Baristanet Profile: Peg Cafferty

Friday, Mar 17, 2017 2:00pm

Name: Peg Cafferty

Where do you live? In Montclair on Edgewood Rd. with a gorgeous view of NYC.

When did you move there? 2000. We bought a fixer-upper and are still working on it.

Where did you grow up? Chicago, IL.

How do you make a living? Producing Film, TV, and concerts. My company Ad Lumen Productions has a full slate of films and TV projects that enlighten, educate and entertain. I am so blessed with an amazing team of people ready to create inspiring content. Our slate is really diverse right now, We have a family film about saving an elephant, a doc, a scripted feature about the first flying female Doctor in Africa and a few others. Continue Reading

Baristanet Profile: Wes Jones

BY  |  Friday, Mar 03, 2017 1:00pm

Wes Jones

The latest installment of our Baristanet Profile series, where we get to know the people in our neighborhood:

Name: Wes Jones

Where do you live? Montclair, NJ

When did you move there? 10 years ago this summer. Wow. Been awhile.

Where did you grow up? Goshen, IN

How do you make a living? I’m a writer for film and television. Most recently the show Billions, on Showtime

Coffee, tea or … ? Coffee, coffee, then more coffee. I can’t get anything done until I’ve had two cups. (And have read articles on the internet for an hour.)

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Montclair Opera Singer Chosen as Seagle Music Colony’s Summer of 2017 Emerging Artist Class

BY  |  Thursday, Mar 02, 2017 3:45pm

Seagle Music ColonyMicaela Aldridge, a Montclair native, has been named as part of the Seagle Music Colony’s Summer of 2017 emerging artist class.

Seagle Music Colony, celebrating its 107 season this year, is the oldest summer vocal training program in the United States and the premier opera and musical theatre producing organization in the Adirondack region of upstate New York.

Aldridge is the daughter of GRAMMY winning composer Robert Aldridge who wrote the opera Elmer Gantry.

 

 

 

 

Montclair Singer Autumn Turner Wows Judges on The Voice

BY  |  Wednesday, Mar 01, 2017 12:04pm

Autumn Turner made Montclair (and America) proud with her kickass rendition of “Last Dance” by Donna Summer on The Voice last night. Turner got a 4-chair turnaround and chose Alicia Keys as her coach.

Turner is a figure skating teacher and a 2009 graduate of Lacordaire Academy. We can’t wait to see how far she goes!

(Featured photo: The Voice)

 

 

Baristanet Profile: Jennifer Grisafi

BY  |  Friday, Feb 24, 2017 1:15pm

Jennifer Grisafi

The latest installment of our Baristanet Profile series, where we get to know the people in our neighborhood:

Name: Jennifer Grisafi

Where do you live? Montclair

When did you move there? 2004 from NYC

Where did you grow up? Nashville, TN. It’s much cooler now than when I was growing up!

How do you make a living? I’m the marketing and public relations manager for the Geyer Family Branch of the YMCA of Montclair. I feel very fortunate to be able to do what I love for an organization that does such important work in our community. It’s a special place.

Coffee, tea or…? Coffee, coffee, coffee! I’m already thinking about it before I get out of bed in the morning.

What’s your idea of a perfect Saturday? Sleep late, brunch with my family, watch my sons perform somewhere (they play the guitar and drums), a nap and then dinner with friends in town.

What’s your favorite local restaurant? Ani Ramen for pork buns, The Corner for avocado toast and Diesel and Duke for burgers. Continue Reading

School of Rock Montclair Faculty Member Wins SOPAC’s “Blues In The Loft” Competition

BY  |  Sunday, Feb 19, 2017 1:15pm

School of Rock Montclair

Vin Mott, who teaches drums and vocals at School of Rock Montclair, recently won the “Blues In The Loft” Competition, a presentation of the South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC), the New Jersey Blues Alliance, and Hat City Kitchen.  The contest’s preliminary rounds, which attracted participants from across New York and New Jersey, were held on eight consecutive Sundays at Hat City Kitchen, with the final battle presented at SOPAC to a sell out crowd.

“Winning the competition was completely unexpected,” says Mott, who was a crowd favorite at the event.  “The other competitors were all friends of mine and really talented, so I figured it was anyone’s game.  So when I won, it was pretty exciting.”
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Baristanet Profile: Eloiza Jorge

BY  |  Friday, Feb 17, 2017 2:00pm

Eloiza Jorge

The latest installment of our Baristanet Profile series, where we get to know the people in our neighborhood:

Name: Eloiza Jorge

Where do you live? Montclair

When did you move there? 6th grade

Where did you grow up? Newark and Montclair (I went to Glenfield!)

How do you make a living? I’m a counselor and life coach.

Coffee, tea or … ? Both! My grandmother is British so tea is a tradition on that side of the family. Puerto Rican coffee is a daily ritual too.

What’s your idea of a perfect Saturday? A dance class (locally or in Harlem). Visiting and playing with friends. A home cooked meal with my kiddos.

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Baristanet Profile: LeAnne Korbel

BY  |  Friday, Jan 27, 2017 3:00pm

LeAnne Korbel

The latest installment of our Baristanet Profile series, where we get to know the people in our neighborhood:

Name: LeAnne Korbel

Where do you live? Montclair

When did you move there? We moved here in 1997 when our son was 18 months old and I was expecting our second. We were living in a 5th floor walk up in Cobble Hill and the minute I found out I was pregnant with number 2 I hit the panic button.

Where did you grow up? I grew up in Carlsbad, New Mexico and I miss it everyday.

How do you make a living? I have the best job in the world. I have been a Music Together teacher in Montclair for the last 18 years. I am also a Teacher Trainer for Music Together so I get to travel all over the world singing and dancing with families. I can’t imagine anything more delightful.

Coffee, tea or … ? Coffee What’s your idea of a perfect Saturday? A nice slow morning with time to read or knit. A movie with my family and an evening cooking dinner and playing games with friends.
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Montclair Filmmakers Receive Oscar Nomination for Joe’s Violin

BY  |  Tuesday, Jan 24, 2017 10:21am

Joe's Violin

Kahane Cooperman and Raphaela Neihausen

Montclair is so very proud of filmmakers Kahane Cooperman and Raphaela Neihausen who received a Short Documentary Oscar nomination this morning for their film Joe’s Violin.

The film tells the story of how a violin connected a 93-year old Holocaust Survivor with a 13-year-old hispanic girl from the Bronx. It’s a story of survival, of loss, of struggle, but also one of hope, connection, and kindness. It’s a celebration of the arts as something that bonds us. When it screened at the Montclair Film Festival in 2016, there wasn’t a dry eye in the crowd.

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Baristanet Profile: Charles Rosen

BY  |  Friday, Jan 20, 2017 2:15pm  |  COMMENTS (1)

Charles Rosen

The latest installment of our Baristanet Profile series, where we get to know the people in our neighborhood:

Name: Charles Rosen

Where do you live? Montclair, NJ

When did you move there? Seeing as my wife was pregnant with our now 12-yr-old, I might want to stop saying, “we just moved to Montclair from the West Village.”

Where did you grow up? Kingston, Canada. (I get asked “when are you moving back,” a lot.)

How do you make a living? There’s an old joke –
Q: How do you make a small fortune farming?
A: Start with a large one. Continue Reading

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