Montclair
Bowery Presents Makes Its Way Into New Jersey
The concert promotion powerhouse Bowery Presents, owners of the Bowery Ballroom and the Mercury Lounge, as well as the more recently opened Music Hall of Williamsburg and Terminal 5, is beginning a new venture across the Hudson River. Starting this fall, the historic Wellmont Theater in Montclair, N.J.—an artsy town that's home to lots of actors and journalists (and Stephen Colbert)—will reopen under a newly formed independent concert promotion company called Montclair Entertainment, which includes several principals from Bowery Presents, The Star Ledger reports. read more »
Montclair Commuters Face Obama Supporters
From New Jersey reader Henry Seltzer:
6:30 -- Amid the dense morning fog, went to the polls in Montclair, NJ. Four poll workers were prepared for the day. Only one other voter – a middle-aged white male who took his time casting his vote – was there.
Obama signs and supporters were canvassing the train station and received good responses from commuters.
