 MAY IN MONTCLAIR OPENING CEREMONY:
Edgemont School students will dress the May Pole, performing a
traditional May Pole dance while accompanied by the ORFF Ensemble and
the Sign Language Chorus. The Northeast School 5th Grade Blue Hawks
Band, conducted by their music teacher, Shawn Dey, will perform. There
will also be a performance of three songs by the 4th and 5th grade
chorus of Watchung Elementary School. Watchung Plaza, 12:00 noon.
MAY POLE CELEBRATION, sponsored by Bradford School:
The Bradford School will welcome the month of May with a celebration
around the May Pole. Second graders will do the May Pole dance, while
third graders perform Renaissance music on their recorders. Fourth and
fifth graders will recite poems they composed about spring. Bradford
School Courtyard at 9:30am. For more information call 973-509-4155.
TRIBAL ROOTS IN THE GARDEN STATE: 2008 NJ ARTS ANNUAL CRAFTS, sponsored
by the Montclair Art Museum:
This juried crafts exhibition explores artists’ sense of tribe
and celebrates the diversity of the Garden State. More than 70 works
by 36 artists are on display through May 11. 3 South Mountain
Avenue, 11:00am-5:00pm, Tuesday through Sunday. Museum admission.
For more information, please call 973-746-5555.
OZ: SCULPTURES IN CLAY, sponsored by The Clay Studio:
These clay sculptures, based on the Oz series by Frank Baum, were
created by students, ages 8-13, who attend class at The Clay Studio. On
display through May 31 at the Main Branch of the Montclair Public
Library during regular library hours. For more information, please call
The Clay Studio, 973-744-2708.
KAY WALKINGSTICK’S AMERICAN ABSTRACTION: DIALOGUE WITH THE COSMOS,
sponsored by the Montclair Art Museum:
The site-specific landscape mural installation reflects the artist’s
Native American heritage. Parfleche bags used to transport food and
clothing hang alongside an ink painting of mountains. On display through
May 31, 3 South Mountain Avenue, 11:00am-5:00pm Tuesday through Sunday.
Museum admission. For more information, please call 973-746-5555.
THE MARVIN SONGS, sponsored by Montclair State University:
A seamless production of the acclaimed Falsettos trilogy performed by
Montclair State University Musical Theater Students, this Tony Award
winner is a brave and hilarious musical chronicling the ups and downs of
modern urban life with the ever-increasing specter of AIDS. Fox Theater,
MSU campus at 7:30pm. Other performance times available for future
dates. Reservations required. To purchase/reserve tickets, or for more
information, please call 973-655-5112.
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