I didn’t realize this is power
The rain date
gister. The rain date is Friday,
ust 28
th
Also coming
up
as downtown
Also coming up as downtown on di
to School
splay is our Back to School part
Friday, Sept
ember 4th
y on Friday, September 4th, from
the
Backyard
58
Vose Avenue
.
Enjoy
58 Vose Avenue. Enjoy sweet trea
from Soma
Sweets.
ts from Soma Sweets, food from G
io’s, and
more from the
iorgio’s, and more from the Char
, Totally Unpl
ugged, and
mery, Totally Unplugged, and oth
businesses
. There will
er local businesses. There will
show
also be a fashion show by Cute a
new
and live music by
s new and live music by Edison M
Bring
the family
Bring the family and celebrate t
start of the
school year
he start of the school year down
I could bring
fits?
my back-to-school outfits? Okay
know. I’m
, I just want to know. I’m gonna
. Department
of Recre
bring it. Department of Recreat
and Cultural
Affairs
ion, Arts and Cultural Affairs.
is now open
for
Registration is now open for ear
classes at the
Baird
The session
begins
one week
The session begins one week begiThe session begins one week, beg
ns the week of September 8th and
November
runs through November 1st. Whet1st.
her you’re looking to get creati
, stay active
, learn
ve, stay active, learn something
connect with
new, or connect with your commu
’s something for
nity, there’s something for ever
. From little
ones to lifel
yone. From little ones to lifelo
.
Fall highlights
ng learners. Fall highlights inc
Pumpkins and
Pinot
, a fall
Pumpkins and Pinot, a fall-theme
paint and sip
Pumpkins and Pinot, a fall-theme.
d paint and sip, sing along with
ps, Hallow
for grown-ups, Halloween cookie
orating
, and Look
Up.
decorating, and Look Up, Cultiv
fulness in
ating Mindfulness in the Digital
.
Department of Re
creation and
Department of Recreation and Art
ffairs
, Piero
s and Cultural Affairs, Piero Ga
an open call
llery has an open call for artis
for
when light gath
ers.
ts for when light gathers. What
when we gather
and when
happens when we gather and when
us
light gathers around us? When li
gathers
is a group exhib
ght gathers is a group exhibitio
bringing together
n bringing together local and re
al artists
with connections
culture and community
.
Op
ening in Dece
mber during
Opening in December during Hanuk
, the exhib
ition reflect
s a
kah, the exhibition reflects a s
eason often associated with ligh
gathering, reflection
t gathering, reflection, and cel
ation
. This show
ebration. This show will bring v
together
and create
oices together and create space
a diverse range
of art
istic
for a diverse range of artistic
within a shared
expression within a shared commu
Artists
are not
Artists are not expected to enga
with
religious or
cultural
ge with religious or cultural th
work
. We welcome
emes in their work. We welcome w
your own
ork that reflects your own artis
and
perspective
.
tic practice and perspective. Em
and
establish
ed artists
erging and established artists a
apply.
Max 3 subm
re invited to apply. Max 3 submi
Submit
at the
Follow
ing
LingQ, which
is also
Following LingQ, which is also a
on the
vailable on the Instagram bio, t
link is
long
, but it is
Pier
he link is long, but it is Piero
-
light
gath
ers
Art
call.
gallery-lightgathers Artcall.orgorg
. And I actually have something
anyone that didn
easier for anyone that didn’t wr
. If you go to the
ite that down. If you go to the
website, it
South Orange website, it is righ
banner. You click
t in our banner. You click on it
right to it
The
important dates are
The important dates are Septembe
24th
is the submission
r 24th is the submission deadlin
, October
12th is
e, October 12th is the artist wi
be notified
, December 3rd
ll be notified, December 3rd, th
opens, and it
e exhibition opens, and it close
January 3rd
. If there’s
s on January 3rd. If there’s any
arts at
south orange
.org
. And we have
south orange.org. And we have a
announcements
as well
few more announcements as well, ,
before I turn it over to my fell
council members
, I wanted
ow council members, I wanted to
know that
on
September
8th.
September 8th, the
older adult
September 8th, the older adult p
happening, so
ool picnic is happening, so for
like to attend
anyone that would like to attend
8th from 12
, it’s September 8th from 12 to
.m. You
do have to register
3 p.m. You do have to register,
is a
$1
0,
payment in
and there is a $10, payment in o
, but
it is a
rder to attend, but it is a pool
. There will be
and picnic. There will be, some
that are available
.
Bingo.
Bingo, yes, yes.
Bingo, yes, yes. And I’m gonna t
Bingo, yes, yes. And I’m going t
Councilwoman
o turn this over to Councilwoman
Lewis Chang, and then we’ll ope
up to other
people.
Okay.
We
mourn the pass
ing of one
of
We mourn the passing of one of o
ong volunt
eers
ur lifelong volunteers in the So
a community
ur lifelong volunteers in the So.
ma community, Mary Schneider Coh
passed away
peacefully
en passed away peacefully on Aug
7, 202
6 at
the age of 9
4
Marjorie was
a homemaker
Marjorie was a homemaker and lif
volunteer
whose war
elong volunteer whose warmth, ki
, and ability to
ndness, and ability to see the b
in everyone
was a hallmark
She
helped found the
Maplewood Adult
e Maplewood Adult School and ser
in the South
Orange branch
ved in the South Orange branch o
f the League of Women Voters, wh
then led to her
joining the
ich then led to her joining the
effort and becoming
national effort and becoming its
ative to
representative to the United Na
.
As
a rule
she held
As a rule she held for more than
years
20 years. At the UN, she founde
Working Group
on Girls
d the Working Group on Girls and
Beijing Con
attended the Beijing Conference
in 199
5.
She
was a devoted
wife to her
She was a devoted wife to her su
of 7
3 years.
rviving husband of 73 years, Dr.
Quinn
, and together
Fred Quinn, and together they h
all the
holiday gather
osted all the holiday gatherings
loved family more
and loved family more than anyt
.
She was a
loving mother
to Alice
She was a loving mother to Alice
, and Michael
, a
, George, and Michael, a big-hea
mother-in-law
to John and
rted mother-in-law to John and L
, and an
adoring grandm
eslie, and an adoring grandmothe
six grandchildren
r to her six grandchildren and s
and their partners
, Rachel
pouse and their partners, Rachel
, Josh and
Allie.
and Dustin, Josh and Allie, Sam
a, Austin
Serena
and Lily
and great
-grand
Serena and Lily and great-grandm
to
Amelia
, Mira
, Kayla
other to Amelia, Mira, Kayla, Mi
rett.
She lived
les, Max, and Everett. She lived
, and good
a long, full, and good life, an
a long, full, and good life and
ly missed by
she will be deeply missed by he
and all
who knew her
.
Thank
you
.
Are there
Thank you. Are there any other c
members that would like
ouncil members that would like t
announcement?
Does that include
the no.
No, it’s
No way too much.
Do you want to announce
Do you want to announce the movi
The movie, it’s actually
The movie, it’s actually not on