Section: Entertainment
Montclair Art Museum Opens Landscape Painting Show
The Montclair Art Museum has opened a show dedicated to 19th-century American landscape painter George Inness in a new gallery specifically dedicated to the artist. George Inness: Private Treasures, on view through April 1, 2012, consist of 10 works, nine from private collections as well as one from the Montclair Historical Society. The local lenders [...]
Japanese Drumming At Beth Ahm
If you like drums, you’re going to want to be at Congregation Beth Ahm this Sunday evening. The synagogue is bringing in the Soh Daiko Drummers from New York City for a concert that begins at 7 p.m. Beth Ahm says the concert, which is co-sponsored by the Jewish Service for the Developmentally Disabled’s WAE [...]
Stone Temple Pilots Tribute Act This Saturday
If you were at Cops & Rockers, the teen band show at Verona High School this past winter, you probably saw Gerard Dinola and Verona police office Dan Greco on stage with the cops band. It turns out that the two, both VHS grads, and a third alumni, Jeff Davidson, have a Stone Temple Pilots tribute [...]
Marching Band Ties For First, Heads To Nationals
The Verona Marching Maroon and White drum line had the honor of leading the largest drum line in U.S. Scholastic Band Association history on Saturday night at the Somerville High School Pioneer Marching Band Festival. Eighteen bands participated in the competition from New Jersey and Connecticut. Verona Marching Maroon and White tied for first place [...]
Verona Kids In Rock Show This Saturday
You might remember that, a few weeks back, four kids from Verona were supposed to be performing at a funk and reggae show in Montclair. That show got rained out, but the kids are back this Saturday, October 22, with an indoor show in Teaneck. Verona residents Katie Kast and Michael Petillo will be playing [...]
Ghost Tour Of Verona
Verona has ghosts and the Verona Historical Society wants to tell you all about them: Like the headless body once found in Verona Lake. (Really) On Saturday, October 22d at 7 p.m. you can join the Verona Historical Society for a walking tour that explores the haunted past of Verona. The tour starts at Everett [...]
Avenue Bistro Chef On ‘Chopped’ Tonight
Before you leave the house this morning, set the DVR: Avenue Bistro Pub‘s Michael DiIonno is going to be on the Food Network’s cooking competition “Chopped” tonight. DiIonno had a long string of successful restaurants to his credit before he created Avenue Bistro in Verona two years ago. He opened the Huddle Inn near the [...]
‘Monster House’ At A Monster House
The Essex County Parks Department will hold a free screening of the movie “Monster House” at Kip’s Castle on Friday, October 14. UPDATE: Because of the rain, the county has rescheduled the movie night for Friday, October 21. “Monster House” is rated PG and will be shown outdoors on a large screen on the castle [...]
Verona Actor Flies On ‘Pan Am’
Do you remember when flying was glamorous? When you dressed in your best clothes to board a plane? When you were pampered for hours en route and getting there really was half the fun? No, of course you don’t. That is not air travel in the 21st century. But it’s what Kal Parekh experiences every [...]
Band Parents Thank Festival Supporters
We got this e-mail from the Verona Music Parents Association: On Saturday October 1 the Verona Music Parents Association held its annual Festival of Bands to support the outstanding music program at Verona High School. The event was hugely successful thanks to the many volunteers who came together, in what was not the best of [...]