Post Tagged with: "Holiday"
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Yes, that’s right: This Sunday, December 20, Santa will be making his annual tour of Verona on a fire truck. The elves are being very tight-lipped about his intended route through town, but we have a plan to make sure everybody gets to see the big guy go by. We’re going to enlist you–and a [...]
Christmas Comes Alive At Calvary Lutheran
If you need to rediscover a bit of Christmas magic this season, Calvary Lutheran Church is the place to be. The church, located at 23 S. Prospect Street, is staging its tenth annual Live Nativity this Sunday, December 13. Nearly two dozen parishioners will appear on its grounds in elaborate, custom-made costumes to act out [...]
Cheap Thrills: The Nutcracker In Verona
Theatre Arts Dance America will be staging several performances of The Nutcracker Divertissement beginning Friday, December 18. TADA’s Nutcracker is a shortened version of the full-length ballet and features 48 dancers, ages 4 to 18, from Cedar Grove, Verona, Montclair and the Caldwells. The performance, choreographed by former American Ballet Company soloist and principle dancer [...]
Tour Kip’s Castle–Legally
If you are a Verona native of a certain age, you have probably sneaked onto the Kip’s Castle property at least once. Sure, you did. And you brought along your friends. And some, um, refreshments. You probably took an unauthorized stroll around the Huntington Hartford estate, too. Such are the rites of passage in a [...]
Verona-Cedar Grove Chorus Holiday Concert
This is the big annual event for a local music group that has been singing for more than six decades. Come to the Verona High School auditorium at 4 p.m. on Saturday, December 13 for Verona-Cedar Grove Chorus‘ Holiday Concert. It’s just $4 for students and seniors, and $8 for adults. If you can’t make [...]
Children’s Holiday Tree Lighting On Wednesday
Tomorrow night at 6:30, you can bring the kids to the Community Center to help light another town Christmas tree. The event will feature holiday music and stories in the Community Center ballroom, along with special Music Elves Joe & Doreen Armino, and a parade to the tree led by Santa. You can also pick [...]
It’s Fair In The Square Time
Verona kicks off the holiday season this Saturday, December 5, with its annual Fair in the Square from noon to 5:00 p.m. Weather reports are calling for afternoon temps in the mid-40s, which means they will be just right for the kids to enjoy old favorites like UNICO’s Moonwalk and the ice sculpture work sponsored [...]