Things to do January 2019 | Calendars – New Jersey Hills

Montclair Monthly Poetry Series with poets Jared Harel and Yehoshua November will be held at Montclair Public Library Auditorium, 50 S. Fullerton Ave., Montclair, from 6 to 8 pm. on Thursday, Jan. 3. The event is free, Open Reading will be from 6 to 7 p.m.;  Featured Readers 7 to 8 p.m. For information contact the library at 973-744-0500, Laura Boss at LBoss79270@aol.com or Maria Mazziotti Gillan at mgillan31240@gmail.com.

Young Family Tu B’Shevat Celebration and Dinner for area families with children in preschool through second grade will be held at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel (TSTI), 432 Scotland Road, South Orange, at 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 11. Children will learn about the environment through a creative activity, in observance of the “New Year of the Trees.” The evening will include a pizza dinner, with gluten-free and dairy-free options available upon request. The program will be followed immediately by a family Shabbat service at the Reform synagogue at 6 p.m. Advance reservations are required; include names of all adults and children as well as children’s ages and any dietary restrictions. Reservations required by Wednesday, Jan. 9 to Samy Fantacone, TSTI’s Young Family Coordinator, at sfantacone@tstinj.org.

Kiwanis Club of West Essex meets at 12:15 p.m. Thursdays at the Cloverleaf Tavern in Caldwell. For information call (973) 228-4067.

Rotary Club of the Caldwells meets at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Cloverleaf Tavern in Caldwell. For information call (973) 733-5665.

Hospice Thrift Shop at 160 Roseland Ave., Caldwell will be open noon to 4 p.m. Mondays, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Call (973) 228-5164.

Willing Hearts, 491 Bloomfield Ave., Caldwell, will be open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Consignment hours are available every day by appointment and walk-in. Check the website for more information about the consignment schedule and other information: www.willinghearts.com or call (973) 226-7488.

St. Peter’s Opportunity Shop hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays at the church, 271 Roseland Ave., Essex Fells. For further information, call (973) 226-0337.

Italian conversation group, Conversazione e Caffe meets 6:30 to 8 p.m. second and fourth Mondays at Cedar Grove Public Library, Pompton Avenue. Reservations are requested of new participants. Call (973) 571-1995.

Toastmasters hosts a forum to help improve public speaking, leadership and communication skills at 7 p.m. first Wednesdays at Hollywood Restaurant & Pizzeria, 376 Fairfield Road, Fairfield. Dinner optional. Call (973) 386-5949 or visit www.diningtospeak.com.

Essex Toastmasters meets 7 to 9 p.m. second and fourth Thursdays at Verona Public Library. Contact: John H. Stribling (973) 228-2174.

Civil Air Patrol, Curtiss-Wright Composite Squadron, for cadets, meets 7 to 9:15 p.m. every Tuesday at the American Red Cross of Northern New Jersey, 209 Fairfield Road, Fairfield. For information about the squadron’s activities, contact Capt. Stan Rogacki, commander at (973) 715-0033, or Stanley.rogacki@njwg.cap.gov.

Cross Trail Squares Dance Club meets at 7:15 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays September to June at Grover Cleveland Middle School, Caldwell. 

Second Saturday Record & CD Collectors Expo is held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. second Saturday of the month at the Firemen’s Hall, Parish Drive at routes 23 and 202 S. in Wayne. Admission is $6. Call Fred Falk at (973) 209-6067, e-mail fred@nji.com or visit www.showsandexpos.com.

Friday Afternoon at the Movies will be held at 1 p.m. at the West Caldwell Public Library, 30 Clinton Road, West Caldwell. Free and open to the public. For information, call the library at (973) 226-5441.

Minstrel Acoustic Concert Series is held at 7:30 p.m. most Fridays at the Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown. Headlining on Jan. 4 will be Susan Werner. Zoe Mulford will open. Admission is $10. Children 12 and younger admitted free. Handicapped accessible. Free parking. Call (973) 335-9489 or to view specific performances go to www.folkproject.org.

