. – 11 p.m.
WHY GO:    Carol Vasquez will be celebrating her debut CD, “I Have Dreamed”. This compilation of songs from The American Songbook, Broadway and Pop music, as well as an original by Carol and producer Jan Stevens features performances by jazz greats, guitarists Dave Stryker, Charlie Hunter with Vinnie Cutro, Ray Monte, Bailey Gee and an outstanding cast of players.  

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WHERE:     229 Main St., Belleville
WHEN:       Friday, Saturday, Sunday -  7 p.m. - Midnight
WHY GO:   Come visit this creepy genetically modified food processing factory as an “employee.” You will meet your deranged co-workers and see what the boss is feeding them for lunch. Beware: Many of the new employees don't make it through the night shift!
COST:        $30 For Rapid Processing Ticket (VIP), $18 for Adults, $15 for Children 12 and under.
  ** “Not-so-Scary” Kids’ Sunday Matinees from 2 pm-6 pm. Tickets are $8 a person and adults must be accompanied by a child age 12 and under.

WHAT:      
WHERE:     Montclair Library
WHEN:       Saturday and Sunday - 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
WHY GO:    The Montclair Public Library Gallery will be exhibiting the work of photographer Scot Surbeck from October 1 to 31. Surbek’s exhibition is titled "CityClickr - The City Seen", and will feature New York City street photography in fifty large scale color and black and white images.

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WHERE:     , 14 Alvin Place, Upper Montclair, NJ
WHEN:       Sunday -  7 p.m.
WHY GO:    Chicken Little just got duped by the infamous Foxy Loxy. Is the sky really falling? Will the chicken be outfoxed by the fox? Join Chicken Little and the rest of his friends on the farm as this classic story is mixed with a lot of laughter and fun. By Patrick Rainville Dorn ~ Directed by Tommy Donaldson.

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WHERE:      MKA, 6 Lloyd Road, Montclair
WHEN:        Sunday - 2 p.m.
WHY GO:    Cheer on the Home Team!

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WHERE:      Montclair Library Auditorium
WHEN:        Sunday - 1:30 p.m.
WHY GO:    Local Montclair High School students invite the community of Montclair and surrounding cities to enjoy four films which celebrate Hispanic heritage and its cultural influences. No registration required. This weeks film: Veronico Cruz - tells the story of an Argentine elementary-school teacher sent by the government to a rural hamlet located in the northwestern province of Jujuy. It shows how he touches the lives of the villagers, especially the young and impressionable boy Verónico, whose mother died and father left to seek work when he was an infant.

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WHERE:      , Newark
WHEN:        Sunday -  3 p.m.
WHY GO:     Hailed by The New York Times as “a technically nimble and dynamic organist,” Renée Anne Louprette has established a formidable international career as organ recitalist, accompanist and conductor.  Since 2007, she has been a member of the faculty of the John J. Cali School of Music, Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey as Adjunct Professor of Organ.