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Dear Friend,
Enjoy your summer with a sizzling variety of activities, films and events that the whole family can enjoy!
From June to September, the Essex County Free Summer Music Concert Series will enliven our parks with salsa, jazz, rock and roll, country, rhythm and blues, and more! There are 32 events planned, including three evenings with a concert and fireworks – June 29th in Weequahic Park, June 30th in Branch Brook Park and July 3rd in Brookdale Park. So grab a blanket or chair and enjoy the cool evening breeze and dance to sounds of summer.
Other county venues also have special offerings. On Wednesdays and Thursdays during July and August, come to Turtle Back Zoo for extended evening hours and see our animals when the temperatures are cooler. And stay later on Wednesday nights to enjoy an animal-themed movie shown on the top floor of our parking deck. We also have free movies at Kip’s Castle Park, outdoor nature exploration activities at the Environmental Center and, if you want to escape the heat, ice skating at Codey Arena.
Throughout the county, there are venues that offer a variety of opportunities to inspire your soul, challenge your mind and tickle your fancy. Essex is abundant with museums, galleries, classrooms and theaters where you can view the latest works of art, take classes, watch a play and more. The long list of events outlined in this newsletter will ensure you never have a boring summer day.
Enjoy your summer and, remember, together we will continue Putting Essex County First.
Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. Essex County Executive and the Board of Chosen Freeholders
BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS Britnee N. Timberlake, President Brendan W. Gill, Vice President Rolando Bobadilla Wayne L. Richardson Rufus I. Johnson Patricia Sebold Lebby C. Jones Cynthia D. Toro Leonard M. Luciano
This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/ Department of State. The Essex County Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State. 2 The Spirit of Essex Essex County SUMMER MUSIC Concert Series
Over the course of 12 summer weeks, Essex County Executive Joseph N. for New Jersey and TD Bank. The series DiVincenzo, Jr. invites the public to attend there are 32 different is also made possible, in part, by the the 2017 Essex County Free Summer events, featuring some New Jersey State Council on the Arts/ Music Concert Series. The free Concert of the best local and Department of State. Series brings a diverse group of musicians international acts in jazz, and entertainers to perform at locations Over the course of 12 summer weeks, rock and roll, big band, throughout the historic Essex County there are 32 different events, featuring Park System and provides residents with reggae and more. some of the best local and international an evening leisure activity to enjoy the acts in jazz, rock and roll, big band, parks. This year’s series features three reggae and more. The 2017 Summer concert and fireworks spectaculars, breeze, and dance to the sounds of Music Concert Series begins Saturday, Friday night concerts in Brookdale Park classical, rock and roll, jazz, big band, June 17th with a Gospel Festival in and nine cultural festivals. Latin and more. We have an amazing line- Essex County Monte Irvin Orange Park up that is sure to entertain and impress,” and concludes Sunday, September 10th “The Essex County Free Summer Music DiVincenzo said. with Mike Griot’s Essex County South Concert Series offers a diverse lineup Mountain International Blues Festival. of performers who will take center stage The Summer Music Concert Series There will be three Concert and Fireworks throughout our historic Parks System. is being sponsored by Rose Squared Extravaganzas this summer: the first Pack a blanket, enjoy the cool evening Productions, The Horizon Foundation features Fillet of Soul on Thursday, June
The Spirit of Essex 3 29th in Essex County Weequahic Park, park system established in the United Events with an asterisk (*) are co-sponsored the second features the New Jersey States. The Park System consists of more by the Essex County Department of Parks, Symphony Orchestra on Friday, June than 6,000 acres and has 23 parks, five Recreation and Cultural Affairs. Concerts are held at accessible sites. Persons who 30th in Essex County Branch Brook Park reservations, an environmental center, a require special accommodations or assis- in Newark and the third features Jersey zoo, Treetop Adventure Course, ice skating tance are asked to call at least two weeks Sound on Monday, July 3 in Essex County rink, roller skating rink, three public golf prior to the concert to alert staff as to their Brookdale Park in Bloomfield/Montclair. courses, golf driving range, two miniature needs. Admission to the concerts is free. golf courses, Treetop Adventure Course, For more information, please call the De- The Essex County Park System was three off-leash dog facilities, a castle and partment of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs at 973 268-3500. created in 1895 and is the first county the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens.
The 2017 Concert Series Schedule Saturday, June 17th: 12 noon to 5 pm, Essex County Monte Irvin Orange Park, Orange: Gospel Festival* Saturday, June 24th: 12 Noon, Essex County Weequahic Park, Newark: House Music Festival* Tuesday, June 27th: 7 pm, Essex County Yanticaw Park, Nutley: Groove Street Quintet Thursday, June 29th: 7:30 pm, Essex County Weequahic Park, Newark: Concert by Fillet of Soul and a Fireworks Spectacular Friday, June 30th: 7:30 pm, Essex County Branch Brook Park, Newark: Concert by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and Fireworks Spectacular (In case of rain, the concert will be held in the Cathedral Basilica in Newark and the fireworks display will be rescheduled.) Monday, July 3rd, 7:30 pm: Essex County Brookdale Park, Bloomfield/Montclair: Concert by Jersey Sound and the Fireworks Spectacular Friday, July 7th, 7:30pm: Essex County Brookdale Park, Bloomfield/Montclair: The Duprees Tuesday, July 11th, 7pm: Essex County Independence Park, Newark: Latin Splendor Wednesday, July 12th, 7pm: Essex County Veterans Memorial Park, Newark: Trilogy, An Opera Company Friday, July 14th, 7:30pm: Essex County Brookdale Park, Bloomfield/Montclair: Darlene Love Tuesday, July 18th, 7pm: Essex County Monte Irvin Orange Park, Orange: Denise Hamilton Wednesday, July 19th, 7pm: Essex County Riverbank Park, Newark: Julian & Dominique Friday, July 21st, 7:30pm: Essex County Brookdale Park, Bloomfield/Montclair: Radio Nashville Tuesday, July 25th, 7pm: Essex County Watsessing Park, Bloomfield/East Orange: Pulse Jazz Quintet Wednesday, July 26th, 7pm: Essex County Grover Cleveland Park, Caldwell/Essex Fells: Steppin’ Out Friday, July 28th, 7:30pm: Essex County Brookdale Park, Bloomfield/Montclair: Gloria’s Miami Sound featuring Nikki Torres Tuesday, August 1st, 7pm: Essex County Ivy Hill Park, Newark: Gordon James Wednesday, August 2nd, 7pm: Essex County Verona Park, Verona: Frank Piombo Quintet Friday, August 4th, 7:30pm: Essex County Brookdale Park, Bloomfield/Montclair: New York Bee Gees Saturday, August 5th, 11am to 8pm: Essex County Monte Irvin Orange Park, Orange: African Caribbean Festival* Tuesday, August 8th, 7pm: Essex County Vailsburg Park, Newark: Richard Reiter Wednesday, August 9th, 7pm: Essex County Riverfront Park, Newark: Frank Valdes Friday, August 11th, 7:30pm: Essex County Brookdale Park, Bloomfield/Montclair: The Infernos Saturday, August 12th, 4 to 9pm: Essex County Ivy Hill Park, Newark: International Food and Music Festival* Sunday, August 13th, 10am to 8pm: Essex County Monte Irvin Orange Park, Orange: Latino Festival* Tuesday, August 15th, 7pm: Essex County Cedar Grove Park, Cedar Grove: Symphonics Wednesday, August 16th, 7pm: Essex County West Side Park, Newark: Bradford Hayes Friday, August 18th, 7pm: Essex County Eagle Rock Reservation, West Orange: Cameos Saturday, August 19th, 2 to 7pm: Essex County Monte Irvin Orange Park, Orange: House Music Festival* Sunday, August 20th, 2 to 7pm: Essex County Monte Irvin Orange Park, Orange: Essex County Talent Showcase* Saturday, September 9th, 11am to 8pm: Essex County Branch Brook Park, Newark: African Caribbean Festival* Sunday, September 10th, 11am to 8pm: Essex County South Mountain Reservation, West Orange: Mike Griot’s Essex County South Mountain International Blues Festival*
4 The Spirit of Essex Wilderness Skills Summer Camp The Very Hungry Caterpillar Wednesday to Friday, June 28 to Saturday, July 15 ESSEX COUNTY June 30 and/or July 5 to July 7 12:30pm to 1:30pm 9:30am-2:30pm For children ages 3 to 5. Come dressed SPOTLIGHT For grades 5 to 8. Join Traditional Earth for a butterfly parade around the trails to Skills Instructor Mike Dennis for up to learn about a day in the life of the monarch two sessions of outdoor skills building. and look for food sources for other During session one, students will take a caterpillars and butterflies. This includes traditional approach and, during session entry into the live butterfly tent. Advance two, a modern approach will be followed. registration and minimum number of Seasonal events sponsored Participants will identify plants, learn to participants are required. For information, by the Essex County track animals, create fire, go canoeing, call 973.228.8776. Fee: $8 per child. Department of Parks, make natural rope, and build shelters and more! Advance registration is required. Butterfly Tent Safari