Osteoporosis:

Osteoporosis Support Group meets 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. second Thursdays at Barnabas Health Ambulatory Care, Center, 200 South Orange Ave., Livingston. Free. To register and for information, call (973) 322-7830.

Parkinson’s:

Parkinson Support Group of North Jersey meets 10 a.m. to noon third Saturday of every month, except December. People with PD and/or care-partners meet in the private dining room at HackensackUMC Mountainside Hospital, 1 Bay Ave., Montclair. Valet parking available or free parking in nurses’ parking lot. For information, contact Elsa at (973) 731-5011.

Mall Walkers:

Mall Walkers Club Program is offered by Chilton Memorial Hospital and Willowbrook Mall from 7 to 10 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 to 11 a.m. Sunday. To join, call Chilton Memorial’s New Vitality Office at (973) 831-5367.

Maternity & Parenting:

Prepared Childbirth at HackensackUMC Mountainside hospital in Montclair addresses stages of labor and birthing, coping strategies, relaxation and breath techniques, medication options and adjustment of postpartment. For dates, times and fees call (973) 429-6264.

Childbirth Preparation Class, first-time parents are prepared for pregnancy, labor and delivery with instruction in baby care and tour of maternity unit. Evening classes at St. Barnabas Medical Center, 94 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston. Condensed weekend series are available. For information and fee call Women’s Health Education at (973) 322-5360.

Tour of the Birthing Center at HackensackUMC Mountainside hospital in Montclair offers free tour of labor and delivery, mother baby and nursery units. For dates and times, call (973) 429-6264.

New Mom’s Circle, Women’s Health/Parent Education at St. Barnabas Medical Center offers a free support group led by a licensed clinical psychologist, specializing in post-partum adjustment 10 to 12:30 p.m. Mondays, at JCC MetroWest, 760 Northfield Ave., West Orange. Advanced registration requested. Call (973) 322-5360.

Breastfeeding Support Group at HackensackUMC Mountainside hospital in Montclair is taught by lactation consultants. For dates, times and fees call (973) 429-6264.

Maternity Orientation, a free seminar designed for expecting mothers planning to deliver at St. Barnabas, will meet on first Wednesdays of every month in the Islami Auditorium at St. Barnabas Medical Center, 94 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston. No Fee. Registration is not required.

Addiction Services:

Free AA/NA assistance is offered by The Bridge,  878 Bloomfield Ave., West Caldwell. For more information, call The Bridge 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at (973) 228-3000 or (862) 702-8136.

Al-Anon group meets 8 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays at St. Peter’s Church Undercroft on Roseland Avenue in Essex Fells.

Family Education Group for families struggling with alcohol or drug addiction will be held at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at 96 Pompton Ave., Verona. The group is free for residents of Caldwell, North Caldwell, Roseland and Verona and is run by Turning Point. For more information, call (973) 239-9400, ext. 94, or e-mail family@tpnj.org.

Alcoholics Anonymous, hosted by Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation meets at 7:30-9 p.m. Fridays and Sundays, 1199 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange. Contact: Bonnie Evans at (973) 243-6830.

Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Fridays in Fellowship Hall at First Presbyterian Church at Caldwell, 326 Bloomfield Ave., Caldwell.

Alateen meetings are held 7 p.m. Mondays at The Richfield Church, 259 Pershing Road Clifton, and 8 p.m. Tuesdays at Preakness Reformed Church, 131 Church Lane, Wayne. To find a meeting visit nj-al-anon.org/al-anon-meetings/.

Eating Disorders:

Overeaters Anonymous meets 7:30-8:30 p.m. every Wednesday in Roseland. For more information visit: www.wjioa.org.

ANAD of Northern NJ, a free Eating Disorder Support Group, holds monthly meeting, from 9:30 to 11 a.m., the first Saturday of the month at St. Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center, 200 South Orange Ave., Livingston, with on-site registration beginning at 9:15 a.m. The support groups are open to individuals choosing to recover from an eating disorder and for their family members or friends who wish to support their recovery. Adolescents are welcome. For more information, call social worker Barbara Reese, coordinator, (973) 783-2292, ext 3., or visit www.ANAD.org.

