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cardholders. Sign up online at

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Calendar link, or call

908.789.4090 option 0. It’s your Library … make the most of it

550 East Broad Street Westfield

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Great Music,

No Cover Charge! Free Music at the Library...

The Westfield Memorial Library, of course

Persian Music: Mystic Songs of Love

Saturday, September 9 at 2:00 pm

Amir Vahab and his Ensemble will perform “Sufi Songs of Love,”

selected from the poetry of the great Sufi Masters Rumi, Hafez, Yunus

and Baba Taher. Lively, traditional and ethereal sounds!

Guitarist Peter Biedermann

Wednesday, September 13 at 7:00 pm

Peter Biedermann is a solo instrumental guitarist who has been per-

forming for over 40 years. He will focus on pieces from his latest re-

cording, “Tales From The Desert” on a variety of 6 and 12 string gui-

tars in unique tunings. His hybrid contemporary style melds elements

of American and European folk with jazz and blues. Come to both!

150-152 East Broad Street, Westfield, NJ 07090

(908) 789-9696 njwa2@aol.com www.njworkshopforthearts.com

Preschool Music Class Now Accepting 3-5 Year-Olds

Call for your FREE TRIAL today!

Music Lessons for All Ages

Performing Ensembles

Music Store & Rentals

Music Therapy

Programs for Kids With

Special Needs

Alexander Technique

Do you believe in the power of

Please join us for our

FRIENDSHIP PARTYSunday, September 10 at 5PM

Membership of The Friends of NJFO means:

q Supporting the Arts in Westfield and beyondq Community Outreach

q Social Events and New Friendsq The Tour of Notable Homes

Thanks to the New Jersey Festival Orchestra, the sound of music can be heard across our state. The Friends of NJFO help to keep it alive.

COME AND JOIN US!

Want to learn more? Please contact Kim Schoenknecht at 908-425-8515

or email Kim at kimberly.schoenknecht@yahoo.com

The Friends of NJFO want you!

NJWA Music StudioPrepares for Fall Session

WESTFIELD – New Jersey Work-shop for the Arts (NJWA) Music Stu-dio began its fall session on Wednes-day. The Music Studio provides in-struction on all instruments and voice,for pre-school children through se-nior citizens, in a 30-, 45- or 60-minute format. Instruction is providedfor strings, woodwinds, brass, per-cussion, guitar and piano.

Highly skilled music educators andprofessional artists, with degrees fromsome of the best universities and musicprograms, comprise the staff of themusic studio. These talented musi-cians possess the knowledge and ex-perience to accurately evaluate eachstudent’s ability and design lessonsto fit the student’s needs. This type ofinstruction helps students develop thenecessary skills for successful audi-tions, competitions and performances,as well as for their own personalenjoyment.

The Music Connection, a programfor special needs students, has beenvery successful. The NJWA has addedthe Alexander Technique, an educa-tional body-mind method that ad-dresses how one uses one’s body inmovement while performing in dailylife and activities.

Also new to the Music Studio is

Music FunTime, for toddlers,preschoolers, and children in earlyelementary school. They will usemusical crafts, worksheets, games andinstruments to read music notationand play musical instruments, whilefostering their ability to grasp mathand science.

The music studio offers many op-portunities for area musicians to playin its bands, ensembles and orches-tras such as the Rock PerformanceWorkshop, Wednesday MorningStrings, the International AmericanAlphorn Society Ensemble, JazzBands, Saturday Orchestras and theNJWA Summer Symphony. TheNJWA is also home to a professionalensemble called The Majestic Winds.

The Westfield Fencing Club, forboth children and adults, and theNJWA Summer Workshop, for stu-dents in pre-school to grade nine, arealso programs of the NJWA.

To enhance the music in your life,please phone (908) 789-9696, emailnjwa2@aol.com, or visit the NJWAstudios at 150-152 East Broad Street,Westfield. Registration is on-goingand continues to be taken for thecurrent session. Log on towww.njworkshopforthearts.com foradditional information.

Arthouse Film FestivalReturns in September

MOUNTAINSIDE – On Monday,September 25, Arthouse Film Festi-val will return for 10 weeks at twoNew Jersey theatres: AMC Moun-tainside and AMC Monmouth Mall.

Attendees will see a festival-win-ning gem before release to the pub-lic, then the lights come up, andthere in front of you are the creatorsof the film, ready to answer ques-tions and discuss their work. Thefestival has hosted 1,808 movie pre-mieres with 1,128 live guest appear-ances over the past 26 years.

