MAPLEWOOD, NJ — After receiving a grant from the Artists in Education Residency Grant Program, Tuscan School students were able to engage with a professional teaching artist. Fourth-grade students in Gina Garofalo’s homeroom and Andrew Dean’s art classes worked with artist Barbara M. Bickart for 25 days of hands-on workshops to create and produce a […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — John Oates will bring his seven-piece Good Road Band to the South Orange Performing Arts Center on Friday, Jan. 4, one of the last dates on the tour he started in 2018 to promote his fifth solo album “Arkansas.” Oates is half of the pop-rock duo Hall & Oates; his latest […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Closing out 2018, South Orange welcomed some new artwork at the South Orange Train Station, a mural created by artist Kevin O’Connell. The mural came to fruition following the work of the Design Review Board, comprising Katherine Crenshaw, Cat Tate Starmer, Oksana Berzinsh, John Evans, Bob Zuckerman and Walter Clarke. “All […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange School District highlights and accomplishments were celebrated in second Parade of Honors Board of Education meeting on Dec. 17. The event was hosted by WOHS Council President Selam Woldai and Vice President Mike Petros. At the meeting, Outstanding Citizenship Awards were given to ChitChat Diner owner Gus Katsanos and […]
ROSELAND, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. presented awards to the children and families who participated in the Essex County Environmental Center’s 14th annual Sustainable Homes and Habitats Gingerbread Contest on Monday, Dec. 17. There were 35 entries in this year’s contest. “Our Sustainable Homes and Habitats Gingerbread Contest is a wonderful project […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — At its Dec. 17 meeting, the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education recognize many groups of students and faculty members for their many recent accomplishments. The CHS Unaccompanied Minors Vocal Ensemble, led by Vocal Music Director Jamie Bunce, was featured on a “Wonderama” episode, which aired Nov. 16. The CHS […]
JERSEY CITY, NJ — Panepinto Galleries, in collaboration with Spear Street Capital, presents “Something Blue,” highlighting artwork by artists Shari-Beth Susskind, Candy Le Sueur, Stephen Cimini and Tatsuro Nishimura. Susskind is a West Orange resident. Using various mediums, these four artists explore the color blue and bring the magic of “Something Blue” into their art. […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — American Theater Group’s world premiere production of “Tell Them I’m Still Young,” by Julia Doolittle, will be staged at the South Orange Performing Arts Center from Jan. 24 through Feb. 3. The cast includes two award-winning leading actors of stage, film and television. Andre Braugher and Michele Pawk portray a professor […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — When it comes to Craig Garner and his poems, everything old is new again. With that in mind, he is releasing his 10th book, “A Poetic Journey,” an anthology of some of his previously published poems, plus a few new ones. In the book’s introduction, the Irvington resident explains, “I have also […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council hosted its annual Holiday Boutique on Dec. 15 and 16, bringing handmade gifts to Valley Road for residents to browse. Eleven crafters from in and around West Orange, including WOAC members, presented their knitted hats and scarves, artwork and photography at the West Orange Arts Center. […]