b"Whats New REVIEWC A L EO 20 VL EN2 2TSConcepts Dance Academy Debbie and Duane Rembert50 South Orange Avenue, 2nd fl.South Orange973-762-7709theconceptsdanceacademy.comDebbie Rembert started dancing at theFallMariaPriadkaSchoolofDancewhen she was 4 years old. It's where her love of dance was nurtured, leading her to eventually run Concepts in Cho-reography, a preprofessional dance company for youth, at Priadka'sGreenwood Gardensschool. After 47 years, Priadka asked Debbie and her husband, Duane,Oct 1110AM Rookwood in the Garden if they would like to buy the school, and in August 2020 they launched Concepts Dance Academy.Oct 138AM Bird Walk with Dave Hall, NJ AudubonThe school now marries both a studio program for recreational danc- Naturalisting (ages 2 - adult) with a preprofessional company that trains dancersOct 204PM The Gates of Greenwood: Lecture and (ages 7-plus) in a more rigorous fashion. The school shares facultyTour Gates of Greenwoodwith the Alvin Ailey School, American Ballet Theatre School, DanceOct 2211AM Autumn FestTheatre Harlem and Ballet Hispnico. Each month it has a masterOct 2810AM Experience Qigong in the Gardenclass open to the public, featuring a celebrity guest teacher.Nov 510AM Closing DayWhats New Review showcases new businesses in Maplewood and South Orange.For details, please contact info@mattersmagazine.com. DETAILS Greenwood Gardens, 274 Old Short Hills Road, Short Hills, 973-258-4026; greenwoodgardens.orgAutumn FestMaplewood Village AllianceOct 9 11AM5PM Maplewood Art Walk & Music Festival, fine arts show, music, childrens art activities, dance performance, fun for everyoneDETAILS Maplewood Village, 973-762-4556; maplewoodvillagenj.comSouth Orange Performing Arts Center Oct 8 8PM Chris Smither & Tim OBrien with Jan FabriciusOct 267:30PM Bla Fleck & Abigail WashburnNov 3 7:30PM An Evening with Jim MessinaNov 56PMSOPAC GalaNov 97:30PM Darlingside with opening artist CaitlinBla Fleck & Abigail Canty WashburnNov 10 7:30PM Paula Cole & Sophie B. Hawkins Nov 11 8PM Valerie Simpson & Friends Nov 17 7:30PM An Evening with Josh RitterNov 20 1PM BubbleMania! Comedy with a Drip! Nov 207PM Off the Rails: Tami EvansDETAILS One SOPAC Way, South Orange; SOPACnow.orgValerie Simpsoncont'd on p. 5212/ matters magazine / fall 2022"