For information, to see which filmswere screened in the past or whichones may be screened this year, or toregister, visitwww.ArthouseFilmFestival.com orcall (732) 870-6012.

The festival is open to anyone, butseating is limited, so early enroll-ment is advised. Subscription is $139for five weeks or $245 for all 10weeks. After Wednesday, Septem-ber 20, rates will go up. Also beingoffered is a specially priced flex ticketso users may choose any eight out of10 nights for their convenience.

Confirmed films and those underconsideration for the upcoming fes-tival include: Abundant AcreageAvailable with Amy Ryan, TerryKinney, director Angus Maclachlan;The Current War with BenedictCumberbatch, Michael Shannon,director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon;Dealt with Richard Turner, directorLuke Korem; The Divine Order withMarie Leuenberger, MaxSimonischek, director Petra Volpe;Last Flag Flying with BryanCranston, Steve Carell, director Ri-chard Linklater; LBJ with WoodyHarrelson, director Rob Reiner;Lucky with Harry Dean Stanton,David Lynch, director John CarrollLynch; Molly’s Game with JessicaChastain, Idris Elba, director AaronSorkin; Permanent with PatriciaArquette, Rainn Wilson, directorColette Burson; The Shape of Waterwith Sally Hawkins, Michael Shan-non, director Guillermo del Toro;The Square with Claes Bang, Eliza-beth Moss, director Ruben Ostlund;

Suburbicon with Matt Damon, Os-car Isaac, director George Clooney;Summer 1993 with Laia Artigas,Paula Robles, director Carla Simon;Thank You for Your Service withMiles Teller, Haley Bennett, direc-tor Jason Hall; Three BillboardsOutside Ebbing, Missouri withFrances McDormand, WoodyHarrelson, director MartinMcDonagh; The Tribes of PalosVerdes with Jennifer Garner, AliciaSilverstone, directors Brendon andEmmet Malloy; Walking Out withMatt Bomer, Bill Pullman, directorsAlex and Andrew Smith; Wonderwith Julia Roberts, Jacob Tremblay,director Stephen Chbosky; andWonderstruck with Julianne Moore,Michelle Williams, director ToddHaynes.

Alliance Rep. PremieresSwimming In The Shallows

SUMMIT – The Alliance RepertoryTheatre Company will present the off-beat comedy Swimming in the Shallowsopening Friday, September 8 at MONDOin Summit. This delightful play by AdamBock is a New Jersey premiere directedby Michael Driscoll.

Swimming in the Shallows is a quirkycomedy is about a group of friends ex-ploration into everyday problems, anxi-eties and modern relationships, be theyman-woman, woman-woman or man-shark.

Swimming in the Shallows runs Sep-tember 8 to 23 on Friday and Saturdayevenings at 8 p.m. There is one Thursdaynight show on September 14 at 8 p.m.

For reservations call (908) 472-1502or visit www.alliancerep.org. MONDOis located at 426 Springfield Avenue,Summit ,N.J. 07901.

36th Annual Harvest Fest.Planned at Trailside

Annual Community PaintOut Planned in Cranford

MOUNTAINSIDE – The UnionCounty Board of Chosen Freeholdersand the Department of Parks and Rec-reation invites everyone to attend the36th Annual Harvest Festival on Sun-day, September 24 at Trailside Na-ture and Science Center inMountainside from 11 a.m. until 5p.m., rain or shine.

Harvest Festival is a celebration ofEarly American life featuring ongo-ing music and entertainment,storytelling, Native American cook-ing display, petting zoo, pony rides,Colonial and Native American crafts,children’s games and crafts, food anda pumpkin patch. The always popularScarecrow Building will again takeplace.

“This event gives those in atten-

dance an opportunity to see earlyAmerican culture and history come tolife while walking through the festi-val grounds in the picturesqueWatchung Reservation,” said UnionCounty Freeholder Chairman BruceH. Bergen. “Visitors of all ages willenjoy this fascinating, fun-filledevent.”

Admission to the Harvest Festivalis $4 per person, with children ages 6and younger admitted free of charge.There may be a fee charged for someof the activities.

Trailside Nature & Science Centeris located at 452 New ProvidenceRoad in Mountainside. For more in-formation on Trailside Nature andScience Center please visitwww.ucnj.org/trailside.

CRANFORD – Artists will be“painting the town” on Saturday, Sep-tember 16 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. atthe Annual Community Paint Out.The event brings area artists of allages to Cranford to celebrate theunique and the beautiful about thetown. The finished pieces will be ondisplay and available for purchase atHanson Park from 4 to 5 that after-noon. This is the third year the PaintOut has been sponsored by The ArtistFramer in Cranford.

