Tag: Montclair

• March 5, 2016

  How safe is the water?

  Read Cecchini’s article on PFOA and local drinking water at NorthJersey.com. PHOTO COURTESY OF NORTH JERSEY DISTRICT WATER SUPPLY COMMISSION
• November 22, 2015

  Art & Prozac

  Painting  by Steve Kelly. ‘Self-Portrait’ (2013) uses Steve Kelly’s characteristic big brush strokes. Steve Kelly & Joseph Palestina bring a forum for younger artists to Basemeant Wrx today. Owner Aimee Danchise said,”Montclair is just bleeding artists that have nowhere to go.” Today, they do.  For more information, view the article here.
• September 14, 2015

  A Hungry Caterpillar & a Blue Horse

  Eric Carle’s illustrations are easy to identify. My husband did not recognize his name, but recognized his artwork as soon as he saw it at the Montclair Art Museum (MAM). Carle’s books are well-known staples in the world of children’s books. His writing is simple and he created his colorful illustrations by hand-painting tissue paper […]
• July 31, 2015

  Like a Social Experiment 

  Click here to read my story on the gourmet bistro Blu’s exit strategy in New Jersey.   
• July 5, 2015

  Montclair: July 4, 2015

  View K. Cecchini’s article on local performance of the musical, “1776,” here. Photographs from the Montclair July 4th parade by K. Cecchini                                             
• June 22, 2015

  Montclair Make Music Day: Thee Volatiles

  Text by K. Cecchini/Photos Courtesy of Edward Delaney For a moment, a jazz horn blended with punk riffs in the crosswalk between Church Street and South Fullerton. Yesterday was Montclair Make Music Day and the Thee Volatiles were making punk music inside the East Side Mags comic book shop.  The Thee Volatiles was born among the East […]
• May 17, 2015

  Fuller, Green and Yo La Tengo

  Written by Kimberly Cecchini (Text reposted from the Montclair Film Festival site: Sunday, May 10) Thursday night’s headline for the Montclair Film Festival was a film event that fit its subject; it was larger than life and totally outside of the box. The live documentary screened at the Wellmont Theatre was a tribute to R. […]
• May 17, 2015

  Colbert Thanks Mavis For Being

  Text and Photos by Kimberly Cecchini  @tonightatdawn  Facebook (Reposted from the Montclair Film Festival site: Sunday, May 10) Mavis Staples often starts out a performance with a whisper to bandmate Rick Holstrom, “I don’t have much tonight.” But a few songs later she’ll turn around to him and exclaim, “I got it back!” Staples didn’t need to get it […]
• February 28, 2015

  365 Dawns

  Tonight at Dawn just reached its 1st year anniversary and 200th article on Sunday (2.22: “Tonight at Noon“). To celebrate, we are presenting our largest (& favorite) milestones from the last 365 days. Thanks for taking the ride and stay with us as we evolve! Tonight at Dawn: Favorite Posts by the Month 2014 February: TaD’s […]
• January 29, 2015

  Upside Down!

  Text & Photos by K. Cecchini   @tonightatdawn Your Adventure Goddess keeps raising the bar on fun for the ladies! The last date was an aerial dance & fitness adventure at Sukah Arts Center in North Jersey; all of the women laughed, bonded and discovered new abilities with the support of suspended silks, an energetic teacher and each […]