Attend a jazz brunch featuring Antoinette Montague

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The women of the North Jersey Unit of The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs will present a “Fabulous Jazz Brunch,” on Sunday, Oct. 23, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Essex House, 523 Northfield Ave. in West Orange. The brunch will feature exciting jazz and blues singer and Newark native, Antoinette Montague. This event is a fundraiser to benefit the organization’s community service and scholarship initiatives.

A dynamic vocalist, Montague brings down the house each and every time she performs her repertoire of swing, blues, bebop and storytelling with explosive excitement and entertainment. Along with great musicians that she hand-selects, Montague delivers the fire, passion and energy needed to fuel a Sunday afternoon of excellence in the arts.

The North Jersey Unit of NANBPWC was chartered in 1940 and National NANBPWC was founded in 1935. The organization was established to promote the interests of black business and professional women, as well as enriching and strengthening the community through endeavors in the areas of health, education and economic development. The legacy of NANBPWC is that black women can work together, be successful and maintain long-lasting and productive relationships through community-enhancing projects and events.

Tickets for this event are charged. Odessa James of Rahway is president of North Jersey NANBPWC, and Gertrude Edwards of West Orange is chairwoman of the brunch. For tickets and more information, contact Shirley Williams of West Orange at Shirley.Williams59@verizon.net.

Visit the NANBPWC National website at http://www.nanbpwc.org for more information about the organization and its activities.