Grover Cleveland Birthplace Annual Conference, Shakespeare, 'Girl Talk' Top The Weekender

CALDWELL

Grover Cleveland Birthplace Memorial Association Annual Conference

First Presbyterian Church at Caldwell
Bloomfield and Roseland Avenues 
Saturday, March 16
9:30 a.m. 
$20 

This is a unique opportunity for those interested in the history of the 22nd and 24th President of the United States, Grover Cleveland, and his connection to the town of Caldwell. Boxed lunches and the special 100th Anniversary cake will be served to the participants. Dr. David Cowell, president of the GCBMA’s Board of Trustees and a noted New Jersey historian, will begin the proceedings with a brief talk on the origins of the GCBMA and how it preserves the legacy of Caldwell-born President Grover Cleveland. On display will be the new plans and drawings of the proposed carriage house and visitor center.

Girl Talk: A Poetry Reading in Celebration of Women's History Month

Tomorrow, 1 p.m.
West Caldwell Public Library
30 Clinton Road, West Caldwell
FREE

Organized by Diane Lockward, this event will include more than two dozen women poets reading poems that reflect the lives of women. Following the reading, there will be a Reception and Book Signing. Everyone is invited to join the poets for cookies and conversation. 

"Shakespeare on Stage: A Recitation Contest"

Today, 6:30 p.m.
West Caldwell Public Library
30 Clinton Road, West Caldwell
FREE

As part of "Much Ado About Something: A Shakespeare Festival," sponsored by the West Caldwel Public Library and James Caldwell High School, the library will present “Shakespeare on Stage: A Recitation Contest” in the Community Room. Middle School and High School students as well as adults will present memorized soliloquies or monologues from one of Shakespeare’s plays. They will be critiqued by a panel of judges and prizes will be awarded to the winner and runner-up in each category (adult, high school student and middle school student).  Each soliloquy or monologue must be no longer than 5 minutes in length and contestants must register in advance by calling 973-226-5441. 

St. Patrick's Day at the Cloverleaf

The Cloverleaf Tavern
Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 2 a.m.
395 Bloomfield Ave., Caldwell

The Cloverleaf Taven will offer a special menu from Thursday through Sunday, including corned beef, cottage pie, Irish stew and green beer, and Irish soda bread went on sale earlier this week. The festivities start at 9:30 a.m. on St. Patrick's Day with a "breakfast of champions" and there will be live music and bagpipers throughout the day. See more St. Patrick's Day celebrations in the area.

NEARBY

Montclair High School Dance Company Show
Today, 8 p.m.
141 Park St., Montclair

The Montclair High School Dance Company Spring Concert features a diverse group of  50  accomplished dancers performing  a wide range of dance genres, from ballet & modern to hip hop. This year’s students will set the stage on fire with with pieces by award-winning and emerging professional choreographers, including  two pieces choreographed by MHS alumni. Live music will also highlight one of the dances. Tickets available at the door. 2+ hours with intermission.

All Star Project of New Jersey, Scott Flamm Center for Afterschool Development

Tomorrow, 1 p.m.
33 Washington St., Newark
FREE

The much anticipated and beautiful 9,000 square foot center is designed as a "station for development" - connecting to the rich cultural and commercial history of Newark and the All Stars' discovery that providing poor urban youth and their families with outside of school, creative and cosmopolitanizing experiences is key to their moving "from the margins" to the mainstream.

Oratorio Society of New Jersey Spring Concert
Tomorrow, 8 p.m.
Church of the Immaculate Conception
30 N. Fullerton Ave., Montclair
$20

The Oratorio Society of New Jersey, under the direction of Dr. Sándor Szabó, will present Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle on Saturday, March 16, at 8 pm at Immaculate Conception Church, 30 North Fullerton Avenue, Montclair, NJ. Joining the Oratorio Society chorus for this performance will be soloists Laura Green (soprano), Robyn Frye (mezzo-soprano), Will Erat (tenor), and Robert Mobsby (baritone), organist Donald DuLaney, and pianist Albert Stanziano.  Dr. Szabó will also perform Rossini's Scherzo in A minor on the piano.  Admission to the concert is $20, and tickets may be purchased at the door.

Redefining American Art: Organizers of the 1913 Armory Show in MAM’s Collection
Sunday, noon
Montclair Art Museum
3 S. Mountain Ave., Montclair
FREE

This exhibition is drawn from MAM’s permanent collection and features works by the artist-organizers of the 1913 Armory Show. It is offered in conjunction with a major exhibition The New Spirit: American Art in the Armory Show, 1913, marking the 100-year anniversary of the famous and controversial 1913.

The New Spirit: American Art in the Armory Show, 1913
Sunday, noon
Montclair Art Museum
3 S. Mountain Ave., Montclair
FREE

The New Spirit: American Art in the Armory Show, 1913 marks the 100-year anniversary of the famous and controversial 1913 exhibition of modern art at the 69th Regiment Armory building in New York City. While American art constituted the majority of works in the show, it was the European art that caused a stir and has dominated discussion of the Armory Show ever since. Opening exactly one hundred years after the original show, the exhibition at the Montclair Art Museum will be the first to focus primarily on American artists represented in the show. 

A Little Bit O' Ireland
Sunday, 3 p.m.
Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center
240 Belleville Ave, Bloomfield
FREE