‘Hope’s Daughter’ delivers solid writing, engaging story
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — It is easy for period novels to become so entrenched in being historical that they become bulky and difficult to read. Luckily, South Orange author Joani Ascher deftly maneuvered her newest novel, “Hope’s Daughter,” through this thin margin, making a readable and enjoyable novel that immerses the reader in 1940s New […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The award-winning West Orange High School Marching Mountaineers will debut their new fall program, “Which Witch,” on Friday, Sept. 13, during halftime at the WOHS v. JFK home game beginning at 7 p.m. The Marching Mountaineers are fresh off their annual week at Band Camp and ready to take on another […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood novelist Lisa A. Sturm will celebrate the publication of her debut novel, “Echoed In My Bones,” just released by Twisted Road Publications, at an author event on Thursday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m. at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road, Maplewood. “Echoed In My Bones” is the story of twin biracial sisters […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Fall catalogs are out and registration is under way at the South Orange-Maplewood Adult School. Classes have rolling start dates, with some starting in early September. One highlight is “Can Investigative Journalism Save New Jersey?” — a discussion between WNYC’s Nancy Solomon and ProPublica’s Charles Orstein on Thursday, Oct. […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Walsh Gallerywill present “Mounds, Piles & Massings,” a group exhibition curated by South Orange artist and curator Greg Leshe in collaboration with the Pierro Gallery of South Orange. The exhibition will be on view from Monday, Sept. 9, to Saturday, Oct. 19, with an opening reception on Thursday, Sept. 12, […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Glee Club is looking for men who sing — in the shower, in the car, anytime, anywhere, simply because they love it. The club will host its annual open sing on Monday, Sept. 9, at 7:45 p.m. at the DeHart Community Center, 120 Burnett Ave. in Maplewood. No pressure, no […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Once a month at the Ethical Culture Society of Essex County for the coming season, pianist Birgit Matzerath will give the audience a guided tour through two preludes and fugues from J.S. Bach’s “Well-Tempered Clavier.” In the course of one year the project will cover all 24 preludes and fugues of Book […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — JCC MetroWest will present art exhibits this September and October, including works by Bauhaus artist Claire Wagner Kosterlitz and painter Oscar Peterson. An opening reception for both exhibits will be held Sunday, Sept. 8, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at JCC MetroWest, 760 Northfield Ave. in West Orange. Susan Rider, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A Bloomfield filmmaker is scheduled to receive some public recognition in the coming months. Tom Ryan, whose film shorts anthology, “The Theatre of Terror,” has received accolades at film festivals, will be honored by the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders for his film achievements in a Sept. 11 ceremony at Montclair […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — When Steve and Dianne Moore of the band The Cranberry Merchants finished writing and recording their song “The Black Maria,” they knew the only place it made sense to film the music video was at the site of Thomas Edison’s lab and production studio in West Orange. So the Atlanta-based couple […]