WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange community will celebrate its 19th annual Kwanzaa festivities on Friday, Dec. 29, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at Washington Elementary School, 289 Main St. This free event will include refreshments, live music, African dancing, vendors and more. This event is child-friendly. For more information, call 973-671-1158.
ROSELAND, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. presented awards to the children and families who participated in the Essex County Environmental Center’s 13th annual Sustainable Homes and Habitats Gingerbread Contest on Monday, Dec. 18. There were 33 entries in this year’s contest. “Our Sustainable Homes and Habitats Gingerbread Contest is a wonderful […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — It should come as no surprise that Neil deGrasse Tyson is usually the most intelligent person in the room, which could make some folks feel a little unsettled or insecure. But the guy is so darn amusing, personable and well-informed that any misplaced sense of intellectual jealousy quickly evaporates the moment he […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Although Mayor Tony Vauss and the other organizers of the annual Tree-lighting Spectacular in Civic Square on Wednesday, Dec. 6, had nothing but praise for the event, some in attendance had more mixed reviews. “It was fun because it had a lot music and food and it had gifts,” said Terion Robinson, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — WSOU 89.5 FM, the student-run radio station of Seton Hall University, recently announced its programming lineup for the 2017 December holiday season. Programming highlights include A Franciscan Christmas with Brother Greg Cellini on Dec. 24 at 8 p.m., WSOU’s annual presentation of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio on Dec. 25 at 6 a.m. […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — InterACT Theatre Productions presents the holiday classic “Black Nativity” for one weekend only at the Baird Theatre on Three, in partnership with the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race. The musical opens Friday, Dec. 15, and closes Sunday, Dec. 17, for four performances total. All of the proceeds will go to […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — In unique ways, local families are coming together both onstage and off in the Vanguard Theater Company’s production of “The Music Man,” for two shows this weekend at South Orange Middle School on N. Ridgewood Road. The shows will be Saturday, Dec. 16, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 17, at […]
ORANGE, NJ — Orange Mayor Dwayne Warren and the City Council lit up the night sky outside the Orange Public Library on Main Street on Thursday, Nov. 30, during the city’s annual Tree-Lighting Ceremony. “Today was the Tree-lighting Ceremony. You see our beautiful tree,” said Warren on Thursday, Nov. 30. “We had families out, children […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Gospel music artist George Sykes performed live musical entertainment for diners at this year’s annual pre-Thanksgiving Community Dinner served to the township’s seniors and needy at the Irvington Neighborhood Improvement Corporation Headquarters on 16th Avenue on Friday, Nov. 17. At that event, at-large Councilwoman October Hudley said, “I would like to say […]
ORANGE, NJ — Nassan’s Place, an autism awareness and family support nonprofit organization, will host its annual holiday celebration at the Orange Elks Lodge 135 on Saturday, Dec. 16, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Founder Nadine Wright-Arbubakrr and her husband, Hassan, founded Nassan’s Place five years ago, after their son, Nassan, was diagnosed with […]