IT’S ABeautiful Day

to a destination filled with sights, sounds and flavors

that will m

ake your senses come alive w

ith excitement.

This brochure offers you just a glimpse of Essex

County's fascinating

array of

attractions, w

hichappeal to visitors of all ages and tastes. Filled w

ithnationally

acclaimed

museum

s and

performance

centers, Essex is New

Jersey's mecca for arts and

culture.There are galleries and universities to awaken

your mind, sports venues to m

ake your heart race, andjazz clubs to m

ove your soul.H

istory buffs, naturelovers and savvy shoppers w

ill all find a place to calltheir ow

n.The red carpet is out in our 22 towns ~ from

our metropolitan hubs to the quaint local m

ain streets.It's alw

ays a beautiful day to Experience Essex.

Welcom

eto

EXPERIENCE

ESSEX

Co

un

ty of Essex

Hall o

f Reco

rds

465 Dr. M

artin Lu

ther K

ing

, Jr. Bo

ulevard

New

ark, NJ 07102

973-621-4400

JOSEPH

N. D

IVIN

CEN

ZO, JR

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ou

nty Execu

tive

Bo

ard o

f Ch

osen

Freeho

lders

Joh

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old

er Presiden

t

Patricia Sebo

ld Freeh

old

er Vice Presid

ent

Blo

nn

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atson

Freeho

lder-A

t-Large

Alb

ertus Jen

kins

Freeho

lder-A

t-Large

Samu

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nzalez Freeh

old

er District 1

D. B

ilal Beasley

Freeho

lder D

istrict 2

Caro

l Y. Clark Freeh

old

er District 3

Mu

riel M. Sh

ore

Freeho

lder D

istrict 4

Ralp

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. Cap

uto

Freeho

lder D

istrict 5

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of Essex C

ou

nty

973-621-4454

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LOZI R

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RV

EYExecu

tive Directo

r

Bo

ard o

f Trustees:

Mig

uel E. R

od

rigu

ez Ch

airman

Phillip

W. C

aprio

, Sr. Vice C

hairm

an

Janice D

. William

s Secretary/Treasurer

Joyce W

ilson

Harley, Esq

.

Raym

on

d M

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wn

, Esq.

Ch

arles J. Stewart, P.E.

Tricia An

n D

oln

ik

Floyd

Melvin

ww

w.e

ssexco

un

tyn

j.org

From

Co

un

ty Executive

Josep

h N

. DiV

incen

zo, Jr.

and

the Essex C

ou

nty B

oard

o

f Ch

osen

Freeho

lders

New

Jersey Ballet,Livin

gsto

n973-597-9600 ▼

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w.n

jballet.o

rg

The state’s leading ballet company, the N

ewJersey Ballet has excited dance lovers since1958 w

ith a combination of classical, contem

-porary, cutting-edge, and youth perform

ances.

New

Jersey Perform

ing

Arts C

enter,

New

ark800-g

o-n

jpac ▼

ww

w.n

jpac.o

rg

One of A

merica’s prem

ier performance

venues, NJPA

C show

cases the world’s finest

dance, theater, music, fam

ily and popular perform

ers.

New

Jersey Symp

ho

ny O

rchestra

800-ALLEG

RO

▼ w

ww

.njsym

ph

on

y.org

Based at NJPA

C, the N

ew Jersey Sym

phonyO

rchestra is a nationally recognized orchestraand cultural leader that plays a varied pro-gram

of classical and contemporary m

usicconcerts throughout the year.

New

Jersey Tap En

semb

le,Blo

om

field973-743-0600 ▼

ww

w.n

jte.org

This diverse company’s repertoire includes

development of new

tap works, concert

performances, com

munity outreach and

programs in arts education.

New

ark Symp

ho

ny H

all,New

ark973-643-4550▼

ww

w.n

ewarksym

ph

on

yhall.o

rg

A top theater since the days of vaudeville,

Symphony H

all remains a leading venue for

music and stage productions.

Paper M

ill Playho

use,M

illbu

rn973-376-4343 ▼

ww

w.p

aperm

ill.org

Designated the State Theatre of N

ew Jersey,

Paper Mill’s array of popular plays and m

usicalsattract m

ore than 450,000 patrons annually.

Yass Hako

shim

a Mo

vemen

t Theatre

and

the N

ew Jersey C

enter fo

r Mim

eM

on

tclair973-783-9845 ▼

ww

w.yassh

akosh

ima.co

m

An internationally acclaim

ed mim

e and move-

ment perform

er and leader of the only profes-sional m

ime training institute in N

ew Jersey.

