Seven For Seven: What To Do Around Town This Week

Every weekend, Patch will give you a guide as to what's going on around town during the coming week with at least one event for every single day. This next week there is everything from a hair-raising fundraiser to the first school board meeting of the year. 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. If you know of any you'd like to add, please add them! Or email me at Shelley@patch.com. And looking ahead: Montclair Schools Rock! 2010 is on the calendar (pending permits, etc.) for Saturday night, October 16. As always it's sure to be a great night of camaraderie, live rock & roll, and community spirit.

-- Sunday, August 29

     1) Don't miss out on this! Parlor Hair Studio is hosting a musical fundraiser at 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 29 to help communities suffering after the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The salon, along with some of Montclair's best loved bands, will host the "Hair Raiser" to help pay for oil clean-up in the form of hair-filled booms by Matter of Trust. The hair clippings collected from salons across the country are now sitting in warehouses neat the Gulf Coast because funds to create the booms fell short, according to Wendy Fox-Warfield, co-owner of Parlor. For the suggested $5 donation, music in the salon and food will be served out back, Fox-Warfield said. The idea is simple foods, rice and beans, mac and cheese and hummus, and lots of music. "We're trying to make this a trash-free event," she said. A local restaurant donated glassware to the event. For more information see here.

     2) Also on Sunday, head over to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church for its annual Italian feast and festivities that include a procession from 3:30 p.m. starting at 94 Pine Street in Montclair. For more information go here.

-- Monday, August 30

     1) You know school is about to start when the Board of Education begins holding its regular meetings again. The first of the year is on Monday night at 7 p.m. To check out the agenda go here.

     2) Glenfield Middle School welcomes incoming 6th grade students to an orientation and tour on Monday between 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

     3) Get your copy of the Big Picture! Prints of "The Big Picture" are now available for sale so don't miss this chance to have your own copy of this historic photograph. Whether you are in the photo or are a supporter of the arts in Montclair, you will want to have your own glossy, 8 x 12 copy as a keepsake. Copies are only $10 each and proceeds will go to the MAC's Scholarship Fund. For more information on ordering online go here. Or send a check for $10 payable to the Montclair Arts Council, 205 Claremont Ave., Montclair NJ 07042, or call the office at 973-744-7555 where operators are standing by to take your credit card order. Want to meet "The Big Picture" photographer? Pick up your copy at Andy Foster's gallery: Gallery 51, 51 Church St., in Montclair.

-- Tuesday, August 31

     1) September registration for programs at the Montclair Public Library will begin on August 31 at the third-floor youth services department. Registration is required for all programs unless otherwise noted. Registration begins: Tuesday, August 31 — in person only. And on Wednesday, September 1 — by phone: 973-744-0500 ext. 2236.

-- Wednesday, September 1

     1) Check out the new collection of more than a dozen visual artists who will be showing their work starting September 1 at the first-floor gallery at the Montclair Public Library at 50 South Fullerton Avenue. This will be the second year at the Montclair Library for the Jersey Fresh Artists, who range from the professional to the novice, with all artists living and working in New Jersey. Art work includes photography, painting, multi-media, and clay work. 

     2) La Leche League Meeting offers support and information for breastfeeding moms. The group meets in Montclair on the first Wednesday of the month at 9:30 a.m. The cost is free. For the location and more information call 973-783-1267.

-- Thursday, September 2

     1) Read in Travel & Leisure magazine how Montclair is one of the country's coolest suburbs. As the article suggests, have a bite of classic modern Italian fare at Palazzo.

     2) Don't forget that the Montclair Art Museum is offering free admission to the galleries that remain open while some construction work is ongoing through September 19. Those that remain open include: 

• Engaging with Nature: American and Native American Artists (A.D. 1200–2004)
• George Inness Gallery
• Rand Gallery of Native American Art
• Myths, Memories, and Inspirations: A Mural by Dan Fenelon

-- Friday, September 3

     1) For your daily dose of BBQ and good music head over to Ruthie's to hear Richard Reiter from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. 

-- Saturday, September 4

     1) If you are keen to get out of town and do something really different, then head over to the New York Renaissance Faire that runs on Saturdays, Sundays, and Labor Day from August 7 through September 26 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The site is located at Sterling Forest, 600 Route 17A, Tuxedo, New York. The cost is $20 for adults and $10 for kids 5 to 12. For more information, go here.