Recreation & Cultural Affairs For information, call 973.228.8776. Monday, July 17 to Friday, July 28 Fee: $185 per child/per week. 12noon to 3pm Saturdays, July 15, 22 & 29 – Special ESSEX COUNTY Nature Explorers Summer Camp Programs TBA ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER Grades Pre-K and Kindergarten: For all ages. Flutter on over and visit the 621-B Eagle Rock Avenue July 10 to 21 live butterfly tent. All are welcome to make Roseland ~ 973.228.8776 12:30pm to 3:30pm and take a butterfly craft and participate www.essexcountynj.org/ Grades 1 and 2: July 24 to August 4 in table activities. For information, call environmentalcenter 12:30pm to 4:30pm 973.228.8776. Grades 3 and 4: August 7 to 18 Future Spective – 12:30pm to 4:30pm Buzz into Action with 48 Hours to a View Enjoy exploring and discovering Insect Education Opening reception: Friday, June 23 woodland and river habitats for insects, Saturday, July 22 1pm to 3pm birds, amphibians, Lenape life and much 10:30am to 11:30am Closing reception: Saturday, June more. Sign up for one or two weeks For children ages 5 and older. Participants 24 from 11am to 1pm per grade level. Advance registration will learn about bugs’ n’ butterflies. This Lester Johnson is a local artist and is required. For information, call includes entry into the live butterfly tent. self-proclaimed master of the “Nested 973.228.8776. Fee: $160 per child/per Advance registration and minimum number Sphere’s” aka “Balls in a Cage.” All of week for Pre K and K, $180 per child/ of participants are required. For information, the wood in this exhibit is recycled. per week for Grades 1 and 2; $200 per call 973.228.8776. Fee: $8 per child, child/per week for Grades 3 and 4. $10 per adult. Bike Right – Learn To Ride Saturday, June 24 10:30am to 12:30pm Saturday, July 15 10:30am to 12:30pm Saturday, August 19 10:30am to 12:30pm For children ages 5 and older. Make learning to ride a bike easier for your child with Trans Options’ Bike Right Learn to Ride class. Using this “balance first” method, parents help get their children rolling while the child does most of the work. Participants learn the basics of balancing, starting, stopping, and steering a bike, as well as proper helmet fit and adjustment. Please bring a helmet and a bike (without training wheels) in good working order. In the event of rain, this program will be rescheduled. Meet in Garibaldi Hall. Advance registration and minimum number of participants are required. For information, call 973.228.8776. Fee: Butterfly Tent Safari at Essex County Environmental Center $8 per child.
The Spirit of Essex 5 help. Advance registration, payment and minimum number of participants are required. For information, call 973.228.8776. Fee: $5 per person for ages 2 and up.
ESSEX COUNTY KIP’S CASTLE PARK 22 Crestmont Road Verona ~ 973.433.7469 www.essexcountynj.org/kipscastle
FRIDAY NIGHT FLICKS Friday nights just got more exciting! This June, visit Essex County Kip’s Castle Park for weekly screenings of family- friendly films on the lawn and under the stars. Arrive early for some pre-movie entertainment. Free admission. Gates open at 7pm; movies begin at dusk. Family Walk & Campfire at Essex County Environmental Center Concessions will be available for sale.
Family Walk & Campfire with Jean Greeley, an Essex County A Dog’s Purpose [PG] Thursday, July 27 Rutgers Master Gardener and butterfly Friday, June 9 6:30pm to 8pm enthusiast. The presentation and discus- Rain Date: Saturday, June 10 Thursday, August 17 sion will be followed by a visit to butterfly Lasse Hallström (The Hundred-Foot 6:30pm to 8pm host and nectar plants within the gardens Journey) directed this adaptation of All ages are welcome. Join a naturalist and a few minutes in the live butterfly the best-selling novel of the same for a short walk on the trails to experi- tent. Advance registration is required. For name by W. Bruce Cameron, which ence forest life at dusk. After the walk, information, call 973.228.8776. Fee: $8 follows a dog (voiced by Josh Gad) as enjoy a campfire and some fire-popped per child, $10 per adult. he is reincarnated as different breeds organic popcorn. Advance registration belonging to various owners. Over the and minimum number of participants Buzzfest course of multiple lifetimes, the canine’s are required. For information, call Saturday, August 5 existence intersects with that of a young 973.228.8776. Fee: $8 per child, $10 11am to 1pm boy who rescued him in 1962. per adult. For all ages. Have you ever wondered Pre-movie entertainment: Adopt a how honey goes from hive to jar? Watch rescued dog or cat from Orphaned Pets, Butterfly Gardening Workshop a local beekeeper extract honey from a Inc. and PAWS, both nonprofit agencies. Saturday, July 29 real hive and get a sample taste. There Donations of dry pet food & pet store gift 12noon to 1:30pm will be crafts, games, an observation cards are appreciated. For adults and children ages 8 and hive and more. Learn about bees, their older. Learn to garden for butterflies current challenges and how we can Sing! [PG] Friday, June 16 Rain Date: Saturday, June 17 When a koala impresario is in danger of losing his grand theater after one flop too many, he hatches a plan to stage a gala singing competition to save the day. But when a typo inflates the grand prize to $100,000, the contest attracts the attention of a number of singing animals, including a harried pig mom, a teenage gorilla, a shy elephant, and a punk porcupine. Seth MacFarlane, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Hudson and Nick Offerman lend their voices to this animated musical comedy. Pre-movie entertainment: Join our karaoke party and sing to the songs from Buzzfest at Essex County Environmental Center Sing!
6 The Spirit of Essex disciplines, including clay, jewelry, glass The Essex County Ronald J. Mount Lion Exhibit blowing, painting, sculpture, printmaking and photography. Visit a variety of LIONS & HYENAS different art studios, talk to the artists, purchase art work, and stop by the JOIN THE gallery to view a compilation exhibition. Free.
ESSEX COUNTY TURTLE BACK ZOO 560 Northfield Avenue West Orange ~ 973.731.5800 www.essexcountynj.org/ NEW EXHIBIT turtlebackzoo Summer Zoo Sleepover NOW OPEN! Saturday, June 10 to Sunday, June 11 5pm to 8am (the event is overnight) You’re invited to spend a WILD night at the zoo. Explore the zoo in the dark Kip’s Castle Oral History Project audio clips from the oral histories are while learning about TBZ’s mission of Essex County Kip’s Castle has been the now available through an interactive conservation and stewardship. For ages residence of some of Essex County’s presentation on HistoryPin.org. Visit 6 and up. Please note that groups must most interesting people over the last the site and search “Kip’s Castle” to have one adult chaperone for every 110 years. To capture their stories, experience the Kip’s Castle Oral History four children and all adults and children the Essex County Parks Department, Project. must be registered. $90 per person for Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs Zoological Society members; $100 per initiated the Kip’s Castle Oral History ESSEX COUNTY person for non to members. Project. This is an ongoing effort to stitch RIKER HILL ART PARK together the narrative of Essex County 276 Beaufort Avenue Breakfast with the Giraffes Kip’s Castle Park, a gem added to the Livingston ~ 973.433.7469 Saturday, June 24 & Parks System in 2007. With funding www.essexcountynj.org/rikerhill Sunday, June 25 from the New Jersey Council for the 8:30am to 10am Humanities, the Rutgers Oral History Fine and Decorative Arts Come for breakfast and meet the Archives has conducted interviews with Open House & Sale giraffe keepers, the giraffes and some representatives of nearly every period of Saturday, June 3 & Sunday, June 4 other African animals. In addition to the Castle’s ownership: family members, 11am to 5pm a hot breakfast and the meet and guests, and employees. A selection of Artists in residence work in a variety of greets, participants will enjoy a behind
Get a unique look at the zoo and its nocturnal animal collection. Night Moves includes a guided evening tour of zoo exhibits where visitors will learn about different animal senses and adaptations. Online registration required. • Thursday, May 25th at 7:30pm • Thursday, June 1st at 8pm • Thursday, July 13th at 8pm • Thursday, August 3rd at 8pm • Saturday, August 19th at 8pm • Friday, September 8th at 7pm
The Spirit of Essex 7 the scenes tour of the giraffe house. are cooler and the workday is over. 2017 ESSEX COUNTY This event will be held on the path at Thursdays in August are Pokémon GO the African Adventure exhibit. $55 Zoo Nights! Enjoy catching and battling OPEN HOUSE Zoological Society members; $65 unique creatures throughout the zoo Saturday, June 3 non-members. with 17 PokeStops and 2 Gyms. Lures 10am to 2pm are released every half hour during the Visit the Zoo for games and Family Fun Nights event. Paid admission is required to activities to entertain and provide The zoo has extended hours to 8:30pm enter the zoo each evening. Learn more information to raise public awareness on Wednesdays and Thursdays from about playing Pokémon Go at the Zoo about the programs and services July 5th to August 31st. Enjoy the at http://turtlebackzoo.com/play- provided by Essex County. Zoo when the summer temperatures pokemon-go/. #TBZGO
WEDNESDAY EVENINGS IN JULY & AUGUST! Enjoy blockbuster movies under the stars on the rooftop of the parking deck at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo. Bring your own chair. Rain cancels.