Arts M

aplew

oo

d,M

aplew

oo

d973-378-2133 ▼

ww

w.artsm

aplew

oo

d.o

rg

Sponsors such offerings as the Maplew

ood Jazz W

eekend, kids concerts, an Underground

Concert Series, and com

edic performances

by the What Exit? Theater C

ompany.

Blo

om

field M

and

olin

Orch

estra,Blo

om

field973-748-0081▼

http

://nj.m

and

olin

s.ho

me.att.n

et

Presents a local schedule of classical and folk m

usic.

Dream

catcher R

eperto

ry Theater

Sou

th O

rang

e973-378-7754 x2228▼

ww

w.d

reamcatch

errep.o

rg

Performs contem

porary work that

awakens the view

er’s imagination.

Lun

a Stage,M

on

tclair 973-744-3309 ▼

ww

w.lu

nastag

e.org

Provides a broad spectrum of theatrical experi-

ences in an intimate off-off Broadw

ay setting.

New

ark Arts C

ou

ncil,N

ewark

973-643-1625 ▼ w

ww

.new

arkarts.org

The council is a great central clearinghouse forinform

ation on arts destinations and the latestevents in this boom

ing arts comm

unity.

Ro

se Ro

yce Gallery,M

on

tclair973-783-3876 ▼

ww

w.ro

seroyce.n

et

Rose Royce showcases a constantly changing

collection of paintings, sculpture, prints andphotography by em

erging artists.

Stud

io M

on

tclair,Mo

ntclair

973-744-1818 ▼ w

ww

.stud

iom

on

tclair.org

Hundreds of artists from

around the nationbring their w

ork to the public in Montclair

through the studio’s programs and exhibitions.

12 Miles W

est Theater C

om

pan

yB

loo

mfield

973-259-9187 ▼ w

ww

.12milesw

est.org

Presents original and lesser-known w

orks as well

as innovative interpretations of stage classics.

African

Glo

be Th

eater Co

mp

any,N

ewark

973-624-1584 ▼ w

ww

.africang

lob

e.com

New

Jersey’s only African A

merican-based

theater company presents a diverse array

of stage productions, spoken word events

and the Sankofa Dance C

ompany.

Aljira, A

Cen

ter for C

on

temp

orary A

rt N

ewark

973-622-1600 ▼ w

ww

.aljira.org

One of the state's leading visual arts organiza-

tions, Aljira's new

downtow

n gallery showcases

a wealth of bold art celebrating cultural diversity.

Ben

Geo

rgia Fin

e Art Stu

dio

& G

allery W

est Oran

ge

973-731-9652 ▼ w

ww

.ben

-geo

rgia-art.co

m

This 3,000-square-foot studio and gallery features an exciting selection of expressiveabstract and landscape paintings.

Brad

ford

Bro

wn

Gallery,East O

rang

e973-395-9200 ▼

ww

w.b

radfo

rdb

row

ng

allery.com

African A

merican culture is celebrated

with an extensive collection of art and

shows by top talent.

Forrest Sco

tt Gallery,M

illbu

rn973-376-5030 ▼

ww

w.fo

rrestscottg

allery.com

An extensive roster of artists w

orking in a w

ide variety of media is featured.

You

’ll find

creative, insp

iring

and

tho

ug

ht-p

rovo

k-

ing

wo

rks in Essex

Co

un

ty’s incred

ible

con

centratio

n o

f

art galleries an

d

exhib

ition

s. An

array

of styles, m

edia an

d

cultu

ral influ

ences

are fou

nd

in th

riving

artists’ colo

nies scat-

tered th

rou

gh

ou

t

the co

un

ty. You

will

also h

ave man

y

op

po

rtun

ities to

take part in

op

en

stud

io to

urs, g

allery

crawls, an

d classes.

It’s a B

eautiful day

forArt!

If you

can see it o

nstag

e, od

ds are yo

ucan

see it in Essex

Co

un

ty. Variety is

the b

uzzw

ord

here

as big

nam

es, wo

rldclass p

erform

ers and

tom

orro

w’s stars

shin

e in p

op

ular

theater, d

ance an

dm

usical p

rod

uctio

ns

for every taste.

It’s a B

eautiful day

forPerformances!

