GIRLS SPEAK OUT When the United Nations paused to mark the 10th Annual International Day of the Girl, highachieving local students were on the scene.
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GROSSO TO PERFORM WITH B’WAY ICON EDER NOV. 6 Renovated BergenPAC stage to resound with powerful ʻHydeʼ tune
Gianna Grosso, a Performing Arts School at bergenPAC alumna, will join Broadway icon Linda Eder on stage to sing In His Eyes from “Jekyll and Hyde” at her Nov. 6 performance at bergenPAC in Englewood “As an alumnus of The Performing Arts School at bergenPAC, where I spent two summers performing in their productions of “Beauty and the Beast” (Belle) and “West Side Story” (Anita), I am very thankful to my mentors there who lovingly encouraged and led me to learn, grow, and push beyond my comfort zones as a performer through their teaching and expertise,” Grosso said. She added, “I am thrilled to be performing on the Bergen Performing Arts Center stage again, this time in the newly renovated theater, and am in disbelief that it will be by the side of Linda Eder.” Eder made her Broadway debut in the 1997 new musical “Jekyll & Hyde” and released dozens of albums and collaborations across styles, including “The Other Side of Me,” a country-pop blend of contemporary music; a duet cover of Roy Orbisonʼs “Crying” with Clay Aiken; and a unique twist on the classic “Baby,
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NOVEMBER 2022
CELEBRATING BLACK WOMEN Painting of mural launches in Englewood; youʼre invited
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A partial reveal of “The Black Women's Mural: Celebrating Black Suffragists and Black Women in Englewood.” The completed mural will be revealed on Nov. 14 at 3 p.m. in an outdoor ceremony at the Women’s Rights Information Center in Englewood. Photo credit: Northern New Jersey Community Foundation. HE New isade Ave. in downtown EngleNORTHERN Filming of a video, sponJersey Community Foun- wood. sored by the Womanʼs Club of (NNJCF) dationʼs The mural uses the design Englewood and the Teaneck ArtsBergen announces the input from Black women in the Englewood And Vicinity Club of launch of the painting of “The city and the larger community. the National Association of Black Womenʼs Mural: CeleUntil Nov. 11, the public Negro Business and Professional brating Black Suffragists and may watch artist Tatyana Fazlal- Womenʼs Clubs, Inc., will docuBlack Women in Englewood” on izadeh paint the mural. Hours are ment the project and mural the Womenʼs Rights Information Monday through Friday from 10 Centerʼs building, at 108 W. Pal- a.m. to 6 p.m. Continued on page 21
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HEADS UP
FOR DRIVEN, LUSTY DEER
Animalsʼfall rut presents motorists split-second hazards; safety tips from DEP and NJDOT
Drivers are reminded to be extra vigilant on roadways this fall as the mating season for white-tailed deer gets underway and daylight is limited during peak commuting hours, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) announced Oct. 25. Deer are more likely to suddenly enter roadways at this time of year, also known as the fall rut, as bucks pursue does, increasing the risk for drivers to stop suddenly or be involved in collisions. Deer activity is more likely to occur during early morning hours and around sunset, when visibility may be limited and more motorists are on their work commutes. “Deer are involved in thousands of collisions with motor vehicles in New Jersey every year, most of which occur during the fall mating season,” New
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The Flat Rock Brook Nature Center puts the “Great” in its Great Fall Festival.
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