Section: Events
Bugs, Pets And Nature
The Essex County Environmental Center in Roseland has a full schedule of activities for kids this week, beginning with a “Bug Club” on Tuesday, April 13 at 4 p.m. The “Bug Club”, which is held year-round at the center, is geared to kids ages 6 to 10 and teaches them the world of insects through [...]
Cherry Blossom Walk For Kids
Essex County’s Cherry Blossom Festival kicks off today, and there’s a special event for kids on Tuesday, April 13. The New Jersey Audubon Society is sponsoring a nature walk in Branch Brook Park for children ages 18 months to 5 years and their caregivers. The NJAS says kids will get to walk among the cherry [...]
Celebrate Earth Day
The 40th anniversary of Earth Day is coming and you can mark it by participating in events at Verona’s Recycling Center and the Essex County Environmental Center on Saturday, April 17. First, stop by the Verona Recycling Center at 10 Commerce Court from 9 a.m. to noon and learn about what you can take out [...]
Beth Ahm To Dedicate Holocaust Memorial
This Sunday, April 11, at 3 p.m., Congregation Beth Ahm will unveil its new Holocaust Memorial, dedicated to both Jewish and non-Jewish victims of the Nazi extermination as well as to those who perished in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The memorial is located on the north lawn of the synagogue. It features a set of [...]
Spring Cleaning Your Life
Laura Berman Fortgang is going to be back at Bangz Salon and Wellness Spa this coming Monday night with some tips on how to do some spring cleaning–in your life. Fortgang is a pioneer in the field of life coaching and the author of the author of four best-selling titles including “Now What? 90 Days [...]
Cheap Thrills: Jazz Night
They’re fresh from their gig at Cecil’s and they are ready to blow again. Next Tuesday, April 13, Verona High School’s jazz band–Verona Jazz & Beyond–will be throwing a free concert in the auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Whether you’ve got a budding musician who needs inspiration or you just want an easy night out, Jazz [...]
A Woodland Walk For Kids
Let your kindergarten-age children get down and dirty with nature in two outdoor classes at the Essex County Environmental Center in Roseland. On Monday, April 12 and again on April 26, the center will be hosting “Outside Nature Discoveries”, a program for children ages 5 to 6. The kids will go into the wooded wetland [...]
Learn To Compost
Composting is a great way to recycle your vegetable scraps and leaf waste, and grow better plants in the process. And once you know the basics, it’s not hard to do at all. Rutgers Cooperative Extension will be teaching the basics of home composting in a hands-on workshop, “Hands-On Composting” this coming Saturday at the [...]
Revived Branch Brook Park Awaits Cherry Blossom Events
Essex County kicks off its 34th annual Cherry Blossom Festival this Saturday, April 10 in a rejuvenated Branch Brook Park. First up is the Cherry Blossom Challenge, a series of competitive bike races through the park. You’ve got to register to compete (all the details are here) but anyone can enter the park and watch [...]
Injury Prevention For Musicians
Verona’s athletes aren’t the only ones at risk of tendinitis. Repetitive strain injuries are also common to musicians, and that is why the Montclair Arts Council’s Musicians Network, the Essex County Department of Cultural and Historic Affairs and Outpost in the Burbs are co-sponsoring a workshop on helping musicians prevent them. “Injury Prevention and Management [...]