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Far Brook School - Film Screening "Girl Rising"

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Location: 52 Great Hills Rd, Short Hills, NJ 07078
When: April 26, 2013
Time: 7:00 pm–9:00 pm

Join the Far Brook Chapter of Girls Learn International (GLI) in making a difference for girls around the world. Come to the screening of Girl Rising, an innovative feature film that spotlights the stories of nine unforgettable girls born into unforgiving circumstances. Narrated by a star-studded cast, the movie demonstrates the power of education to change a girl - and the world. Tickets are $10 per person. The proceeds from ticket sales will go to Far Brook's GLI chapter's partner school in Pakistan.

Phone: 973-379-3442
Email: events@farbrook.org
Price: $10

Small Group Intensives Class

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Location: 65b S Orange Ave, South Orange, NJ 07079
When: Weekly on Saturdays
Time: 8:30 am–9:30 am

Coming soon to South Orange Ladies Workout Express, Small Group Intensive Classes. Benefit from the expertise that can only come from a personal trainer without breaking the bank! Register today for one of our affordable four week small group intensives.

Mondays 8:00-9:00 am

Tuesdays 7:00-8:00 pm

Wednesdays 6:30-7:30 am

Thursdays 7:30-8:30 pm

Saturdays 8:30-9:30 am

Need a different time? No problem! Create your own small group with family and friends. We will provide a trainer or call us, we will work it out!

Give us a call at 973-313-3993 for more information and to reserve your spot today, its never too soon to get your body in shape!

Phone: 973-313-3993
Email: solwe@optonline.net
Price: $99

Far Brook School - Admissions Open House

Diderot String Quartet "Post-Baroque: The early string quartets of Haydn, Beethoven and Boccherini"

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Location: 45 Macculloch Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960
When: May 5, 2013
Time: 4:30 pm

Macculloch Hall Historical Museum is delighted to welcome back family descendent Adriane Post to perform “Post-Baroque: The early string quartets of Haydn, Beethoven and Boccherini" with the Diederot String Quartet on Sunday May 5th at 4:30pm.  Ms. Post is the great-granddaughter of Dorothea Miller Post, who was the last family member to live at Macculloch Hall. Dorothea was born at the family home in 1878 and lived there until she died in 1947.  Adriane Post performs on the violin that Dolly, as Dorothea was known, received as a gift from her brother. The 18th century violin was thought to be one of the best he could find for her in New York at the time.  The instrument appeared in many chamber music parties and performances at Macculloch Hall. Passed down through the Post family, Adriane now uses this violin as a baroque instrument, as it would have been used during the early part of its life, before her great grandmother updated it for “modern” use.

 

Adriane Post can be heard across the US with ensembles such as Apollo’s Fire, Trinity Wall Street Baroque Orchestra, Handel and Haydn Society, Washington National Cathedral Baroque Orchestra, and as co-concertmaster and soloist with New Trinity Baroque. Adriane received her undergraduate degree from Oberlin Conservatory, and her Master of Music as part of the inaugural class of Juilliard’s Historical Performance program. For her performance at Macculloch Hall, Adriane will perform with her group The Diderot String Quartet, highlighting repertoire of the early string quartet, a new musical genre expanded in the classical period (1750-1820).  The group will perform three quartets spanning the Galante and Viennese Classical styles, culminating in the dramatic genius of young Beethoven.  The other members of the Diderot String Quartet are violinist Johanna Novom, violist Kyle Miller, and cellist Paul Dwyer.  Novom has been Associate Concertmaster of Apollo’s Fire since the completion of her Master’s degree at Oberlin Conservatory. She was a 2010-11 fellowship member of the Yale Baroque Ensemble, and has recorded with the Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Concert Royal.  Violist Kyle Miller earned a Master of Music degree from Juilliard and is a member of their Historical Performance program, in which he studies with Monica Huggett and Cynthia Roberts. This July, Kyle joined the Juilliard Orchestra for a BBC Proms Festival concert in London's Royal Albert Hall. Lastly, Cellist Paul Dwyer has commissioned, premiered and recorded new works for solo cello and baroque cello, and has appeared as soloist with orchestras across the country. In 2012, he performed the world premieres of six solo and chamber music works by young composers in a concert at Carnegie Hall. Paul holds a Bachelor's degree from Oberlin Conservatory, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Michigan. Funding has been made possible for this program in part by funds from Morris Arts through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Assisted Listening Devices will be made available for this event. 