Montclair Museum; photo by Mike Peters

Montclair Museum; photo by Roy Groething

New Jersey Performing Arts Center/Balé Folclórico da Bahia; photo by Mariza Vianna

Paper Mill Playhouse; photo by Jerry Dalia

New Jersey Ballet; photo by Joseph Schembri

New

Jersey Symphony O

rchestra; courtesy N

J Symphony O

rchestra

Mime Yass Hakoshima; photo by Johan Elbers, courtesy Danmari Ltd.

FAIR

FIELD

WEST CA

LDW

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CALD

WELL N

OR

THCA

LDW

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CEDA

R G

RO

VE

IRV

ING

TON

NEW

AR

K

NU

TLEY

MO

NTCLA

IRV

ERO

NA

MILLB

UR

N

LIVIN

GSTO

N

RO

SELAN

D

BLOOMFIELD

EAST O

RA

NG

E

OR

AN

GE

SOU

TH O

RA

NG

E

MA

PLEWO

OD

WEST O

RA

NG

EB

ELLEVILLE

GLEN RIDGE

ESSEX FELLS

Millb

urn

-Sho

rt Hills

Histo

rical Society M

useu

m,Sh

ort H

ills973-564-9519

▼ w

ww

.msh

histso

c.org

The Short Hills rail station houses a m

useumchronicling M

illburn’s unique history, architecture and genealogy.

Mo

ntclair H

istorical So

ciety,Mo

ntclair

973-744-1796▼

ww

w.m

on

tclairhisto

rical.org

The society maintains a collection of 18th

and 19th century furniture, paintings, anddecorative arts at tw

o museum

s: Crane

House, a 1796 G

reek Revival home, and

Evergreens, a turn-of-the-century mansion

with a panoram

ic view of the M

anhattanskyline.

New

Jersey Histo

rical Society, N

ewark

973-596-8500▼

ww

w.jerseyh

istory.o

rg

The state’s oldest cultural institution offers collections, exhibits and program

sthat chronicle N

ew Jersey’s rich political,

social, cultural and economic history.

Old

Essex Co

un

ty Co

urth

ou

se,New

ark973-621-4400 ▼

ww

w.essexco

un

tynj.o

rg

This majestic 1906 exam

ple of grand civic architecture also features a statue of A

braham Lincoln by G

utzon Borglum,

creator of the Presidents monum

ent onM

ount Rushmore.

Tho

mas Ed

ison

N

ation

al Histo

ric Site, West O

rang

e973-736-0551

▼ w

ww

.np

s.go

v/edis

Scheduled to reopen in 2005 after a m

ajor renovation, visitors will experience

the prolific inventor’s home, lab and

factory complex w

here he perfected thephonograph, the m

ovie projector, and the fluoroscope –– and w

here the world's

first known m

ovie was shot.

Essex Co

un

ty Sou

th M

ou

ntain

Aren

aW

est Oran

ge

973-731-3828

Watch practice sessions for the three-tim

eStanley C

up champion N

ew Jersey D

evils, or strap on the skates for a spin around the ice at this recently refurbished facility.

Go

lf

In Essex County, you’ll find 18 lush courses,

including an array of well-regarded public

courses and impeccably m

anicured privateclubs.

Essex Co

un

tyPu

blic C

ou

rsesFran

cis Byrn

e Co

un

ty Go

lf Co

urse,W

est Oran

ge

973-736-2306

Hen

dricks Field

Co

un

ty Go

lf Clu

b,B

elleville

973-751-0178

Weeq

uah

ic Co

un

ty Go

lf Co

urse, N

ewark

973-923-1838

Oth

er Pub

lic Co

urses

Fernw

oo

d G

olf C

lub

,Ro

seland

973-226-3200

New

Jersey Jackals Baseb

allU

pp

er Mo

ntclair

973-746-7434 ▼ w

ww

.jackals.com

Four-time cham

pions since their start in 1998, the Jackals show

case a hard-hitting brand ofm

inor league baseball at Yogi Berra Stadiumon the cam

pus of Montclair State U

niversity.

New

ark Bears B

aseball,N

ewark

973-848-1000 ▼ w

ww

.new

arkbears.co

m

Rickey Henderson and Jose C

anseco are justtw

o of the former m

ajor leaguers who have

joined up-and-coming stars to bring big-league

excitement to N

ew Jersey’s largest city.

Pride B

ow

l,New

ark973-848-1000 ▼

ww

w.n

ewarkb

ears.com

Know

n as the “Little Arm

y-Navy G

ame,”

this annual clash between the sprint football

teams from

Am

erica’s service academies has

become a proud local tradition.