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8 The Spirit of Essex ESSEX COUNTY The following events are offered for the public’s enjoyment by Essex County-based arts and historical organizations. CULTURAL The Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs takes no responsibility for the content, accuracy, dates or times and whether or not non-County EXHIBITIONS sponsored events listed in this magazine are held as scheduled.
ARTS COUNCIL OF LIVINGSTON 2130 Town Center Way Livingston ~ 973.650.6374
Harmony Through June 20 Paintings, sculptures, pottery, jewelry, clothing and accessories from over 50 artists will be on display. The gallery is an all-volunteer facility and includes artists from various towns. Artworks are for sale.
JCC OF GREATER METROWEST Cooperman JCC 760 Northfield Avenue, West Orange ~ 973.530.3412 www.jccmetrowest.org/artgalleries
Arts/Theater Lobby and Showcases Kulbir Bhalla June Animal and bird photography
Travel Photography July and August Summer travel photography exhibit
Gaelen Gallery East July to August Works by winners of the 2017 Gaelen Faith Ringgold (b. 1930) Matisse’s Model, 1991 From the Series: The French Collection Juried Art Show and Sale Part I; #5 Acrylic on canvas, printed and tie-dyed fabric, ink 73 x 79 # in. (185.42 x 201.93 cm) Baltimore Museum of Art: Frederick R. Weisman Contemporary Art Acquisitions Endowment (BMA 1999.66) © 2016 Faith Ringgold / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York” MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM 3 South Mountain Avenue Montclair ~ 973.746.5555 Matisse and American Art Inspired by Matisse: Selected Works www.montclairartmuseum.org Through June 18 from the Collection Matisse and American Art is the first Through July 2018 Janet Taylor Pickett: exhibition to examine this French Drawn entirely from the Montclair Art The Matisse Series master’s profound impact upon the Museum’s permanent collection, this Through June 18 development of American modern art show comprises 53 paintings, drawings, This exhibition explores the creative from 1907 to the present. Featuring 65 prints, and sculptures by 42 American dialogue between Taylor Pickett’s artwork paintings, archival objects, sculpture, artists. It accompanies the special and that of renowned French artist Henri prints, and works on paper, Matisse exhibition Matisse and American Art. Matisse. Held in the museum’s Roberts and American Art will juxtapose 19 and Rotunda galleries, the exhibition works by Matisse with 44 works by New Directions: features over 70 collages, many of which American artists, including Max Weber, Dannielle Tegeder feature dresses. Taylor Pickett often Alfred Maurer, Maurice Prendergast, Through Summer 2017 juxtaposes images of African sculpture, Stuart Davis, Richard Diebenkorn, New Directions: Dannielle Tegeder textiles, and cultural elements, with Robert Motherwell, Ellsworth Kelly, Roy presents newly commissioned works details from Matisse’s work, typically Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Romare by the Brooklyn-based artist. The Laurie procured from exhibition catalogue Bearden,Alcohol Johnink painting Baldessari, workshop Sophie at Montclair ArtArt Museum Stairway installation includes wall reproductions. Matisse, and Faith Ringgold. drawings and sculptural elements,
The Spirit of Essex 9 and will explore how that space American Craft: melds the inside and outside of the A Newark Museum Sampler museum building. This installation will Ongoing be complemented by two new video This is a new installation focusing on animations Tegeder is creating for the American Craft of the last 30 years. video monitors on MAM’s grounds. Furniture, silver, ceramics and glass objects will demonstrate the diversity Undaunted Spirit: of the museum’s landmark holdings Native American Art in American Craft. There will be Ongoing, Permanent Collection masterworks by Native American and Undaunted Spirit: Native American African-American artists, and New Art is the final phase in MAM’s major Jersey’s best-known studio craftspeople, reinstallation of the Rand Gallery of such as Ubaldo Vitali and Paul Stankard. Native American Art. Its overarching theme is the stylistic development When Objects Became Art of Native American art traditions Ongoing and the historical contexts in which This installation highlights the Newark these changes were made. The final Museum’s century-old commitment section is divided into four themes: to collecting and displaying modern the development of a style of Navajo ceramics and glass as art. Art ceramics weaving called “eye dazzler,” the art purchased between 1911 and 1926 traditions of the Great Plains, including will be spotlighted, along with three beadwork, Northwest Coast Indian clan examples of art glass from the 1920s. Dannielle Tegeder, Infrastructure, 2016. regalia, and contemporary artwork. In 1910, the museum mounted an Photo by Peter Jacobs. exhibition called “Modern American NEWARK MUSEUM Pottery,” and founded its decorative 49 Washington Street arts collection with examples from this Records at Play: The Institute Newark ~ 973.593.6550 display. of Jazz Studies @ 50 www.newarkmuseum.org Through December 22 PAUL ROBESON GALLERIES This exhibition is the first time the Institute Musical Arts of Asia Express Newark of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University Through February 26, 2018 54 Halsey Street, 3rd Floor has exhibited so many of its treasures Featuring more than 25 works from the Newark ~ 973.353.1610 at once. The artifacts, documents, and museum’s collection, this installation www.artgallery.newark.rutgers.edu sound recordings in this exhibit provide celebrates music through the arts of a record of The Institute of Jazz Studies East and South Asia. Introducing string, history and the music at its core. percussion and wind instruments not found in Western traditions – the musical GlassBook Project: instruments and images of their sounds Brick by Brick, The Ironbound will be featured. Prints, paintings, ivories Oral History Collection and lacquer works from China, India, Through August 27 Japan, Korea, Nepal and Tibet reveal Created by Paula Neves and Adrienne disparate dynamic melodic traditions. Wheeler with Rutgers students, these These visuals will be enhanced by audio glass books were inspired by oral history and video multimedia. interviews with Ironbound residents. The GlassBook Project is a social practice Newark: City of Silver and Gold artwork by Nick Kline in partnership with from Tiffany to Cartier Dr. Kimberly DaCosta Holton, Newest Ongoing Americans Project and GlassRoots. Newark was home to a number of important silver companies, and was the Looped Dialogue: center of a vast gold jewelry industry. By Dominique Duroseau 1900, sterling silver objects were being Through June 30 mass-produced at modest cost and sold “The narrative which I create, as an artist, through jewelry stores in every state in urges viewers to re-examine the world the country. In the same period, 14-karat around them, notice patterns, human gold jewelry had become a staple of behavior, cause and effect, analyze modern fashion for men and women. subjects from different viewpoints, Greenberg, Sunday at 530pm-Gaelen Best Newark jewelry workshops produced in Show 2016, JCC of Greater Metrowest and ask questions even if they cause millions of pieces of gold jewelry annually. discomfort.” – Dominique Duroseau.
