MAPLEWOOD, NJ — This weekend, 4th Wall Theatre and the Burgdorff Center in Maplewood will kick off a new partnership in a theatrical celebration of Black History Month. The theater company will perform Ntozake Shange’s groundbreaking play “for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf.” This show — a “choreopoem” — […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Join the Schools Committee of the Community Coalition on Race for a presentation followed by a question-and-answer session with the authors of “Tasting Freedom,” Daniel Biddle and Murray Dubin, on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St. The authors are passionate about sharing the life and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Join Chabad of West Orange on Thursday, March 1, at 5 p.m. for its annual Purim feast! Enjoy a kosher dinner, the reading of the megillah and a comedy show by Vince Magic. In the spirit of Purim, all are encouraged to come in costume for a masquerade competition; the winner […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, the Reform synagogue in South Orange, will hold an adults-only Purim party on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road in Maplewood. It will feature a new Purim shpiel, a retelling of the Book of Esther, with the theme, “She Will Rock You.” It will be […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Local theater group interACT Theatre Productions will present the romantic play “Love Letters,” by A. R. Gurney, for one weekend only at the Baird Theatre on Three. These four benefit performances for interACT, presented in part through the generosity of Robert Wall, begin Friday, Feb. 16, and end Sunday, Feb. 18. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Club was transported to Scotland on Saturday, Feb. 3, to celebrate Burns Night, an international event that honors Scottish poet Robert Burns. The event was held by the MacWhannell family to celebrate Scottish culture and to support the Achieve Foundation, a nonprofit organization that raises money for the South Orange-Maplewood […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The New Jersey State Teen Arts Touring Visual Arts Exhibit was on view through Jan. 26 at the New Jersey Economic Development Authority on West State Street in Trenton. The exhibit features 40 paintings, drawings and photographs selected from thousands created by teens across the state. Each of the 15 participating counties […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Get ready to howl with laughter as the popular children’s musical, “The Big Bad Wolf,” is presented in the Fellowship Hall at United Presbyterian Church, 20 Old Indian Road, West Orange. Performances of the one-act musical will be held on Saturday, Feb. 24, and Sunday, Feb. 25, beginning at 3 p.m. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Rotary will hold its largest fundraiser of the year, “A Taste of the World,” on Monday, Feb. 26, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Mayfair Farms, 481 Eagle Rock Ave. in West Orange. The anticipated event brings together several premier area restaurants to offer a sampling menu of culinary […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Renowned Israeli artist Hanoch Piven was at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange recently to lead an artistic workshop for fifth-grade religious school students and their parents. Recognized for his artistic use of found objects to create portraits, Piven helps people to view the world around them with a new perspective […]