Wednesday, April 24, 2013
See the bevy of upcoming shows, activities and events coming up in the next three weeks in town that will be put on by the Montclair Business Improvement District.
Spring is here and climbing temperatures will be accompanied by music throughout Montclair Center every Saturday. Bands will take the stage in different venues throughout the Montclair Center Business District on Saturdays. Sponsored by the Montclair Business Improvement District, these free concerts will offer different tunes every hour and new bands each week. This Saturday, April 27, seven bands will play on Church Street between noon and 6 p.m. The band line-up for will be: Go to http://www.montclaircenter.com/montclair_center_stage/ for more information. Next Saturday, May 4, will be Church Street Family Fun Day and GLAM! Street Fair from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the intersection of Church Street and Glenridge Avenue. Local merchants…
Monday, April 22, 2013
Montclair's Michael Greene points his camera at the daily comings and goings in town.
These photos of people and things around Montclair were taken by resident Michael Greene. This week's photos are (in the order they appear above):
Thursday, April 18, 2013
A South Orange resident visited Montclair's museum this week.
An 1913 exhibit now at the Montclair Art Museum recently received a visit from a South Orange resident who was born around the time of its original opening. Ethel Rosenfeld was born in New York City on Feb. 20, 1913, just three days after the International Exhibition of Modern Art, better known as the Armory Show, opened at the 69th Regiment Armory Building. That same exhibit is now at the Montclair Art Museum, titled The New Spirit: American Art in the Armory Show, 1913. She visited the Montclair Art Museum this week with her daughter and met with Chief Curator Gail Stavitsky. The museum presented Rosenfeld with a commemorative 100th birthday present.
Monday, April 15, 2013
Montclair's Michael Greene points his camera at the daily comings and goings in town.
These photos of people and things around Montclair were taken by resident Michael Greene. This week's photos are (in the order they appear above): 1. A skateboarder in Lackawanna Plaza. 2. A college student's new tattoo. 3. The Fabric Store's rear entrance taken from the parking lot of Watchung Plaza. 4. A Valero sign in the parking lot of Watchung Plaza.
Friday, April 5, 2013
Local artist and Montclair resident Jeniffer Levine and singer/songwriter Scott Massarsky will bring their unique painting and musical show to The Art Garage/StudioKids Art.
Painting and music will come together this weekend as artists commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day. Local artist and Montclair resident Jennifer Levine and singer/songwriter Scott Massarsky, of Oakland, will perform "The Parting" on Saturday starting at 7:30 p.m. at The Art Garage/StudioKids Art, located at 211 Glenridge Ave. The performance will be in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom HaShoah, which begins Sunday evening and ends Monday night. The two will put on a multimedia performance : While Levine paints, Massarsky will play his guitar. The performance will be inspired by The Kinder Transport, Shanghai Ghetto and other events that occurred during the Holocaust. Levine and Massarsky most recently collaborated on the Peace…
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Phone booth inspired piece opens Thursday.
Modern technology may have made pay phones a thing of the past, but an artistic collaboration between Bloomfield College and the Montclair Art Museum is looking to revitalize the phone booth. The project, which opens today, April 4, involves two phone booths; one at the College in the College Library and one at the Museum in Lehman Court, the Museum’s main entrance hall. Users can hear pre-recorded messages based on conversations artists Karina Aguila Skvirsky and Liselot van der Heijden have had with members from each community or leave messages that can be heard by others. “This joint venture brings together two institutions that value art as a way to unite communities,” Marion Terenzio, vice president of academic affairs and dean of …
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Montclair Art Museum will be open late between 5 and 9 p.m.
The Montclair Art Museum will offer free admission and be open late between 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday. Free First Thursday Nights at the museum, located at 3 S. Mountain Ave., will include access to current exhibits The New Spirit: American Art in the Armory Show 1913, and Oscar Bluemner's America: Picturing Paterson, New Jersey. Tours of Oscar Bluemner's America: Picturing Paterson, NJ will be offered every hour on the half hour — 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. There will be a full-service bar with special prices at the event provided by Egan & Sons Restaurant and Bar. The bar will be cash only. Live music will be provided by the Montclair State University John J. Cali School of Music Jazz Studies Program, led by saxophonist Dan Braden. The …
Monday, April 1, 2013
Montclair's Michael Greene points his camera at the daily comings and goings in town.
These photos of people and things around Montclair were taken by resident Michael Greene. This week's photos are (in the order they appear above): The leaning Lackawanna Plaza street sign. A man waiting under the trestle at Watchung Plaza An American flag at the Chase Bank on Valley Road in Upper Montclair An abandoned walker in the Montclair State University parking structure Mills Reservation in Cedar Grove Anyone can send photos and videos to be featured here on Montclair Patch. Email your media files to the editor at mike.donofrio@patch.com.
Saturday, March 30, 2013
The winning logo will be used for promotional collateral and all future live produced events.
The Montclair Arts Council is looking for a new name and logo and is calling on local artists for inspiration. MAC's New Name and Logo Contest will run from April 1 through Sept. 30. The winner will be announced at the First Annual Montclair Music & Arts Awards Gala in October. Greg Spinelli, MAC treasurer and business manager, said in a press release, "A [sizable] community of artists reside in Montclair and the MAC would like to tap into that talent pool by inviting one and all to participate in this opportunity to create a new logo and assist with the re-branding of the arts council." The contest is open to Montclair residents of ages, and those attending schools in town or Montclair State University. Images may be created by one …
Friday, March 29, 2013
Take a look at a painting in the museum's collection from the comfort of your computer screen.
In the latest installment of "A Minute at the Montclair Art Museum," Chief Curator Gail Stavitsky takes a look at Oscar Bluemner's "Jersey Silkmills," a work from the Vera Bluemner Kouba Collection, Stetson University, in DeLand, Fld. The painting is one of many in the museum's current exhibit Oscar Bluemner's America: Picturing Paterson, New Jersey. The exhibit will be on display through June 16.
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