Volunteers:

Disaster Training Courses are offered by the American Red Cross of Northern New Jersey. For information on how to become a disaster response volunteer, call (973) 797-3300 or visit www.redcrossnnj.org.

Community CPR and First Aid for community members is a CPR and Basic First Aid class that will teach how to recognize and respond to common injuries and medical emergencies. Upon completion, a certification card will be issued. For dates, times and fees call HackensackUMC Mountainside in Montclair at (973) 429-6491.

Blood Drives sponsored by the American Red Cross of Northern NJ, 209 Fairfield Road, Fairfield, will be held 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., certain Saturdays. For information and appointment call 800-733-2767, option 2, or visit www.redcrossblood.org.

Bereavement:

Bereavement Support Group meets at Hackensack UMC Mountainside, 1 Bay Ave., Montclair, led by Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinician. For more information, call Robin Greenberg (973) 680-7893.

Drop-in Bereavement Groups, sponsored by Barnabas Health Hospice, are held noon to 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Clara Maass Medical Center, Cancer Center, One Clara Maass Drive, Belleville. For information call (973) 844-4158.

Forever in Our Hearts, a support group for parents who have lost adult children, sponsored by the First Presbyterian Church of Verona in partnership with the United Presbyterian Church of West Orange, meets at 7 p.m. monthly on the second Tuesday at the First Presbyterian Church of Verona, 10 Fairview Ave., Verona.  For information or questions, call the church at 973-239-3561.

Patients and Caregivers can attend free cancer and support classes through Hackensack UMC Mountainside’s Complimentary Support Program. Call (973) 429-6098 for more information.

Family & Friends of Cancer patients support group will meet to discuss issues related to caring for someone with cancer. Call (973) 322-8405 for day, time and meeting location.

Healing Stitches group for anyone with cancer meets from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays at HackensackUMC Mountainside, 2nd Floor, Harries Pavilion Reception Area, 1 Bay Ave., Montclair. No previous knitting skills needed. For information, call (973) 429-6038.

Living with Cancer support group is for cancer patients families and friends. For dates and times contact HackensackUMC Mountainside in Montclair, (973) 429-6098.

CancerCare of New Jersey is sponsoring free online and telephone support groups for those with cancer, caregivers, bereaved partners or relatives and post-treatment people, all led by licensed oncology social workers. For information on groups or to register visit www.cancercare.org or call 800-813-HOPE (4673).

CancerCare is looking for new members for online support groups. Online support groups take place using a password-protected message board format, not live chat, and are led by professional oncology social workers. Groups include Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumor Support Group, Kidney Cancer Support Group, Prostate Cancer Support Group, Sarcoma Support Group, Thyroid Support Group, Caring for a Child With Cancer Support Group. To register visit https://osgportal.cancercare.org/register

Cancer that has returned or spread Support Group meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays in the Cancer Center Conference Room, second floor of the East Wing at St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston. Call (973) 322-8414.

Ovarian Cancer Coalition will meet at 10:30 a.m. to noon certain Saturdays in the Carol G. Simon Cancer Center third floor conference room in Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown. For more information call (862) 703-3048.

Mood Disorders:

Mental Health Association of Essex County and Intensive Family Support Services offers support and sharing of resources for parents, siblings, spouses or offspring coping with the mental illness of an adult loved one. Meetings are held at 7 p.m. first and third Wednesdays at the Millburn Library, 200 Glen Ave. Call Stephanie Wolfersberger at (973) 509-9777, ext. 111, or visit for information.

Mental Health Association of Essex County and Intensive Family Support Services offering support for parents, siblings, spouses or offspring coping with the mental illness of an adult loved one meets at 2 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays at the Mental Health Association of Essex County, 33 S. Fullerton Ave., Montclair. Call Stephanie Wolfersberger at (973) 509-9777, ext. 111, or visit www.mhaessex.org for information.

