Celebrate the holiday season at Durand-Hedden

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Celebrate the season at the Durand-Hedden House & Garden on Sunday, Dec. 9, from 1 to 4 p.m. with gingerbread houses, a paper ornament activity, treats and shopping. Children can also visit with a Victorian Santa, so be sure to have your camera ready. Gingerbread house contestants must enter by Dec. 8. […]

CHS student to star in ‘Nutcracker’ with NJ Dance Theatre Ensemble

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Anna Pettigrew, 15, of South Orange, will join renowned professional guest artists when she performs “Toy Soldier” and “Archangel” in this year’s full-length production of New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble’s holiday classic “The Nutcracker.” Pettigrew is currently a sophomore at Columbia High School. NJDTE returns to the Memorial Auditorium at Montclair State […]

Maplewood Glee Club to bring holiday harmony

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Be a part of North Jersey’s grandest, long-running, sweet-sounding holiday tradition on Sunday, Dec. 9, at 4 p.m., when the Maplewood Glee Club holds its annual family-friendly holiday show at St. Joseph’s Church, 767 Prospect St. in Maplewood. The concert, “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” will feature songs about “wonder,” […]

JCHC to hold free Hanukkah concert with Kol Dodi at JCC

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Jewish Community Housing Corporation of Metropolitan New Jersey will hold a free Hanukkah concert featuring Kol Dodi, the community chorale of Greater MetroWest NJ, on Sunday, Dec. 16, at 2 p.m. at the JCC MetroWest Theater, 760 Northfield Ave. in West Orange. The free one-hour concert, open to the public, […]

Bloomfield Chorale heralds in the season

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Chorale will open its 10th concert season with Director Ruth Hsu presenting “Songs of Joy from around the World” on Saturday, Dec 8, at 3 p.m. at the Watchung Presbyterian Church, 375 Watchung Ave. in Bloomfield. This performance brings together global influences of Christmas music with songs of Hanukkah and […]

A classic tale at the West Orange Library

WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Monday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m., West Orange Public Library presents a musical adaptation of “The Nutcracker,” performed by Sylvan Winds Quintet featuring narration by Scotty Davis. The library is located at 46 Mt. Pleasant Ave. in West Orange. Treat yourself and those you love to this seasonal favorite performed […]

‘Nora’s Lollipop’ in West Orange

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Children’s book author Kimberly Rowland will have a reading and book signing for her debut book, “Nora’s Lollipop,” on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road. Light refreshments will be served. Visit www.noralollipop.com.

Writer’s dream of children’s book finally comes to fruition

WEST ORANGE, NJ — When Kimberly Rowland picked her daughter up from her first-grade class at St. Cloud Elementary School years ago, she heard a story that later inspired her to write the children’s book she had been dreaming about writing for so long. Sixteen years after her initial inspiration, “Nora’s Lollipop” is ready for […]