10 The Spirit of Essex PAUL ROBESON GALLERIES Criminal Justice Gallery, Center for Law and Justice 5th Floor 123 Washington Street Newark ~ 848.445.0515 www.artgallery.newark.rutgers. edu/
Portrait Garden: An Exhibition by Lynn Cazabon Through July 31 “Portrait Garden” is a collection of photographs and recorded conversations created by Lynn Cazabon with eleven women incarcerated at Maryland Correctional Institution for Women (MCIW). Portrait Garden used environmental stewardship as a tool for self-reflection, resulting in the creation of three perennial gardens on the prison grounds.
PAUL ROBESON GALLERIES 350 Martin Luther King Blvd. Newark ~ 848.445.0515 www.artgallery.newark.rutgers. edu/
Such Dreamy Moments: Joan Pamboukes Through July 31 This site-specific installation by artist Joan Pamboukes was inspired by Newark Museum’s historic Ballantine House. Using common technology – iPhone and panorama app – Pamboukes investigates the effects of media and interactivity in our society. Curated by Shlomit Dror. Janet Taylor Pickett Imagination #1, 2006-7 Pastel drawing with collage of various papers and watercolor on Arches paper. PAUL ROBESON GALLERIES 190 University Avenue techniques with paper and print, most Lucien Clergue, Tom Baril, Sally Gall, Newark ~ 848.445.0515 often using language as a starting point Donna Ferrato, Kristin Capp, and Alen www.artgallery.newark.rutgers. to explore personal histories, dualities, Mac Weeney. edu/ nature, human nature, and the practice of play. Curated by Adrienne Wheeler. YOGI BERRA MUSEUM & Re-made Garden: Ira Wagner LEARNING CENTER Through July 31 THE WALSH GALLERY AT SETON The campus of Montclair State In this series “Garden State,” the HALL UNIVERSITY University artist photographed industrial Seton Hall University 8 Yogi Berra Drive landscapes in New Jersey. In these 400 South Orange Avenue Little Falls ~ 973.655.2378 carefully composed photographs, South Orange ~ 973.275.2033 www.yogiberramuseum.org familiar objects and sceneries take www.shu.edu/walshgallery on their own shape, evoking surreal What’s in a Name impressions. Curated by Shlomit Dror. The World in Black and White March 31 to September 30 This exhibition features the Walsh Interactive exhibit exploring the origin Articulations: Jaz Graf Gallery’s permanent collection of of nicknames for New York professional Through July 31 photographs including global images sports teams. Jaz Graf works in experimental from Ralph Gibson, Lishan Chang,
The Spirit of Essex 11 Crane House and Historic YWCA, ESSEX COUNTY 110 Orange Road, Montclair. 2 pm. Suggested donation: $5/person. SUMMER EVENTS www.montclairhistory.org
June 7: Teen Advisory Group. Middle and high school students can help plan events and earn community service hours. Roseland Free Public Library, 20 Roseland Avenue, Roseland. 7pm. Free. June 2: Anime & Manga Club. This 973.226.8636 is geared for middle and high school students. Roseland Free Public Library, June 7: Lifelong Arts Course 20 Roseland Avenue, Roseland. Exhibition. Join Mansa Mussa, collage 3:30pm to 5pm. Free. 973.226.8636 artist, and students from two Lifelong Arts courses on collage for an exhibition June 2, 4, 5, 9, 10 & 11: It Shoulda of work completed in this course. See It Shoulda Been You at 4th Wall Theatre Been You. Broadway’s wild musical 3D collage, digital photo collage, self- farce with blushing brides, nervous portraits and more. Newark Museum, grooms, overbearing moms, unexpected 49 Washington St., Newark. 3pm to June 10: Music Under the June guests, and plenty of crazy twists 5pm. Free. 973.596.6550. Moon Concert. Enjoy the Chamber and turns. Westminster Arts Center www.newarkmuseum.org Music Society of North Jersey at Bloomfield College, 449 Franklin performing under the historic Olmsted Street, Bloomfield. Friday and Saturday June 8: Guided Meditation. Roseland Oak in Essex County Anderson Park. at 8pm, Sunday at 3pm. $25 general Free Public Library, 20 Roseland Essex County Anderson Park, 274 admission, $22 seniors, $18 students. Avenue, Roseland.10am. Free. Bellevue Avenue, east of North 973.996.8484. 973.226.8636 Mountain Avenue, Upper Montclair. www.4thwalltheatre.org 8pm. Free. June 8: Lego Free-Build. Roseland FriendsOfAndersonPark.com June 4: 50th Annual Fire Muster. Free Public Library, 20 Roseland Everyone loves a parade and the sounds Avenue, Roseland. Free. 4pm. June 10: Historical Society of of the Pipe and Drum Band, especially 973.226.8636 Bloomfield Museum Ice Cream when it includes shiny fire trucks with Social. There will be free ice cream sirens blaring. But that’s only part of the June 9: Swing Town Big Band at for all adults and children who visit festivities planned for the 50th Annual Downtown After Sundown. Spiotta the HSOB Museum.Historical Society Fire Muster. Newark Museum, Park, 4 Village Plaza, South Orange. of Bloomfield Museum, 90 Broad 49 Washington Street, Newark. 7:30pm. Free. 201.259.5865. www. Street, Bloomfield. 11am to 2pm. Free. 12 to 5pm. Free. 973.596.6550. maplewoodcommunitymusic.org 973.743.8844. www.hsob.org www.newarkmuseum.org
June 4: Society of Musical Arts Orchestra Spring Concert. “Beethoven and Friends” features the music of Beethoven, Bruch, Hanson, and Abels with Stephen Culbertson conducting. Maplewood Middle School, 7 Burnett Street, Maplewood. 4pm. Free. www.soma.ar88.net or [email protected]
June 4: Making their Way: Colonial Women in Newark. Official town records contain scant reference to the contributions of women in the colonial period, but other archival sources show that colonial women found ways to contribute to the development of early Newark. This program is presented by Timothy J. Crist, a Montclair resident and President of the Newark History Society. Society of Musical Arts Orchestra Spring Concert Sketch by Patrick Hintz
12 The Spirit of Essex June 10: A Woman About Town Walking Tour. Take a tour of the town from the vantage point of a woman who lived there in the early 20th century. The tour includes visits to the First Congregational Church and Montclair Women’s Club. Light refreshments served at the end. Starting in front of an upper-middle class home at 15 Prospect Terrace, Montclair. 10am. Registration required. $10. 973.744.1796. www.montclairhistory.org
June 11: Family Fun: Flag Day. In honor of National Flag Day, tours of the Crane House & Historic YWCA will incorporate flags from different periods from 1796 through 1945. Children will learn when states joined the nation, flag etiquette, and make their own windmill flag to take home. Crane House & Historic YWCA, 110 Orange Music Under the June Moon Concert at Essex County Anderson Park Road, Montclair. 1pm to 4 pm. $10 family, $5 with a family membership. 973.744.1796. the Newark Museum’s collection and June 15: Late Thursday - Summer www.montclairhistory.org beyond. Danyelle Means, a consultant, Solstice. Make solar-powered art, activist, and museum scholar, will vote for your favorite sunrise and June 11: Motown Music with share exciting new directions in 21st- sunset images from the Newark Rhonda Denet. Roseland Free Public century Native art and how it is shown Museum’s collection, and countdown Library, 20 Roseland Avenue, Roseland. in museums. Newark Museum, 49 a toast to the sunset on one of the 2pm. Free. 973.226.8636 Washington Street, Newark. 5:30pm longest days of the year. Newark to 6:30pm. Free with admission: Museum, 49 Washington St., Newark. June 11: Continuing Creativity: $15 adults; $8 children, seniors and 6pm to 9pm. Free. 973.596.6550. Trends in Contemporary Native students; free for members and Newark www.newarkmuseum.org American Art. Experience the residents. 973.596.6550. continuing creativity of Native artists in www.newarkmuseum.org June 15: Magic the Gatheering. Learn how to play the strategy/fantasy June 11: Second Sunday - The game. Roseland Free Public Library, Art of Mindfulness. Experience the 20 Roseland Avenue, Roseland. 4pm power of art to help you focus, relax to 5pm. Free. 973.226.8636 and slow down the moment. Sharpen your observational powers with guided June 15: Women in Media-Newark sketching, enjoy creative movement, Salon Series Screening. Women make prayer flags and get lost in the in Media-Newark hosts screenings hands-on process of up-close art of films made by women. Discussion experiences. Newark Museum, follows. Paul Robeson Galleries, 49 Washington St., Newark.12noon to Express Newark Large Gallery 5 pm. $15 adults; $8 children, seniors Media Room, 54 Halsey Street, 3rd and students; free for members and floor, Newark. 6pm to 8pm. Free. Newark residents. 973.596.6550. 848.445.0506. www.newarkmuseum.org http://artgallery.newark.rutgers. edu/calendar/ June 14 & 15: Friends of the Roseland Free Public Library Book June 15: Kids’ Craft Club for ages Sale. Fill a bag with books, movies, 8-12. Learn to make pendant jewelry. and/or DVDs for only $8. Roseland Roseland Free Public Library, 20 Free Public Library, 20 Roseland Roseland Avenue, Roseland. 3:30pm Historical Society of Bloomfield Avenue, Roseland. 9am to 9pm. Free. to 5pm. Free. 973.226.8636 Museum Ice Cream Social 973.226.8636
