This weekend events guide column is sponsored by Kate McDonough and Paul Gold.
Live Music
- Tierney’s hosts Watchung Mountain Riders on Friday and Kingpin on Saturday!
- The Montclair Brewery features Richard Pierson’s Life Story Band on Friday and The Fumos on Saturday, and Sunday features Blue Flicker!
- Outpost in the Burbs presents The Heavy Heavy with opener Matthew Fowler on Friday.
- Just Jake’s has Almost Easy on Friday and Bergen Boys on Saturday.
- The Wellmont hosts St. Paul and The Broken Bones on Friday.
- MC Hotel has a Live Jazz Brunch at Alto with Philosopher’s Stone on Saturday.
- NJPAC brings Atif Aslam on Saturday and Itzhak Perlman on Sunday!
- MayoPAC has A Tribute to ABBA on Sunday.
- SOPAC features Damn the Torpedoes – a Tom Petty Concert Experience on Friday, An Evening with Kaki King on Saturday, and rising Fado star Carminho on Sunday.
Film
- Go see a film this weekend and enjoy the newly refurbished seats at The Clairidge!
- Tonight, see A Girl Returned followed by a conversation with the Italian director Giuseppe Bonito, moderated by Teresa Fiore.
- Don’t miss Saturday’s special screenings at The Clairidge of The Invisible Man (1933) and The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Arts & Literature
- On Saturday, hear Adam Nagourney, author of The Times: How the Newspaper of Record Survived Scandal, Scorn, and the Transformation of Journalism, in conversation with David Folkenflik, media correspondent for NPR.
- Montclair Brewery will have six artists exhibit their work on Sunday from 1 PM to 7 PM.
- Studio Montclair hosts “I Am Here,” an exhibition in collaboration with Out Montclair through October 20, 2023.
- Gold/scopophilia gallery presents Honeysuckle Sips with work by Melissa Dadourian, Keiko Narahashi, and Sarah Heinemann through October 28, 2023.
- SOPAC’s Herb + Milly Iris Gallery presents FULL CIRCLE through November 19, 2023.
- Ria Gallery hosts Come Rain or Shine with sculptural works by Christine Romanell, Ricky Heeraman and J. Aaron Alderman through December 31, 2023.
- Tiny Gallery in Montclair hosts Erika Bleiberg’s #JournalismMattersMontclair through October 13, 2023.
- The Montclair Art Museum has Taking Space: Contemporary Women Artists and the Politics of Scale on exhibit through January 7, 2024. Also visit Siona Benjamin’s Lilith in the New World in the Laurie Art Stairway through August 4, 2024.
Social Events
- Montclair Brewery has Sip and Sing Karaoke in the Beer Garden tonight!
- Town Pub in Bloomfield hosts Karaoke Night every Thursday!
- Pineapple Express Barbecue hosts Trivia Night tonight!
- Join First UMC Montclair for a Blessing of the Animals on Sunday at 10 AM.
- Check out events at the MC Hotel all weekend including yoga, sound sessions with live DJs, and more!
- Take a guided tour of the Bellevue Library this weekend!
- Enjoy drinks and dancing while raising money for a great cause at the No. 95 Candle Alzheimer’s Charity Night on Saturday at 18 Label Studios.
- Bloomfield Center has its annual Harvest Festival on Saturday from 11 AM – 7 PM!