 

This performance will take place in conjunction with the current exhibit in the main gallery at Macculloch Hall Historical Museum  “A Fine Collection: Treasures from the Vault” showcasing vivid examples of the antique Oriental rug collection, complemented by textbook examples of fine porcelain, silver, glass and furniture collected by Museum founder, W. Parsons Todd.  “A Fine Collection” has a perimeter layout in the first floor gallery which leaves the center of the room open for a series of speakers and musical programming.  Musical programs take place on the first Sunday of the month at 4:30pm and speakers on the third Sunday of the month, through June 2013.  Tickets for Sunday programs will go on sale from 1pm on the day of the program, no advance sales.  A separate ticket ($12) is required for the musical programs; discounted ($10) for members, Seniors, Students and those who purchased a Museum tour ticket that afternoon.  House tours (regular admission applies) take place throughout the afternoon, the last tour leaves at 3pm. On program days the upstairs galleries will remain open until 4:30pm, the “A Fine Collection” exhibit will close at 3pm in preparation for the program.

 

Macculloch Hall Historical Museum preserves the history of the Macculloch-Miller families, the Morris area community, and the legacy of its founder W. Parsons Todd through its historic site, collections, exhibits, and educational and cultural programs. The Museum is open for house and exhibit tours on Wednesdays, Thursdays & Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. The last tour leaves at 3pm. Adults $8; Seniors & Students $6; Children 6 – 12 $4. Members and children under 5 are free. The gardens are open (free of charge) during Museum hours. Please check our website for any holiday closings. Call (973) 538-2404 ext. 10, visit our website www.maccullochhall.org or find us on Facebook.  Macculloch Hall Historical Museum, 45 Macculloch Ave., Morristown, NJ 07960.  Macculloch Hall Historical Museum is a nonprofit educational affiliate of the W. Parsons Todd Foundation.

Phone: (973) 538-2404 x15
Email: khollywood@maccullochhall.org
Price: $12

The Shrine Circus

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Location: 161 E Hanover Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960
When: May 16, 2013 / May 17, 2013 / May 18, 2013 / May 19, 2013

The Shrine Circus. A full three Ring Circus featuring Grandma the Clown and America's Got Talent winner The Oleta Dogs.

Phone: 973-992-2860
Email: circus@salaamshrine.com
Price: $15.00-$20.00

Zeta Phi Beta Blood Drive

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Location: Seton Hall University
400 S Orange Ave, South Orange, NJ
When: April 15, 2013
Time: 12:00 pm–6:00 pm

Join the ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. as we host our second Blood Drive this semester. We were so successful with "We Bleed Blue" that we are at it again!

Earlier this year, the Psi Pi chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. volunteered with the Lymphoma and Leukemia Society in their annual Light the Night Walk in Verona Park. We were so moved by the experience and learned that the thousands of children and adults whom suffer from these diseases utilize the donated units in transfusions of blood and platelets everyday.

This Blood Drive, we are donating Blood for patients like Leah. She was diagnosed with leukemia when she was just 15 months old. She receives chemotherapy and more than 50 transfusions of blood and platelets. We are asking that you come out to Seton Hall on APRIL 15 and donate Whole Blood or Platelets in the University Center-Main Lounge between 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Hope to see you there!

Phone: 646-641-7614
Email: Kelly.Sousa@student.shu.edu
Price: $0

South Mountain Coop: A democratic school for ages k-12

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Location: South Orange Public Library
65 Scotland Rd, South Orange, NJ
When: April 11, 2013
Time: 7:00 pm–9:00 pm

Are you concerned about the lack of educational alternatives to the one-size-fits all, test-driven method of public schools?

Well here in Essex County New Jersey a group of parents have come together to create the alternative we seek, and open a new democratic school, South Mountain Coop.

Come learn about what this new educational alternative can offer your child and family.

 

Phone: 908-577-4550
Email: southmountaincoop@gmail.com
Price: $0

South Orange River Day

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Location: Mead St & Meadowbrook Ln, South Orange, NJ 07079
When: May 5, 2013
Time: 11:00 am–4:00 pm

South Orange River Day is an annual, community gathering to clean up our section of the Rahway River, celebrate South Orange, and promote environmental education and awareness.

This year’s event will include:

• Live Music by Kludge & Youth Symphony Orchestra of Essex County

• Volunteer River Clean Up

• Wild Edibles and Ecology Walk with Dan Lipow and Kirk Barrett

• Community Emergency Response Team

• Columbia HS Girl’s Soccer - Free Clinic 

• NJ State Watershed Ambassadors

• Ashley Gourmet

• RC Model Boat Regatta

• Composting Demonstration

• and much more

Phone: 973-723-1642
Email: walterclarke2@optonline.net
Price: $0

2013 New Jersey Roller Derby Season Opener

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Location: Inline Morristown Rink
38 Dumont Pl, Morristown, NJ
When: April 13, 2013
Time: 5:45 pm–9:00 pm

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME ROLLER DERBY?!?!

