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 Labor Day picnic to a 9/11 remembrance ceremony. 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. Also, the Montclair Public Library Foundation is hosting The Little Read on October 23.

-- Sunday, September 5

    1) Check out the Comedy Catalyst at Tierney's Tavern. Doors open at 7:30 for 8 p.m. show. Cover is $15. For more information go here.

-- Monday, September 6

   1) Celebrate Labor Day with a birthday picnic from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in honor of horticulturalist Howard Van Vleck, and celebrate the 1993 transfer of the Van Vleck House & Gardens to the Montclair Foundation. Picnickers are invited to a Labor Day potluck at the gardens. Bring a lunch — and a favorite dish to share — and enjoy a piece of birthday cake courtesy of Van Vleck. The event is free of charge and will be held weather permitting. Reservations are not required.

-- Tuesday, September 7

     1) Learn how to write your memoirs at the Montclair Public Library. Indeed, learn how to write your life stories with writer/teacher Zella R.P. Geltman, who facilitates this ongoing program. The group will meet on the first and third Tuesday of each month, from 1:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., in the library's Young Adult Area. Bring a pen or pencil and writing paper. There is no charge for this program. The Library is handicapped accessible. For additional information on this program and schedule, please contact the Reference Desk, Montclair Public Library, 973-744-0500, ext.2235.

-- Wednesday, September 8

     1) Check out Christopher Janney's interactive installation, Everywhere Is The Best Seat, opened September 1 in the MSU Amphitheater. Free and open 24/7 through November 14.

-- Thursday, September 9

     1) Register for a fall class at the Montclair Art Museum. Classes for children, teens, and adults start as early as September 20. Go here for more information.

-- Friday, September 10

     1) The Science Fiction Book Group will meet at Watchung Booksellers at 7 p.m. The group will fight to the death or discuss the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.

     2) Outpost in the Burbs presents Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus of Dreams with guest Gathering Time at 8 p.m. As Woody Guthrie said: "It's not enough for a song to be good, it must be good for something." The Circus's music can "Heal what ails ya!" Tickets: $28 ADV, $33 DOS.

-- Saturday, September 11

     1) The Township of Montclair will hold its annual ceremony of remembrance to honor and reflect on those who perished in the 2001 World Trade Center attack. The service, which will be held at the Watchung Plaza 9-11 Memorial, will begin at 8:30 a.m. For more information about the ceremony, please contact the Department of Recreation and Cultural Affairs at 973-509-4915.