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May in Montclair
2023


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May in Montclair - Celebrating 45 Years

What were you doing in 1979? Watching the solar eclipse, disco dancing, or maybe using the first-ever DustBuster? In Montclair, some very special women were meeting for the first time. Their mission: to beautify the natural landscape of the town and celebrate the spirit of their community.

Betty Dallery and Jean Kidd were among the small group of residents with a simple, beautiful idea: plant bulbs in the fall and then, when the bulbs are blooming in the spring, distribute a calendar of special events around town. Donations from the residents would cover the cost of the bulbs and advertising from local businesses would pay for the publication. Now almost forty years later 'May in Montclair' remains a vital volunteer-driven initiative that beautifies the town and showcases the best of what the town has to offer.

Bulbs by the thousands are ordered in September, arrive by November, and Chair Cyndee Rowan (whose children are fifth generation Montclairians) transforms her garage into the tulip/daffodil depot where committee members bag, label, and deliver to eager volunteers planters all over town - in schools, gardening groups, park conservancies, houses of worship, and in the business districts. From Canterbury to Tuers, and Kaveny Field to Edgemont, the town fills the flowerbeds for a spectacular spring display.

Volunteers are even more important this year than ever before. After forty years, the bulbs are now funded SOLELY by tulip project donations.

Springtime events all around town continue to be showcased in the MIM website Calendar of Events. Opening day ceremonies will take place in Watchung Plaza on May 1st. The school children's musical performance will continue as a beautiful community celebration to kick off May in Montclair.

May in Montclair is a celebration of the physical beauty and the indomitable community spirit of Montclair.

It is a month-long festival of art shows, concerts, garden tours, health and exercise programs, fairs and markets presented to make people feel good about living, working, shopping, and spending leisure time as they celebrate the spirit that is Montclair.

June
20
Tuesday

TAYLOR MAC’S 24 DECADE HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC

June 20! One Night Only! Taylor Mac’s 24 Decade History Of Popular Music was a decade in the making and captures Mac’s lens on the entirety of US history from 1776 to present day. The 24 hour live show, comprising over 240 songs and performed by Mac and a huge supporting cast, was performed only once in its entirety in Brooklyn, NY. Oscar-winning filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman adapt this tour de force performance in all its righteous outrage and radical humanity in this feature length documentary. Q&A with directors Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman, producers Linda Brumbach & Joel Stillerman, and star Taylor Mac follow this screening

June
23
Friday

Montclair Film + Montclair Improv Comedy!

It’s time to laugh again! Montclair Improv Comedy returns to Cinema505 Montclair Improv Comedy is made up of improv veterans from the comedy stages of Chicago (iO, Annoyance Theatre, Second City), LA (The Groundlings, iO West), and NYC (Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB), The Magnet & the PIT). Doors open at 7:30pm. Alcoholic beverages and concessions will be available for purchase.