This Saturday!!  Roller Derby is BACK in Morristown! 

New Jersey Roller Derby is gearing up for their first bout of the season!!

Bringing back all the excitement that you love, NJRD takes on Strong Island Derby Revolution for the first time ever!  This bout is sure to be a crowd pleaser!

Get your tickets early at brownpapertickets.com or buy them at the door! 

Tickets are $10 and Kids 12 and under are FREE!!!

Get there early and bring a chair as seating is limited…

Doors Open @ 5:45 Whistle @ 6:30 

Halftime exhibition bout by the Junior Roller Derby girls!!!

SEE YOU ON THE TRACK!!

Price: $10

ON THE ROAD | Photography Exhibition by Jeremy Moss @ GAS Gallery And Studio | On Display : April 2 - 30, 2013

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TOWARDS THE HEAVENS by Jeremy Moss
Location: GAS Gallery And Studio
411 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, NJ
When: April 2, 2013 / April 10, 2013 / April 11, 2013 / April 12, 2013 / April 13, 2013 / April 16, 2013 / April 17, 2013 / April 18, 2013 / April 19, 2013 / April 20, 2013 / April 23, 2013 / April 24, 2013 / April 25, 2013 / April 26, 2013 / April 27, 2013 / April 30, 2013
Time: 10:00 am–5:00 pm

Jeremy Moss | ON THE ROAD | Photography

On Display | April 2 - 30, 2013
Reception | Saturday, April 13th | 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm


GAS Gallery And Studio is pleased to welcome back Jeremy Moss for a second solo photography exhibition, ON THE ROAD. The show celebrates Moss’ recent additions to his ongoing exploration of nature detail and meditative imagery. The opening reception will be held Saturday, April 13th 2013, from 6:30pm to 9:30pm.

With ON THE ROAD, Moss continues to engage us with Zen-like images of nature and presents another opportunity to ponder the exquisite duality of the simple and complex. Moss’ artful mastery at capturing color is heightened by his dramatic sense of composition.

Merely hinting at what lies below the surface, images of pond flowers and lily pads are bold and graphic, exploding out of the ink-black background we can only assume is water. Adding to the aquatic dwellers’ beauty and magnetism is their overt iridescence and glow.

Black-and-white images of desolate roadways, steel-trussed urban-scapes, a derelict factory and a dormant warehouse invoke a sense of nostalgia, solitude and wonder at what was, what is and what might be. With ghostly highlights and haunting shadows, these scenes are treated with rich, high-contrast tonalities. Largely free from human form and appearing to be suspended in time, we are challenged to identify these scenes as yesterday or yester-year.

The aura of suspension of both time and space in all these images is enhanced by their printing onto frameless aluminum sheets or metallic papers. As these frameless elements find harmony with the luminescence of the metallic substrates, the ‘floating’ images are liberated from their two-dimensional confines, and we begin to sense that we are not looking at them, but rather peering through portals into other realities.

All images are editions of 25.



ARTIST STATEMENT |

The Moment,
A culmination of available light, subject matter and timing.
Being in the moment,
Design, detail, form, function, impressionist or abstract.
A moment; captured.


JEREMY MOSS |
Having studied photography and graphic art in the U.K., Jeremy’s journey to the artist of today has been a combination of fine art shows and editorial assignments.

His photographic, fine art limited editions have been shown throughout the greater New York metropolitan region in solo shows, juried fine art shows and group shows. He prints his editions onto frameless aluminum sheets or metallic paper in frames. An average size of an edition is 25. His work is held in both private and corporate collections, domestic and international.

Jeremy is also a painter and mosaic artist. His paintings are mostly abstract textural pieces that have a definite relationship with his fine art photography. Working mainly with open acrylic paint he adds fiber to this to build up textured layers. The latest work has been under-painted then painted over with acrylic and molding gel, and then this paint mixture is ‘pulled’ to create subtle texture. Jeremy is also an educator, teaching photography and mosaics at a local art center and heads photography enrichment classes at local elementary schools.

He is a native of Leicester, England and currently resides in Maplewood, New Jersey.

