IRVINGTON, NJ — On Memorial Day, Mayor Tony Vauss and Recreation Department Director Donald Malloy announced the township would offer free new arts and culture programs for children, including dance classes with Irvington Dance Company Choreographer Fiona Best, at the Chris Gatling Center on Union Avenue. One month later, Best and her dance students held […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Gallery 1978 at Maplewood Arts Center will have its annual members exhibit, “Friends of 1978,” featuring visual self-expressions that are personal to each artist. This year, the exhibit will open this Saturday, July 8, with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m., and run until Sunday, July 30, with a closing reception […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Center will host several art opportunities and exhibits during July and August. On Saturday, July 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Heidi Sussman will hold a one-day workshop on hot and cold wax techniques for photo enhancement. Admission is charged. For more information, contact Sussman at […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — SOMA Film Festival, in partnership with the South Orange and Maplewood public libraries, is offering a free screening of its successful “Kids Program” this July. The inaugural “Kids Program” screened to a soldout Maplewood Theater in March at this years’ festival. The program had all original content from local […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Ethical Culture Society of Essex County is sponsoring a fundraising poetry workshop on Saturday, July 15, at 2 p.m. Society member Sylvia Kramer, distinguished author, poet and lecturer, will gently and amusingly bring out the poet in all attendees. Whether you love writing, or if you’ve never written a line and […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The Historical Society of East Orange honored local hip-hop music heroes Naughty By Nature and others at its annual Lawn Party at Cicely Tyson School of the Performing and Fine Arts on Sunday, June 11. But the most relevant tribute might have come from the members of the Young People for […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Performing Arts Center will celebrate the contributions of three local leaders at its 2017 Gala on Saturday, Oct. 28, from 6 to 11 p.m. Assemblywoman Mila Jasey, South Orange community leader and businessman Matt Glass, and philanthropist Patti Donovan will be honored for their outstanding contributions to the […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Herb & Milly Iris Gallery in the South Orange Performing Arts Center presents “Inspired Minds,” a young artist exhibition featuring drawings, paintings and photography by gifted young artists from Essex County high schools. On view through Aug. 15 at SOPAC, 1 SOPAC Way, South Orange, the selected works were juried […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Regal Bank will sponsor the Livingston Summer Concert Series for the ninth year in a row. The community event showcases live musical performances every Sunday evening in July from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Gazebo at Memorial Field. Picnic food and lawn games add to the festivities. In the event of […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs has a month-long schedule of free activities to celebrate July as National Parks and Recreation Month. On Monday evenings, July 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31, there will be yoga for adults at 6:30 p.m. Classes are suitable for beginners and […]