Photos By Joe Ungaro The township held its annual Memorial Day Parade and ceremony on Monday despite the threat of rain. The line of march included students from township elementary schools, scouts, politicians and members of local clubs including the Elks. The parade ended at town hall, where the national anthem was sung, an invocation […]
Photos By Joe Ungaro The South Mountain YMCA held its 25th Anniversary Duck Race in the Rahway River in Memorial Park on Monday, following Memorial Day services at Town Hall. More than three dozen volunteers helped plan, organize and execute the event. About 6,000 tickets were sold so there were six races, each with 1,000 […]
The Bloomfield Public Library presented another of its monthly music performances on Saturday afternoon, May 18. This latest, without doubt the most sophisticated and playful fare yet, had jazz harmonica player, Yvonnick Prene, teamed with pianist, Samuel Lerner, for an hour of selections which drew heavily from the wellspring of Antonio Carlos Jobim, the Brazilian […]
The rainy day didn’t stop the love and unity. Hundreds of people gathered to participate in family fun which included food trucks, vendors, live music, poetry, and dance performances at the Love + Unity festival. Presented by national pop R&B recording artist, Carl Brister and Music Village, this is the ninth year of the annual […]
The Glen Ridge High School Home and School Association, and the Glen Ridge Environmental Advisory Commission, sponsored its annual Glen Ridge Eco/Arts Fair this past Saturday, May 18, along Ridgewood Avenue. The event was essentially in two sectors along Ridgewood Avenue, divided by Woodland Avenue. Northward were the arts and craft-oriented vendors and southward were […]
The dates and bands have been announced for the annual two-day Maplewoodstock Music and Arts Festival. The music will begin at noon on Saturday, July 13 and end around 9:30 p.m. before it picks up again on Sunday, July 14, again lasting from noon to 9:30 p.m. Remember Jones will bring Saturday night to a […]
Young people with disabilities and special needs enjoyed a fun-filled, high-energy morning of activities at West Orange High School at the annual “Move the Spectrum” event. There were cross curriculum activities in sports, art, music, entertainment, games, a DJ, glitter tattoos, and special guests. Activities were planned by coordinator Ryan Patscher. Markus Fonvil assisted in […]
Michele Pawk, a South Orange based Tony Award-winning actress and veteran of movies and television, will be honored by the American Theatre Group at a gala at the Union County Performing Art Center. “We are thrilled to be honoring Michele, not only for her tremendous artistic talent but for her dedication to the arts […]
More than 70 students from West Orange schools came to Town Hall to help spread a message of love via chalk art. Chalk the Walk was the start of the 8th Annual Love + Unity Fest, produced by Carl Brister — Grammy nominated artist and founder of Music Village — in partnership with West Orange […]
Love+Unity Week is underway in West Orange. The week-long event includes masterclasses, workshops, and presentations that have been curated to promote diversity, inclusion, love and unity in the community through the arts, according to organizer Carl Brister. A Poetry/Short Essay Showcase was held to support the message of Love+Unity. Students from grades 6-12 submitted essays […]