The Spirit of Essex 13 Cooperative Extension 4-H and the Montclair History Center. Montclair History Center and Microfarm, 108 Orange Road, Montclair. 4:30pm to 6:30pm. Registration required. $25 a scout, space limited. 973.744.1796. mail@ montclairhistorical.org or www.montclairhistory.org
June 19 to 23: Paper Clay Sculpture Collage. This five-day intensive workshop will demonstrate new ways to work with homemade air-dried paper clay. Students will make tape castings and wire armatures with magazine imagery for color and texture. Finished art is strong, permanent, and looks like fired ceramics. Montclair Art Museum, 3 South Mountain Avenue, Montclair.11am to 4pm. $265 MAM members, $295 non- members. Advance registration required. Fine Arts & Crafts Show at Essex County Brookdale Park 973.259.5139. www.montclairartmuseum.org June 17: Kids’ African Clay Mask Visit the community farm to learn more Workshop. Roseland Free Public about our agricultural past. Crane June 23: Guyana Flag Raising. A family Library, 20 Roseland Avenue, Roseland. House & Historic YWCA, 30 North fun day celebrating Caribbean culture. 1pm. Free. 973.226.8636 Mountain Avenue and 110 Orange East Orange City Hall, 44 City Hall Plaza, Road, Montclair. 1pm to 4 pm. $6 East Orange. 5pm. Free. 973.414.4141 June 17 to 18: Fine Arts & Crafts adults; $5 students and seniors with Show. Over 150 fine artists and ID; $4 child; members and children June 23: End of School Celebration. craftspeople will share their talents at under 2 free. Entrance fee good for both Kids ages 12+ can celebrate the end the 29th annual Spring Fine Art and sites. www.montclairhistory.org of the school year with a fun night of Crafts Show. Essex County Brookdale scavenger hunting, games and pizza. Park, Watchung, Bellevue and Grove June 19: Knitting & Crochet Club. Roseland Free Public Library, 20 Avenues in Bloomfield/Montclair. Roseland Free Public Library, 20 Roseland Avenue, Roseland. 6pm. Free. 10am to 5pm, rain or shine. Free. Roseland Avenue, Roseland. 973.226.8636 www.rosesquared.com 7pm. Free. 973.226.8636 June 24: Jazz Concert with Omisanya June 17: Pine Street Walking June 20: National Make a Shake Karade. Live jazz concert featuring Tour of the Historic Pine Street/ Day. Roseland Free Public Library, vocalist Omisanya Karade. Paul Robeson Glenridge Avenue/Bay Street 20 Roseland Avenue, Roseland. Galleries, Express Newark Large Gallery, Neighborhood. The tour will address 4pm. Free. 973.226.8636 54 Halsey Street, 3rd floor, Newark. 2pm the history of Montclair and this to 4pm. Free. 848.445.0506. neighborhood from the mid-1800s to June 21: Essential Oils. Aroma http://artgallery.newark.rutgers.edu/ more recent times, with a primary focus therapists Gina McConeghy and Irene calendar/ on the Italian immigrant experience in Weinberg will talk about essential oils the late 1800s/early 1900s. It will be and how to make them work for your June 26: Summer Reading Kickoff. led by MHC Board of Trustee members overall well-being. Roseland Free Public School-age children can sign up for the Donato DiGeronimo and Helen Fallon. Library, 20 Roseland Avenue, Roseland. Summer Reading Program, “Build a Better 10am. Reservations required. $10. 7pm. Free. 973.226.8636 World,” and enjoy a magic show by David 973.744.1796. Corsaro. Roseland Free Public Library, www.montclairhistory.org June 22: Guided Meditation. 20 Roseland Avenue, Roseland. Roseland Free Public Library, 20 3:30pm to 5pm. Free. 973.226.8636 June 18 & July 16: Tours of the Roseland Avenue, Roseland. 7pm. Free. Montclair History Center’s Historic 973.226.8636 June 28: The Ripper’s Time. Mark Vogel, Houses. Hear about the evolution of clinical psychologist and author of The the United States from New Jersey’s June 22: Junior Girl Scouts Ripper’s Time, will give a presentation on point of view, and learn a unique story Program. Work toward your Junior Girl the infamous Jack the Ripper. Roseland set during a time when the nation was Scout Simple Meals, Gardener, and Free Public Library, 20 Roseland Avenue, embroiled in the Civil Rights movement. Playing the Past Badges with Rutgers Roseland. 7pm. Free. 973.226.8636 14 The Spirit of Essex ESSEX COUNTY FREE CONCERT SERIES
The Essex County Free Summer Music Concert BOARD OF Series offers a diverse ESSEX COUNTY CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS lineup of performers who Britnee N. Timberlake, President will take center stage Brendan W. Gill, Vice President throughout our historic Rolando Bobadilla Leonard M. Luciano SUMMER Rufus I. Johnson Wayne L. Richardson Parks System. Pack a blanket, enjoy the Lebby C. Jones Patricia Sebold cool evening breeze, and dance to the Cynthia D. Toro sounds of summer. MUSIC PUTTING ESSE OUNTY FIRST
Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. 2017 LIVE AT YOUR LO AL Essex County Executive ESSE OUNTY ARK All performances begin at 7pm FREE FAMILY FUN! GROOVE ST. QUINTET ESSE OUNTY Tuesday, June 27 ~ Yanticaw Park, Nutley LATIN SPLENDOR BROOKDALE ARK Tuesday, July 11 ~ Independence Park, Newark All performances begin at 7:30pm FESTIVALS TRILOGY AN OPERA COMPANY GOSPEL FESTIVAL DUPREES Wednesday, July 12 Saturday, June 17 ~ 12noon-5pm Friday, July 7 Veterans Memorial Park, Newark Monte Irvin Orange Park, Orange DARLENE LOVE DENISE HAMILTON Friday, July 14 HOUSE MUSIC FESTIVAL Tuesday, July 18 Saturday, June 24 ~ 12noon Monte Irvin Orange Park, Orange RADIO NASHVILLE Weequahic Park, Newark Friday, July 21 JULIAN & DOMINIQUE AFRICAN CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL Wednesday, July 19 ~ Riverbank Park, Newark GLORIA’S MIAMI SOUND Saturday, August 5 ~ 11am-8pm FEATURING NIKKI TORRES Monte Irvin Orange Park, Orange PULSE JAZZ QUINTET Friday, July 28 Tuesday, July 25 INTERNATIONAL FOOD FESTIVAL Watsessing Park, Bloomfield/East Orange NEW YORK BEE GEES Saturday, August 12 ~ 4pm-9pm Friday, August 4 Ivy Hill Park, Newark STEPPIN’ OUT Wednesday, July 26 THE INFERNOS LATINO FESTIVAL Grover Cleveland Park, Caldwell/Essex Fells Friday, August 11 Sunday, August 13 ~ 10am-8pm Monte Irvin Orange Park, Orange GORDON JAMES Tuesday, August 1 ~ Ivy Hill Park, Maplewood FIREWORKS HOUSE MUSIC FESTIVAL Saturday, August 19 ~ 2pm-7pm FRANK PIOMBO QUINTET S E TA ULARS Monte Irvin Orange Park, Orange Wednesday, August 2 ~ Verona Park, Verona FILLET OF SOUL RICHARD REITER ESSEX COUNTY TALENT SHOWCASE Thursday, June 29 ~ 7:30pm Tuesday, August 8 ~ Vailsburg Park, Newark Weequahic Park, Newark Sunday, August 20 ~ 2pm-7pm Monte Irvin Orange Park, Orange FRANK VALDES NEW JERSEY Wednesday, August 9 ~ Riverfront Park, Verona SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AFRICAN CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL SYMPHONICS Friday, June 30 ~ 7:30pm Saturday, September 9 ~ 11am-8pm Branch Brook Park, Heller Parkway, Newark Branch Brook Park, Newark Tuesday, August 15 Cedar Grove Park, Cedar Grove In case of rain, the concert will be held in the MIKE GRIOT’S ESSEX COUNTY Cathedral Basilica in Newark and the SOUTH MOUNTAIN BLUES FESTIVAL BRADFORD HAYES fireworks display will be rescheduled. Sunday, September 10 ~ 11am-8pm Wednesday, August 16 ~ West Side Park, Newark South Mountain Reservation, West Orange JERSEY SOUND CAMEOS Monday, July 3 ~7:30pm *These events are co-sponsored by the Essex County Friday, August 18 Brookdale Park, Bloomfield/Montclair Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs. Eagle Rock Reservation, West Orange
