MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The 35 members of the Maplewood Glee Club will take to the stage at St. Joseph’s Church on Sunday, Dec. 9, at 4 p.m. to perform their holiday concert, “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” The group, now in its 72nd year, was created in 1946 by a World War II […]
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. […]
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, 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,” […]
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, 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 […]
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 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Music Modern Masters, or Tri-M, Honor Society at West Orange High School welcomed 51 new members to its ranks in a ceremony held in the school’s Library Media Center on Nov. 13. “We are very proud of the students in the Tri-M Honors Society and all of the students who […]
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.
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 […]