Phone: 973.761.4142
Email: info@itisagas.com
Price: FREE

ARTIST Reception Saturday, April 13th @ 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm | ON THE ROAD | Photography Exhibition by Jeremy Moss @ GAS Gallery And Studio

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TOWARDS THE HEAVENS by Jeremy Moss
Location: GAS Gallery And Studio
411 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, NJ
When: April 13, 2013
Time: 6:30 pm–9:30 pm

Jeremy Moss | ON THE ROAD | Photography

Reception | Saturday, April 13th | 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm


GAS Gallery And Studio is pleased to welcome back Jeremy Moss for a second solo photography exhibition, ON THE ROAD. The show celebrates Moss’ recent additions to his ongoing exploration of nature detail and meditative imagery. The opening reception will be held Saturday, April 13th 2013, from 6:30pm to 9:30pm.

With ON THE ROAD, Moss continues to engage us with Zen-like images of nature and presents another opportunity to ponder the exquisite duality of the simple and complex. Moss’ artful mastery at capturing color is heightened by his dramatic sense of composition.

Merely hinting at what lies below the surface, images of pond flowers and lily pads are bold and graphic, exploding out of the ink-black background we can only assume is water. Adding to the aquatic dwellers’ beauty and magnetism is their overt iridescence and glow.

Black-and-white images of desolate roadways, steel-trussed urban-scapes, a derelict factory and a dormant warehouse invoke a sense of nostalgia, solitude and wonder at what was, what is and what might be. With ghostly highlights and haunting shadows, these scenes are treated with rich, high-contrast tonalities. Largely free from human form and appearing to be suspended in time, we are challenged to identify these scenes as yesterday or yester-year.

The aura of suspension of both time and space in all these images is enhanced by their printing onto frameless aluminum sheets or metallic papers. As these frameless elements find harmony with the luminescence of the metallic substrates, the ‘floating’ images are liberated from their two-dimensional confines, and we begin to sense that we are not looking at them, but rather peering through portals into other realities.

All images are editions of 25.



ARTIST STATEMENT |

The Moment,
A culmination of available light, subject matter and timing.
Being in the moment,
Design, detail, form, function, impressionist or abstract.
A moment; captured.


JEREMY MOSS |
Having studied photography and graphic art in the U.K., Jeremy’s journey to the artist of today has been a combination of fine art shows and editorial assignments.

His photographic, fine art limited editions have been shown throughout the greater New York metropolitan region in solo shows, juried fine art shows and group shows. He prints his editions onto frameless aluminum sheets or metallic paper in frames. An average size of an edition is 25. His work is held in both private and corporate collections, domestic and international.

Jeremy is also a painter and mosaic artist. His paintings are mostly abstract textural pieces that have a definite relationship with his fine art photography. Working mainly with open acrylic paint he adds fiber to this to build up textured layers. The latest work has been under-painted then painted over with acrylic and molding gel, and then this paint mixture is ‘pulled’ to create subtle texture. Jeremy is also an educator, teaching photography and mosaics at a local art center and heads photography enrichment classes at local elementary schools.

He is a native of Leicester, England and currently resides in Maplewood, New Jersey.

Phone: 973.761.4142
Email: info@itisagas.com
Price: FREE

“Collecting Oriental Rugs in America, Then and Now”

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Image attached: Macculloch Hall Historical Museum_ MHHM_DeWitt Mallary_April rug presentation
Location: 45 Macculloch Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960
When: April 21, 2013
Time: 4:30 pm

Contact: Karen Hollywood, Publicity and Programs Coordinator Macculloch Hall Historical Museum / khollywood@maccullochhall.org / www.maccullochhall.org / (973) 538-2404 ext 15

 

“Collecting Oriental Rugs in America, Then and Now”

 

On Sunday April 21st at 4:30pm Macculloch Hall Historical Museum welcomes Oriental rug expert DeWitt Mallary to present “Collecting Oriental Rugs in American, Then and Now”.  Mr. Mallary will discuss the evolution of Oriental rug collecting in America over the past century or so, as well as discussing the Museum’s rug collection.  Macculloch Hall Historical Museum’s collection was assembled by its founder, W. Parsons Todd. Todd joined the Hajji Baba Club, America's first rug collectors group, in 1933, shortly after the group began. Mr. Mallary will consider what rugs were available and considered collectible then, and throughout Mr. Todd’s collecting period over the next several decades.  He will also consider how tastes and preferences, supply and demand have affected the collecting of oriental rugs and textiles since then.  Mr. Mallary will then discuss some of the rugs in the Museum's collection.

