LIVINGSTON, NJ — “Open Sesame” to the musical magic of the Livingston Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, May 12, at 7:30 p.m., at the Livingston High School Auditorium, 30 Robert Harp Drive. Master storyteller and conductor Anthony LaGruth leads the orchestra and audience from Cherubini’s playful “Ali Baba Overture” through Rimsky-Korsakov’s dazzling “Scheherazade.” Highlights of this […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — This month, interACT Theatre Productions presents “Legally Blonde The Musical.” The show runs through Saturday, May 19, at the Baird Theatre on Three, 5 Mead St. in South Orange. Friday and Saturday evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m., and the Sunday matinees begin at 4 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange and Maplewood communities are full of artistic opportunities for young people, one of which has been around for a long time. The Youth Orchestras of Essex County, created in 1956, is the state’s longest running youth orchestra. Offering musical mastery to children from ages 8 to […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The “Big Momma of All Plant Sales” is back! Maplewood Garden Club’s 81st annual plant sale will be held Thursday, May 10, through Saturday, May 12, rain or shine. Selections include tomatoes, vegetables, herbs, annuals, tender perennials, perennials, house plants, hanging baskets, tropicals, shrubs, trees and Mother’s Day baskets. Proceeds are returned […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — History shows that photography has the ability to change hearts and minds, to make a deep and lasting impression. Some photographs have become icons for whole periods of history, such as the “Migrant Mother, taken by Dorothea Lange, which shows the privation of the Great Depression. Approximately 30 photography students at Columbia […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — After a successful balloon-filled reception, the ACL Gallery Spring Art Show, “Colors – Say It Out Loud” continues at ACL Gallery until June 16. Featured artists are Ali Brief, Margaret Bonita, Carmel Bonjiovanni, Liz Demaree, Melnda Diaz, Hugh Mahon, Evan Marshall, Susan Marx, Vivian Olshen, Chas Palminteri, Francesca Pelaggi, March Sabo, Larry […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — An exhibit featuring the acrylic abstract paintings of New Jersey artist and former Kessler patient Joel Krause will be on display at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, 1199 Pleasant Valley Way in West Orange, on Tuesday, May 8, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Krause’s paintings, which are vibrantly colorful and reminiscent of […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — From noon on Saturday, May 5, to noon on Sunday, May 6, the South Orange Village Center Alliance will kick off its second 24 Hours of Live Music Festival. This free Live Music Bender will be an Arts Unbound ArtBender fundraiser to supports artistic opportunities for people with disabilities. Participation and […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — You are invited to come with the Arts Council of Livingston for a visit to one of the most unique arts destinations in the United States on Tuesday, May 15. Participants will visit Mana Contemporary, a creative community of painters, photographers, sculptors, dancers, film specialists and performers. This docent-led tour will feature […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Multi-talented Hollywood funnyman Adam Sandler has been making audiences laugh out loud for nearly 30 years. His movies have grossed more than $3 billion worldwide and include memorable box office blockbusters such as “Grown Ups,” “Happy Gilmore,” “Big Daddy” and “The Wedding Singer.” On his current standup comedy tour, Sandler has […]