Recreation Department hosts its first dance recital

Recreation Department hosts its first dance recital

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 […]

Gallery 1978 hosts annual members exhibit

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 […]

WOAC has exciting plans this summer

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 […]

SOMA Film Festival to screen free program for children

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 […]

SOPAC gallery presents ‘Inspired Minds’

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 Summer Concert Series returns

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 […]

Celebrate July at S. Mtn.

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 […]