Susan Baer ◦ GM, Newark Liberty International Airport & Teterboro Airport and former General Manager of LaGuardia Airport to address the Montclair Society of Engineers ◦ Ms Baer is a 30 Veteran of the Port Authority ◦ She has a bachelor's degree in urban studies and anthropology from Barnard College and a MBA from NYU ◦ Wed, Mar 15 ◦ 7:30pm dessert and coffee ◦ 8pm lecture ◦ Union Congregational Church ◦ 176 Cooper Ave ◦ Montclair, NJ ◦ For info call Pete Donegan ◦ 973.783.7998

Game 6 ◦ NJ Movie Premiere ◦ Starring Michael Keaton, Griffin Dunne, Bebe Neuwirth, Catherine O'Hara and Robert Downey, Jr. ◦ Montclair Community Pre-K will host a wine and cheese reception, the movie screening, and a discussion with the producer of the film, Amy Robinson, and one of its stars, Griffin Dunne ◦ Proceeds raised from this event will benefit the Montclair Community Pre-K ◦ Thu, Mar 16 ◦ 7pm ◦ The Wellmont Theatre ◦ 5 Seymour St ◦ Montclair, NJ ◦ For tickets/info, call Montclair Community Pre-K at 973.509.4500 ◦ $20 pp or $35 per couple

Thriller Thursdays ◦ Film screenings on Thursday evenings in March ◦ 8pm ◦ Persons under 18 must be accompanied by an adult for "R" features ◦ March 16: Return of the Killer Tomatoes (PG) ◦ March 23: An American Werewolf in London ® ◦ March 30: Suspiria ® ◦ NJ Palisades Visitor Center Auditorium ◦ Fort Lee Historic Park ◦ Click here for info or call 201.768.1360 ◦ Free

Spring 2006 New Jersey Film Festival ◦ Now through April 23 ◦ Includes three day Super 8 Film & Digital Video Festival (2/17-19), the longest running, nationally recognized, juried 8mm Film/Video Festival in North America ◦ Each of the three evenings will feature a different program of films from throughout the USA, Canada, and the world ◦ 732.932.8482 ◦ Rutgers University ◦ New Brunswick, NJ ◦ $6 Gen’l / $5 Stud/Sr // 2/17-19: $8 Gen’l / $7 Stud/Sr

Conversations on Race ◦ Small-group discussion series ◦ Sign up for five sessions (two-hour meetings) ◦ Discussions groups, led by trained facilitators, begin on Sat, March 4 ◦ Daytime and evening sessions are available ◦ Click here for enrollment form ◦ email [email protected] ◦ Meeting times run 10am-12pm on Sat (3/4/06: 1st date of 5) and Tue (3/7) mornings ◦ 2-4pm on Sunday (3/5) afternoons ◦ 7-9pm on Tues (3/7), Weds (3/8) and Thursday (3/9) evenings ◦ Enrollment is still underway ◦ Get an enrollment form copy at locations around town: ◦ Montclair Public Library ◦ Red Cross◦ YMCA ◦ United Way ◦ & many area houses of worship ◦ 973.509.4907 ◦ or write to Conversations on Race ◦ c/o Civil Rights Commission ◦ Township of Montclair ◦ 205 Claremont Ave ◦ Montclair, NJ ◦ Free of charge to Montclair residents, except for Monday eve.s at the Adult School of Montclair, which requires separate registration and a small fee ◦ 973.746.6636 (Adult School tel.)

