SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Since its founding in 1948, WSOU — the student-run radio station at Seton Hall University — has been celebrated for its many programming achievements. Among its scores of accolades are earning multiple Pinnacle Awards and an induction to the Rock Radio Hall of Fame during the last decade. Throughout its existence, […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Newark Museum of Art’s next Community Day takes place on Monday, Jan. 18, as part of the museum’s celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Subtitled “Breaking Down Barriers,” the day-long virtual event includes a full slate of virtual activities to celebrate King’s life and further his mission, including a musical […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Like most theater companies, the Gas Lamp Players weren’t able to have the 2020 they had planned. The COVID-19 pandemic canceled their anticipated spring productions and the company’s annual summer camp at Ridgewood Avenue School, which hadn’t run the summer before, either, because of renovations being done at the school. The […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Studio Montclair presents “Privilege, Power, and Everyday Life,” on exhibit from Jan. 15 through Feb. 19 at Studio Montclair Gallery, 127 Bloomfield Ave. in Montclair. The exhibit features artwork that encourages dialogue about implicit bias and stereotypes. An opening reception will take place on Sunday, Jan. 17, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. SMI […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Story Monsters LLC announced recently the winners of the 2020 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards. The annual Royal Dragonfly Book Award contest is a global competition that honors excellence in all types of literature and book marketing, recognizing a comprehensive list of genres in 71 categories — from pets to poetry and LGBT […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — East Orange native and filmmaker Yucef Mayes, his upcoming film is no stranger to putting part of himself into everything he creates. His film “The Patient,” slated to debut next year, is no exception. “The film is about a woman who escapes the hospital for an unknown, heartbreaking reason,” Mayes said […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Listening to a song may give the listener chills up and down the spine, tears sliding down their face or an exuberant energy. A singer’s job is to make the listener feel something. One singer aims to have listeners go through a full body experience while listening to songs from his upcoming […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council presents “Objet Trouve: An Exhibit of Found Objects,” curated by WOAC Vice Chairperson Carol Black-Lemon. The virtual exhibit will debut Jan. 9 on the West Orange Arts Council website at www.woarts.org and will be open for in-person timed-entry visits at the West Orange Arts Center, 551 […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex Photo Club will start the year 2021 with three workshops given by club members on Thursday, Jan. 7, at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. Dreux Sawyer, of West Orange, will talk about content fill and layer masking in Photoshop; both are ways to quickly remove unwanted elements from photographs. Bruce Goodman, […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Music Bridge has made a return to the town’s recreation department for the holiday season and is now soliciting submissions of holiday music that can be shared with the community. Jim Cowan, the recreation director, said the program was successful in the spring when the town did it. […]