MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Local residents looking for family-friendly entertainment this weekend only have to go as far as the Hilton Branch Library, where Maplewood’s summer concert series will feature Chibi Kodama, a family band from Tennessee that includes five sisters and their parents. The July 22 show will take place at 11 a.m. under the […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Award-winning filmmakers Hafiz Farid of Montclair and Shelley Grodner Seidenstein of Verona in partnership with Mitch and Barbara Burgess of the Inkosi Cafe in South Orange will screen the powerful, award-winning documentary film “The Presumption of Guilt: Race, Class, and Crime in America” at the cafe, 251 Irvington Ave. in South […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Graduating seniors at West Orange High School recently completed a creative mural in the CPR room to send a message to future students of the importance of certification in CPR. Seniors can receive credits for CPR classes by taking the class for one semester and taking the exam. Physical education teacher […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — During the weekend of July 8 and 9, music lovers came from all around to Memorial Park in Maplewood for Maplewoodstock, the beloved annual music festival. The festival boasted a zone with activities for children, booths, food and — of course — music. In addition to some smaller name bands, many of […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The ACL Art Gallery in Livingston announces its fall show, “Fabulous Fakes,” and invites artists to submit artwork featuring original works created in the manner of your favorite art masters, whether from old or from modern schools of art. The art can be an exact copy or an imitation of the style […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Summertime is the best time to catch up on reading. Take advantage of the long days, the various summer reading programs at the library and even the simple quiet of having the children away at camp to delve into a new book. Consider reading “Citizen Kill,” by West Orange resident Stephen […]
Maplewood theater company stages musical in Bloomfield about interracial love, music in the ’50s
BLOOMFIELD / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Vanguard Theater Company returns to the stage with a dynamic lineup of young local talent and seasoned Broadway actors with their production of the popular Broadway musical “Memphis” at the Westminster Arts Center on the campus of Bloomfield College from July 13 to 16. Founded in 2015, Vanguard Theater Company, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council announces the “Color My World Community Coloring Book,” which will feature outlined drawings derived from photographs of life and living in West Orange. This WOAC fundraising project is designed to be enjoyed by both children and adults, and the proceeds will enable WOAC to continue to […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — SeniorStudio has just completed its third, free senior arts, education and wellness course at the new Maplewood Senior Center, with continuing sponsorship by the Maplewood Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs. “We are most appreciative of the support that Maplewood has provided and look forward to building on the strong relationship […]
MILLBURN, NJ — Paper Mill Playhouse, recipient of the 2016 Tony Award for Regional Theatre, has selected students to be a part of the theater’s prestigious Summer Musical Theatre Conservatory for 2017. Participants range in age from 10 to 18. Members of the competitive Conservatory who earned coveted spots in the Senior, Junior Plus and […]