Powerful You! ◦ Women’s Networking Meeting ◦ Denise Rue will be speaking on "Hypnosis: Clearing Up the Myths” ◦ Use your "trance" states to promote transformation, healing and well-being ◦ Participate in a progressive relaxation and visualization exercise ◦ Tue, Mar 14 ◦ 8-9:30am ◦ Just Jake’s ◦ 30 Park St. ◦ Montclair NJ ◦ RSVP to 973.748.5100 ◦ $15 members / $20 non-mbrs

St. Patricks Day Beer Tasting ◦ NJ Young Professionals invite you to sample beers as well as tapas ◦ Recommended for married and single people, ages 21-39 ◦ Dancing follows ◦ Fri, Mar 17 ◦ 7-9:30pm ◦ Diva Lounge ◦ 369 Bloomfield Ave ◦ Montclair, NJ ◦ $5

Bring Troops Home March ◦ Public is urged to join the march, marking the third anniversary of U.S. invasion of Iraq ◦ Part of a nationwide series of events ◦ March to the military recruiting station on Bloomfield Avenue for an address by speakers, including a representative of Military Families Speak Out ◦ Organized by Bloomfield Peace Action ◦ BlueWaveNJ ◦ Montclair Campaign for Peace and Justice ◦ NJ Peace Action ◦ People's Organization for Progress ◦ Voices United Passaic ◦ Sat, Mar 18 ◦ 11am ◦ Meet at Vietnam War Memorial ◦ Broad Street (1.5 blocks north of Bloomfield Ave) ◦ Bloomfield, NJ

Book Signing ◦ The Frenchman: A Photographic Interview with Fernandel ◦ Photographer Halsman asked the vaudeville actor Fernandel questions about America and recorded his facial expressions as response ◦ Daughter Irene Halsman will share stories of her father, a LIFE magazine portrait photographer ◦ Sat, Mar 18th ◦ 1-2pm ◦ Watchung Booksellers ◦ 54 Fairfield Street ◦ Watchung Plaza ◦ Montclair NJ ◦ 973.744.7177 ◦ Free

Montclair Women’s Film Marathon ◦ 13 films including ◦ Ferry Tales by Corinna Sager ◦ Father Figure by Nicole McNeill ◦ Second Wind by Daria Finn ◦ Light refreshments ◦ Sat, Mar 18 ◦ 7:30pm ◦ Makeready Press Gallery ◦ 214 Glenridge Ave ◦ Montclair, NJ ◦ $15 Adults / $8 Sr/Student

Holi: East Indian Spring Festival ◦ Sponsored by the Association for Cultural Education ◦ Holi is an annual festival celebrated on the day after the full moon in the Hindu month of Phalguna ◦ It celebrates spring and indulging in general merrymaking ◦ We ask that each child in your family bring a white t-shirt, old or new, for a special craft project ◦ We also ask that each family bring some type of snack or sweet to share with the whole group ◦ Indian snacks, homemade or store bought, are especially welcome! ◦ For info contact Jennifer Agarwal, 973.566.0686 ◦ Sun, Mar 19 ◦ 4-6pm ◦ Glen Ridge Train Station ◦ Ridgewood Ave, just south of the intersection with Bloomfield Ave ◦ Glen Ridge ◦ Free

Garden Club of Montclair ◦ Native Plants Appropriate to NJ Gardens ◦ Bruce Crawford, Adjunct Professor at Rutgers Gardens of Cook College shares his knowledge of wildflowers ◦ Mon, Mar 20 ◦ 1pm ◦ United Way Building ◦ 60 South Fullerton Ave ◦ Montclair ◦ 973.746.9614 ◦ $5 ◦ Call for reservations.

Reading & Signing ◦ Rattled, Debra Galant’s first novel, was inspired by a 2002 New York Times column she wrote about the endangered timber rattlesnake ◦ Click to hear Debra Galant on the radio ◦ Mon, Mar 20 ◦ 7pm ◦ Temple Ner Tamid ◦ 936 Broad St ◦ Bloomfield, NJ ◦ Free

Teacher Appreciation Evening ◦ We would like to again extend an invitation to our teachers ◦ Meet Dan Gutman, author of the Zack Files and the Baseball Card Adventures ◦ We are inviting more authors so check for updates on our website ◦ Tue, Mar 21 ◦ 3-7pm ◦ Watchung Booksellers ◦ 54 Fairfield Street ◦ Watchung Plaza ◦ Montclair NJ ◦ 973.744.7177 ◦ Free

