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2020 MONTCLAIR
FILM FESTIVAL,2.0
Long-awaited news for
MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL fans:
The beloved annual event, postponed
by COVID-19, will be back
in the fall. Originally slated for
May 1to10, it will now launch
Oct. 16 and run through the 25th,
with pandemic-appropriate viewing
opportunities. Drive-in and virtual screenings as well as
other special events will be announced on Oct. 2, along with
the full schedule of films. Tickets go on sale to members
Oct. 5; they will be available to the general public Oct. 8.
“I think we’re going to build some kind of semi-permanent
drive-in structure,” says executive director Tom Hall. “The
nice thing about October is that it gets dark way earlier, so
we’re hoping we can do two films anight instead of one.”
Hall is also working on a virtual platform to accommodate
celebrity appearances, Q&As and other traditional festival
attractions. • For more information, go to montclairfilm.org
Montclair
ALICE HOOE FOSTER AND THE
SHAPING OF MONTCLAIR’S
AFRICAN AMERICAN MIDDLE CLASS
At this free virtual event, Montclair resident and educator
Betty Holloway shares an intimate portrait of ALICE HOOE
FOSTER, her family’s contributions to Montclair circa 1874 to
1940 and how, as business leaders, they laid the framework for
what would become the town’s middle class. Foster, the first
Black woman to graduate from Montclair High School, was also
involved in local social justice initiatives in the early 20th century,
including the founding of a YWCA for African American women
and girls. • For more information, go to montclairhistory.org.
Montclair
SLURP.SIP.REPEAT.—ATHOME
North Jerseyans can’t enjoy the
full Ani Ramen restaurant experience
during the pandemic, but they can get
the next best thing: ANI EXPRESS, an
abbreviated menu of takeout and
delivery options available at their
Montclair, Jersey City, Maplewood
and Summit locations. “Instead of six
ramens, we are offering three,” says
owner and CEO Israel Jiles. Other
offerings include bao buns, Japanesestyle
fried chicken, add-ons such as
kimchi and fried tofu, and green tea; the Montclair location
also carries Detroit-style Rock City Pizza. To keep the
soup from arriving cold or the noodles soggy, Jiles says, each
part of the dish is boxed separately, with instructions on how
to prepare and reheat. Essentially, diners heat the broth and
pour the hot broth over noodles, veggies and other ramen
toppings. • 401 Bloomfield Ave., (973) 744-3960,
aniramen.com
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Glen Ridge
LITTLE WORDSOFEMPOWERMENT
LITTLE WORDS PROJECT, which makes handcrafted bracelets featuring inspirational words,
has raised more than $25,000 for Black Girls Code, an organization that focuses on providing
technology education for African-American girls. This summer, the jewelry company, which Glen
Ridge resident Adriana Carrig launched in her parents’ Livingston basement in 2013 (and which
Montclair Magazine featured in its Spring 2020 issue), donated 100 percent of the proceeds
from their Equality bracelet to the non-profit. Little Words Project has a full-time staff known as
the Nice Girl Gang; their bracelets are available online at LittleWordsProject.com and at roughly
1,000 retailers nationwide.
MFF: BRIAN ACH/GETTY IMAGES; RAMEN: COURTESY OF ANI RAMEN; BRACELET: COURTESY OF STACEY KASPIN; FOSTER: COURTESY OF MONTCLAIR HISTORY CENTER;
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