SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Choreographers are a rare breed of innovators. Moving dancers through space with humor, passion, elegance and power is their specialty. Now, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and South Orange Performing Arts Center present “Artists Who Innovate: A Celebration of New Jersey Choreographers,” two spectacular evenings of performances from […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Every spring since 1971, the Maplewood Glee Club awards a scholarship to a high school senior intending to study music in college and beyond. According to club scholarship Chairman Steve Adamczyk, “This year, the level of talent was so phenomenal, we handed out two!” The winners, Hunter Kovacs, a musical theater tenor […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Scholarship Fund recently announced the addition of a new award, which will be presented to a graduating senior at West Orange High School beginning in June, in memory of West Orange resident Tommy Page. Page was a musician and music executive who died unexpectedly last year, and whose […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — New art is hanging on the walls of the 1978 Maplewood Arts Center in a show that centers around hanging items on walls: “Post No Bills,” put together by the New Jersey Photography Forum, a group of professional photographers who live and work in New Jersey. The show’s title refers to laws […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Pierro Gallery presents “tech (in)dependent,” an art exhibition exploring people’s personal attachment to devices and the almost universal dependency on them from the perspective of five contemporary artists. Each of the artists explores human concerns that have evolved through the ubiquity of social media, mapping and surveillance and its effect […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — On Thursday, April 12, the curtain will rise on West Orange High School’s annual musical and a group of student thespians will take the stage to perform “In the Heights,” a show that tells the story of a group of Hispanic-Americans and immigrants living in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood. Written by […]
MORRISTOWN, NJ — As good as their orchestration is, the nonprofit Hanover Wind Symphony could not arrange for the recent nor’easter to avoid striking the area and forcing the postponement of the musical group’s “Brass at the Bickford” concert in March. So the event — featuring great music for brass band and brass ensemble, transcribed […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mike Evariste, a former West Orange resident and alumnus of Hazel, Roosevelt and West Orange High schools, was featured in the April 1 production of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” airing live on NBC from the Marcy Armory in Brooklyn. Evariste was part of the ensemble cast in the stunning production, estimated to […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Saturday, March 25, Maplewood Recreation hosted its 34th annual spring egg hunt at Memorial Park. The weather was chilly, but the energy was high as children of all ages came to the start line by noon to get their grabs in. The lawn was sprinkled with 11,000 eggs and all vanished […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Triad Arts Ensemble will present a Canticles for Life AIDS Benefit Concert on Sunday, April 15, at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Church, 767 Prospect St. in Maplewood. The concert will feature Canticles Chairperson Ginny Johnston of Maplewood conducting the 27-voice Triad Vocal Ensemble. They will perform traditional anthems, pop arrangements and […]