From

first base

to th

e fairway an

dp

oin

ts in b

etween

,sp

orts excitem

ent

isn’t far aw

ay inEssex. W

heth

eryo

u’re ch

eering

for

you

r team in

the

gran

dstan

d at th

eco

un

ty’s state-of-

the-art stad

ium

inN

ewark o

r creating

you

r ow

n sp

orts

mem

ories o

n th

elin

ks, you

r heart

will b

e racing

!

It’s a B

eautiful day

for

Sports!

ESSEXCOU

NTYTO

WN

S

History!

It’s a B

eautiful day

for

In a co

un

ty fo

un

ded

by Pu

ritansettlers in

1666,th

ere is a mu

ltitud

eo

f histo

ric sites that

tell the sto

ry of th

ep

erson

alities, places

and

events th

ath

ave shap

ed o

ur

rise from

a small

colo

nial o

utp

ost

to th

e state’s pre-

miere in

du

strial,co

mm

ercial and

finan

cial hu

b.

Rickey Henderson; courtesy Newark Bears

Golf at Essex County Weequahic Park; Essex County South Mountain Arena; photos by Glen Frieson

Pride Bowl; courtesy U

.S. Military A

cademy A

thletic Departm

ent

Lincoln statue at Old Essex County Courthouse; photo by Glen Frieson

Ballan

tine H

ou

se,New

ark973-596-6550 ▼

ww

w.n

ewarkm

useu

m.o

rg/

pag

es/collectio

ns/b

alhse.h

tm

Experience life in the opulent Victorian

era at the home of brew

ing magnate

John Holm

e Ballantine. This National

Historic Landm

ark is part of the N

ewark M

useum.

Cath

edral B

asilica of

the Sacred

Heart,N

ewark

973-484-4600 ▼

ww

w.cath

edralb

asilica.org

Designated a m

inor basilica by Pope JohnPaul II during his historic 1995 visit, thisspectacular m

asterpiece of French Gothic

architecture is a National H

istoric Site.

Gro

ver Clevelan

d B

irthp

lace State H

istoric Site, C

aldw

ell973-226-0001▼

ww

w.w

estessexgu

ide.co

m/g

cb

The site features the nation’s most

complete collection of artifacts from

the life of the only m

an to serve non-consecutive term

s as President of the U

nited States.

Above, left to right

Grover C

leveland; Library ofC

ongress, Prints and Photographs D

ivision, LC

-USZ62-89792

Grover C

leveland Birthplace, Library of C

ongress, Prints and Photographs D

ivision, LC

-G613-76699

Thomas Edison; Library

of Congress, Prints and

Photographs Division,

LC-U

SZ62-67859

Yog

i Berra M

useu

m &

Learnin

g C

enter

Up

per M

on

tclair973-655-2378 ▼

ww

w.yo

gib

erramu

seum

.com

Exhibits and mem

orabilia showcase the career

of baseball hall of famer and m

aster of the m

alaprop Yogi Berra. The center also sponsorsnum

erous programs exploring sports in A

merica.

Essex Co

un

ty Park System,C

ou

ntyw

ide

973-268-3500 ▼ w

ww

.essexcou

ntyn

j.org

The first county park system in A

merica,

Essex offers more than 6,000 acres of parkland,

reservations and golf courses. Take in magnifi-

cent vistas and waterfalls at South M

ountainReservation... scope out m

igrating birds at West

Essex Park… revel in the vibrant colors of the

nation’s largest Cherry Blossom

Festival at BranchBrook Park. The possibilities are endless!

Essex Co

un

ty Enviro

nm

ental C

enter

Ro

seland

, 973-268-3500 x270▼

ww

w.essexco

un

tynj.o

rg

A new

, 8,900-square-foot environmental

center, scheduled for completion in 2005, w

illbring the w

onders of nature alive for childrenand fam

ilies through innovative programm

ing.

Essex Co

un

ty Turtle B

ack Zoo

,West O

rang

e973-731-5800 ▼

ww

w.essexco

un

tynj.o

rg

A G

reat Plains exhibit, bobcats, cougars, baldeagles and w

olves are among the diverse species

found at the county zoo, which recently under-

went a m

ultimillion dollar upgrade. A

brand newblack bear exhibit is scheduled to open in 2005.