 

Mr. Todd began collecting rugs in the 1920s, when few collectors were paying attention to them and information was scarce. Relying on his taste and instincts, Mr. Todd purchased 65 rugs, ranging geographically from Morocco to China and chronologically from the sixteenth through the early twentieth centuries. Although the rugs are not concentrated in any specific group, Mr. Todd built an outstanding collection; he purchased some pieces in poor condition because his priority was a rug’s beauty, rarity, and content.  This programwill be presented in the main gallery where vivid examples of the antique Oriental rug collection are currently being showcased, complemented by textbook examples of fine porcelain, silver, glass and furniture collected by Museum founder, W. Parsons Todd.  The “A Fine Collection: Treasures from the Vault” exhibit has a perimeter layout which leaves the center of the room open for a series of speakers and musical programming taking place in conjunction with the exhibit.  Musical programs take place on the first Sunday of the month at 4:30pm and speakers on the third Sunday of the month through June.

 

DeWitt Mallary has been collecting and studying rugs and textiles over the past three decades. From his original focus on Baluch and Turkmen rugs, his interests have expanded to many other areas of antique rugs and textiles. He has been a Contributing Editor of HALI Magazine for over 20 years, delivered papers at the International and American Conferences on Oriental Carpets, and curated exhibitions and given presentations at a host of rug meetings and symposia in American and Europe. He is a long-standing member of the Hajji Baba Club, America’s first and oldest rug collector’s group. He co-authored a catalog of Todd’s collection at Macculloch Hall Historical Museum.

 

Tickets for Sunday programs will go on sale from 1pm on the day of the program, no advance sales.  The presentation begins at 4:30pm.  House tours (regular admission applies) take place throughout the afternoon, the last tour leaves at 3pm. The upstairs galleries will remain open until 4:30pm, with the “A Fine Collection” exhibit closing at 3pm in preparation for the program. Tickets to hear speakers are Adults $8; Seniors & Students $6; Children 6 – 12 $4. Members and children under 5 are free. Speaker tickets include admission to take part in a house tour through the period rooms of the Museum for visitors who sign up for a tour during the afternoon.  Visitors can also enjoy the “Thomas Nast: President Maker and Campaign Breaker”, and the “American Heroes in Bronze” exhibits prior to the presentation. Galleries close at 4:30pm.

 

Macculloch Hall Historical Museum preserves the history of the Macculloch-Miller families, the Morris area community, and the legacy of its founder W. Parsons Todd through its historic site, collections, exhibits, and educational and cultural programs. The Museum is open for house and exhibit tours on Wednesdays, Thursdays & Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. The last tour leaves at 3pm. Adults $8; Seniors & Students $6; Children 6 – 12 $4. Members and children under 5 are free. The gardens are open (free of charge) during Museum hours. Please check our website for any holiday closings. Call (973) 538-2404 ext. 10, visit our website www.maccullochhall.org or find us on Facebook.  Macculloch Hall Historical Museum, 45 Macculloch Ave., Morristown, NJ 07960.  Macculloch Hall Historical Museum is a nonprofit educational affiliate of the W. Parsons Todd Foundation.

 

Image attached: Macculloch Hall Historical Museum_ MHHM_DeWitt Mallary_April rug presentation

Phone: 973.538.2404 ext 15
Email: KHollywood@maccullochhall.org
Price: Adults $8; Seniors & Students $6; Children 6 – 12 $4. Members and children under 5 are free

Montclair Art Museum's Young Curators present Qualms, WAKE UP, Oddities

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Location: The Baird
5 Mead St, South Orange, NJ
When: Daily
Time: 6:00 pm–8:00 pm

The Pierro Gallery at the Baird Center of South Orange presents the work of professional artists in an outstanding exhibition, chosen and organized by high school junior and seniors of the Young Curators Program of the Montclair Art Museum. This year’s exhibition themes are entitled Qualms, Oddities and WAKE UP, each featuring the work of professional artists that have been hand-selected by the students of the Young Curators Program.The opening reception will be on Thursday, April 11 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The gallery talk will take place on Saturday, May 11 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

For the duration of the exhibition, gallery hours are as follows: Wednesdays and Thursdays, 2-7 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 1-4 p.m. and by appointment.

The Montclair Art Museum's Young Curators program is an intensive 7 month excursion into the business of curating for high school juniors and seniors.  Through museum and studio visits coordinated by independent curator, Asha Ganpat, participating students discover their own voices and bring art together using audio tours, programs, and gallery exhibitions.  The group has been divided into three curatorial teams, each having developed an exhibition theme for which they will be selecting artists through an open call. All aspects of the exhibition are being administered by the Young Curators.

For more information and to book an appointment, call 973 378 7754 ext. 3.

