Verona Fire Department and Cedar Grove Elks Top Weekend Events

Verona and Cedar Grove Events

Verona Live: Cards & Games
Friday, 1 p.m.
Verona Community Center Annex,
880 Bloomfield Ave., Verona
FREE

Drop in on Fridays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. to play or to socialize at the Community Center Annex. No registration required.

Tot Shabbats at Temple Sholom of West Essex
Friday, 6:30 p.m.
Temple Sholom of West Essex
760 Pompton Ave., Cedar Grove
FREE

Join Rabbi Groffman and Cantor Epstein for a brief Tot Shabbat service with dinner to follow for children in grade 1 and below (siblings welcomed) and their familes.  Please RSVP to the temple office.

VFD Color Guard to Present at NJ Devils Game
Saturday, 1 p.m.

The Verona Fire Department Color Guard has once again been offered and accepted the honor of presenting our nation’s colors at a professional sporting event. This time the color guard will be presenting for the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center in Newark. The Devils host the Florida Panthers.

Morgan Farm and Museum Tours
Saturday, 2 p.m.
Cedar Grove Historical Society - Morgan Farm and Museum
903 Pompton Ave., Cedar Grove
FREE

The Morgan Farm and Museum will be open on the third Saturday of every month from 2-4 p.m.

Support Our Troops/Wounded Warriors
Sunday, 8 a.m.
405 Bowden Road, Cedar Grove
$5

The Cedar Grove Elks will be holding an all you can eat Pancake Breakfast to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project and it's veterans programs which include shipping goods and letters to our troops and to benefit our hospitalized veterans.

Other Local Events

Nutley Old Guard Meeting
Friday, 9 a.m.
44 Park Ave., Nutley
FREE

The Old Guard meets weekly at the Frank A. Cocchiola Parks Building. New members always welcomed. 

Belleville Senior Citizens Friday Club
Friday, 12:30 p.m.
Franklin Avenue and Mill Street
Belleville
FREE

Mort and the Magical Forest: A Marcia the Musical Moose Show
Friday, 2 p.m.
Montclair Public Library
50 S. Fullerton Ave., Montclair
FREE

Little Mort Moose has been sent to the Magical Forest by a fairy godmother! Enjoy an interactive variety act filled with audience participation, guitar strummin' tunes and a puppet show performed by Marcia the Musical Moose! Marcia Johnson is a one-of-a-kind children's performer who entertains kids through original songs and puppetry while disguised as a singing moose! Registration required. Ages 3 to 7

Electronics Recycling Day in West Caldwell
Saturday, 9 a.m.
30 Clinton Road, West Caldwell
FREE

Free drop off of unwanted electronics for residents of the township in the Municipal Building parking lot. The following items will be accepted: Monitors, Printers, Keyboards, Televisions, VCRs, Batteries, Cell Phones, Terminals, Cables, Fax Machines, Radios, Modems, CRT’s, telephones, CPU’s, copiers, typewriters, stereo equipment, etc. Questions? Call 973-226-2303. 

The Arc of Essex County's Building Tomorrows 5K Run/2 Mile Walk
Saturday, 10 a.m.
Brookdale Park
473 Watchung Ave., Bloomfield
$23

Help make the 15th Annual Building Tomorrows 5K Run/2 Mile Walk the most successful ever by helping us raise more funds through individual sponsorships. Register online atraceforum.com/tomorrows.  Pre-registration fee is $23 by 4/15/13, USATF Member fee is $20 by 4/15/13, and Post-Registration fee is $25 after 4/15/13 and on race day.

Book Signing & Reading with Valerie Wilson Wesley
Saturday, noon
Newark Public Library
5 Washington St., Newark
FREE

Newark author,  Anasa Maat, interviews Valerie Wilson Wesley (Writing as Savanna Welles) regarding the release of her latest novel, When the Night Whispers, a paranormal love story. FREE and open to the public. Books for sale

16th Annual UJA Benefit Concert with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Sunday, 3 p.m.
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
1 Center St., Newark
FREE

The 16th Annual UJA Benefit Concert, which supports the work of Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ, will take place at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 21, at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark. The audience will be treated to an eclectic program of Mozart, Copland, and Klezmer by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and David Krakauer, guest solo clarinetist and master of Eastern European Jewish Klezmer music. For further information, contact Belle Schwartz at (973) 929-3032 or bschwartz@jfedgmw.org.