In Montclair: Naomi Sims Estate Charity Auction

Wednesday, Feb 24, 2010 2:00pm  |  COMMENTS (0)

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Naomi Ruth Sims (1948-2009) was America’s first African-American supermodel, an entrepreneur, and author. She died of breast cancer in Newark last year. Montclair auction house Nye & Co. will host a charity auction of select items from her estate, this Saturday, Feb. 27, at 2 pm.
Sims’ personal belongings, presented in four lots, are expected to sell for $50 to $1,500. Auction house owner Kathy Nye was gushing over a huge baroque mahogany-inlaid wardrobe from Germany, and a scarlet red fainting couch. The Sims collection also includes beaded gowns, many big pieces of vintage Mary McFadden and Elsa Peretti bling, a Louis Vuitton travel and makeup case, African tribal jewelry, art and eclectic artifacts from all over the world. You can see it all on display today at Nye & Company’s showroom, 425 Bloomfield Avenue. Or if you prefer, preview it this Friday, Feb. 26 at a Wine & Cheese Reception honoring Ms. Sims. We’ve been advised there may be some celebrity sightings…
Browse through the auction catalog online, here.
Preview and Reception: Friday, February 26, 5 – 8 pm.
Charity Auction: Saturday, February 27, 2 pm. to benefit Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance.
Nye & Company 425 Bloomfield Avenue, Montclair, New Jersey 973-746-2491

Big Blues & Jazz Lineup At Cecil’s: Haitian Relief Concert

Wednesday, Feb 24, 2010 1:30pm  |  COMMENTS (1)

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This Sunday, Feb. 28, legendary blues, R&B, and jazz musicians will be performing at Cecil’s Jazz Club, 2 pm until 2 am, to raise funds for Haitian earthquake victims.
Organizer Dean Shot, long-time West Orange resident and musician, says “I wanted to do something to help, but didn’t have a lot of money,” says Shot. But with lots of music contacts and his ability to organize, he’s made the benefit concert happen. “This is an amazing opportunity to see some of the world’s famous musicians gathered right here in Baristaville.” Excitement bubbled in Shot’s voice as he went down the list of performers, which are listed – after the jump.
What: Non-stop live jazz, R&B, Blues performances to benefit Haitian Relief
When: Sunday, February 28, 2010 2 pm – 2 am.
Where: Cecils Jazz Club, 364 Valley Rd. West Orange, NJ
Cost: $25 minimum donation at the door – 100% will benefit Doctors Without Borders, Yele.

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Have Housing Prices Hit Rock-Bottom?

Wednesday, Feb 24, 2010 12:00pm  |  COMMENTS (0)

Have housing prices bottomed out? Is this a good time to be a buyer, or a seller? In today’s news, new home sales continue to plummet, reaching a new low in January. Find out where national housing prices have settled, and how a couple of Baristaville realtors are feeling about local housing prices, on Real Estate.

Have US Housing Prices Hit Rock-Bottom?

Wednesday, Feb 24, 2010 11:53am  |  COMMENTS (11)

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Bloomfield Century 21 Realtor, Geoff Gove, looks at the numbers…From EcoRealty.com.

The typical American family, who makes the nation’s median income of $64,000 a year, could afford to buy 70.8% of all homes sold in the United States during the last three months of 2009. By comparison, only 55% were affordable in the second quarter of 2008.
The National Association of Home Builders judges a home to be affordable if a family making the median income could devote no more than 28% of their take-home pay toward housing costs.
There was a huge variation in affordability around the nation. All five of the most affordable major housing markets were in the Rust Belt, led by Indianapolis, which has been the nation’s most affordable major metro area for more than four years. More than 95% of all home sold there were classed as within the budget. Detroit was the second most affordable major market with 93.4%. The least affordable city? New York, at 20%.

Gove says our local market, though, seems to have bucked the trend. “Montclair is a world unto itself and is surviving well. New Jersey is tenth in the country for susceptibility to foreclosures – our proximity to New York City has helped us hold our value better than other states.”

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POSTPONED Outpost In The Burbs: Vance Gilbert/Dala Tickets For Friday!

