Art on the Avenue, Blood Drive, Historical Exhibit and More This Week

These are some of the stories The Caldwells Patch will follow this week. If you know of an event or something happening that is not listed, let the editor know about it in the comment section below. 

The West Essex annual Memorial Day Parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Forest Avenue in Caldwell, next to St. Aloysius Church. 

All Caldwell, West Caldwell and North Caldwell municipal offices and schools will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day. 

In North Caldwell on Monday at 8 a.m. there will be a 21-gun salute and speech by Mayor Joseph Alessi at borough hall, at 141 Gould Ave., in honor of Memorial Day. 

The Historical Society of West Caldwell will unveil the exhibit Art of our Ancestors that highlights the artistry and the history of artists in the West Essex region on Monday at the Crane House, at 289 Westville Ave., from noon to 3 p.m. It will be on display through June 9. 

West Essex Regional School District will have off Tuesday. Since West Essex Regional Schools did not use all of its allotted snow days this year, the West Essex Regional Board of Education decided to use two of the district's remaining emergency days to lengthen Memorial Day weekend. School will reopen Wednesday.

The New Jersey Blood Bank will host a blood drive Thursday at James Caldwell High School, at 265 Westville Ave., from 2 to 8 p.m. 

The fourth annual Art on the Avenue will be Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Bloomfield Avenue. Put on by the Caldwell Merchants Association, view the work of about 50 awarding-winning artists and stop to eat lunch specials at local restaurants. 

In addition, four artists will also paint Caldwell scenes during Art on the Avenue. School children are also participating in the art show. This year young children will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Grover Cleveland Park by creating pictures based on the park.