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Bloomfield Animal Shelter to host “Cat Adoption Event” on Feb. 18. The event, scheduled from 12-4 p.m. at 61 Bukowski Pl., will feature reduced adoption fees and a selection of fully vetted cats ages 1+. Applicants must pre-apply for approval and appointment online by Feb. 16 at 5 p.m. Add to 📅.
Bloomfield Animal Shelter
Bloomfield library to host bingo on Feb. 17. Bingo beings at 2:30 p.m. in the library’s theater. No registration required. Add to 📅.
Bloomfield Public Library
Bloomfield recreation to host “Book Club Meeting” on Feb. 22 and Feb. 24. Members will discuss “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig during one of two sessions on Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 24 at 10 a.m. at the Bloomfield Oakeside Cultural Center. Registration is accepted online. Add to 📅.
Bloomfield Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs Department
Nutley Little Theatre plans auditions for its production of “FIGARO” on Feb. 17-18. Auditions on Feb. 17 are from 1-4 p.m. and on Feb. 18 from 7-10 p.m. at 47 Erie Pl. Add to 📅.
Nutley Little Theater
Montclair Community Farms plans a guided nature therapy walk on Feb. 17. Liubuo Shefarevich will lead a walk throguh the farm from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Registration is required. Add to 📅.
Montclair Community Farms
Essex County activated Code Blue procedures from Feb. 13 to Feb. 20, helping people find shelter as temperatures drop below 32 degrees. Participating shelters and warming stations include Catholic Charities in Newark, Joi’s Angels in East Orange, St. Mark’s Church in Montclair, among others throughout the county. Additional locations can be found on the NJ 211 website.
Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr.
Studio Montclair seeks drawing entries for its “Across the Line” exhibition by Feb. 23. The exhibit, scheduled from Mar. 15 to Apr. 19 will showcase expressive drawings across various artistic mediums. Jury results are made Feb. 27. Add to 📅.
Studio Montclair
East Side Mags to host a book signing and RPG demo with Maplewood local Scott Barton on Feb. 17 in Montclair. Barton will sign “Factory of Lights” from 2-5 p.m. at 491 Bloomfield Ave. and showcase his tabletop RPG adventure. Add to 📅.
East Side Mags
Montclair Film is accepting storyteller applications by Feb. 16 for its February “StorySLAM” program. Participants will have six minutes to share their stories related to the theme, “Leap” on Feb. 29. Judges will evaluate and score each story. Applications accepted online. Add to 📅.
Montclair Film
East Side Mags plans “Cosplay Karaoke 10” on Feb. 17 in Montclair. Karaoke is from 7-10 p.m. at 491 Bloomfield Ave. with Cape Swoosh Productions. Add to 📅.
East Side Mags
Montclair library to host “Writing Our Future: A Celebration of Black Children’s Literature” on Feb. 17 in the Main Branch. There will be a panel presentation, author readings, and book signings from Just Us Books from 12-12:30 p.m. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Add to 📅.
Montclair Public Library
Turtle Back Zoo is hiring a cashiers, train drivers, seasonal supervisors, and other positions for the 2024 spring and summer season. Workers must be able to work outdoors, 18+, and pass a background check. Applications accepted online.
Turtle Back Zoo
New Jersey Historical Commission plans a free “La Fuerza de las Voces Negras: Afrolatinidades en las Américas” lecture on Feb. 17 in Newark. The discussion will include the histories and experiences of Afro-Latinos in the Americas at Rutgers-Newark from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be presentations exploring race, language, nationhood, representation, and belonging in the Atlantic world. Tickets are available online. Add to 📅.
New Jersey Historical Commission