Miscellaneous:

Caregiver Support Group for Spouses led by licensed clinical social worker and InfoCare manager Kathy Larkin meets from 2 to 3:30 p.m. every other Monday. The groups cover topics such as coping with caregiver emotions and managing stress, navigating care options and defining the roles as caregivers. Pre-registration is required. The free group meets at SAGE Eldercare, 290 Broad St., Summit. Call 908-598-5509.

Celiac Support Groups will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on various Tuesdays. Adults to meet second Tuesdays, Children, 3 to 10, third Tuesdays and Teens, 11-18, fourth Tuesdays at St. Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center, 200 S. Orange Ave., Livingston. Free. For information visit www.koganceliaccenter.com or to register call 1 (888) 724-7123.

Neuropathy Support Group meets 7:30 to 9 p.m., first Thursdays at Roseland United Methodist Church, 144 Eagle Rock Ave., Roseland. Call Mary Robertson at (973) 809-4615 or e-mail ithacamom@gmail.com.

Bariatric Support Group meets monthly at HackensackUMC Mountainside in Montclair for patients who have had surgery with the Center for Advanced Bariatric Surgery at HackensackUMC Mountainside. For information call (973) 429-6500.

Alzheimer’s Support Group meets second Mondays a the Clifton Medicine Family Building, 716 Broad St., 2nd floor, Clifton. Call Preakness Healthcare Center at (973) 904-6048 for more information.

24-hour crisis response line is available through the Rachel Coalition, offering individual counseling and support groups for victims of domestic violence and their children, access to legal and medical assistance, and outreach and education programming. Call (973) 740-1233.

Job Readiness Program for all women in the community who are displaced homemakers preparing to enter or re-enter the workforce and become economically self-sufficient, is offered at the National Council of Jewish Women Center for Women, 70 South Orange Ave., Suite 120, Livingston. For information and registration, call (973) 994-4994.

Roseland Recreation Duplicate Bridge for Seniors is held from 12:30 to 4 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays at the Roseland Public Library, 20 Roseland Ave. The game is free and there is parking. For more information about playing or finding a partner, contact the Roseland Recreation Department at 973-403-6822 or mcolitti@roselandnj.org.

The Old Guard of the Caldwells and Vicinity offers membership to promote fellowship among retired and semi-retired men. Meetings are held at First Presbyterian Church at Caldwell, 326 Bloomfield Ave., Caldwell, Westville Avenue entrance, at 10 a.m. on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Transportation is available. For more information call 973-226-5347.

Medicare Counseling volunteers, including Robert Harris of North Caldwell, are available to West Essex residents through Verona Health Dept. at 973-857-4800.

Fairfield senior citizens’ bus provides door-to-door transportation Wednesdays to Shop-Rite in West Caldwell and Thursdays to various destinations. For reservations, call (973) 882-2700, ext. 2510.

Free senior citizens’ bus for Caldwell-West Caldwell-Roseland residents offers weekday door-to-door transportation to local markets, Senior Club meetings and the Caldwell Senior Center. Call 8:15 to 8:45 a.m. (973) 226-5108.

Free blood pressure screenings are offered senior citizens by the Caldwell Health Department 9 to 11 a.m. first and third Tuesdays of the month. For reservations call (973) 403-4647.

Fitness Class is held 11 a.m. Tuesdays at the Grover Cleveland Senior Center, 1 Provost Square, Caldwell. Fee is $2. Call (973) 403-4637.

Caldwell-West Caldwell Senior Citizens Club meets at noon second and fourth Wednesdays at the Harrison Administration Building on Gray Street, West Caldwell. Call (973) 575-9017.

Roseland Senior Club meets at 12:30 p.m. Fridays at Roseland Free Public Library, 20 Roseland Ave. The club also meets at 1 p.m. Thursdays in the library, in the Community Room for card games and socializing. For information or if interested in becoming a member, call Sherry Meyer at (973) 226-2756. 

New Jersey Jewish Singles 45+ meet for Food, Fun & Mingle at Congregation Agudath Israel, 20 Academy Road, Caldwell. Admission: $10. Reservations required. For dates and time contact singles@agudath.org or (973) 226-3600, ext. 145.