Saturday Night at the Movies at OSPAC

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Saturday Night at the Movies returns to the Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center, 4 Boland Drive in West Orange, this summer. Admission is free and attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs. On July 14 at 8 p.m., the evening will start with a short presentation of “Batman,” the […]

Shakespeare, sharks and showing the ocean who’s boss

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Though sharks and Shakespeare don’t often get paired together, Maplewood actress Sarah Eismann’s impressive feat of swimming around the island of Bermuda to raise awareness about nonprofit Shakespeare Behind Bars may have made that combination a little more popular. Shakespeare Behind Bars offers theatrical encounters with personal and social issues to incarcerated […]

Summer programming at West Orange Arts Center

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council’s July programs at the West Orange Arts Center Gallery and Gift Shop at 551 Valley Road include a pop-up art exhibit and workshops for poets, songwriters, crafters and aspiring calligraphers. The July pop-up exhibit, which opens to the public on Saturday, July 7, at 2 p.m., […]

Griffin to perform on SOPAC stage

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Grammy Award-winner and seven-time Grammy Award-nominee Patty Griffin is famed in song and verse for her prolific career. She brings her extensive catalogue of music, which spans from Americana to folk and country, to the South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 SOPAC Way, on Friday, July 27, at 8 p.m., along […]

‘Voice of the Moody Blues’ comes to SOPAC

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Enjoying 50 years at the peak of the music industry, Justin Hayward’s voice has been heard the world over, and now he will appear at the South Orange Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Aug. 19, at 7:30 p.m. He will perform many songs from his 2016 album “All The Way,” and […]

County to celebrate July as Parks and Recreation Month

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs will host a month-long schedule of free activities to celebrate July as National Parks and Recreation Month. The public is invited to enjoy “Wellness on the Waterfront,” which includes yoga demonstrations, concerts, movies, and arts and crafts at the South Mountain […]

Livingston Summer Concert Series returns with a bang

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Regal Bank recently announced the schedule for the 2018 Livingston Summer Concert Series, its 10th year of free outdoor concerts in Livingston’s Memorial Field. The series features live musical performances every Sunday evening in July from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the field’s gazebo. This year’s series features some of the region’s […]