This weekend, a lot is happening on Saturday, November 7. The day starts with outdoor art-making at Van Vleck House & Gardens, moves to a scholarship card party and a glow-in-the-dark Family Rave at Lackawanna Station in the afternoon and ends with a 50th anniversary tribute to The Band’s “The Last Waltz” at the Montclair Art Museum, with proceeds going to Toni’s Kitchen. Here are the things to do in Montclair this weekend, November 6 through 8.
Art in Nature Day at Van Vleck
Saturday, November 7, 10 a.m. to noon | Van Vleck House & Gardens, 21 Van Vleck St.
The Montclair Foundation sets up outdoor art stations around the gardens at Van Vleck, where visitors can paint with natural objects, sketch from nature and make nature collages. The program is open to families and individuals of all abilities. Materials are included, and no art experience is necessary. Register through the Montclair Foundation.
Game Day Scholarship Fundraiser
Saturday, November 7, 1 to 5 p.m. | Catchings Owens Community Suite, corner of Bloomfield and Maple avenues, next to Glenfield Middle School
The Montclair African-American Heritage Foundation’s Scholarship Committee hosts an afternoon game day and card party at the Catchings Owens Community Suite. The foundation’s earlier game days raised money for scholarships for graduating high school students. Get tickets on Eventbrite.
Family Rave at Lackawanna Station
Saturday, November 7, 2 to 5 p.m.; doors at 1:45 p.m. | Lackawanna Station, 1 Lackawanna Plaza
Family Rave is back at Lackawanna Station, and the organizers say this one is “bigger, louder, glowier” than the original. The afternoon has music, games, inflatables and a giant ball pit. There are separate areas for toddlers and for older kids and adults, plus a VIP section. Children under 14 must come with a parent or legal guardian. Parking is paid, and tickets are nonrefundable. Get tickets on Eventbrite.
The Band’s Last Waltz: 50 Years of Music
Saturday, November 7, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.; show at 7:30 p.m. | Leir Hall, Montclair Art Museum, 3 S. Mountain Ave. | $34.74 to $43.14
On Thanksgiving night in 1976, The Band played its farewell concert, and Martin Scorsese filmed it as “The Last Waltz.” ROSTAFA & Co. has restaged that concert in Montclair as a holiday fundraiser since 2023 and says it has raised more than $15,000 for charity. For the 50th anniversary, the organizers say this year’s lineup of North Jersey musicians, Montclair musicians among them, is the largest ensemble to perform the event in the United States. Proceeds go to Toni’s Kitchen, the nonprofit that provides food, clothing and other resources to people in need. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., introductions start at 7 and the show begins at 7:30. An afterparty at the MC Hotel runs from 10:30 p.m. until closing. Buy tickets through SimpleTix.
Root & Rise Gathering at Java Love
Saturday, November 7, 6:30 p.m. | Java Love Coffee Roasting Co., 49 Church St.
Root & Rise, which runs a weeklong summer camp for women and nonbinary adults at a château in central France, is hosting an open-house-style evening at Java Love’s Church Street café. The night includes junk journaling, wine and cheese and camp-inspired activities. Attendees also get priority access to a discount on the upcoming camp. Details are on Java Love’s Facebook page.
For the full list of upcoming events in Montclair, visit montclairpod.com/events.
Image credit: ROSTAFA & Co
