MAPLEWOOD, NJ — South Orange resident and author Charles Paikert read excerpts from his new book “Madness: The Ten Most Memorable NCAA Basketball Finals” at Words Bookstore in Maplewood on March 17 — just before Seton Hall University, which is featured in the book, faced Kansas in this year’s tournament. As the book features the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council is calling for artists to participate in pop-up shows in June and August at the West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road. Various exhibit opportunities and options are available throughout the summer for local artists to showcase their work in a professional gallery setting in the […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Art Educators of New Jersey welcomed 109 students from throughout Essex County to the Hall of Records for the Art Educators of New Jersey student art exhibit on Friday, March 23. This is the 14th consecutive year the county has partnered with the Art Educators of New Jersey to present the […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Seven Columbia High School and two South Orange Middle School students recently won regional Scholastic Art & Writing awards for excellence in visual arts and writing, specifically in photography, flash, short story and poetry. Presented by the nonprofit Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, the 95-year-old Scholastic Art & […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Three West Orange High School students recently won regional Scholastic Art & Writing awards for excellence in visual arts and writing. Presented by the nonprofit Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, the 95-year-old Scholastic Art & Writing Awards program is the longest-running and most prestigious scholarship and recognition program for creative […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — More of an attitude than a genre, film noir began in Hollywood in the 1940s — though it wasn’t named until the French critics rediscovered it in the 1950s. Full of rain-swept streets, femme fatales and doomed heroes, film noir continues to influence filmmakers today. On Monday, April 2, from 7:30 to […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — American Theater Group, SOPAC’s professional Equity theater company in-residence, will hold auditions for non-Equity actors for the world-premiere musical “Small Town Story,” by Sammy Buck and Brandon James Gwinn. The musical will be directed by Eddie Prunoske with musical direction by Jason Wetzel. The auditions will be held at the South […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Recreation will hold its 34th annual Spring Egg Hunt on Sunday, March 25, from noon to 2 p.m. in Memorial Park. Arrive promptly at noon with a basket or bag to make sure you don’t miss anything. Activities include flower pot painting, a petting zoo, music and a special guest. For […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — International Women’s Day occurred March 8, but the celebration continued into the weekend when South Orange’s Oheb Shalom Congregation honored its own Cantor Erica Lippitz, who is celebrating 30 years of serving in the cantorate. “From Bima to Broadway” featured Lippitz and cantors Magda Fishman, Alisa Pomerantz-Boro and Elizabeth Shammash, who […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — West Orange resident Tanya Manning-Yarde will hold a poetry showcase and book signing, along with Carla Cherry and featuring Najeli Soul, at Adinkra House, 26 Pleasant Ave. in Montclair on Saturday, March 24, at 6:30 p.m.; doors open at 5:30 p.m. To purchase tickets for this event, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-performance-and-book-signing-tickets-42823990709?aff=es2. Tickets may also […]