Lots of great events to enjoy this first weekend in February!
We told you about:
- Free First Thursday Night at MAM
- Montclair Film Festival’s 5th Birthday Bash
- The 70th Annual Glen Ridge Antiques Show
- The SOMA Film Festival
Here’s what else is happening this weekend:
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Enjoy the music of the Mike Longo Funk Band at Trumpets Jazz Club & Restaurant on Friday night. Longo has performed with a list of jazz legends that include saxophone great Cannonball Adderley, Henry Red Allen, Coleman Hawkins, George Wettling, Gene Krupa, Nancy Wilson, Gloria Lynn, Jimmy Witherspoon, Joe Williams, Jimmy Rushing, James Moody and many others.
Mike Longo Funk Band
Friday, February 5 for two sets at 8 pm and 10 pm
Trumpets Jazz Club and Restaurant, 6 Depot Square, Montclair, NJ, 07042
$20 pp music /$12 pp minimum
Purveyor of urban cool, Fran Lebowitz is the author and witty chronicler of the “me decade,” as well as the cultural satirist whom many call the heir to Dorothy Parker. She will make an appearance at SOPAC on Friday night. Lebowitz will be interviewed by News 12 New Jersey’s John Bathke before conversing with the audience. Lebowitz is pointed, forthright, unapologetically opinionated, and known for her hilariously dry social commentary on American life. She offers insights on timely issues such as gender, race, gay rights, and the media as well as her own pet peeves – including celebrity culture, tourists and strollers.
An Evening with Fran Lebowitz
Friday, February 5 at 8 pm
SOPAC, One SOPAC Wat, South Orange, NJ
Tickets are $45 and can be purchased online here
On Saturday night head to Montclair’s intimate Adinkra House to see Kameron Corvet perform. Corvet is a singer, songwriter, guitarist hailing from Cincinnati, Ohio by way of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Kameron Corvet at Adinkra House
Saturday, February 6 at 8 pm
Adinkra House, 26 Pleasant Avenue, Montclair, NJ, 07042
Donation $25 at the door/ $20 in advance online
On Friday, The Pour House Pub & Grub in West Orange celebrates Mardi Gras! There will be Karaoke, Free Pizza, Burlesque dancers, drink specials, and more.
Mardi Gras at The Pour House Pub & Grub
The Pour House, 178 Main Street, West Orange, NJ
Saturday, February 6 from 9 pm – 2 am
No cover
Enjoy the music of The Beatles ’66-’67: The Psychedelic Years at the Benefit of The 100th Monkey Foundation at Tierney’s Tavern in Montclair on Saturday night. Dead Dog’s Eye and special guests will perform songs recorded in 1966 and 1967, including Revolver, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and Magical Mystery.
Dead Dog’s Eye performs The Beatles ’66-’67: The Psychedelic Years
Saturday, February 6 from 9 pm – 1 am
Tierney’s Tavern, 136 Valley Road, Montclair, NJ, 07042
$10 cover
This weekend is a Museums On Us weekend, which means that any Bank of America or Merrill Lynch cardholder will receive free museum admission to the following area museums:
- Montclair Art Museum (MAM), 3 South Mountain Avenue, Montclair, NJ.
- Newark Museum, 49 Washington Street, Newark, NJ.
- Aljira, A Center for Contemporary Art, 591 Broad Street, Newark, NJ.
- Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ.
- Liberty Science Center, 222 Jersey City Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY.
- Whitney Museum of Art, 945 Madison Avenue, New York, NY.
- Children’s Museum of Manhattan, 212 W. 83rd Street, New York, NY.
- Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont Street, New York, NY
Museums on Us
Saturday, February 6 and Sunday, February 7
Free admission for each cardholder (debit or credit) at participating museums
Chase away the winter blues and begin the year with energy, cheer, fun and wit by celebrating the Year of the Monkey with the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company at NJPAC on Sunday. Dancers and acrobats in dazzling costumes move to exotic music, bringing a smile to your face and warmth to your heart. Get close to the creative, magical powers of the Monkey King, who can transform himself into any object he wishes and crosses the Earth in a single somersault. At this performance, the Monkey King is joined by the spirit of dragons and lions as they welcome the return of Spring.
Year of the Monkey: Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company
Sunday, February 7 at 2 pm
NJPAC, 1 Center Street, Newark, NJ
Ticlets are $13 – $35 and can be purchased online here
Awesome sausages and dips for your Super Bowl party! Organic chili if you’re feeling virtuous! Enjoy that and more at Slow Food Northern NJ’s second indoor farmers’ market in Maplewood on Sunday. The Woodland will be packed with more than 25 local farmers and artisanal food makers selling everything from organic and sustainably raised vegetables and pasture-raised beef, chicken and pork to farm-fresh cheeses, eggs, pasta, bone broths, olive oil, jams, pickled veggies, breads, granola, baked goods, honey, chocolate and gelato.
Slow Food Northern NJ Indoor Farmers’ Market
Sunday, February 7 from 12 – 4 pm
The Woodland, 60 Woodland Rd., in Maplewood, NJ
$3 donation to support Slow Food Northern NJ community and school garden projects in Newark and Jersey City
Check out our Calendar for other local happenings and have a great weekend!