Wednesday, Feb 24, 2010 10:14am  |  COMMENTS (2)

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UPDATE: Due to inclement weather, this show has been postponed. The show will be rescheduled – date yet to be determined
Folk singer Vance Gilbert has played the Outpost six times as a solo artist and as part of an amazing trio with Jill Sobule and Ellis Paul. This Friday, Feb.26, Gilbert returns to Montclair with Dala, the Canadian acoustic pop duo of Sheila Carabine and Amanda Walther, whom he met on tour last spring.
Outpost is giving away two pairs of tickets to Friday’s show. To win, be one of the first two people to email tips with the names of Vance Gilbert’s 2005 album and his most recent album.
Update: Contest closed. Congrats to winners Eric P. and aleb2. The correct answer: Unfamiliar Moon, Up on Rockfield.
If you don’t win, tickets are $23 in advance and $26 day of show. Gilbert and Dala are performing at The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Montclair, 67 Church Street. For more info, call 973-744-6560.

Nor’Easter Will Blow Through NJ

Wednesday, Feb 24, 2010 8:55am  |  COMMENTS (21)

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Weather wonks are predicting a monster Nor’Easter to smack New Jersey, bringing more heavy rain, sleet, wind and snow tomorrow, Thursday Feb. 25 and Friday Feb. 26. AccuWeather.com says the storm is threatening to cause power outages, widespread damage from falling trees, and impact travel plans over a wide area. According to the National Weather Service, the nor’easter will hit the tri-state area sometime tonight. Most of the heavy snowfall will blanket southern and central Jersey, Manhattan and northwestern New York.. Baristaville will likely only see heavy sleet and rain.
There’s a wet weather forecast for today in Baristaville. Bundle up for more chilly weather with temperatures hovering in the mid-thirties. Driving or walking, watch out for rapid freeze ups on the roads. Snow isn’t predicted until around 2 a.m. Thursday morning.

Bloomfield Police Blotter: Burglary

Tuesday, Feb 23, 2010 4:45pm  |  COMMENTS (0)

Feb 21. A victim reported that an unknown person(s) shot at his cars with a paint ball gun on Belleville Avenue.
Feb. 20: An Ashland Avenue resident reported that her daughter had friends over for a party. After the party the victim was looking for a lock box, which was kept under the bed, the box is missing. The box contained $250.00 cash, blank checks, and passports.
Feb. 18: Lower Memorial Park reported by the Recreation Department that an unknown person(s) spray-painted on the field house.
Feb. 18: A business on Bloomfield Avenue reported that an unknown Hispanic male walked out the door of the business with a Laser jet printer without paying for it. The theft was caught on in store video.
Three cars were stolen between Feb. 19-20 on Franklin Street, Oakridge Road, and Lexington Avenue.

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The Best Films You’ve Never Heard Of

Tuesday, Feb 23, 2010 3:00pm  |  COMMENTS (3)

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Sick and tired of the over publicized Academy Award-nominated films this year? For the first time ever, the underdog films movie lovers rarely get a chance to see will be playing at Montclair State University. The Montclair Arts Council and MSU’s Film Department will be presenting the Underdog Film Festival featuring Oscar-nominated shorts. The festival will be held this Sunday, Feb. 28 in University Hall from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
“There is no one else showing these movies in northern New Jersey,” Montclair Art Director, Jim Peskin says.
“Corinna Sager was a huge part in putting everything together,” Peskin says.
Sager produced an Oscar nominated film called “Ferry Tales” a number of years ago.

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Ticket Giveaway for Robert Klein this Wednesday

Tuesday, Feb 23, 2010 1:30pm  |  COMMENTS (16)

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Update: Both pairs of tickets have been awarded.
Baristanet will be giving away a pair of tickets to see comedian Robert Klein tomorrow night at Michael Anthony’s in Jersey City. The first person to send an e-mail here wins!
Where: 502 Washington St., Jersey City
When: 7:30 p.m.
Make sure to check out our Facebook group later today where another pair of tickets will be given away.

Orlando’s Charms Convert Disney Skeptics

Tuesday, Feb 23, 2010 11:55am

P2141305.JPGGo over to Barista Kids to read how mouse-wary adults are won over by Orlando’s charms while, as expected, the kids are completely captivated.

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I was very glad to see this post. The running in the street around here drives me crazy, mostly because the the majority of the runners I've encountered (not every runner)seem to think that it's their right to take up half the street when what they are doing is in fact illegal. And let's not be silly. Yes, concrete is hard on the joints, but the pavement isn't that much better. It's not like the roads are made of track rubber.
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