Morris Music Men to Present “Downtown” at Drew University

AREA - The Morris Music Men are bringing their award-winning a capella sound to the stage this spring for “Downtown”, a program which captures the spirit of the city from Broadway to Hollywood and in between. Nate Barrett continues to thrill audiences with this tour from bustling city life “Downtown”, to doowop

“Up On The Roof”, from the Copacabana to the quiet awe of “What a Wonderful World”, and much more.

The show will be held on Sunday, April 16 at 3:00 PM in The Concert Hall in the Dorothy Young Center for the Arts, located on the campus of Drew University, 36 Madison Ave., Madison, New Jersey,

07940. Tickets are $20.00 and can be purchased in advance by phone, online or by mail. To order tickets, call 877-8088697, Ext. 2, or visit the website, www.MorrisMusicMen. org . To order by mail, send a check payable to “The Morris Music Men” along with a self-addressed, stamped en- velope to: The Morris Music Men, PO Box 138, Morristown, NJ 07963

Preschool Advantage Now Accepting Applications from Local Families Needing Preschool Tuition Assistance

AREA - Preschool is critical to a child’s success in school and in life, but the high cost of tuition prevents many families from enrolling their children. Preschool Advantage funds tuition for three- and fouryear-olds at 27 high-quality preschools across Morris and Somerset counties, including Children on the Green, The Nursery School of the Presbyterian Church, The Frances & Herbert Brody Preschool of Temple B’Nai Or in Morristown, and Joyful Noise Pre- school and Day Care Center and Morris Plains Cooperative Play School in Morris Plains. Families earning up to $80,000 or more depending on family size, may now apply to Preschool Advantage for funding for the school year beginning in September 2023.

Three-year olds will be offered half-day preschool funding.

Full-day funding is available for a limited number of fouryear-olds on a first come, first served basis. Children must be 3-or 4-years old by October 1,

2023 to be considered for the program. The application deadline is March 1, 2023.

In 2022, 100 local children received assistance from Preschool Advantage. The Organization has provided over 1,200 families with financial assistance for high-quality preschool education since 1995. For the 2023 application and the list of participating preschools, visit www.preschooladvantage.org, call 973-532-2501 or come to the office at 25 Lindsley Drive, Suite 307, Morristown.

How Did Easter Get Its Name?

Christians and even many non-Christians likely know that Easter is the Christian celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Less widely known may be the origins of the name of this significant holiday. Historians are not certain about the precise origins of the name “Easter.” Some believe the name can be traced to the English monk Bede, often referred to as “St. Bede the

Venerable” or “The Venerable Bede.” According to History. com, in his most famous work, Ecclesiastical History of the English People, Bede asserts that the English word “Easter” can be traced to “Eostre” or “Eostrae,” which is the pagan Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring. Many historians past and present echo this sentiment and believe Eostre is the namesake of Easter. However, others believe “Easter” comes from the Latin phrase “in albis,” which is plural for “alba” (dawn). That phrase became “eostarum” in Old High German, a language that historians have connected to Old English. Though which camp is correct may never be resolved, there’s no denying that the word “Easter” represents the same spirit of rebirth that Christians celebrate each spring.