Arthouse Film Festival will unspool for 10 weeks beginning March 11 at The Village at SOPAC in South Orange. AFF is a curated series of not-yet-released movies from around the world, followed by conversations with filmmakers and actors. The selected films comprise award winners from Sundance, Cannes, Toronto, Telluride, Venice and SXSW film festivals, along […]
A screenplay written by a former Maplewood resident about a South Orange resident who transformed the restaurant business is making waves on the independent film circuit. Donald G. Boudreau’s screenplay, “The Restaurant Man,” was awarded Best Feature Script at the Swedish International Film Festival. It was also named an Official Selection at the NICE International […]
A West Orange resident’s film has been chosen for the Garden State Film Festival, which is celebrating its 22nd Anniversary March 21 – 24. The Garden State Film Festival (GSFF) celebrates the independent film genre by bringing a carefully curated and enriching selection of original works from locally produced filmmakers as well as from around […]
Four different people from four different places. Each shared their story about how their family came to New Jersey, and how they came to live in the South Orange Maplewood community. “Coming to Jersey: Black Families Share Their Stories” was presented on Feb. 11 at The Woodland Parlor. It was presented by the SOMA Community […]
The internationally known Limon Dance Company will be performing for one night in Newark with a South Orange resident as one of its star performers. Jessica Sgambelluri will take the stage Saturday, Feb. 17, at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center as the company performs two classic works and the New Jersey premiere of “Migrant […]
A perfect show to celebrate Black History Month, “After Midnight” playing at the Paper Mill Playhouse allows us a glimpse into the Harlem Renaissance – a bygone era of the 1920s and 30s which took place in Harlem in New York City and was a revival of all things African American including music and dance. […]
Lunar Fest 2024 was Sunday afternoon, Feb. 4, at The Woodland in Maplewood. The free event celebrated the Year of the Dragon, which begins on Saturday, Feb. 10, and is celebrated in many Asian countries, including China, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam. The event included puppetry, a lion […]
The Gas Lamp Players will be presenting “The Sound of Music,” at the Ridgewood Ave. School auditorium, Friday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 10, at 1 and 7 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 11, at I p.m. A classic musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein, the story is about a free-spirited postulate named Maria, ordered […]
By Paul Brubaker Special to the News-Record A “tree person” inspired during the pandemic shutdown and a cicada freshly emerged from its shell were the works of art created by two Columbia High School student-artists displayed at the 36th annual Emerging Artists exhibit at Kean University on Sunday. Senior Ciara Navan and Sophomore Z Hunt […]
Tycoon Dog played what was definitely an all ages show Saturday, Jan. 27 at The Woodland in Maplewood. The band, featuring musicians Scott Bailey doing vocals and guitar, Tanya Holt and Kimara Lovelace doing vocals and percussion, Joe Piteo on drums, Nate Stevens on bass and Ken Sidotti on keys. The band plays original tunes […]