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made possible with funds The Spirit of Essex 15 June 28: Special Summer Lego July 11: Maplewood Concert Band Building Session. Creating with Summer Series. “Chestnuts in the Park” June to August 2017: Legos is part of the Summer Reading features the music of Holst, Fillmore, Farm Camp Program’s “Build a Better World.” Rossini, and more. Clipper Pavilion, The Montclair Community Farms, Roseland Free Public Library, 20 Essex County South Mountain Recreation Montclair History Center, and Rutgers Roseland Avenue, Roseland. 3:30 to Complex, 5 Cherry Lane, West Orange. Cooperative Extension 4-H will 5pm. Free. 973.226.8636 7pm. Free. 201.563.2270. www. present Farm Camp. Scholarships maplewoodcommunitymusic.org are available for families in need. June 29: Recycled Item Craft. The Camps begin at 9am. An 8:30am Summer Reading Program’s “Build July 11: Puppet Show for Kids. drop off time is available at a $25 a Better World” continues with an Roseland Free Public Library, 20 per child fee. Youth willing to serve activity to turn an old T-shirt into a tote Roseland Avenue, Roseland. 11am. as peer mentors while participating bag. Roseland Free Public Library, 20 Free. 973.226.8636 in camp activities are welcome to Roseland Avenue, Roseland. 11:30am register at a half price rate. Counselor or 4pm. Free. 973.226.8636 July 12: Maplewood Concert Band in Training opportunities are available Summer Series. “Chestnuts in the Park” for ages 12-16. Four weeks of camp June 30: Wine Glass Painting and features the music of Holst, Fillmore, offered throughout the summer, each Decorating Workshop. Limited to Rossini, and more. Amphitheater at appropriate for different age groups. 15 participants. Roseland Free Public Memorial Park (near Maplewood Train Shultz House, 108 Orange Road, Library, 20 Roseland Avenue, Roseland. Station), 145 Dunnell Road, Maplewood. Montclair. 973.353.1337. 6pm. Free. 973.226.8636 7pm. Free. 201.201.563.2270. [email protected] www.maplewood July 9: Foolproof Painting: Using communitymusic.org Color Theory and Principles of Pictorial Design. This one-day July 15 & August 19: IPhone workshop offers an analytical approach Photography. Go beyond the simple to color and design in painting. Students snapshot and learn the tips and tricks will learn a step-by-step approach to of taking stunning photos with a smart mixing and achieving the “right” color phone. Maximize the potential of those and value, the relationships between photo-editing apps and learn the best colors, and how to achieve a pleasing ways to crop, color, and store pictures composition. All levels welcome. in and out of your iPhone. Montclair Art Montclair Art Museum, 3 South Museum, 3 South Mountain Avenue, Mountain Avenue, Montclair. Montclair. 12:30pm to 3:30pm. $40 10:30am to 4pm. $65 MAM members, MAM members, $60 non-members. Down on the Farm: Experience $85 non-members. Advance Advance registration required. farm life in suburban New Jersey. registration required. 973.259.5139. 973.259.5139. Ages 4 to 6. June 26 to 30 from 9am www.montclairartmuseum.org www.montclairartmuseum.org to 12:30pm. Friday pick up at 2pm, field trip to Van Sauna by bus. $250/ child/week. Homegrown Living: Connecting to each other, the community, and the farm. Ages 6 to 9. July 17 to 21 from 9am to 1pm. Friday pick up at 3pm, field trip to Fosterfields by bus. $250/child/week. Back to the Future: Learning from the past to make a better future. Ages 9 to 11. July 31 to August 4 from 9am to 1pm. Friday pick up at 4pm, field trip to Sussex County Fair by bus. $250/child/week. Farm to Table: Lean to plant, harvest, share and enjoy local grown food. Ages 7 to 11. August 28 to September 1 from 9am to 5pm. Friday pick up at 5 pm, field trip to Rutgers 4-H Farm by bus. $450/child/week. Special Summer Lego Building Session at Roseland Free Public Library
16 The Spirit of Essex July 16: Postcard as Art. This workshop combines a variety of mixed media techniques to create a 4x6” art postcard using simple relief printing, transferred imagery, stencils, and hand- carved rubber stamps. Digital images, photographs, and collage elements will be added and can be further enhanced with watercolor, paint, and colored pencils. All levels are welcome. Montclair Art Museum, 3 South Mountain Avenue, Montclair. 10:30am to 4:30pm. $90 MAM members, $110 non-members. Advance registration required. 973.259.5139. www.montclairartmuseum.org
July 16: Native American Inspired Hand-Painted T-Shirt. Students will paint a T-shirt based on Native American Zentangle and Adult Coloring Workshop at Montclair Art Museum works of art. A wonderful, relaxing introduction to fabric painting, students will first explore the Native American to research the history of their Montclair July 23: Video Collage with Adobe exhibition in the museum galleries then home and property. Space is limited. After Effects. Use a variety of vintage create their own wearable masterpiece. Registration is required. Montclair Public stock footage, mixed media textures, Montclair Art Museum, 3 South Library, 50 South Fullerton Avenue, text, and even high-resolution jpegs Mountain Avenue, Montclair. Montclair. 10am. Free. 973.744.0500, to create new experimental works of 11am to 3pm. $40 MAM members, Ext. 2235. montclairlibrary.org or animation using Adobe After Effects. $60 non-members. Advance www.montclairhistory.org Students will take home a rendered registration required. 973.259.5139. digital file. Montclair Art Museum, 3 www.montclairartmuseum.org July 23: Portrait Drawing. In this one- South Mountain Avenue, Montclair. day workshop, students work from a live 11am to 3pm. $55 MAM members, July 16: Introduction to Wheel model to complete a realistic portrait $75 non-members. Advance Throwing. This one-day workshop is sketch in one session. Students will use registration required. 973.259.5139. an introduction to the fundamentals of hard and soft pencils and white chalk www.montclairartmuseum.org the potter’s wheel. Students learn basic on toned paper. Montclair Art Museum, pottery techniques that will help them to 3 South Mountain Avenue, Montclair. July 23: Zentangle and Adult create unique and personal pieces out 10am to 3pm. $105 MAM members, Coloring. Learn the Zentangle method of stoneware. All supplies are provided. $125 non-members. Advance of creating beautiful images from Montclair Art Museum, 3 South registration required. 973.259.5139. repetitive patterns and structured Mountain Avenue, Montclair. 12noon www.montclairartmuseum.org doodles. This art form increases to 3 p.m. $60 MAM members, $80 focus, creativity, and provides artistic non-members. Advance registration satisfaction while being fun and required. 973.259.5139. relaxing. Montclair Art Museum, 3 South www.montclairartmuseum.org Mountain Avenue, Montclair. 12noon to 3pm. $40 MAM members, $60 July 20: Women in Media-Newark non-members. Advance registration Salon Series Screening. Women in required. 973.259.5139. Media-Newark hosts screenings of films www.montclairartmuseum.org made by women. Discussion follows. Paul Robeson Galleries, Express July 23: Pouring Vessels. Students Newark Large Gallery Media Room, will explore new ways to approach 54 Halsey Street, 3rd floor, Newark. pouring vessels through merging wheel 6pm to 8pm. Free. 848.445.0506. throwing and hand building techniques. http://artgallery.newark.rutgers. Create pitchers, ewers, teapots, edu/calendar/ handles, and more! For intermediate to advanced students. Montclair Art July 22: Research Your Home’s Museum, 3 South Mountain Avenue, History. This free workshop will help Foolproof Painting at Montclair. 12noon to 3 p.m. $80 homeowners discover local resources Montclair Art Museum MAM members, $100 non-members.
