Seven For Seven: What To Do Around Town Next Week

Every week, Patch will give you a guide as to the best events going on around town during the coming week, at least one for every single day. This next week there is everything from Broadway music to budget hearings. Of course, good ideas for what to do can always be found at DestinationMontclair, the Montclair Arts Council's one-stop shop for arts and entertainment information.

-- Sunday, September 12

    1. If you're keen to venture out of Montclair, head to Times Square in Manhattan to kick off the Broadway season with a concert hosted by Kelsey Grammer. The free event at 11:30 a.m. features performances from brand new shows (including the new Beatles musical) as well as old favorites. For more information, go here.

    2. If you're sticking around town, and you didn't go Saturday, head over to Art in the Park in Anderson Park any time between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. This juried show free to the public, featuring more than 185 fine artists and crafts people — as well as food vendors — is sure to draw lots of people, as always. Stop by the Friends of Anderson Park booth near Bellevue and North Mountain avenues and try your luck on the raffle baskets. For more details, go here.

     3. Meet other local singers of all levels for a cappella improv circle-singing facilitated by Marshell Jones Kumahor. If you're aching to express yourself through beautiful a cappella music that's created in the moment, then this is the place to be. Free for first time participants. Event is at 1:30 p.m. but online registration deadline is at 10:30 a.m. For event location, participant testimonials, and registration, go here. 

     4. From 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., head over to Van Vleck House and Gardens for Drummoing for Families with Richard Reiter. The workshop will go on rain or shine, and drums will be available for use. Admission is $5 per person and pre-registration is required. Go to www.vanvleck.org or call 973-744-4752 to register.

-- Monday, September 13 (first day of public school in Montclair!)

   1. Check out the Cali School of Music's Faculty Chamber Recital at 8 p.m. at Leshowitz Recital Hall at MSU. It's free and open to the public. Pianist Ron Levy performs with guest artists Stanley Drucker (clarinet) and Anne Kim (cello). Works by Schumann (Fantasiestücke); Chopin (Cello Sonata); Brahms (Trio).

-- Tuesday, September 14

     1. Again, at MSU, there's Everywhere Is the Best Seat, a one-of-a-kind sound and light installation by architect/composer Christopher Janney, conceived specifically for the Montclair State Amphitheater. Janney approaches aspects of architecture through his musical training, and this installation — active 24/7 — underscores the unique interaction between sound and space in his work. For more information, go here.

     2. The Montclair Township Council will hold a public hearing on the 2010 budget, likely to spark a 6 percent property tax increase. Council's meeting is at 8 p.m. at 205 Claremont Avenue. For more information, go here.

     3. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at 4 p.m. at the new Charles H. Bullock Elementary School.

-- Wednesday, September 15

    1. Van Vleck House and Gardens offers its Pre-K Discovery Program -- Fall Flowers. Designed for children aged 3 to 5, this program at 21 Van Vleck Street includes guided hands-on activities and a story. Program takes place from 1:15 p.m. to 2 p.m. and costs $7 for Friends of Van Vleck and $12 for all others. Adults free. Registration required by calling 973-744-0837.

-- Thursday, September 15

     1. Head over to Cafe Eclectic for El Rio Debajo del Mar: A Deivito Exhibit that runs through October 11.

     2. There's a discussion from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Watchung Booksellers of Anthony DePalma's book "City of Dust: Illness, Arrogance, and 9/11." The World Trade Center's destruction unleashed one of the gravest environmental catastrophes in U.S. history. Now, former "NY Times" Ground Zero reporter DePalma presents a full accounting of the disaster that "followed" 9/11. He separates myths from reality ... reveals decisions that destroyed public trust ... shares victims' untold stories ... and helps us ensure this never happens again.

-- Friday, September 17

     1. Books Unbound: Treasure Island at the Montclair Public Library. The event occurs every Friday at 4 p.m. in the auditorium. "Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum..." Enjoy a live serial reading of Robert Louis Stevenson's master work "Treasure Island." Stow away with young Jim Hawkins as the saga of the hunt for a lost treasure in the Caribbean Sea begins. Meet Long John Silver and his hidden crew of pirates and mutineers all over again! Deivis Garcia, of the library's Youth Services Department, reads the unabridged edition throughout September and October on Friday afternoons. Enjoy stories the way they were not too long ago: live and out loud! No registration required. Recommended for ages 8 and up; kids, teens and adults welcome! Readings on September 10, 17, and 24 as well as on October 1, 15, and 22. No reading on October 8.

-- Saturday, September 18

    1. Also at the Montclair Public Library is a 1 p.m. reception for Jersey Fresh Artists 10, an exhibit featuring artists all living and working in New Jersey, ranging from the professional to the novice, including photography, painting, multi-media, and clay work.