Please visit www.pierrogallery.org.

 

 

 

Phone: 973 378 7754 ext. 2223
Email: arts@southorange.org
Price: $0

Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield

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Jeremy Scahill on location in Somalia
Location: 140 State Rt 23, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444
When: April 28, 2013
Time: 12:00 pm–4:00 pm

Investigative Reporter Jeremy Scahill Speaks At New Jersey Peace Action's 56th Annual Dinner on Sunday, April 28th

Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield 

According to newscaster Amy Goodman,  Dirty Wars exposes "The increasing pace of US drone strikes, and the Obama administration's reliance on shadowy special forces to conduct military raids beyond the reach of oversight and accountability."  She applauds his expose` for breaking the silence on this issue which has been largely ignored by a "U.S. press corps obsessed with Michelle Obama's new bangs." 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE          FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

contact: Madelyn Hoffman, Executive Director, New Jersey Peace Action 973-259-1126 (office) or 973-876-1023 (cell)

WHO: Jeremy Scahill is an investigative reporter and National Security Correspondent for the Nation Magazine. He is a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellow at The Nation Institute and is the author of two books, Blackwater, published in 2007 and his soon to be released book on April 23, 2013,Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield, which takes the reader inside America's new covert wars. Scahill uncovers the most important foreign policy story of our time as he reports from the frontlines of Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia. Scahill appears regularly on the Rachel Maddow Show,Real Time with Bill Maher and Democracy Now!. He has also appeared on Fresh Air, ABC World News,PBS News Hour, and Bill Moyer's Journal and more. Scahill was twice awarded the prestigious George Polk Award in 1998 for foreign reporting and in 2008 for his book Blackwater.

 

WHAT: Jeremy Scahill will be the keynote speaker at NJ Peace Action's 56th Annual Dinner. He will receive the Dorothy Eldridge Peacemaker award. There will be a question and answer period after the presentation. NJ Peace Action, founded as NJ SANE in 1957, and an important peace group in New Jersey, will provide the opportunity to hear Jeremy Scahill talk about his newly released book, Dirty Wars. In addition, he will discuss his movie by the same name: Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield, a new film Scahill produced and narrated and which was premiered this year at the Sundance Film Festival. The film focuses on the Obama administration's increasing use of armed drones and secretive units.

 

Also honored will be Montclair Deputy Mayor Robert Russo and Councilwoman Renee Baskerville who will receive the Sylvia and Oscar Ackelsberg Peace Award for their support of a "Move the Money" resolution. Jane Califf and Ted Glick will be honored as the Peace Action Couple of the Year for their work at connecting global climate change issues to war.

 

WHERE: The Annual Dinner will be held at the Regency House, 140 Route 23, North Pompton Plains, New Jersey. Reservations are required. Please visit http:/www.njpeaceaction.org or call 973 259 1126. Dinner tickets: $50 before April 14....$60 after April 14. Tickets are moving quickly so call soon.

 

WHEN: 12:00 to 4:00 PM Sunday, April 28, 2013.

 

WHY: On this, the 10th year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq (March 19th, 2003) New Jersey Peace Action is concerned about the U.S. continued commitment to war in Afghanistan, the on-going conflicts in Iraq and the threats of war against Iran, Syria, and Mali. It is important to understand how all these conflicts are inter-related and what the peace movement can do to challenge and change U.S. foreign policy. The Annual Dinner provides an opportunity to learn important and relevant information underlying U.S. involvement in multiple wars - the rationale, the real motivating factors and possible actions to change and redirect foreign policy. Additionally, numerous national and regional organizations have designated April as a National Month of Action Against Drones -- and this event is part of that effort. 

 

 

 

Phone: 973-259-1126
Email: nj_peaceaction@yahoo.com
Price: $50

honesty

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Location: The Baird
5 Mead St, South Orange, NJ
When: April 12, 2013
Time: 12:00 pm

Wouldn't our beautiful community be even better if only the values some of us say we hold dear were practiced by those in authority instead of preached to our children?

KR

Phone: 862-400-6849
Email: artbykimberley@yahoo.com
Price: $0

2013 New Jersey Roller Derby Season Opener

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Location: Inline Morristown Rink
38 Dumont Pl, Morristown, NJ
When: April 13, 2013
Time: 5:45 pm–9:00 pm

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME ROLLER DERBY?!?!This Saturday!!  Roller Derby is BACK in Morristown! 

New Jersey Roller Derby is gearing up for their first bout of the season!!

