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Music and memories: A tribute to Montclair big band leader Diane Moser (PHOTOS)
Tuesday night, more than 100 musicians, including former members of Diane Moser’s Composers Big Band as well as members of Mark Dresser & Friends, performed at Tierney’s Tavern to honor Moser — the pianist and bandleader who'd long been a staple of Montclair's music scene and far beyond.
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Pandemic, BLM, a world in motion: 2021’s grads grew up fast (Our Montclair)
How does a group of young adults heading into the next chapter of their lives process the events of the last year and a half?
Montclair caps off week of celebrations with Juneteenth Jubilee (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Saturday marked a series of firsts for Juneteenth in Montclair.
It was the first Juneteenth since the Montclair Public School district marked the holiday on its calendar. It was the first Juneteenth since Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law last year making it a public holiday in New Jersey, and since President Joe Biden — just this past Thursday — signed a law making it a federal holiday.
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Human Needs never went away in the pandemic (Our Montclair)
“We’re seeing people who never dreamt they’d be on a food line,” Human Needs executive director Mike Bruno said.
Where activism meets art — the power of ‘Rhythms for George’ (Our Montclair)
The wordless, tap tribute to George Floyd is just one expression of angst, grief and a desire for change expressed through powerful art in Montclair.
How Montclair houses of worship keep the faith (and faithful) in pandemic
They've seen video services bring in visitors from far away, and congregants who've moved out of Montclair.