The Spirit of Essex 17 Italian Vacation Orchestral Concert by the Essex County Summer Players Orchestra
Advance registration required. members, $80 non-members. Advance August 6: Photographing Your 973.259.5139. registration required. 973.259.5139. Artwork for the Web. Bring your www.montclairartmuseum.org www.montclairartmuseum.org artwork to this Digital Media Lab and learn to photograph it like a July 26: Mad Science. Roseland Free August 6: Italian Vacation professional. Students may bring Public Library, 20 Roseland Avenue, Orchestral Concert. Karen Pinoci paintings, sculptures, and ceramic Roseland. Free. 4pm. 973.226.8636 leads the Essex County Summer Players artwork. Limit of five 2D pieces and two Orchestra in music evoking a virtual 3D pieces of art per student. Please July 30: Art of Plasma Cutting. Learn Italian Vacation. Guest soloist is tenor bring a flash drive to store your digital to make sculptures by cutting shapes Willy Falk. Livingston High School, 30 photo. Montclair Art Museum, 3 South out of metal. Students will transform Robert Harp Drive, Livingston. 3pm. Mountain Avenue, Montclair. 12noon flat metal shapes into unique three- Free. http://ecsporchestra.wixsite. to 3:30pm. $45 MAM members, $65 dimensional works of art. Safe use of a com/ecsporchestra non-members. Advance registration plasma torch will be taught. Montclair required. 973.259.5139. Art Museum, 3 S. Mountain Avenue, August 6: Summer Fun Glass www.montclairartmuseum.org Montclair. 10:30am-4:30pm. $75 MAM Jewelry Making. Students will members, $95 non-members. Advance assemble colorful bits and pieces August 9: Touch the Music for Kids. registration required. 973.259.5139. of glass to make jewelry items and This program is led by award-winning www.montclairartmuseum.org learn how to attach findings. Materials author/musician Claudia Baumgaertner and firing fees are included in tuition. Lemmerz. Roseland Free Public Library, July 30: Sketch Comedy Writing. Montclair Art Museum, 3 South 20 Roseland Avenue, Roseland. This workshop with teach students how Mountain Avenue, Montclair. 11am 4pm. Free. 973.226.8636 to shape effective characters, utilize a to1pm. $60 MAM members, $80 non- straight man, heighten jokes, and format members. Advance registration required. August 12 & 19: Portrait Oil a professional, effective sketch comedy 973.259.5139. Painting. In this fast-paced portraiture script. No previous writing experience www.montclairartmuseum.org workshop, students will work from a required. Montclair Art Museum, 3 South Mountain Avenue, Montclair. 11am to 3pm. $40 MAM members, $60 non-members. Advance registration required. 973.259.5139. www.montclairartmuseum.org
July 30: Parent & Child Ceramics. Workshop participants will view demonstrations of the various steps involved in wheel throwing and have time for guided practice. Additionally, participants will use a variety of stamps and texturing implements to design their own “family” tile or wall piece. Students are encouraged to bring texture objects to class. Price is per parent and child. Montclair Art Museum, 3 South. Mountain Avenue, Parent & Child Ceramics at Montclair Art Museum Montclair.11am to 1pm. $60 MAM
18 The Spirit of Essex MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM PRESENTS
FINAL WEEKS! MATISSE AND
AMERICAN ART Through June 18, 2017
ONLY AT MAM, this one-of-a-kind exhibition features 65 artworks from 1907 to the present by Henri Matisse and the modern artists he inspired, including Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Faith Ringgold, and others.
Major support for Matisse and American Art is provided by The Henry Luce Foundation and JPMorgan Chase & Co. Arthur Dove (1880–1946), The Lobster, 1908. Oil on canvas. Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas; Acquisition in memory of Anne Burnett Tandy, Trustee, Amon Carter Museum of American Art.
COMING SOON! CHARLES BURCHFIELD: WEATHER EVENT Opening September 16, 2017 See stormy skies, cool breezes, and sunbursts like never before! Weather Event focuses on American modernist Charles Burchfield’s depictions of the weather near Lake Erie over a period of 50 years.
Charles E. Burchfield, July Sunlight Pouring Down, 1952. Watercolor on paper. On permanent loan to the Burchfield Penney Art Center. Reproduced with permission from the Charles E. Burchfield and the Burchfield Penney Art Center.
The Spirit of Essex 19 screenings of films made by women. Discussion follows. Paul Robeson Galleries, Express Newark Large Gallery Media Room, 54 Halsey Street, 3rd floor, Newark. 6 to 8pm. Free. 848.445.0506. http://artgallery.newark.rutgers. edu/calendar/
August 19: Family Art Adventure. Explore and discuss artworks in the galleries and engage in a fun hands-on project in the studio. This gallery/studio program is designed for children 6-12 and their adult companions. Montclair Art Museum, 3 South Mountain Avenue, Imagery Through Collage at Montclair Art Museum Montclair. 2pm to 3:30pm. $18 per family/$6 family members and above. model to capture a painted likeness in fired pieces to glaze and fire during 973.746.5555. two sessions. Demonstrations given the workshop. Montclair Art Museum, www.montclairartmuseum.org throughout the process will encourage 3 South Mountain Avenue, Montclair. students to progress at an even pace. 10am to 4pm. $100 MAM members, August 19: IPhone Photography. Visit www.montclairartmuseum.org for a $120 non-members. Advance Go beyond the simple snapshot and list of supplies. Montclair Art Museum, registration required. 973.259.5139 or learn the tips and tricks of taking 3 South Mountain Avenue, Montclair. [email protected]. stunning photos with a smart phone. 10am to 3pm. $175 MAM members, org. www.montclairartmuseum.org Maximize the potential of photo-editing $200 non-members. Advance apps and learn the best ways to crop, registration required. 973.259.5139. August 13: Alcohol Ink Painting. color, and store your pictures. Montclair www.montclairartmuseum.org Alcohol inks are an acid-free, highly- Art Museum, 3 South Mountain Avenue, pigmented, and fast drying medium Montclair. 12:30pm to 3:30pm. $40 August 12: Imagery Through used on non-porous surfaces. Mixing MAM members, $60 non-members. Collage. Using magazine imagery, colors can create a vibrant marbled Advance registration required. students will learn how to layer and effect. Montclair Art Museum, 3 South 973.259.5139. design unusual compositions with Mountain Avenue, Montclair. 10:30am www.montclairartmuseum.org surprising results. Students should bring to 4:40pm. $90 MAM members, $110 scissors or an X-ACTO knife, permanent non-members. Advance registration August 20: Public Tour. Discover glue sticks, and high quality drawing required. 973.259.5139. the museum’s collection and special paper. Magazines will be provided for www.montclairartmuseum.org exhibitions through a docent-led tour. images. Montclair Art Museum, 3 South Montclair Art Museum, 3 South Mountain Mountain Avenue, Montclair. 11am to August 13: Screenwriting Intensive Avenue, Montclair. 2pm. Free with 4pm. $80 MAM members, $100 non- 101. Students will discover what it museum admission. 973.746.5555. members. Advance registration required. takes to create an effective script for www.montclairartmuseum.org 973.259.5139. the screen through learning about www.montclairartmuseum.org film and television story structure and August 21 to 25: Intensive screenplay formatting. No previous Watercolor Workshop. This intensive August 12: Website Design writing experience required. Montclair watercolor workshop offers the Intensive. This one-day intensive Art Museum, 3 South Mountain Avenue, exciting opportunity to work toward workshop will demonstrate how to Montclair. 12noon to 3pm. $25 MAM a completed painting or a series of create a professional quality website members, $35 non-members. Advance studies from a vibrant and colorful still using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and registration required. 973.259.5139. life arrangement that focuses on pattern, Dreamweaver. Montclair Art Museum, www.montclairartmuseum.org texture, and composition. Students will 3 South Mountain Avenue, Montclair. receive individual attention and regular 12:30pm to 4:30 pm. $60 MAM August 16: End of Summer demonstrations of useful techniques members, $80 non-members. Advance Reading Program Wrap-Up Party. to help develop their own creations. registration required. 973.259.5139. Roseland Free Public Library, 20 Some watercolor painting experience is www.montclairartmuseum.org Roseland Avenue, Roseland. 5pm. Free. required. Montclair Art Museum, 3 South 973.226.8636 Mountain Avenue, Montclair. 10am to August 13: Raku Firing. This 3 pm. $265 MAM members, $295 workshop will explore the concept of August 17: Women in Media- non-members. Advance registration post-fire reduction known as Raku. Newark Salon Series Screening. required. 973.259.5139. Students are required to bring bisque- Women in Media-Newark hosts www.montclairartmuseum.org
20 The Spirit of Essex ESSEX COUNTY ONGOING PROGRAMS
MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM 3 South Mountain Avenue Montclair ~ 973.746.5555 www.montclairartmuseum.org
Public Tour June 18, July 16, August 20 2pm Discover the museum’s collection and special exhibitions through a discount-led Park Bench at Montclair Art Museum tour.
