WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mindy Scheier will serve as keynote speaker at the annual Thanksgiving Luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 22, at noon. The annual Thanksgiving Luncheon, jointly sponsored by the West Orange Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club, Rotary Club and UNICO, will be held at Mayfair Farms in West Orange. Scheier is the founder and […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Montclair State University’s African Drumming Ensemble had Seth Boyden School’s staff, students and community members on their feet dancing and drumming their way into the start of something new. Led by John J. Cali School of Music adjunct faculty member Robert Levin, graduate music education coordinator Lisa De Lorenzo and undergraduate music […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The first “Poetry in the Round” event of fall 2017 at Seton Hall University will present critically acclaimed author Kaitlyn Greenidge on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge, University Center. This reading is free and open to the public. Greenidge’s debut novel is “We Love You, Charlie […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In 1877, the first movie with sound had not yet been introduced to theaters, air conditioning did not yet exist and Thomas Edison was still two years away from inventing the lightbulb. But the JCC MetroWest’s doors were open, and this year it is celebrating its 140th anniversary, with the past […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange Middle School choral director Jacob Ezzo won first place in the 2017 Arts Ed Now “What Does an Arts Ed Now Ambassador Look Like” contest in the middle school category. As part of the Arts Ed Now campaign, arts educators in New Jersey were asked to create a three-photo […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — For two weeks this December, Luna Stage will present five extraordinary solo performances from five singular New Jersey artists. There is something for everyone. Ami Brabson will perform “Phenomenal Woman,” a musical celebration of extraordinary black women, on Friday, Dec. 8, at 8 p.m. and again on Sunday, Dec. 10, at […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The ACL Gallery announces “Celebrating Art,” the gallery’s holiday art show and sale. This show features local artists creating artworks with the holiday season in mind. There are several pieces of artwork priced for gift-giving. Artworks include paintings, sculptures, glassware, wearable art, jewelry and pottery. “Celebrating Art” opened Nov. 8 and runs […]
ORANGE/EAST ORANGE, NJ — Brantley Brothers Moving Company hosted its fourth annual “Pink Out” for the Orange Breast Cancer Walk on Saturday, Oct. 14. This year’s event was sponsored by East Orange Mayor Lester Taylor and Orange Mayor Dwayne Warren, in addition to Sneak Life Enterprises and AAngels NJ. Participants were asked donate to the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Luna Stage is celebrating its silver anniversary this year with the opening of its 25th season on Nov. 2, beginning with a two-hour, two-person production of “Paradise,” by Laura Maria Censabella. The show tells the story of a Yemeni-American teenager and her high school biology teacher who team up to win […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School’s 100-seat Black Box Theater will be filled with theatergoers from Nov. 16 to 19, when the Parnassian Society debuts its production of “Alabama Story,” a play by New York City playwright Kenneth Jones. The CHS production is the play’s high school debut, after premiering at the […]