Directions

Village School  Waldwick Amphitheatre  Hudson City Savings Bank  July 4th Parades  Crestwood Park, Allendale

Rehearsals, The Cupola  Closter  River Vale  Ridgefield Park  Beachwood Park, Hillsdale

New Waldwick Location

The Village School School
100 West Prospect Street, off Wyckoff Avenue and across from the Waldwick Amphitheatre
Lots of free parking, theater-style seats in a real auditorium.
From the south on Route 17: Hollywood Avenue exit; left turn back over Route 17. Through the light,then to the top of the hill (flashing light). Turn right onto Franklin Turnpike. Left at the next light, onto Wyckoff Avenue. Right on Hopper Avenue. There is an entrance to the school (long ramp) on the right. There's also an entrance on West Prospect.

From the north on Route 17: Waldwick/Ho-Ho-Kus exit (Sherman Ave./Prospect Street) onto Prospect Street. At next light, turn left onto Franklin Turnpike, then a block later, at the next light, right onto Wyckoff Avenue. Then follow the directions above.

From Ridgewood: Maple Avenue north into downtown Ho-Ho-Kus, where it becomes (more or less) Franklin Turnpike. Go past the Hermitage to Wyckoff Avenue (traffic light). Turn left. (Turn right and you will destroy a hardware store.) At the second light, turn right onto Hopper Avenue. There is an entrance to the school before the next intersection.

From Allendale: Go south on Crescent Avenue, past the Crescent School (our old location). Turn left onto Wyckoff Avenue. Go past the high school, turn left at the Hopper Avenue light. Or, from Crescent Avenue, you can turn left onto Prospect Street, and take that to the Village School.


Waldwick Outdoor Amphitheatre
Hopper Street & West Prospect Avenue
From the south on Route 17: Hollywood Avenue exit; left turn back over Route 17. Through the light,then to the top of the hill (flashing light). Turn right onto Franklin Turnpike. Left at the next light, onto Wyckoff Avenue. After first light, turn right onto Hopper Avenue. The Amphitheatre is on your right after West Prospect Street. (Note: Prospect Street does not cross the rail line.)

From the north on Route 17: Waldwick/Ho-Ho-Kus exit (Sherman Ave./Prospect Street) onto Prospect Street. At next light, turn left onto Franklin Turnpike, then a block later, at the next light, right onto Wyckoff Avenue. After first light, turn right onto Hopper Avenue. The Amphitheatre is on your right after West Prospect Street. (Note: Prospect Street does not cross the rail line.)

From Ridgewood: Maple Avenue north into downtown Ho-Ho-Kus, where it becomes (more or less) Franklin Turnpike. Go past the Hermitage to Wyckoff Avenue (traffic light). Turn left. After first light, turn right onto Hopper Avenue. The Amphitheatre is on your right after West Prospect Street. (Note: Prospect Street does not cross the rail line.)

From Allendale: Go south on Franklin Turnpike. After Orchard Street, bear right onto Chestnut Street. Chestnut Street becomes Hopper Avenue in Waldwick. The Amphitheatre is on your left just after the Waldwick pool.


Hudson City Savings Bank
East Prospect Street and Franklin Turnpike
From the south on Route 17: Hollywood Avenue exit; left turn back over Route 17. Through the light,then to the top of the hill (flashing light). Turn right onto Franklin Turnpike. Right at the second light, onto Prospect Street. The Bank is immediately on your left. The Band plays in the parking lot behind the bank.

From the north on Route 17: Waldwick/Ho-Ho-Kus exit (Sherman Ave./Prospect Street) onto Prospect Street. The first light is Franklin Turnpike, and just before that, the Bank is on your right.The Band plays in the parking lot behind the bank.

From Ridgewood: Maple Avenue north into downtown Ho-Ho-Kus, where it becomes (more or less) Franklin Turnpike. Go past the Hermitage to the second light, Right at the second light, onto Prospect Street. The Bank is immediately on your left. The Band plays in the parking lot behind the bank.

From Allendale: Go south on Franklin Turnpike. Turn left onto Prospect Street. The Bank is immediately on your left. The Band plays in the parking lot behind the bank.

Rehearsals: The Cupola, Paramus
100 West Ridgewood Avenue
From Route 17: Ridgewood Avenue exit toward Ridgewood. When the road straightens out, The Cupola is on your left. (If you get to the traffic light at Paramus Road (gas station/Commerce Bank), you've gone too far.) The entrance with the maroon awning (see photo) is closest to The Georgian Room where we rehearse.

From Ridgewood: Go east on Ridgewood Avenue toward Paramus. Go through the traffic light at Paramus Road (assuming it's green). Stony Lane School is on your right, and The Cupola is right after it. The entrance with the maroon awning (see photo) is closest to The Georgian Room where we rehearse.

From Oradell: Oradell Avenue becomes Ridgewood Avenue just before the Garden State Parkway. Go over the Parkway, go over Route 17, follow the directions for Route 17 above.

