39TH ANNUAL ART IN THE PARK:

Sponsored by The Montclair Cooperative School. A juried fine arts & crafts show to benefit progressive education. Montclair Art Museum, 3 South Mountain Avenue, 10:00am-6:00pm. For more information, please call 973-783-4955 or visit www.montclaircoop.org/artinthepark.

CENTENNIAL GALA DINNER:

Sponsored by Montclair State University. Black-tie dinner-dance celebrating Montclair State University’s centennial. Student Recreation Center, 7:00pm-11:00pm. $500.00 per person. Reservations required. To purchase/reserve tickets, or for more information, please call Judith Mayo at 973-655-7105.

USED BOOK SALE:

Sponsored by Montclair Friends Meeting, 289 Park Street (at Gordonhurst Avenue) 9:00am-4:00pm,. For more information, please call 973-779-8290.

HISTORIC WALKING TOUR OF ANDERSON PARK:

Sponsored by Friends of Anderson Park. Meet at the boulder at the park’s northeast entrance near Bellevue Avenue, east of North Mountain Avenue. 10:30 a.m. Rain date: May 10. Learn about the founding of Anderson Park a century ago and how it shaped Upper Montclair and led to the formation of other parks in town. Also hear about plans to rehabilitate the park’s Olmsted landscape and to place the park on the National Register of Historic Places. Free. For more information, please call 973-744-8433, or visit www.friendsofandersonpark.org,

1ST ANNUAL RHODES, VAN NOTE ICE CREAM SOCIAL:

Sponsored by Rhodes, Van Note & Company Realtors, 635 Valley Road, 12:00noon -3:00pm. Rhodes, Van Note & Company Realtors invites you and your family to an afternoon of fun, giveaways and FREE Applegate Farm homemade ice cream! For more information, please call 973-744-6033.

RAND ECO-FAIR:

Sponsored by Rand Elementary School and PTA, 176 N. Fullerton Avenue, 11:00am-3:00pm,. Come out and enjoy an afternoon filled with fun, crafts, music, and food. Event showcases student environmental science projects. Many environmental organizations will be on hand. Special presentation by falconer, Mike DePuy. Huge native plant sale. For more information, please call 973-509-4255.

VAN VLECK HOUSE & GARDENS ANNUAL PLANT SALE:

Sponsored by Van Vleck House & Gardens, 21 Van Vleck Street, 9:00am-4:00pm. The sale offers a wide selection of unique and unusual shrubs, vines, perennials, and trees for the home gardener. For more information, please call 973-744-4752.

FACE PAINTING AND BALLOON SCULPTING EXTRAVAGANZA

Sponsored by Aunt Jean’s Toys & Treats, 12 North Willow Street, 11:00am-2:00pm, Rain or Shine. For more information, please call 973-783-6100.

KNOW YOUR TREES:

Sponsored by The Adult School of Montclair. Join an illuminating tree-identification walk. Brookdale Park Rose Garden, 9:00am-11:00am. Reservations required. For reservations, or for more information, please call 973-746-6636 or visit www.adultschool.org.

PRE-K GARDEN DAY:

Sponsored by the Montclair Community Pre-K, 10:00am-12:00noon at the Garden, 49 Orange Road. Help the Pre-K prepare its garden for spring. Rain Date May 4. For more information, please call 973-509-4500.

24th ANNUAL KENTUCKY DERBY DAY CELEBRATION:

Sponsored by the Senior Care & Activities Center. Party Time starts at 4:30 p.m. and Post Time at 6 p.m. at The Bacot Building, 110 Greenwood Avenue. Racing fans will enjoy Senior Care’s 24th Annual Kentucky Derby Celebration and watch the horses run on their giant screen TV with expanded audio system. Pre and post race festivities are justly famous. Festive hats welcomed! Ask about their Owners Circle, Winners Circle or individual ticket options. Senior Care is a non-profit medical health care program celebrating 30 years of service to seniors and families in Essex County and the surrounding communities. For reservations, or for more information, please call 973-783-5589.

“WHO’S AFRAID OF THE BIG BAD WOLF:”

Sponsored by Studio Players of Montclair. Familiar fairy tale characters, including the Three Little Pigs and Red Riding Hood, get mixed up with some new characters and new problems, resulting in hilarious mayhem in this one-hour family show. Studio Playhouse, 14 Alvin Place (near the A&P), 1:30pm and 3:30pm. All seats $8.00. Reserve tickets in advance or purchase one hour prior to show. To purchase/reserve tickets, or for more information, please call 973-744-9752 or visit www.studioplayhouse.org.

FRED HERSCH WITH THE FRED HERSCH TRIO:

Sponsored by Montclair State University. Grammy Award nominated pianist and composer performs with his trio. Kasser Theater, MSU campus at 8:00pm. Meet the composer in a pre-performance gathering at 6:45pm in the Alexander Kasser Theater lobby. Reservations required. To purchase/reserve tickets, or for more information, please call 973-655-5112.

PLANT SALES:

Sponsored by Master Gardener www.mgessex.org.  9 AM - 3 PM.  Edgemont Memorial Park, 292 Valley Road, Montclair.  Please call 973-228-2210 We have two sales, the first is in Montclair

SPRING MUSICAL – “PARADE”

Sponsored by the Montclair High School. 3:00 pm. See May 2.

THE MARVIN SONGS

Sponsored by Montclair State University. 8:00pm. See May 1.
 

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