Friday, September 5, 7:00 p.m.
Spiritual Drumming with Richard Reiter
There is nothing quite like the experience of a drum circle to help you feel exuberantly and powerfully alive! No musical training is necessary. Rich Reiter, an acclaimed jazz musician and Emmy Award-winning composer has studied African drumming in Senegal, and has led drum circles around the country (including one for the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra). Rich brings many drums and percussion instruments for everyone to use if you don't have one yourself. Emmy award-winning composer Richard Reiter has studied drumming throughout Africa, taught at Wm. Paterson College and Montclair Academy, lead drum circles around the state, and performed at First Night Teaneck.

Meet in Puffin parking lot to then play outdoors in the Teaneck Creek Conservancy unless bad weather requires that we convene indoors.

$5 suggested donation.




Saturday, September 13, 8:00 p.m.
JAZZ: Bill Moring and Way Out East
Teaneck native, bassist Bill Moring, presents a CD release celebration of “Spaces In Time”, the second recording by this stellar band. Way Out East features Jack Walrath (tmpt), Tim Armacost (sax), Steve Allee (piano), Bill Moring (b), Steve Johns (drums).

$10 suggested donation.




Friday, September 19, 7:00 p.m.
ART OPENING: Power Art: Political Art for Election '08
Reception for the opening of an exhibition featuring painters, illustrators, and cartoonists commenting on the political issues they consider most relevant to the upcoming presidential election. Reception includes a slide show and performance by illustrator/spoken word artist Mac McGill and his jazz band.

Free and open to the public.




Saturday, September 20, 8:00 p.m.
WORLD/JAZZ: Paradox Trio Plus Bojan Z
Klezmatics reedist, Matt Darriau, returns with his incredible Balkan music group that brought the house down two years ago, this time including Serbian/French pianist, Bojan Z.

$10 suggested donation.




Sunday, September 21, 7:00 p.m.
AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Randall Balmer
Professor Joe Chuman interviews Randall Balmer about his new book God in the White House: How Faith Shaped the Presidency from John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush (HarperOne, 2008).

Free and open to the public.




Saturday, September 27, 8:00 p.m.
WORLD: Mayumi & the African Blue Notes
Singer/composer/dancer and Ft. Lee resident, Mayumi Alima, is joined by the renowned African Blue Notes from Cameroon, Ivory Coast, and Senegal, for an evening of rousing African music and dance. Benefit concert for Mayumi's son who suffers from autism.

$10 suggested donation.
All door receipts go to Mayumi for the care of her son.