Isabel Allende. In the Midst of Winter: A Novel. New York: Atria Books, 2017. As reviewed by Ted Odenwald Isabel Allende’s novel has the makings of a mystery: a young woman’s frozen body is discovered in the trunk of a car driven by an illegal, unlicensed alien, who is working […]
OAKLAND – Back to Yesterday By Bradford Boone Memories of Oakland may be slightly shaded these days. What remains, however, are a multitude of impressions treasured by a young man who lived through the depression era in a quaint, bucolic village cradled in the Ramapo Valley. Yet, the roads, grasslands, […]
The Golden Age of American Costume Jewelry circa 1925 – 1960 with Art Historian Marilyn Fish will be presented on Monday March 26 at 7:00 PM at the Oakland Library. Mom’s box of ‘Hopelessly outdated costume jewelry” could now quality as a treasure trove of high-priced vintage collectibles. Learn about […]
AFTER HOURS at the OAKLAND LIBRARY and the New Jersey Theater Alliance Stages Festival Team Up New Jersey Theatre Alliance’s Stages Festival presents East Lynn Theater Company’s production of “Sherlock Holmes’ Adventure of the Speckled Band” at the Oakland Public Library located at 2 Municipal Plaza, Oakland, on Friday, March […]
Joe Biden. Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose. New York: Flatiron Books, 2017. As reviewed by Ted Odenwald Former vice-presidents have been known to complain about being swallowed by an empty job, a basic sinecure. Joe Biden, President Obama’s VP for two terms, had no such […]
February Special Events at the Oakland Public Library (Children’s Dept.) Original Library Building to Open with Exhibit “The Highlands of New Jersey- an Iron Age in Small Scale” an exhibit of Dan Yandrasevich’s historic models photographed by Nancy De Vries will open the original building on Thursday, February 1st. A […]
