performing arts

The crowd at the Montclair Public Library Auditorium Sunday, Feb. 16, is educated and entertained by “The History of Black Churches and the Voting Movement.” The event explored the pivotal role of black churches in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 60s, including their part in galvanizing enforcement of the 1965 Voting Rights Act....

A crowd of hundreds parties on Church Street this year at Chabad Montclair 's "Fire and Ice" Hanukkah party, celebrating the miracle of the light over darkness with music, food, fire and a six-foot ice menorah. The Hebrew word Hanukkah means “dedication.” It ...

Dolores Bobby Reilly is honored with a Proclamation for her service to the township, and Mama Yaa leads the traditional Kwanzaa libation ceremony at the Ancestral Table, the lighting of the Mishumaa Saba (Seven Candles), and the reading of the Nguzo Saba (Seven Principles) ...

The latest Montclair Orchestra Family Concert held Sunday, Nov. 3, contained a selection of pieces aimed at both kids and general audience. This year again it received an enthusiastic reception from youngsters and adults alike hearing the power of unamplified music, performed by a roster of 30 accomplished musicians and advanced music students. ...

Montclair Public Library hosts a day of D'Italia's community-based programs to celebrate the Sister City of Aquilonia, telling the story of Italian-American culture with not only fun,  music, dancing, food, crafts, displays, and storytelling, but also some pithy informative offerings of video, a talk by Seton Hall's La Motta Chair of Italian Studies, and author, Dr. Wil...

Parents Who Rock's 14th annual summer event raises money for children's dental care through KinderSmile on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 7. Medicaid wanted to pull their teeth, KinderSmile is helping them save their teeth and their dignity, says Alma Schneider, founder of Parents Who Rock...

Eleven New Jersey dance schools and New York and New Jersey dance companies including this year's commissioned choreographer, Oluwadamilare 'Dare' Ayorinde, perform for Montclair's 6th annual free dance festival, Dance on the Lawn, Saturday afternoon, September 7, on the lawn of St...