With

sup

erior air, sea, rail an

d h

igh

way

transp

ortatio

n system

s, close p

roxim

ity toa m

ega-m

arket of m

ore th

an 21 m

illion

peo

ple an

d a w

ell-develo

ped

labo

r force

gen

erated b

y ten co

lleges an

d u

niversities,

Essex Co

un

ty offers u

niq

ue o

pp

ortu

nities

for b

usin

ess to b

oo

m.

Help

ing

bu

sinesses o

fevery size tap

the p

oten

-tial th

is market o

ffers is th

e missio

n o

f the

Econ

om

ic Develo

pm

ent

Co

rpo

ration

of Essex C

ou

nty. Th

e EDC

fo

sters bu

siness g

row

th an

d jo

b creatio

n

in a w

ide variety o

f ways, in

clud

ing

finan

c-in

g p

rog

rams, b

usin

ess services, locatio

nassistan

ce, tou

rism an

d trad

e pro

mo

tion

and

com

mu

nity d

evelop

men

t initiatives.

Hig

h fash

ion

, hid

den

treasures an

d

barg

ains are all h

ere for th

e savvy sh

op

per. Exp

lore lively d

ow

nto

wn

s inM

on

tclair, Millb

urn

, and

Map

lewo

od

,w

here an

tiqu

es and

stylish b

ou

tiqu

es areth

e rage. Fin

d h

ot n

ew fash

ion

s in u

rban

centers like N

ewark. O

r settle in fo

r ad

ay at The M

all at Sho

rt Hills, co

nsid

eredo

ne o

f Am

erica's mo

st up

scale sho

pp

ing

centers. Th

ere's also Livin

gsto

n M

all, featu

ring

majo

r retailers and

mo

re th

an 100 sp

ecialty stores.

Wh

en it co

mes to

d

inin

g, Essex C

ou

nty

offers an

almo

st end

lessm

enu

. New

ark’s famed

Iron

bo

un

d sectio

n, w

ithd

ozen

s of restau

rants

serving

Iberian

and

Brazilian

fare, is just o

ne o

ptio

n fo

r in

ternatio

nal cu

isine, w

hich

you

’ll find

in

abu

nd

ance co

un

tywid

e. Head

to o

ne

of o

ur d

ow

nto

wn

s for a tren

dy b

istro,

or d

ress up

for a n

igh

t on

the to

wn

at an

elegan

t, fou

r-star eatery.

Jersey Explo

rer Ch

ildren

’s M

useu

m,East O

rang

e973-673-6900

Children of all ages enjoy a creative

environment w

here they learn through experience and dynam

ic presentations.

Mo

ntclair A

rt Mu

seum

,Mo

ntclair

973-746-5555 ▼

ww

w.m

on

tclair-art.org

An extensive perm

anent collection of A

merican and N

ative Am

erican art is com

plemented by exhibitions and

special events featuring leading artists.

New

ark Mu

seum

,New

ark973-596-6550 ▼

ww

w.n

ewarkm

useu

m.o

rg

Hom

e to more than 80 eclectic galleries

that include North A

merica’s m

ost extensiveTibetan collection, an interactive natural history exhibit, planetarium

and mini-zoo

with m

ore than 100 animals.

They’re n

ot

you

r gran

dfath

er’sm

useu

ms! V

isits toEssex C

ou

nty’s

mu

seum

s are han

ds-

on

experien

ces with

amp

le op

po

rtun

ityfo

r the en

tire family

to learn

mo

re abo

ut

sub

jects rang

ing

from

fossils an

dp

harao

hs to

scu

lptu

re and

sto

len b

ases!

It’s a B

eautiful day

for

Museums!

The b

ustle o

f ou

rg

reat metro

po

litanarea g

ives way to

nu

mero

us, tran

qu

ilretreats w

here yo

ucan

tou

ch n

ature,

ho

wl w

ith w

olves,

and

inh

ale the fra-

gran

ce of sp

ring

blo

om

s.

It’s a B

eautiful day

for

Na

ture!

It’s a B

eautiful day

for

Shopp

ing &

Dining!

Wh

at do

Mikh

ail Barysh

niko

v and

Pu

litzer Prize-win

ner D

avid M

cCu

llou

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Photo by Glen Frieson

Photo by Glen Frieson

Rutgers-New

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courtesy Rutgers-New

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Cherry Blossoms at Essex County Branch Brook Park

Yogi Berra Museum; photo by Mike Peters

Tibetan Buddhist altar; courtesy The Newark Museum

Essex County Turtle Back Zoo