- The Commonwealth Club -
THE BEST CLUB IN NORTHERN NJ
- Private Social Club -
100+ Year Old Social Club
The Commonwealth Club is one of New Jersey's oldest social clubs, established in 1904 by Benjamin Moore (yes, that Benjamin Moore), among other community leaders. Located in Upper Montclair, NJ we are one of the most down to earth, friendly and affordable private clubs in the country.
- Bowling -
100+ Years of Bowling
We’re not sure, but this could be the longest continuously running bowling league in the nation. It is most probably the longest running one in the state. And definitely the longest running game in Montclair. What we know for sure is that our six lanes have seen a lot of bowling and even more good times.
- Facilities -
Rent the Club
Located in the heart of Upper Montclair, the club is a great place for parties and events. Whether your invitations are going out to 25 — or 250 — consider the Commonwealth Club for your next event. After the most extensive renovations in its 117-year history, including a new air conditioning system, the club remains one of the best and most reasonably priced gathering options in the area.
- Commonwealth Club News -
What's Happening!
UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Welcome to another season at the Commonwealth Club! The 121st season since our founding in 1904, and a very promising one it is shaping up to be. The spring and summer featured the Eagles taking the Club bowling league championship for the first time in many a moon; a very successful golf outing at Preakness Valley with 76 golfers and perfect weather; a fantastically fun Summer Bowling season with consistently good crowds and lots of guests each week, many who have since joined our club as full time bowling members.
Speaking of members, our Open House a couple of weeks ago was another success and our membership is now well above pre-pandemic levels, including a nice influx of junior members. We will have a full slate of 24 teams in the men's bowling league and the women's league that bowls every Monday night is also full up. Good times indeed!
We have a new entertainment chairman, Giancarlo Cordasco, and he has quite a slate of activities lined up for the coming months, and there are some community service events mixed in as well. Here's a taste:
Saturday, September 21st: Brookdale Park Conservancy Work Day; 10am-12pm Our own Don McLaughlin heads this fine organization and the Club's membership frequently lends a hand in the various clearing, planting, mulching and general improvement projects for this local public jewel.
Thursday, September 26th: Baseball themed Thirsty Thursday; 6:30pm; Mets and Yankees playing meaningful games in late September! Thursday Night Football! Ballpark-appropriate food and drink!
Saturday, October 12th: Mixed Bowling! Our first couples bowling night of the season; 7pm; $10/couple; guests welcome-always a blast!
Sunday, October 13th; Commonwealth Club BBQ and Oktoberfest; great food from our in-house chefs and plentiful drink as well; guests very much encouraged for this event!
Saturday, October 26th: Brookdale Park Conservancy Work Day (day 2 of 3)
Saturday, October 26th: Club Halloween Party-guests welcome and always a great time!
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Thursday, October 31st: Annual Halloween Costume Portraits for groceries and coats to benefit Toni's Kitchen, Human Needs Pantry and the Montclair Salvation Army. Stop by and get your photo taken by our own professional photographer, Michael Stahl, when you bring along a bag of groceries or gently used winter clothing, especially coats and jackets.
CLUB SWAG!
Did you know that there is a website where you can order Commonwealth Club merch? There are flyers hanging in various places throughout the Club with a QR code that will take you straight there, but here's the link to the website: https://www.zazzle.com/store/commonwealth_club/products. Check it out-there are all kinds of stuff available, from hoodies to golf club covers and the Club makes a small slice from each sale, and, as we know, it pays to advertise!
NEW LINKEDIN PAGE!
The link to join the new CC Linkedin page is: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13079123/
Please join us and utilize another way to have membership interaction out of the public spotlight. Approved members can invite folks to join as well, so let's grow this thing! We already have more members than the original page ever did in its ten years of (non) existence, so come on down!
- Commonwealth Club Facebook -
We Are on Facebook
UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE COMMONWEALTH CLUB
MARCH 16th: MIXED BOWLING ST.PATTY’S EDITION (For the uninitiated and newer members, Mixed Bowling refers to couples bowling as a team; think of it as a $10 date night. Insane!) […]
UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE COMMONWEALTH CLUB
UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE COMMONWEALTH CLUB DECEMBER/JANUARY 2023/2024 HOLIDAY BOWLING EXTRAVAGANZA—Thursday, December 21st 2023 @ 7:30 pm! TEAM BATTLE: Each team bowling three games… however, the team wants! Your team […]
OPEN HOUSE SEPTEMBER 7th!
The summer (figuratively) is over and the fall is upon us (in more ways than one). Incredibly, the Club’s Open House takes place on this Thursday, September 7th and joy […]
Quirky, Finicky
1960s BOWLING PINSETTERS
They Be Old But We Love Them
Jack Anderson
Member since 1957
Jack "King of the Machines" Anderson may be old as the Club itself, but he still gets around. Here he is on top of the pinsetters one night, "fixing" them. We're not sure, but we think he used bubble gum and a shoelace to fix them this time. In many ways, he remains the heart and soul of the Commonwealth Club and was still a regular league bowler at the age of 97!