The Weekend: Theater, Art Fest, Music Under the June Moon, Disco Fever, and More!

There is so much to do this weekend!

We told you about:

• The 4th Annual Pine Street ArtsFEST
• Montclair Center Summer Sidewalk Sale
• Historical Society of Bloomfield Ice Cream Social

Here’s what else is happening this weekend:

Italian director Romeo Castellucci, one of the most innovative artists of out time, returns to Peak Performances this weekend with a modern mediation on the story of Moses — Go Down, Moses. He uses the rich palette of the prophet’s experiences to examine themes of abandonment, exile, truth and falsehood. Taking inspiration both form the book of Exodus and the William Faulkner novel, Castellucci is a painter using the stage as his canvas, taking us beyond words with theatrical magic and awe.

Go Down, Moses
June 9 – 12
Alexander Kasser Theater at MSU, 1 Normal Avenue, Montclair, NJ, 07043
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online here
 
 

4th Wall Theatre presents its production of Big Fish beginning this weekend. Based on the celebrated novel by Daniel Wallace and the acclaimed film directed by Tim Burton, Big Fish centers on Edward Bloom, a traveling Alabama salesman who lives life to its fullest. Edward’s incredible, larger-than-life stories thrill everyone around him, especially his devoted wife Sandra. But their adult son Will, about to have a child of his own, is determined to find the truth behind his father’s epic tales.

Big Fish
Friday, June 10 and Saturday, June 11 at 8 pm / Sunday, June 12 at 3 pm
Westminster Arts Center, 449 Franklin Street, Bloomfield, NJ
Tickets are $19 – $26 and can be purchased online here
 
 

The annual Friday Night Outdoor Music Series at Watchung Booksellers features Noise in the Attic this weekend playing Jazz standards by reinventing them with new harmonies. Order dinner from Tiny Elephant, do some book shopping, and enjoy the music.

Friday Night Outdoor Music Series at Watchung Booksellers
Friday, June 3 from 5:30 pm – 7 pm
Watchung Booksellers, 54 Fairfield Street, Montclair, NJ, 07042
Free
 
 

A summer edition of Let’s Talk Vegetable Gardening class hosted by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Essex County will be held Saturday in the Teaching Garden at the Essex County Presby Memorial Iris Gardens. This session, open to any vegetable gardener, will focus on summer challenges including pest identification and control, vertical gardening to expand your space, watering, succession planting or any topic you bring. This is a great opportunity for gardeners to get together in a garden, sit back and engage in informative conversation about vegetable gardening challenges, interests and practices. Bring your own lawn chair. Rain or shine.

Let’s Talk Vegetable Gardening Class
Presby Memorial Iris Gardens, 47 Upper Mountain Avenue, Montclair, NJ, 07043
Free
 
 

The Wellmont presents Saturday Night Disco Fever on Saturday night.Put on your dancing shoes and polesyter suits and dance!

Saturday Night Disco Fever
Saturday, June 11 at 8 pm
The Wellmont Theater, 5 Seymour Street, Montclair, NJ, 07042
Tickets are $30 – $99.50 and can be purchased online here
 
 

Bring a picnic, a blanket, and a bottle of wine and enjoy a free chamber music concert under the historic Olmsted Oak at Anderson Park on Saturday night. The Chamber Music Society of North Jersey will play works by Beethoven, Mozart and Shostakovich. Sponsored by Friends of Anderson Park and the Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs. Rain cancels.

Music Under the June Moon
Saturday, June 11 at 8 pm
Anderson Park, 274 Bellevue Avenue, Montclair, NJ, 07043
Free
 
 

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra will perform at NJPAC on Sunday. Jacques Lacombe’s final concerts as Music Director of the NJSO feature some of his favorite pieces, including Ravel’s gorgeous suite from Daphnis and Chloé and the thrilling Third Piano Concerto of Rachmaninoff. It’s your final chance to laud the marvelous Lacombe. Don’t miss these farewell concerts.

NJSO: Lacombe Conducts Rachmaninoff & Ravel
Sunday, June 12 at 3 pm
NJPAC, 1 Center Street, Newark, NJ
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online here
 
 
Check our Calendar for more happenings this weekend and enjoy!