Brief News
“Improbable Valentine” – Apple TV+ Films In Hoboken
The Apple TV+ series “Improbable Valentine,” based on the book “The Changeling,” began filming this month, and despite the rain, it was on location in Hoboken this Wednesday, May 4.
The series, starring LaKeith Stanfield, has been described as a “parenting fable” about a mother and father who search for the son who was taken from them. The state’s Motion Picture and Television Commission said the show will be filming in Newark, Paterson, and Hoboken through September. Another site says it will also film in Jersey City, Ontario, and New York City. The production company is based in Secaucus.
A description for the show reads, “Set in a New York City no one knew existed, the drama focuses on the death-defying odyssey of Apollo Kagwa and Emma Valentine as they look to find out what happened to the son who was removed from them. On their voyage, they will travel through enchanted isles and haunted woodlands, meet glowing witches, demon giants and racist cops.”
Elizabeth, N.J – Best Community for Music Education
Elizabeth Public Schools recently joined 738 districts and 80 schools across 44 states to be honored with the Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) designation from the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education.
The BCME designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students. Districts that have been recognized by the NAMM Foundation are often held up as models for other educators looking to boost their own music education programs. The Elizabeth Public Schools music community, under the guidance of Supervisor of Visual and Performing Arts Tracy C. Monteiro, has now received the BCME distinction for the third year in a row and the sixth time in the past seven years. Elizabeth answered detailed questions about funding, graduation requirements, music class participation, instruction time, facilities, support for the music program, and community music-making programs to qualify for the Best Communities designation.
Responses were verified with school officials and reviewed by The Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas who, in conjunction with The NAMM Foundation, created a new way for districts and schools to address the inroads and setbacks impacted by the pandemic, as well as goals for equity and access to music education for all students and national standards for music education in a short, qualitative survey.
Portuguese Heritage Day – June 4
Portuguese Heritage Day returns on June 4 at Dunkin Donuts Park in the city of Hartford, CT, taking place during the match between the Hartford Yard Goats and the Reading Fighting Phils.
The event will start at 6 pm but the stadium doors open at 4:30 pm. Buy your ticket now by going to HartfordPortugueseClub.com before May 20.
A portion of the profits will revert to the Hartford Portuguese Club.
After the game, there will be a fireworks display.