Thank you to our 2023 Tulip Donors - Learn More / Donate

Our Valued Business and Organization Supporters

Ah' Pizz

For Unsung Heroes

Bellevue Avenue Dental Associates

Montclair Tree Experts

Montclair Women's Club

Partners For Health

Town Auto Body

Watchung Booksellers

Woman's Club of Upper Montclair

Frances Adams

In memory of Jean Kidd

Richard Appert

In memory of Nancy Appert

Penny and Mitchell Arons

Gene Bloch

In memory of Joan and Jean

Gerald and Linda Blume

Jon and Sara Bonesteel

Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker

Ellen and Robert Campbell

Dedicated to Catherine Howe

Patricia Colagiuri

In memory of Jean Kidd

Susan and Jim Connors

Cynthia Corhan-Aitken

Maria and Jerry W. Czin

Grace and John DePaola

Michael and Eileen Diaz

Emer Featherstone

In memory of Jean Kidd

Susan Helman and Michael Frank & Family

Alica and Peter Giuffra

Lisanne Renner and Adam Grace

Randy Simon & Lee Greenberger

Judy Greene

Gloria and Ralph Grieco

Donna and Jim Hains

In dedication to Susan Moore

Chris and Dean Hamdan

Eric and Diana von Hoffmann

Rosemary Iversen

Robert and Cheryl Jackson

Ann and Tom Johnson

In memory of Jean Kidd

Mary Lee and Dave Jones

Dedicated to Jean Kidd

Bruce and Janell Keller

Carolyn Lack

In memory of Jean Kidd

Susan and Norman Ladov

Mary Ann and Cliff Lindholm

Ges and Dodie Lodato

Karen McCarthy

In memory of Mary Francis Henderson

Teddie McKee

In memory of Joan Bloch

Rich & Annie McMahon

Robert & Peggy McMillan

Dedicated to Mary Graham McMillan

Tracy McVeigh and Andrew Melitz

Oneida Mendez-Laws

In memory of Lovie Abner

Barbara and Robert Meyer

Joyce Michaelson

In memory of Jean Kidd

Jory and Deborah Miller

Robert and Joyce Mims

In memory of Jean Kidd and Judy Rich

Sherri Neuwirth

Janet Orr

Paul and Mary Ellen Palmeri

Celia Radek

In memory of Joan Bloch

Marguerite Rieder and Ginmi Giustina

Ed Remsen

Cynthia and John Rogers

Marcia S. Rogers

Maggie Rothman

Christine and Bob Russo

Robin and Ken Schlager

Virginia Scott Fleming

Denise and Paul Silverman

Amy South

Mayor Sean Spiller

Derek Stordahl

Patty and Tage Strom

Marjorie and Monroe Tenner

Michele Tomasik

For Dorothy

C.Y. and Bill Treene

Michele and Cal Trevenen

In memory of Jean Kidd

Judy and Bill Turner

Sharon Burton Turner and Lincoln Turner

Stanley White

Karen Whitehaus

Leslie Wiesner

Hal and Brigitte Wolkoff

Kamie Zaracki

Joan and Donald Zief

And thanks to our 2022 Tulip Donors - Learn More / Donate

Our Valued Business and Organization Supporters

Bellevue Avenue Dental Associates

Dedicated to Jacqueline Mason

College Women's Club of Montclair

Friends Of Anderson Park

Moline Kronberg Cleaners

Montclair Tree Experts

Montclair Women's Club

Partners For Health

Sanford Insurance Group, LLC.

Town Auto Body

Upper Montclair Dental Associates

Dedicated to Jack and Alex

Watchung Booksellers

Woman's Club of Upper Montclair

Frances Adams

In memory of Jean Kidd

Richard Appert

In memory of Nancy Appert

Sally Filmore and David Appel

Penny and Mitchell Arons

Bonni Babson

In memory of Norton Babson

Gene Bloch

In memory of Joan and Jean

Gerald and Linda Blume

Jon and Sara Bonesteel

Carol Brown

In memory of Jean Kidd

Rose Cali

Robert and Ellen Campbell

Dedicated to Catherine Howe

Anonymous

In memory of Joan Bloch

Shirley M. Cobert

Patricia Colagiuri

In memory of Jean Kidd

Kathleen Comini

For my Brother Peter

The Aitken Family

Anonymous

Grace and John DePaola

Michael and Eileen Diaz

Maureen Donahoe

John and Michele Farber

Emer Featherstone

In memory of Jean Kidd

Helman Frank Family

Ethelyn L. Fulton

In Memory of Loved Ones

Alica and Peter Giuffra

Randy Simon & Lee Greenberger

Judy Greene

Donna and Jim Hains

In dedication to Mrs. Sue Moore

Chris and Dean Hamden

Peter and Deborah Hirsch

In dedication to The Garden Club of Montclair

Eric and Diana von Hoffmann

Sharon Hurwich

In memory of Anne Glatt

Rosemary Iversen

Robert and Cheryl Jackson

Mary Lee and Dave Jones

In memory of Jean Kidd

Ed Kaplan

Jay Kidd

In memory of Jean Kidd

Carolyn Lack

In memory of Jean Kidd

Bebe Landis

In memory of Peter Landis

Robert & Peggy McMillan

In memory of Mary E. McMillan

Susan and Norman Ladov

Patty LaDuca

Mary Ann and Cliff Lindholm

Christina Mayer and Kevin Cooney

Karen McCarthy

In memory of Mary Francis Henderson

Teddie McKee

In memory of Joan Bloch

Rich & Annie McMahon

Tracy A. McVeigh and Andrew Melitz

Oneida Mendez-Laws

In memory of Pauline Petrus

Joyce Michaelson

In memory of Jean Kidd

Jory and Deborah Miller

Anonymous

Dedicated to Larry Whitehaus

Sherri Neuwirth

Adriana O'Toole

Paul and Mary Ellen Palmeri

Celia Radek

In memory of Jean Kidd and Joan Bloch

Ed Remsen

Cynthia and John Rogers

In memory of Jean Kidd and Joan Bloch

Marcia S. Rogers

Maggie Rothman

Christine and Bob Russo

Daryl E. Savage

Mathew Schifrin

Robin and Ken Schlager

Denise and Paul Silverman

The Simons Family: John, Dana, and Ella

Dedicated to Pat Kistler-mom, artist, teacher

Rita Singer

Mayor Sean Spiller

The Stocks Family Fund

Sarah Stransky

Patty and Tage Strom

Michele Tomasik

For Dorothy

Michele and Cal Trevenen

In memory of Jean Kidd

Sharon Burton Turner and Lincoln Turner

Viridian Incorporated

Margo Walter

Lois Whipple

In honor of Cyndee Rowan

Margaret Whitsett

Hal and Brigitte Wolkoff

In memory of Lawrence Wolkoff

Councilor Peter Yacobellis