The Cedar Lane Management Group’s Annual Family Festival will be held on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2024 on Cedar Lane from American Legion to Elm Street in Teaneck, New Jersey from 11AM-6PM.
Eight veterans and community leaders will be honored including Ret. Sgt. Scott Pleasants of the United States Air Force. Elizabeth Davis, founder of Bright Side Family, which provides affordable housing and support services to older adults, will receive the Hon. Lizette Parker Memorial Award for Civic Achievement. Ms. Parker was a former mayor of Teaneck. The presentations will begin at 12:30PM following the service at the Municipal Green.
Over 100 exhibitors, including 40 stores, will have booths on Cedar Lane and will be offering their wares at reduced prices. There will be an ethnic food fair including brisket, sausage, Japanese and Chinese foods and desserts by Butterflake and Mortgage Apple Cakes.
There will be numerous activities for children, highlighted by the annual Blueberry Pie Eating Contest for children between the ages of eight and thirteen. Cash prizes will be given to the winners in each category – Best Eater and Dirtiest Face. Face painting booths, sand art and ten bounce rides will be located on Garrison at Cedar Lane plus a train that goes around the festival. In addition, there will be several water games provided by Drown the Clown.
There will be continuous entertainment throughout the day beginning with Theresa Sareo who will sing several original songs in honor of the many veterans who will attend.
The schedule is as follows:
1:30-2:00PM Blueberry Pie Eating Contest`
2:00-2:30 PM Performance by the Teaneck Community Chorus
2:30-3:15PM Cabaret performer Shana Farr
3:30-4:15PM Jessa Salerno Trio
4:30-5:15PM Linda Miller (formerly of the Marvelletes) and Friends
5:30-6:00PM Victoria Casella & Clifton Lewis will perform Broadway show tunes
The award winners are as follows:
Scott Pleasants, Retired Sergeant U.S. Air Force
Elizabeth Davis, Founder Bright Side Family
Thomas Rowe, Retiring Township Deputy Mayor
Andrew McGurr, Chief Teaneck Police Department
Henry Liao, Deacon, Grace Community Chapel
Alene Brodsky-Bloom, Owner Carly’z Craze
Henry Rodriguez, Former President Teaneck Board of Education
Gianni Russo, Actor, Singer, Raconteur
Bryan Wiecenski, Lt. Teaneck Fire Department
John Fields, Department of Public Works