MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In honor of South Asia’s cultural and artistic diversity, the township of Maplewood and three local volunteer organizations — SOMA Masala, SOMAsian and SOMA Cross-Cultural Works — hosted the first Diwali Fest NJ at The Woodland in Maplewood on Sunday, Oct. 22. Diwali, or the Festival of Lights, is an annual celebration […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School Glee Club’s first-ever “Broadway Night” played to a full house at West Orange High School on Oct. 18 in what is sure to become an annual event. High school singers performed popular and obscure Broadway showtunes solo and in groups. Many wore T-shirts from music camps or […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Students in the Digital Music Production Club have produced an original all student produced “Mountaineers School Spirit Song” as part of their club activities. Students Jon Montuma, Jaquan Smith, Isiah Baskerville, Loucille Magloire and Mazen Dahroug visited club adviser Tyrone Corbett’s professional recording studio on May 18 to record vocals and […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Vanguard Theater Company recently announced that Kate Dawson and Juan Drigo Ricafort will join Vanguard’s upcoming production of “The Music Man in Concert” as Marian Paroo and Harold Hill. The show performs Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 16 and 17, at the theater at South Orange Middle School, 70 N. Ridgewood Road. […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Pierro Gallery, 5 Mead St. in South Orange, presents “Color Theory,” an exhibition of paintings, prints, sculpture and collages that examine different ways of making and using color, from Nov. 2 through Dec. 7, with an opening reception on Thursday, Nov. 2, from 7 to 9 p.m. On Saturday, Dec. […]
NEWARK, NJ — Seton Hall University’s School of Diplomacy and International Relations and College of Communication and the Arts will premiere the second cycle of their “Prayer for Peace” Concert Series at NJPAC in Newark. Inspired by Leonard Bernstein’s artistic mandate, the classical music concert is dedicated to music’s role as an instrument of peace, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School drama department’s fall play will be “Our Town,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama that tells the story of the fictional American small town of Grover’s Corners between 1901 and 1913 through the everyday lives of its citizens. First produced and published in 1938, “Our Town” has become […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Riker Hill Art Show will be on display at the ACL Gallery, 2310 Towne Center Way in Livingston, Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 5 from noon to 5 p.m. each day. Appointments for other times may be made by calling Vivian Olshen at 973-650-6374.
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — South Orange Public Library and performer Bobaloo have been making great events together for more than 15 years and the events only get better each year. Everyone is welcome, and in costume if so pleased, on Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 4 p.m. for this year’s seasonal music and stories with Bobaloo.
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood community had good times Saturday, Oct. 7, when acclaimed actor John Amos performed his one-man show, “Halley’s Comet,” at South Orange Middle School to raise money and support for the SOMA Black Parents Workshop and the MapSO Freedom School. The two partner organizations advocate for the academic success […]