Montclair, here's your chance to throw back a few beers and get to know your candidates while everyone's still smiling, instead of meeting them inside council chambers...It's the campaign kick-off parties for two of the three slates: UnityMontclair and Partnership Montclair.
Tonight, UnityMontclair - the "community" slate headed up by cycling enthusiast Jerry Fried, and accompanied by celebrity look-alikes (we've heard Wolf-man Jack, Jerry Garcia, Bill Clinton) invite you to a rockin' good time tonight, 7-11 pm at the Women's Club, 82 Union Street. The invitation says "No Suits, No Speeches, Rock 'n Roll" Two bands, "Rewind" and "El Kabong," will be playing. There's food, of course, and donations will be taken at the door. Everyone's welcome.
This Sunday, drop in at Egan's 2-5 pm to have a cold one with aspiring mayor, Joyce Michaelson and the crew of Partnership Montclair. We'll bet you might want to ask them a few questions... Snacks and soft drinks are on the house.
No word back yet from Thrive Montclair if they've got a shindig of their own going on, but they can let us know below, in comments.
UPDATE: We heard fromThrive Montclair they're planning a big fundraiser for Saturday April 12, at The Loft, with special guest Marc Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League and former Mayor of New Orleans.
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I don't know. Joyce just doesn't seem the type to have a "cold one with".