Follow local news and events in Montclair with The Jersey Bee. Here is the The Daily Buzz for Feb. 26, 2024 from The Jersey Bee.
Local news
Montclair school district’s PTA plans a “Budget 101 Informational” for parents and caregivers on Feb. 27. The district’s administration will discuss the 2024 school year budget at 7 p.m. at Montclair High School and online. Add to 📅.
Montclair PTA Council
Montclair library plans “Storytelling at Work: Indispensable Strategies to Get Your Point Across in Business” free class on Feb. 28 in the Bellevue Branch. The class is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Attendees will learn core narrative strategies to apply in professional settings. Preregistration is required. Add to 📅.
Montclair Public Library
Montclair library plans a free “Comics Workshop: Telling a Story in 4 Panels” for ages 8+ on Feb. 28 in the Main Branch. Attendees will make comics using a 4-panel sequence with cartoonist and illustrator R. Sikoryak from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Preregistration is recommended but not required. Add to 📅.
Montclair Public Library
Montclair library plans a free “Black History Month Poetry Workshop” for ages 12-18 on Feb. 28 in the Main Branch. Attendees will read and discuss works by Black poets from 6-7:30 p.m. Preregistration is required. Add to 📅.
Montclair Public Library
Montclair Film is accepting applications for its “2024 Emerging Screenwriter Competition” through Mar. 15. Eligible screenwriters in grades 8-12 can submit their work online. Add to 📅.
Montclair Film
West Orange Arts Council is accepting artist submissions for its “Threads” exhibit by Mar. 4. The exhibit will showcase work created with synthetic or natural fibers and textiles. Fiber work is accepted in any form, including sculpture and installation. Submissions are accepted online. Add to 📅.
West Orange Arts Council
Turtle Back Zoo to host “Behind the Scenes Tours: Island Giants” for families with children ages 6+ starting on Mar. 3 in West Orange. The event runs each Sunday in March at 2 p.m. Preregistration is required. Add to 📅.
Turtle Back Zoo
Rutgers plans “Step It Up: Ways to Be More Physically Active” free webinar starting Feb. 28. Sessions are Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. Experts in the school’s health services department will lead a presentation on the benefits of physical activity. Preregistration is required. Add to 📅.
Rutgers University
Regional news
Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka recently announced his intention to run for governor in 2025. Baraka, who was elected South Ward councilman in 2010 and won the mayoral election in 2014, aims to become N.J.’s first Black governor. Several other Democratic candidates, include Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop and former state Senate President Steve Sweeney, along with Republican state Sen. Jon Bramnick have also announced their gubernatorial bids.
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