In the Mind of Nate

On Saturday, June 28th, the Ridgefield Park Civic Center and Forever Autumn Records present: BravoFest NJ—a charity music event uniting bands across multiple genres to raise funds for Homes For Our Troops. HFOT is a nonprofit organization that has been building and donating specially adapted custom homes nationwide for severely injured post-9/11 Veterans for over 20 years. BravoFest NJ is an expansion of the original BravoFest, first launched at Charlee Bravo’s in Putnam, CT, in 2019. This year’s lineup features six musical acts, including Imbolg, fronted by BravoFest co-founder and organizer Nate Dal Cais, a Ridgefield Park native. Other performers include Jellyfish Jam, Suede Aces, Spoons of Ukobach, classic rock cover band Nobody Famous, and Ridgefield Park resident Nick Schneider, performing classical and jazz piano standards. Doors open at 3pm - All ages are welcome. Admission is $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Free entry for all Veterans and active-...

Me with Ralph Macchio May 31st 2025 This weekend that just passed, I attended Creation Entertainment’s Tribute to Cobra Kai. Although I have already met some of the cast members before, this was highly anticipated. I decided to splurge and go for the V.I.P. package. Armed with my decorative jacket (which prompted Dan Ahdoot who plays Anoush on the show to call me “the General of Cobra Kai”) complete with an Imbolg back patch and decorative pins, I walked into the Hanover Marriot in Whippany, NJ to witness the outpouring of countless fans that gathered for the same reason. Our love for this amazing show. And that is an understatement in many ways. People came from all over the country and the world. Some of whom had to overcome a lot to just get there. But despite any of that, we all made it! Watching the live panels (one of which included a live stunt demonstration and Comedy show), seeing the effort that many fans made by piecing together their own Karate Gis, lini...