New Jersey Jewish Film Festival ◦ Thu, Mar 23 – Sun, Apr 2 ◦ Films can be seen at cinemas all over Essex and Morris County ◦ Click here for film schedule and venues ◦ Live and Become, a film about the 1984 Ethiopian airlift, opens the festival ◦ Maplewood Cinema ◦ Thu, Mar 23rd ◦ 6:30pm ◦ Buy tickets for the films at the Cooperman JCC Box Office (W. Orange, NJ), online at www.ticketweb.com or by phone ◦ 973.530.3444

Go Bowling for BlueWaveNJ ◦ Come for a night out, bring friends, make new ones, win prizes all for a good cause ◦ BlueWaveNJ needs funds to continue supporting progressive causes and political candidates ◦ Sat, Mar 25 ◦ 8-11pm ◦ For info e-mail Emily ◦ [email protected] ◦ Click on BlueWaveNJ for online registration ◦ Van Houten Lanes ◦ 564 Van Houten Ave ◦ Clifton, NJ ◦ $50 per person

Book Talk ◦ Author, Georgia Routsis Savas to discuss “Oracle of Love: Answers to Questions of the Heart” & “Oracle of Love: Answers to Life’s Questions” ◦ Looking for answers to matters of the heart is an ingrained part of our human experience. According to author Savas, the answers are already within you. ◦ What you need to do is develop your intuition ◦ Sun, Mar 26 ◦ 3pm ◦ Barnes & Noble ◦ 395 Route 3 East ◦ Clifton, NJ 973.779.5500 ◦ Free

Create Your Own Goddess ◦ Pre-register to create totem dolls, masks and images to unlock your inner spirit using art materials provided ◦ Light refreshments ◦ Sun, Mar 26 ◦ 2-4pm ◦ Makeready Press Gallery ◦ 214 Glenridge Ave ◦ Montclair, NJ ◦ 973.744.1940 ◦ $6

Montclair State University Hungarian Film Festival ◦ Film screenings on Wed, Mar 29 (District) & Wed, Apr 19 (Johanna) ◦ 7pm ◦ Calcia Hall Room 135 ◦ Montclair State University ◦ Click here for directions ◦ Reservations are recommended ◦ 973.655.4185 ◦ Open to the Public ◦ Free

Taste of Tango ◦ Two nights of dancing at the MAM ◦ Tues, Apr 4, ◦ 7-10pm ◦ Doors open 6:30pm ◦ Montclair Art Museum ◦ 3 South Mountain Avenue ◦ Montclair, NJ ◦ 973.746.5555 X253 for info ◦ $20 including dance lessons / $15 after 8pm ◦ Members get 10% off admission ◦ Reserve by calling 908.301.9496

Book Sale ◦ Sponsored by the College Women’s Club ◦ Browse through hard covers, paperbacks, LP's, CD's, DVD's, books-on-tape, videos & audiotapes, software & sheet music ◦ No further donations are being accepted (Shelves are full) ◦ Proceeds used for Scholarships for HS senior Girls ◦ Mar 31 - Apr 8 (Closed on Sun, Apr 2) Thu-Sat hours: 10am-6pm ◦ Mon-Wed hours: 2-6pm ◦ Plus a “kids only” sale on Thu, Mar 30 ◦ 2-6pm ◦ Technopulp Building (lower level) ◦ 26 Park St ◦ Montclair, NJ ◦ 973.783.7040, until day of book sale ◦ $5.00 admission on March 31st only ◦ All other days, free admission ◦ Sat, Apr 8: $5 per shopping bag filled with books and April 6 & 7 are half-price days

Garden Club of Montclair ◦ Hostas In Focus ◦ Walter Cullerton, Master Gardener and member of the American Hosta Society describes many varieties of these shade loving plants ◦ Mon, Apr 10 ◦ 1pm ◦ United Way Building ◦ 60 South Fullerton Ave ◦ Montclair ◦ 973.746.9614 ◦ $5 ◦ Call for reservations.