Bringing back all the excitement that you love, NJRD takes on Strong Island Derby Revolution for the first time ever!  This bout is sure to be a crowd pleaser!

Get your tickets early at brownpapertickets.com or buy them at the door! 

Tickets are $10 and Kids 12 and under are FREE!!!

Get there early and bring a chair as seating is limited…

Doors Open @ 5:45 Whistle @ 6:30 

Halftime exhibition bout by the Junior Roller Derby girls!!!

SEE YOU ON THE TRACK!!

Price: $10

Green Drinks

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Location: 220 Prospect St, South Orange, NJ 07079
When: April 22, 2013
Time: 7:00 pm–9:00 pm

Come by the South Orange Elks Lodge (220 Prospect Street in South Orange) for April Green Drinks!

This month's speaker is Jonathon Cloud, of the Cloud Institute.  He will be giving us information about New Jersey's new PACE legislation.  


“Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) is an innovative way to finance energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades to buildings. Interested property owners evaluate measures that achieve energy savings and receive 100% financing, repaid as a property tax assessment for up to 20 years. The assessment mechanism has been used nationwide for decades to access low-cost long-term capital to finance improvements to private property that meet a public purpose. By eliminating upfront costs, providing low-cost long-term financing and making it easy for building owners to transfer repayment obligations to a new owner upon sale, PACE overcomes challenges that have hindered adopted of energy efficiency and related projects in our nation’s buildings.” 

Phone: 973-313-0726
Email: sheila@maplewoodisgreen.org
Price: $0

Wharton Music Center 2013 Spring Gala Features Concert By New Jersey Youth Symphony And Paterson Music Project

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New Jersey Youth Symphony at Musikverein in Vienna, Austria in June 2012
Location: 1607 Irving St, Rahway, NJ 07065
When: April 20, 2013
Time: 6:00 pm

Wharton Music Center celebrates its 2013 Spring Gala on Saturday, April 20 at Union County Performing Arts Center located at 1601 Irving Street in Rahway, New Jersey. The Gala, its annual fundraiser, will feature New Jersey Youth Symphony in concert beginning at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited to the concert. Tickets can be purchased at the Union County Performing Arts Center box office at www.ucpac.org or by calling 732.499.8226.

 

The premiere orchestra of New Jersey Youth Symphony (NJYS), Youth Symphony, will perform movements from Holst’s The Planets and Shostakovich Symphony No. 10 as well as works by John Williams and Andrew Lloyd Webber. NJYS Youth Symphony is under the direction of Jeffrey Grogan who is also Artistic Director of NJYS.

 

A special feature of the concert is the first public performance by second-grade students from Community Charter School of Paterson who are enrolled in Wharton Music Center’s Paterson Music Project. The Paterson Music Project students will join the NJYS musicians in a piece composed for the combined orchestras by Taylor A. Goodson entitled Fanfare and Rondo for Orchestra. The composition was commissioned especially by Maestro Grogan and NJYS for the concert.

 

Paterson Music Project an El Sistema-inspired music program in Paterson, New Jersey came to life in January 2013 as the vision of Wharton Music Center Executive Director Derek Mithaug, Jeffrey Grogan, and Community Charter School of Paterson Principal Marnie McCoy began to be realized. Thirty second-grade students joined the after-school music program to learn to play violins, violas, and cellos and learn about music. Sponsored by Wharton Music Center, Paterson Music Project has blossomed to life under the direction of Jeffrey Grogan. The 2013 Wharton Music Center New Jersey Youth Symphony Spring Gala marks the students’ first performance.

 

El Sistema, originated in Venezuela by Dr. José Antonio Abreu over 30 years ago, provides a model of how a music program can both create musicians and positively impact the lives of children. Students are immersed in learning music several days a week and taught by loving and caring music teachers. Students learn to respect themselves and each other as they work together as a group. El Sistema incorporates such core values as “every child has limitless possibilities and the ability to strive for excellence.” As an El Sistema-inspired program, Paterson Music Project at CCSP offers a structured environment for fostering social change and youth development through music to enable participating students to feel valuable within their community. Visit www.elsistemausa.org for more information regarding El Sistema.

 

A small program devoted to string instruments for CCSP second grade students, Paterson Music Project is the first step in developing a full-fledged orchestra for the entire elementary school, which is growing to encompass kindergarten through eighth grade. Thanks to funding from The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Dombal-Vogel Foundation, The Provident Bank Foundation, The Henry M. and Agnes R. Truzack Foundation, and the Wallerstein Foundation, the strings program was launched.

