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Registration is open for Buzz Aldrin Middle School’s PTA “Afterschool Enrichment Programs.” Enrollment is accepted online. Program options include street art and graffiti, CPR class, and babysitting and child safety. Volunteers are needed for committee positions.
Buzz Aldrin Middle School – PTA
Montclair library plans “All Our Voices: International Mother Language Day Storytime” for ages 3+ on Feb. 21 in the Main Branch. The event is from 4-4:45 p.m. and will celebrate different world languages. Add to 📅.
Montclair Public Library
Montclair History Center plans a free screening of “Mann v. Ford” in-person and virtually on Feb. 22. The screening begins at 7 p.m. and a discussion with director Micah Fink will follow at Montclair Film Cinema 505, 505 Bloomfield Ave. Preregistration is required. Add to 📅.
Montclair History Center
Montclair library to host “Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow” virtual presentation by the New York Historical Society on Feb. 22. The event is from 6:30-7:30 p.m. and will explore Black Americans’ struggle for equality under Jim Crow. Preregistration is required. Add to 📅.
Montclair Public Library
Montclair library and Out Montclair plan a free “Big Read Event” with author Julio Cesar Roman on Feb. 26. Roman will read from “Out of Space: Creating Safe Spaces in Unlikely Places” at 6:30 p.m. at Genevieve’s Exclusive Vintage Collection, 10 Lackawanna Plaza in Montclair. A book signing will follow the event. Tickets are available online. Add to 📅.
Out Montclair
South Orange’s children’s Black History Month book lists are now available online. The most recently added theme, “Loving Our Families and Ourselves,” features books that promote self-love and family cultures.
South Orange Village Township
Registration is open for Bloomfield-Montclair CSA’s 2024 season. Community Supported Agriculture allows residents to purchase shares at the start of the growing season in order to receive an assortment of produce during the harvest months. An early-bird discount is available for participants who sign up before Mar. 1. Add to 📅.
Bloomfield-Montclair CSA
Essex County Environmental Center plans “Valentine’s Family Walk and Campfire” on Feb. 22 in Roseland. The walk is from 6-7:30 p.m. and will feature a campfire, making birch bark hearts and necklaces, and fire-popped popcorn and mint tea. Preregistration is required. Tickets can be purchased online. Add to 📅.
Essex County Environmental Center
New Jersey Historical Commission to host “Money, Power, Respect: Early Black Women Entrepreneurs and Community Leaders in N.J.” virtual panel on Feb. 22. The event, scheduled from 6:30-8 p.m., will discuss the lives of early Black women entrepreneurs and community leaders who established businesses, banks, and shelters for Black girls and women. Preregistration is required. Add to 📅.
New Jersey Historical Commission
Arc of Essex County plans free “Children’s Block Printing Class” for ages 6-12 on Feb. 22 in Fairfield. The class is from 4-5:30 p.m. at Studio Arc, 10 Kingsbridge Rd. Participants will experiment with different printing tools and techniques. Preregistration is required. Add to 📅.
The Arc of Essex County
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University, is suspending six of its 13 athletic programs indefinitely due to a review of services. This comes after decision affects 23 student-athletes, including 18 that receive partial scholarships. Administrators said they will review each student’s case for financial aid opportunities and all athletes have the opportunity to try out for Montclair State University’s Division III teams.
Montclair Patch
Newark 16- and 17-year-olds will not be able to vote in the coming April school board elections due to insufficient time to set up necessary voter registration systems. Last month, Newark city council members passed an ordinance lowering the voting age to 16 for school elections. Members were recently told that the Statewide Voter Registration System cannot hold partial voter registration.
New Jersey Globe