Newark Bears baseball game vs the Somerset Patriots ◦ "Cuatro" de Mayo Night ◦ Listen to a live Mariachi band on the concourse prior to the ballgame ◦ Thu, May 4 ◦ 7:05pm ◦ Riverfront Stadium ◦Newark, NJ ◦ 973.848.1000 ◦ $1 off when you present a Mexican flag

Glen Ridge Library Book Sale ◦ We are holding the book sale (held annually during the GR Arts Festival), on Saturday, May 13th ◦ We need book donations and volunteers to staff the sale at the Library ◦ Beginning April 1st please drop off books for sale to the Glen Ridge Library, at the intersection of Bloomfield Avenue and Ridgewood Avenue (entrance on Ridgewood) in Glen Ridge ◦ Contact Joe by e-mail to participate [email protected] ◦ Many thanks, from the Friends of the Library

Montclair High School Class of 1985 Reunion ◦ June 3 ◦ 2006 ◦ Commonwealth Club ◦ 26 Northview Ave ◦ Upper Montclair ◦ 07043 ◦ 1985 Grads, send your contact info to Julie Cohen ◦ [email protected] ◦ or to Kim Festa ◦ [email protected]

Stressed? ◦ Need to slow down? ◦ Prayers modeled after the ecumenical community at Taize France are held the First Thursday of every month ◦ Musicians lead in meditative singing, scripture reading, silence and prayers beginning at 7pm ◦ First United Methodist Church ◦ 24 N. Fullerton Ave ◦ Montclair.

Bingo ◦ Prizes $1,000 ◦ progressive prizes ◦ 50/50s ◦ Handicap Accessible ◦ Secure parking ◦ Mondays ◦ 7:30pm ◦ Our Lady of Mt. Carmel R.C. Church ◦ 94 Pine Street ◦ Montclair ◦ 973.744.1074 .

Bridge Group ◦ informal drop-in group ◦ All skill levels are welcome ◦ Tuesdays, Noon to 4pm ◦ Montclair Public Library ◦ 50 S Fullerton ◦ Montclair ◦ 973.744.0500.

Backgammon Night ◦ just bring your board ◦ Every Wed night ◦ 7 – 10pm ◦ Church Street Cafe ◦ 12 Church St ◦ Montclair ◦ 973.233.0216 ◦ Free.

Knitting, Crocheting & Needlework Group ◦ bring own projects and supplies ◦ Wednesdays, 7 -9 pm ◦ Montclair Public Library ◦ 50 S Fullerton ◦ Montclair ◦ 973.744.0500.

Adult Chess Drop-in ◦ Refresh your chess skills and renew your love of the game ◦ recreational chess in a non-competitive atmosphere ◦ no pre-registration is required ◦ Thursdays, 7-9pm ◦ Montclair Public Library ◦ 50 S Fullerton ◦ Montclair ◦ 973.744.0500.

Donate blood ◦ 2nd Thu of every month ◦ Montclair Chapter House ◦ American Red Cross ◦ 2:30 - 7:45pm ◦ 63 Park St ◦ Montclair 973.746.1800.

Glen Ridge High School Reunion ◦ Class of 1974 ◦ Kim Watt Bealle ◦ [email protected] ◦ 203.655.4847.

(Japanese) Anime at Javalanz Café ◦ Every Monday 6pm to 10pm ◦ 74 Washington St ◦ Bloomfield ◦ 973.418.2270.

Swinging with Simone, swing dancing ◦ Every Tuesday at the Commonwealth Club ◦ 26 Northview Ave ◦ Montclair ◦ Classes at 7pm, open dance at 8:30pm ◦ $8.

Poetry Night ◦ Thursday's ◦ Mango's Reggae Café ◦ 554 Bloomfield Ave ◦ Montclair ◦ 973.744.7770.

Send your event listing to the Barista ◦ Please include ◦ Orgnaization ◦ Date ◦ Time ◦ Place ◦ Phone Number ◦ Cost ◦ And a Short Description ◦ Pictures and Graphics are welcome.

November 21, 2005