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Waste Not, Want Not: Collage Artists and Collage Workshop 

Join professional painter Anna Berlin to learn about the varied artists of the 20th century who helped make collage a fixed idea of modern art and exp ...  View More

210445

Instructor : Anna Berlin 

Tuition: $67.00

Schedule : Weekly - Mon 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM; 3 sessions; starting 2/2/2026, ending 2/23/2026 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 2/16/2026)

Location : Montclair, MPL - Bellevue Branch Location : 
  Montclair, MPL - Bellevue Branch.

Materials Cost: $14.00

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Narrativizing a Moment: A Guided Writing Workshop NEW 

Through a series of guided writing prompts, you will be encouraged to write your experiences and learn storytelling techniques that will aid in your a ...  View More

200172

Instructor : Jafreen Uddin 

Tuition: $20.00

Schedule : Weekly - Sat 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM; starting 2/14/2026, ending 2/14/2026

Location : Montclair, MPL - Main Location : 
  Montclair, MPL - Main.

Materials Cost: $0.00

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The American Renaissance: Thoreau, Melville, Douglass, Whitman and Dickinson NEW 

Henry David Thoreau. Herman Melville. Frederick Douglass. Walt Whitman. Emily Dickinson. What did these giants of American literature think about ...  View More

150034

Instructor : Steve Golin 

Tuition: $20.00

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM; starting 2/17/2026, ending 2/17/2026

Location : Montclair, MPL - Main Location : 
  Montclair, MPL - Main.

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Lunar New Year Dessert Mochi Workshop NEW 

Chinese dessert mochi, or tang yuan, are historically served during the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the Lunar New Year. This classic sweet has v ...  View More

150037

Instructor : Dumpling Diplomacy 

Tuition: $45.00

Schedule : Weekly - Sat 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM; starting 2/21/2026, ending 2/21/2026

Location : Montclair, MPL - Main Location : 
  Montclair, MPL - Main.

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The Noodle Road: From Asia to Europe to America - Talk and Tasting NEW 

The event highlights an engaging food experience that explores how noodles have traveled across continents and connected cultures throughout history. ...  View More

1100051

Instructor : Jong Min Lee 

Tuition: $30.00

Schedule : Weekly - Mon 6:15 PM - 7:45 PM; starting 2/23/2026, ending 2/23/2026

Location : Montclair, MPL - Main Location : 
  Montclair, MPL - Main.

Materials Cost: $5.00

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Unsung Black Artists of the Antebellum Era NEW 

Despite the trauma of enslavement, racism and segregation African American artists had their own forms of art. Join Onnie Strother to explore how Blac ...  View More

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Instructor : Onnie Strother 

Tuition: $0.00

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 6:15 PM - 7:45 PM; starting 2/24/2026, ending 2/24/2026

Location : Montclair, MPL - Main Location : 
  Montclair, MPL - Main.

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The End of Power Transitions Among World Leaders NEW 

For the first time in centuries, rising powers are not replacing stagnant empires. Instead, productivity is slowing, populations are shrinking and mil ...  View More

440518

Instructor : Pierre Fabian 

Tuition: $20.00

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM; starting 2/25/2026, ending 2/25/2026

Location : Montclair, MPL - Bellevue Branch Location : 
  Montclair, MPL - Bellevue Branch.

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Famous Pharaohs: Egypt’s Legendary Leaders and Their Monuments NEW 

Explore the lives of Egypt's most famous pharaohs and see the temples, tombs, and monuments that preserve their legacy today. Meet Tutankhamun, Ramses ...  View More

440511

Instructor : Jenny Montasir 

Tuition: $25.00

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM; starting 3/10/2026, ending 3/10/2026

Location : Montclair, MPL - Main Location : 
  Montclair, MPL - Main.

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Author Chat - "Give Her Credit " - With Grace WIlliams - NEW 

Did you know that women in the mid-1970s still could not get a credit card, a mortgage or a business loan without a male co-signer? Have you ever wond ...  View More

150036

Instructor : Eleanor Galt-Lin, CFP® 

Tuition: $0.00

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 6:15 PM - 7:45 PM; starting 3/12/2026, ending 3/12/2026

Location : Montclair, MPL - Main Location : 
  Montclair, MPL - Main.

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Women Impressionist Painters: Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot NEW - Online 

Despite their relative obscurity, many women painters reached impressive heights of creative achievement and professional success in the 19th to early ...  View More

440513

Instructor : Janet Mandel 

Tuition: $25.00

Schedule : Weekly - Mon 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM; starting 3/23/2026, ending 3/23/2026

Location : Montclair, Online Classes Location : 
  Montclair, Online Classes.

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A History of the Cherry Trees of Branch Brook Park 

Get ready for Branch Brook Park's gorgeous display of 5,000 cherry trees in full blossom across the color spectrum! Find out about their origins in 19 ...  View More

440509

Instructor : Maressa McFarlane 

Tuition: $0.00

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM; starting 3/24/2026, ending 3/24/2026

Location : Montclair, MPL - Main Location : 
  Montclair, MPL - Main.

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Frank Lloyd Wright: Is Less Really More? NEW 

One of America's most celebrated and influential architects, Frank Lloyd Wright got involved in the post-war effort to standardize housing and make it ...  View More

440510

Instructor : Laszlo Kiss 

Tuition: $20.00

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 6:15 PM - 7:45 PM; starting 3/26/2026, ending 3/26/2026

Location : Montclair, MPL - Main Location : 
  Montclair, MPL - Main.

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