SOMAS fall catalogs just hit mailboxes

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Back to school is not just for the children! Be on the lookout in your mailboxes for South Orange-Maplewood Adult School’s fall catalog, which features a trove of exciting classes, lectures and events. “We’ve taken time to really streamline our course listings, giving some classes a break and adding new classes to […]

Color red examined in interdisciplinary exhibition at Walsh Gallery

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University’s Walsh Gallery presents “Seeing Red,” an exhibit examining the many artistic, cultural, political and religious connotations of the color red using books, works on paper, religious items, textiles and artworks of various mediums. The exhibit runs from Sept. 4 through Oct. 20, with an opening reception on Thursday, […]

Rehearse with the SO Symphony

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Bring your instrument and become part of a symphony orchestra for an evening on Tuesday, Sept. 4, at 7:30 p.m. South Orange Symphony invites interested musicians for an evening of sight-reading and networking, on the main stage of South Orange Middle School, 70 N. Ridgewood Road. Susan Haig will lead the […]

U.S. Army Field Band and Chorus to perform free concert in Maplewood

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The township of Maplewood will present a free concert featuring The United States Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus in the Memorial Park Amphitheater on Sunday, Sept. 2, at 6 p.m. Featuring more than 90 musicians and vocalists, the combined ensemble will perform a program which includes patriotic favorites, popular songs and […]

Vanguard announces grants from NJSCA and Tee Rico

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Vanguard Theater Company announced the award of a significant grant from the New Jersey State Council of the Arts for Vanguard’s educational program, DREAM VTC. In addition, Vanguard announced that Tee Rico by Lin Manuel Miranda has become the main sponsor of Vanguard’s 2018-19 season. The New Jersey State Council on the […]

Long-time readers celebrate 20th anniversary

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Literate Ladies Book Club celebrated its 20th year with a luncheon at The Manor in West Orange on July 20. The book club started in Union in 1998 with six members and now has 15 from Union, Essex, Morris, Somerset and Ocean counties, and even some online members who have […]