b'cares about every single person he works with and he was always so kind.Like so many Maplewood residents, both McGlynn and her husband, Mark Reilly, a UX designer, were both working from home throughout the pandemic. (Mark) has a masters in medieval history and he has a degree in film. Hes one of these lifelong learnershe also has a Ph.D. in media and communications,she says. Hes just a thoughtful philosopher and historian. Hes awesome and you would love him. The couple have two children: 9-year-old Roxy and 6-year-old Frankie, who currently attend school at Our Lady of Sorrows in South Orange.l feel like Maplewood isnt pressure-free, but there is that camaraderie here where you can feel comfortable in a bubble and know that people around you are working in your industry, understand what youre doing, and care about your intellectual pursuits, says McGlynn. Its nice to have neighbors who I lovewhich is a big part of everything.McGlynn is already deep into research on sev-eral new projects. And one of her latestCitizen Asheis slated to be released in 2022. The docu-mentary will focus on Wimbledon tennis cham-pion and civil rights activist Arthur Ashe. But for The beginning of the documentary features 19-year-old Stevie Wonder playing thethose of you looking to sink your teeth into your drums. neighbors work sooner than that, you wont have mense talent. Wonders performance isMcGlynn of working with Questlove.to search too hard to find a Lizzy McGlynn project.followed by other music giants of soul,He lives, breathes, and is immersed inSummer of Soul, is currently streaming on Hulu. blues, gospel, and jazz. the music. Thats where he shines, and Questloveisamusicsavant.Hethats what this film is, and thats whyDonny Levit is a writer, Maplewood resident and the One of McGlynn\'s latest sits there and he just watches the foot- hes so interesting. Everything that youauthor of "Rock n Roll Lies, 10 Stories." Hear him DJresearch projects is Citi-age, and he comes in one day, and Isee in the media [about Questlove] andhis indie rock show "Under the Influence" and his jazzzen Ashe, a documentary thinkhestheonewiththeideatothe way you feel about him, and howshow "Kind of Pool" on Bone Pool Radio. Follow himabout Wimbledon tennis champion and civil rights open with Stevie playing drums, sayshe feels about the worldits there. Heat @undertheinfluenceradio and @kindofpoolradio. activist Arthur Ashe.Brave.BrillianT.BeginningS.Shapes become letters.Goodbyes become smiles.Teachers become partners.Doubt becomes discovery.The preSchool aTwww.kentplace.org/admissionfeature story /41'