Artists of all ages and abilities areinvited to join the fun and can registeronline at www.theartistframer.com. Foryoung artists (age 16 and under) regis-tration is free, and for Community Art-ists (17 and over) registration is $10 upto the date of the event, or $15 starting

at 11 at the Artist Framer, 17 NorthAvenue East on the day of the Paint Out.The first 50 Community Artists to reg-ister online will get a special Paint OutSurvival Bag. Pieces by the Commu-nity Artists will be judged and prizeswill be awarded at Hanson Park.

Artists are invited to bring theireasels, brushes, paints, pencils andpens, and join their fellow artistsaround town. The Cranford HistoricPreservation Advisory Board willprovide a list of sites to explore andportray. The community is invited toHanson Park to admire the depictionsof picturesque Cranford.

For more information contact Ste-fanie Lalor attheartistframer@hotmail.com or(908) 932-1133.

SPFHS Grad PerformsWith Tribute Band

LIVINGSTON – Lights Out, thenation's number one Frankie ValliTribute, will be making a rare NorthJersey appearance on Saturday, Oc-tober 7 at 7:30 p.m. in Livingston.The group has performed to sold outaudiences across the nation, includ-ing Atlantic City and Las Vegas.

One of the group members, DanielGoscicki, is a graduate of ScotchPlains-Fanwood High School and wasvery active in their Music program.

Tickets can be purchased at http://frankievallitributeshow.brownpapertickets.com.

Premiere Stages to Present2017 Play Festival Winner

UNION – Premiere Stages at KeanUniversity will present Foster Momby Chris Cragin-Day, the winner ofthe 2017 Premiere Stages Play Festi-val, September 7 to 24 in KeanUniversity’s Zella Fry Theatre(Vaughn Eames Hall, 1000 MorrisAvenue, Union, N.J.). A funny, sur-prising, and optimistic coming-of-agetale for adults, Foster Mom tells thestory of Leslie, a woman whose deci-sion to foster a child is complicatedby two factors: a skeptical motherand an unexpected romance. The playwas selected from over 400 submis-sions to the Play Festival, an annualcompetition for unproduced scriptsby area playwrights. Foster Mom willbe directed by longtime collaboratorKel Haney, and feature Equity actorsStori Ayers, Kate Kearney-Patch, KurtUy, and Ariel Woodiwiss.

Playwright Chris Cragin-Day is afounding member of Firebone The-atre and an alumna of the PublicTheater’s Emerging Writers Groupand the O’Neill Center’s NationalMusic Theater Conference. A resi-dent of Weehawken, Ms. Cragin-Day is an assistant professor of En-glish and theatre at The King's Col-lege in New York.

“We are proud to share Chris’scompelling and highly topical story,”stated John J. Wooten, producingartistic director of Premiere Stages.“And the community partners wehave engaged will provide additionalperspectives on the challenges andrewards fostering affords.”

Performances take place Thurs-days and Fridays at 8 p.m., Satur-days at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sun-days at 3 p.m. Tickets are $30 stan-

dard, $20 for senior citizens andKean alumni, and $15 for studentsand patrons with disabilities. Sig-nificant discounts for groups of eightor more apply. To make reservationsor to order a season brochure, pleasecall the box office at (908) 737-7469or visit Premiere Stages online atwww.premierestagesatkean.com.

Tickets are also available for Pre-miere Stages’ exclusive Foster MomOpening Night Party on Friday, Sep-tember 8. This event features a pre-show party with wine, horsd’oeuvres, live music, and breath-taking views of the New York Cityskyline in Kean’s North Avenue Aca-demic Building event space, reservedseating for the performance, and apost-show champagne toast and des-sert reception with the cast. Ticketsfor this exclusive event are $65, andmay be purchased by calling (908)737-7469 or emailingticket@kean.edu.

Premiere Stages offers affordableprices, air-conditioned facilities andfree parking close to the theatre.Premiere Stages also provides freeor discounted tickets to patrons withdisabilities. All Premiere Stages fa-cilities are fully accessible spaces,and companion seating is availablefor patrons with disabilities. Assistivelistening devices and large print pro-grams are available at all times; pub-lications in alternate formats areavailable with advance notice. Pleasecall (908) 737-4077 for a list of sign-interpreted, audio-described or open-captioned performances. For moreinformation, visit Premiere Stagesonline atwww.premierestagesatkean.com.

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