While most of us are slowly waking up from turkey comas, others have been up for hours trying to beat the Black Friday shopping crowd. It’s officially time to get into the holiday spirit and there is plenty to do this weekend in Baristaville to help get you into the cheerful state of mind.
A Taste of Tango at the Montclair Art Museum will take place this Saturday (Nov. 27) in Leir Hall at 7
p.m.TEATRO SÃ, the premier Hispanic theater arts company of New Jersey, will be hosting the event. A Taste of Tango will have professional New York Tango dancers and instructors Carolina Jaurena and Orlando Reyes and Tito Castro Tango Quartet. Doors open at 7 and the dancing will begin at 7:30 p.m. with tango music, dance demos, a dance lesson and session. A selection of desserts and refreshments are included. Tickets are $25 per person. For ticket information, call (908) 301-9496. Event proceeds benefit in part the programming efforts at TEATRO SÃ, a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit New Jersey corporation. Dress to impress.
The Mall at Short Hills has announced its holiday concert series featuring Parade of the Wooden Soldiers, Cobblestone Carolers, Frank Bowker’s Holiday Bell Show, the Newark Boys Choir, and more. Performing  this weekend are: Friday (Nov. 26) is Vienna Strings and Kriegler Woodwind Quintet, Saturday (Nov. 27) Pavano Strings and Adina Strings and Sunday (Nov. 28) Alex Collins, piano and Cobblestone Carolers, strolling. All performances are from 1 to 4 p.m. on the lower level in the plush seating areas near Bloomingdale’s and Neiman Marcus.
Bangz Salon and Spa will be having a black Friday sale today. There will be 40 percent off all salon retail products and 20 percent off all spa retail products.
The Glen Ridge native band MyMyndMocean will be playing at Hat City Kitchen, 459 Valley Street in Orange. The band features Clive Smith, guitar, Brian Kolins, drums, and Bob White, bass and Adam Laboz, sitar. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. For more information on the performance call (862) 252-9147.
An acoustic house concert with Jeffrey Gaines will be at StudioKids Art this Saturday (Nov. 27) at 211 Glenridge Ave. Montclair. There are only 50 tickets available. Tickets are  $20 in advance and $25 at the door. The concert will be from 8 to 10 p.m.
While you’re shopping locally, bring your kids to Chefs Laboratory for three hours of baking homemade pizza, making bubble gum from scratch and building their own gingerbread house. Kids 5 to 10-years-old will be able to come for the participation-based class. The class will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today (Nov. 26) at Chef’s Laboratory at 345 Bloomfield Ave. in Montclair. For more information, call Rosemary at (973) 746-1260.
Hey, shameless self (group?) promotion, but this coming weekend the New Jersey Choral Society is performing our holiday concert @ the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
Saturday 12/4 @ 8pm and Sunday 12/5 @ 3pm. Tix are $20 @ door, also available online @ njcs.org
The program is diverse, awesome and all about ‘peace on earth’. Includes works like Ralph Vaughan Williams’ rarely performed Mass in G minor, some Bernstein, Rutter and kicking carols, of course!
Thom Kennon (1st tenor)
@tkennon | thomkennon@yahoo.com