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The Weekend Ahead: Art in the Park, the Glen Rock Street Fair and ProgStock
Art in the Park fills Van Saun County Park in Paramus, Glen Rock throws a street fair, ProgStock rocks Rutherford, and Bergen's libraries host music, history and heritage celebrations all weekend.
Good morning, Bergen County. Fall is in full swing this weekend. Bergen County's Art in the Park brings more than 100 artists and live music to Van Saun County Park on Saturday, Glen Rock closes its downtown streets for a street fair on Sunday, and ProgStock fills the Williams Center in Rutherford with progressive rock all weekend. The libraries have a strong lineup too: a Filipino Heritage Month celebration in Bergenfield, judges on the history of the county courthouse in Oakland, an evening piano program in Englewood and an Andean and Dominican music night in Garfield.
Friday
- The Guggenheim in cartoons, Teaneck. The Friends Friday talk looks at how cartoonists and illustrators have drawn the Guggenheim Museum since critics panned it in 1959. 10 a.m., Teaneck Public Library auditorium. Details
- Noches de Tradiciones, Garfield. An after-hours night at the Garfield Public Library with Andean folk musician Pepe Santana of Grupo INKHAY, a 2026 New Jersey Heritage Fellow, plus a traditional Dominican dance group and light refreshments. 6 to 8 p.m. Details
- David Arquette and Scream at 30, Englewood. Arquette hosts a 30th-anniversary screening of Scream at the Bergen Performing Arts Center. 7 p.m. bergenPAC
Saturday
- Art in the Park, Paramus. The county's annual outdoor art show returns to Van Saun County Park with more than 100 visual artists working in painting, sculpture, photography and mixed media, plus a live set from the jazz-bluegrass band Particle Theory. Free, all ages, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Details
- Demarest author talk. Demarest resident John D. Lowe discusses his novel Hamilton's Lady Banker, about Madame Jumel and her descendants. 11 a.m., Demarest Public Library; registration requested. Details
- Portraits in oil, Haworth. Opening reception for painter Amy Dudash's portrait exhibition, on view through Nov. 16. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Haworth Municipal Library. Details
- Rutherford Health Fair. Rutherford's first health fair, sponsored by the borough Health Department, with local health and wellness organizations in the library courtyard and auditorium. Noon to 3 p.m. Details
- Oradell Fall Festival. The fall festival at Memorial Field runs 1 to 6 p.m. Details
- Soccer watch party, Hackensack. The Johnson Public Library shows the U.S. Women's National Team against Spain on the big screen, with the courtyard and front lawn open too. 2 to 5 p.m. Details
- "After Ground Zero," Fort Lee. Journalist and author Mike Kelly talks about his new book on everyday Americans and the lasting effects of 9/11. 2 p.m., Fort Lee Free Public Library. Details
- Instrument petting zoo, Fair Lawn. Students from the Bergen Academy of Music & Arts perform, then kids can try the instruments. 2:30 p.m., Maurice M. Pine Public Library, no registration. Details
- Eaglemania, Englewood. The Eagles tribute band plays the Bergen Performing Arts Center. 8 p.m. bergenPAC
Sunday
- Glen Rock Street Fair. Vendors, food and music fill downtown Glen Rock starting at 11 a.m. Free. Details
- History of the Bergen County Courthouse, Oakland. Judges Gregg A. Padovano and Menelaos W. Toskos give a virtual tour of the courthouse's history and its cases. 2 p.m., Oakland Public Library; free, RSVP requested. Details
- Filipino Heritage Month, Bergenfield. Traditional performances, line dancing and the Fil-Am Singing Stars competition for kids and adults at Conlon Hall. Open to everyone; bring a traditional dish to share if you like. 2 to 4 p.m. Details
- Garden State Home Grown, Bogota. Gerard and Diane Barros perform a free tribute to New Jersey musicians in the Senior Center, presented by the Friends of the Bogota Public Library. 3 p.m. Details
- Meet the artist, Fair Lawn. Opening reception for artist Julia Guzzio in the Maurice M. Pine Public Library gallery. 3 to 4:30 p.m. Details
- Carolyn Enger: American Ethos, Englewood. The pianist returns to the Englewood Public Library with music from her album celebrating America's 250th and composers of many backgrounds. 7 p.m.; registration requested. Details
All weekend
- ProgStock, Rutherford. The international progressive rock festival takes over the Rivoli Theater at the Williams Center, with Spock's Beard, Nektar, Crack the Sky and Eddie Jobson's U.K. Revisited among this year's artists. Schedule and tickets
- Pantophobia, Mahwah. A haunted walking trail and hayride with live actors at 600 Darlington Ave., Fridays and Saturdays and some Sundays through Oct. 31. All ages; parental discretion advised. Details
Around the county
- Ridgewood's recycling center is open again after a closure for roadwork. TAPinto
- Sprouts Farmers Market is planning an Edgewater store in a former HomeGoods space, according to a report this week. No opening date yet. Hoodline
- Game-day traffic. The Jets host the Browns at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Sunday at 1 p.m., so expect heavy traffic around the Meadowlands. MetLife Stadium
- Several popular library programs are already full, including Rutherford's pumpkin painting, the Diwali celebration in Paramus and the family campfire at Teaneck Creek Conservancy. More is on the Bergen County events calendar.