 

The mission of Paterson Music Project is to use music as a vehicle for social change by empowering and inspiring children through the community experience of ensemble learning and playing. Students attend two-hour classes three times a week after school. Instruction includes instrumental instruction separately for violin, viola, and cello, general music activities, solfege class, and history and cultural activities. Every Thursday is “Performance Thursday” where parents are invited to arrive 10 minutes early before dismissal to listen to the class perform what they are working on. Students in the Paterson Music Project are encouraged by dedicated, talented, and nurturing faculty members. Coordinating the Paterson Music Project is violinist and faculty member Elizabeth Moulthrop. Assisting her are faculty members cellist Terrence Thornhill, and violist Shanna Lin. For more information on the Paterson Music Project, visit www.njys.org/paterson-music-project-2/ .

 

NJYS Youth Symphony includes 95 students in grades 9 through 12. Students audition each year to gain a seat in the orchestra. Many members of YS continue on to study music in leading conservatories and attend some of the most prestigious universities in the world. This past year under the direction of Conductor Jeffrey Grogan, Youth Symphony has performed in the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria and at Carnegie Hall in New York as well as Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway, New Jersey.

 

YS recently collaborated with internationally recognized musical celebrities such as violinist Mark O'Connor, the Ahn Trio, and Stefan Höskuldssohn, principal flute of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. They recently rehearsed Holst's The Planets with Maestro Jacques LaCombe, Music Director of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. This spring, YS will be featured on a DVD+CD with the Ahn Trio performing Mark O'Connor's March of the Gypsy Fiddler. YS students also serve as mentors, teachers, and performers with students in the Paterson Music Project.

 

Wharton Music Center, located at 60 Locust Avenue in Berkeley Heights, provides music, theater, and dance instruction, educational programs, and performances for children, teens, and adults. In addition to instruction in all instruments and voice, WMC offers classes in musical theater, dance, drama, choral music, vocal music, music theory, audio recording, early childhood music, and music for children with special needs. Offering a range of musical genres including classical, rock, jazz, and blues, WMC is one of New Jersey’s largest independent non-profit community music centers serving students in Union, Morris, Essex, Somerset, Middlesex, and surrounding counties.

 

WMC offers orchestral and ensemble music education for grades 3 through 12 through New Jersey Youth Symphony (NJYS) located at 570 Central Avenue in New Providence. NJYS, one of the foremost youth orchestras in the state, has ten orchestras and ensembles for which auditions are held annually.

 

For more information, visit www.WhartonMusicCenter.org or www.NJYS.org. Wharton Music Center is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. 

Price: 100

U.S. Policy on Human Trafficking

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Location: Seton Hall University
400 S Orange Ave, South Orange, NJ
When: April 24, 2013
Time: 6:00 pm–7:30 pm

Don’t miss the fourth and final event of the “Just Talk” Series on Human Trafficking. Abraham Lee, a public affairs officer in the Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, is the guest speaker. He will discuss the U.S. government perspective and policy on human trafficking. The event is sponsored by the Center for Multiculturalism and Civic Engagement, The Center for Catholic Studies, The Joseph A. Unanue Latino Institute and the Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations. 

Phone: (973) 275-2137
Email: rosario.reyes-urbina@shu.edu
Price: $0

Legends Baseball Instruction All Star Week Camp

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Legends Baseball All Star Week Camp
Location: 18 Harrison Ave, Roseland, NJ 07068
When: Daily
Time: 9:00 am–2:00 pm

Legends Baseball Instruction (LBI) of North Caldwell is hosting a four (4) day “School’s Out Summer Camp” geared to recreation and travel baseball players ages 5—12 years old. Camp gives players, of all levels, the opportunity to learn & practice baseball skills and have fun! Players are grouped by age and playing ability. Camp is held at Rosleand Recreation Field.
Daily Schedule: 5 & 6 year olds
9:00 AM—9:30 AM Stretch and warm ups
9:30 AM—10:00 AM Fielding
10:00 AM—10:30 AM Hitting
10:30 AM—10:45 AM    Snack ( Bring snack and drink)
11:00 AM—12:00 PM Games (T—Ball and coach pitch) 


Daily Schedule: 7—12 year old group
9:00 AM— 9:30 AM Stretch and warm ups
9:30 AM—10:30 AM Fielding
10:30 AM—10:45 AM Snack (Bring snack and drink)
10:45 AM—12:00 PM Hitting & Pitching instruction
12:30 PM—1:00 PM Lunch (Bring lunch and drink)
 

Phone: 9733962100
Email: tonysantomauro@thesantomaurogroup.com
Price: 184
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