Allendale's Crestwood Park
Crestwood Park is on Crescent Avenue, about 1½ miles north of the Crescent Avenue School in Waldwick where we used to play concerts.

River Vale Amphitheater

From the south on Kinderkamack Road: Head north to Hillsdale, turn right at the light onto Piermont Avenue (after Pascack Valley H.S.). Go to end, turn right onto Rivervale Road. Go 200 yards, turn left into the Town Hall complex (406 Rivervale Road). Park by the Library (the arrow on the map above). Walk down the hill to the amphitheater.

From The Cupola: East on Ridgewood Avenue over Route 17. Turn left onto Pascack Road (traffic light). Turn right onto Hillsdale Avenue at that traffic light. Go 2 miles through the center of town to Kinderkamack Road; turn left onto Kinderkamack, then right onto Piermont Avenue and follow the directions above.

Kinder, gentler alternate from The Cupola: Go west on Ridgewood Avenue half a block to Paramus Road (Commerce Bank); turn right onto Paramus Road. Go over 17, past the exit onto 17 North, and immediately after it is Glen Avenue; turn right. The second light is Pascack Road, and this light has a left-turn arrow! (which the lights at Ridgewood & Pascack and Linwood & Pascack do not have). Go to Hillsdale Avenue, and follow the directions above.

Hillsdale: Beechwood Park is 0.4 miles east of Kinderkamack Road on Hillsdale Avenue.

From The Cupola: Go east (toward Paramus) on Ridgewood Avenue. Turn left on Pascack Road, continue north past the Washington Town Center shopping center (A&P), past Seasons Restaurant on your left. Next traffic light after Seasons is Hillsdale Avenue; turn right. Watch for the park on your left after crossing Kinderkamack Road.
OR Go east (toward Paramus) on Ridgewood Avenue. Turn left on Kinderkamack Road in downtown Oradell, follow Kinderkamack into Hillsdale, turn left on Hillsdale Avenue. (This also works from Route 4, albeit it's not the fastest route.)
OR Go east (toward Paramus) on Ridgewood Avenue. Turn left on Forest Avenue (left turn arrow). When it forks, go right onto 4th/3rd Avenue into downtown Westwood. Bear left onto Broadway. Take that into Hillsdale (next town after Westwood), turn right on Hillsdale Avenue. (This may be the fastest route.)

From Route 17 Southbound: There is no simple-to-describe route. Instead, get off at Linwood Avenue eastbound, take Linwood to its end at Pascack Road, after an interminable delay, turn left onto Pascack, follow the directions above.







July 4th Parades
Musicians: Meet at 9 a.m. at Glen ROck High School on Harristown Road. The band wagon may be on adjacent Radburn Road.

From Ridgewood: Maple Avenue south to Prospect Street. Turn left onto Prospect. Turn right onto Harristown Road.

From Route 17: Midland Avenue exit, toward Ridgewood/Glen Rock. After Midland Avenue crosses Paramus Road (light), it becomes Grove Street.  (It also becomes a speed trap, with police cars waiting for motorists going over 25 mph.) At Prospect Street, Grove Street ahead says "No Outlet," which must mean everyone pays full price, so turn left. After the power station and the mosque, turn right onto Harristown Road. Glen Rock H.S. is on your left.

As soon as the Glen Rock parade is over, the band wagon will go to Ridgewood.


Ridgefield Park Take Teaneck Road (also known further north as LaFayette Road, Schraalenburgh Road, and Washington Street) south to its end. (You can pick it up from Route 4, I-80, US46, or most of the area's other east-west routes).

At the end of Teaneck Road, turn right onto Bergen Turnpike. Go 3-4 blocks, and McGowan Park is on your right.



Overhead view:

Use street parking; there's none at the park.

Closter (Labor Day)

Although there is a small parking lot next to the band shell, the access road from the west is usually guarded by a police officer who is not easily persuadable. It's better to park at either the Tenakill Middle School or (more likely) Public Library and walk. It's also easier to get out from the school and library after the concert and fireworks.

From Westwood, Broadway becomes Old Hook Road and, after it crosses the train tracks and then Schraalenburgh Road, High Street. After you cross Knickerbocker Road, watch for the school on your left and the library across the street.

From Teaneck, Teaneck Road becomes Washington Avenue in Bergenfield and Dumont and then Schraalenburgh Road. Turn right at the right onto High Street. After you cross Knickerbocker Road, watch for the school on your left and the library across the street.

If you feel particularly glib, go one block north on Schraalenburgh to Cedar Lane. If the cop lets you cross Knickerbocker, continue past the fireworks staging area (Aha! Now you know why the cop is there.) to the small parking lot. If not, tuck your tail between your legs, turn right on Harrington Avenue, wait for all the pedestrians and band members to cross into Memorial Park, and then maybe circle around to the library/school.

From U.S. 9W, take the Route 502 exit (traffic light), following the signs for 502, which jogs to the right one block after Piermont Road.

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