Artful Outing (pre-school+) to the museum through activities, programs with community June 7, July 5, August 2 a themed art project, guided tour, and partners. Check MAM website for 2pm to 3pm storytelling in the galleries. $18 per monthly activities. Free. MAM invites people with dementia and family, $6 family members and above. their care partners to explore art together. Family Art Adventure. We request that each person with Home School June 17, July 15, August 19 dementia is accompanied by one family June 15 2pm to 3:30pm member or caregiver. Coordinators 12noon to 2pm Explore and discuss artworks in the at care facilities should contact MAM Enjoy a fun and educational afternoon galleries and engage in a fun hands-on to make an appointment for a group. including a gallery tour and studio art project in the studio. This gallery/studio 973.259.5136 or contact tours@ project. Children are divided into age program is designed for children 6-12 montclairartmuseum.org to make a groups, 4-10 and 11+. $18 per family, and their adult companions. reservation. $6 family level members and above. Art in the Afternoon. Drop-In Studio. Free First Thursday Night June 14 June 4, 11, 18, 25 June 1 2pm 1pm to 4 pm 5pm to 9pm Older adults learn about art through Drop by MAM’s new Helen & Bill Geyer Enjoy an evening of art and dynamic tours, conversation, and related art Art Studio to explore a range of art programming including presentations activities. Refreshments served. Free for materials and processes with a seasoned live music, a full service bar, tours, art MAM members, $10 non-member senior. MAM studio instructor. Activities based on artwork on view. Come in for 20 minutes or stay for an hour and leave with your very own masterpiece.
Closer Look Tour June 2, July 7, August 4 2pm This is an informal 30-minute gallery talk providing in-depth examination of one or two works of art on view in the galleries, led by MAM educators and docents. Free. See museum website for schedule.
Park Bench June 14 9:30am to 11:30am Art in the Afternoon at Montclair Art Museum Park Bench introduces young children
The Spirit of Essex 21 NEWARK MUSEUM JAZZ IN THE GARDEN 39 Washington Street Afternoon performances: 12:15 to 1:45 pm Newark ~ 973.593.6550 Admission: free for members; $5 non-members www.newarkmuseum.org Friday evening performances: 6:30pm Tickets: $15 members; $25 non-members Second Sunday *Please note: Jazz in the Garden admission does not include Newark Museum admission. March 12, April 9, May 14 June 23: “Ulysses Owens Jr. & Friends” presents a 12noon to 5 pm tribute to Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan Come for performances, artist-led featuring Alyson Williams and tours, art/maker demonstrations and Brianna Thomas workshops, lectures, music and food. July 6: Howard Johnson on tuba Programs are designed to showcase the museum’s special exhibitions and July 13: Five Play features co-leaders permanent collections and enhance Sherie Maricle on drums the gallery experience. $15 adults; $8 and Jami Dauber on trumpet children, seniors and students; free July 20: Russell Malone on guitar members and Newark residents. July 27: Vocalist Claudia Acuna August 3: Stefon Harris on vibes & marimba NEWARK BLACK FILM FESTIVAL August 11: Davell Crawford on piano Adult Cinema – 2017
Wednesdays at 7pm ~ Free admission Newark Museum, 49 Washington St., Newark June 18th ~ 13th
June 28 ~ 13th Filmmaker Ava DuVernay explores the history of racial inequality in the United States, focusing on the fact that the nation’s prisons are disproportionately filled with African-Americans.
July 5 ~ Queen of Katwe Phiona, a 10-year old girl from Uganda, sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess. Her success in local competitions opens the door to a bright future and a chance to escape from a life of hardship.
July 12 ~ Steps July 5 ~ Queen of Katwe The story of a man who is left traumatized after an armed robbery. After spending 14 years on the streets, he befriends a local pastor, cleans himself up, and starts working as a home- help aide. The person who he eventually has to take care of is the same man who once robbed him.
July 19 ~ Shashamane This is about the journey to Shashamane in Ethiopia, where a July 19 ~ Shashamane community of people of African heritage from the Caribbean, the USA and Great Britain have returned to live on their forefathers’ land.
July 19 ~ The Art of the Journey: The Ben Jones Story This is the story of artist/activist/professor Ben F. Jones.
July 26 ~ Millie and the Lords Milagros Baez, a young Puerto Rican woman, has her life changed for the better when she learns about the Young Lords Party.
August 2 ~ Get in the Way: The Journey of John Lewis This is the first biographical film about John Lewis, a respected August 2 ~ Get in the Way: The Journey of John Lewis legislator and elder statesman who continues to practice nonviolence in his determined fight for justice.
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The Newark Public Library ~ Mondays @ 10:30am ~ July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 & August 7 July 3 & 5 ~ Tell Me Who I Am Newark Museum Wednesdays @ 1pm ~ July 5, 12, 19 26 & August 2, 9 Screenings are free.
July 3 & 5 July 10 & 12 ~ The July 3 & 5 ~ Adventures in Tell Me Who I Am Proud Family Movie Odyssey: Race to Freedom Princess Nia from Timbuktu and her magical friend Funzi go on a journey in a pyramid-shaped time ship that takes them to 21st century America where they meet Kwame and Manny, two boys trying to stay focused on a class science project. George Washington Carver Learn how Mr. Carver became one of the world’s foremost experts in agriculture and horticulture. Adventures in Odyssey: Race to Freedom With the help of some friends and an abolitionist named Andrew, Dylan wants to help slaves escape through the Underground Railroad.
July 10 & 12 The Proud Family Movie July 17 & 19 ~ Meltrek: Penny and her family are lured on an all-expenses paid Exploring Ancient Africa vacation where a mad scientist refuses to let them go because Oscar won’t reveal his secret Proud Snacks formulas.
July 17 & 19 Meltrek: Exploring Ancient Africa This animated film teaches history, culture and contributions July 31 & August 2 of various African civilizations. Mrs. Katz and Tush Zarafa Larnel Moore, a young African-American boy, and Mrs. Katz, Maki meets Zarafa, a baby giraffe, and together they take an elderly Jewish woman, develop an unusual friendship a hot air balloon on an adventure from Africa to Europe, through their mutual concern for an abandoned cat named determined to find a way to return Zarafa to her rightful Tush. Together they explore the common themes of suffering home. and triumph in each of their cultures. You’re Beautiful July 24 & 26 Often misjudged as disorganized and uninterested in life, Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness only 11-year-old Shola truly knows the internal conflict she The show focuses on the adventures of neighborhood kids faces and the pressures of dealing with the school bully until of different racial cultures known as “The Boo Crew” with she meets the new girl Karena and they share a common D-Roc. They often help each other out of situations and learn bond. moral lessons. White Water . Sule and the Case of the Tiny Sparks A boy in the deep South discovers that no matter the In her quest to learn the meaning of the proverb “Great fires fountain, water is water. erupt from tiny sparks,” a young African girl seeks guidance from a lively, 10-year-old proverb detective named Sule. Set August 7 & 9 in a fictional West African village, Sule and the Case of the Queen of Katwe Tiny Sparks inspires audiences with the engaging message Phiona, a 10-year old girl from Uganda sees her world rapidly that even small actions can yield big results. change after being introduced to the game of chess. Her The Honest-to-Goodness Truth success in local competitions opens the door to a bright Young Libby tries not to lie – she’s been taught that it’s good future and a chance to escape from a life of hardship. to be honest. But sometimes the truth can be hard to take, and Libby soon finds herself in trouble with her friends. Visit newarkmuseum.org for updates.
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