MAY
Montclair
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CHORAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE
EXCLUSIVE TO MANHATTAN
AND MONTCLAIR
Montclair
VIEWPOINTS ON
DISPLAY
STUDIO MONTCLAIR’S 22ND ANNUAL
OPEN JURIED EXHIBITION,
“ViewPoints 2019,” will kick off May 2,
with a special preview during the
Montclair Spring Artwalk. An opening
reception and announcement of cash
awards will follow on the evening of
May 4, after which the exhibit will run
through June 15. This year’s collection
features 56 works curated from more
than 800 submissions; participating art-
ists hail from Canada, the UK, Russia,
Arkansas, Massachusetts, New York,
Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas and,
of course, New Jersey. According to
juror Jeanne Brasile, “The submissions
reflect the diversity of Montclair and
the region, while demonstrating the
wealth of talent in the area.” One of
the artworks is Montclair artist Allan
Gorman’s oil-on-linen “Shadows
on 28th Street.” Studio Montclair
Gallery, • 127 Bloomfield Avenue,
(862) 500-1447, studiomontclair.org
CARBONARO
5 P.M.
The choral group EMBER, which performs
its full season in Manhattan and Montclair,
will present “A Second Simplicity: Living
with Paradoxes, Doubts and Mysteries” at
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. The
evening’s concert features the world pre-
miere of Matt Van Brink’s composition,
“With its Wonders,” Ysaye Barnewell’s
“Wanting Memories,” David Moore’s
“Remembrance,” Sydney Guillaume’s “Le Dernier Voyage” and Eric Nelson’s
“When Memory Fades.” Those works are framed by portions of Stephen Sondheim’s
“Into the Woods.” “The two themes running through this concert are those of life as
a voyage and memories,” says Deborah Simpkin King, Ph.D., Ember’s artistic direc-
tor, conductor and founder. • 94 Pine St., (888) 407-6002 X5, emberensemble.org
Bloomfield
A MILESTONE FOR
BLOOMFIELD
COLLEGE
On June 1, BLOOMFIELD
COLLEGE will welcome its
17th president into office,
but the passing of the
baton represents a couple
of important firsts. DR.
DR. EVANS
MARCHETA P. EVANS is
both the first woman and the first
African American to lead the college in
its 150-year history; Bloomfield College is
designated both a Predominately Black
Institution (PBI) and a Hispanic Serving
Institution (HIS). The College’s Board of
Trustees offered her their unanimous sup-
port following a nationwide search. Dr.
Evans has served in important leadership
roles in higher education for 25 years.
“This is truly the fulfillment of a dream
that was inspired by my grandparents as
they raised me as a child during the civil
rights movement of the 1960’s,” she says.
Montclair
CHEESEFEST
MAY
19
CHEESE, and the
MONTCLAIR HISTORY
CENTER — an unusual
2 P.M.
pairing, to be sure, but
it’s happening on May
19 at the Crane House & Historic
YWCA. Sponsored by Schuman
Cheese and presented by the
Montclair History Center, the
Rutgers Cooperative 4-H Program
and Montclair Center, the event
invites participants to not only taste
the cheese, but to meet the animals
responsible for it and learn how it’s
made. Other foods and beverages
will be available. Games, live music
from Watchung Riders and all the
cheese you can eat. Rain or shine.
$20 for individuals 21 and older,
includes a beverage ticket and
limitless cheese. $15 if you register
online in advance; $5 for anyone
under 21 and designated drivers.
Montclair
MICHAEL CARBONARO LIVE!
MAY
2
MICHAEL CARBONARO is still having a magical effect on audiences.
In addition to his original hidden camera magic series, The Carbonaro
7 P.M.
Effect on truTV, he has appeared on 30 Rock, Grey’s Anatomy and
other TV shows. Carbonaro performs inventive tricks on unsuspecting
members of the public; for example, he might make a car disappear from under a
security guard’s nose, or transform alien crabs into kittens in a science lab. Whether
posing as a coffee shop barista or a museum curator, his illusions — coupled with
absurd yet matter-of-fact explanations — will leave you laughing out loud. Unless
you’re the subject of one of them, perhaps. You’ve been warned. • Tickets $127-
$252. Wellmont Theater, 5 Seymour St., (973) 783-9500, wellmonttheater.com
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