Get ready for a crazy night with 10,000 Maniacs at SOPAC

Maniacs bring their special brand of sound to South Orange

Get ready for a crazy night with 10,000 Maniacs at SOPAC

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Popular alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs will take the stage at the South Orange Performing Arts Center on Sunday, March 26, after celebrating 35 years in music last year. Such a milestone is a major achievement for any group, and the significance is certainly not lost on the Maniacs. After all, […]

County recognizes student artists at Hall of Records

NEWARK, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. and the Art Educators of New Jersey welcomed 96 students from throughout Essex County to the Hall of Records for the AENJ student art exhibit on Monday, March 20. This is the 13th consecutive year the county has partnered with the AENJ to present the student […]

Thirty regional artists support art programs for artists with disabilities

ORANGE, NJ — Arts Unbound has announced the lineup for its fifth annual Friends of Arts Unbound art exhibit and benefit sale. Several new artists are joining familiar favorites to raise funds for the nonprofit gallery and art studio for people with disabilities and seniors. More than 30 artists will be supporting Arts Unbound programs […]

Photo educational program and competition

CALDWELL, NJ — Essex Photo Club will host Bart Zoni on Thursday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. at the Caldwell United Methodist Church, 8 Academy Road in Caldwell. Zoni, an international blogger and digital instructor, will present an illustrated program on converting color images to black and white. This program is presented as part of […]

UPDATE: Celebrate WO Earth Hour

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Environmental Commission will sponsor the West Orange Earth Hour on Thursday, March 23, from 4 to 6 p.m. This event, held at the Thomas Edison Museum at 221 Main St. in West Orange, is in celebration of the global Earth Hour on March 25, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. […]

CHS art students raise money for trip to Spain

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Students at Columbia High School taking a college-level course in art history have been offered the opportunity to continue their art immersion with a summer study-abroad trip to Spain. On Saturday, March 25, and Sunday, March 26, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day, they will host a giant rummage sale […]

Trip for artists and art lovers

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Join the Arts Council of Livingston Gallery for a unique adventure to The Other Art Fair on Saturday, June 3. The Other Art Fair is being held for four days only at the Brooklyn Expo Center. TOAF’s inaugural exhibit in New York features 103 talented, promising artists alongside a unique and immersive […]

Interfaith concert for peace in SO

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Oheb Shalom Congregation will hold an interfaith concert for peace with music that heals the soul on Sunday, April 2, at 4 p.m. at the South Orange synagogue, 170 Scotland Road. This event will feature guest conductor and narrator Joshua Jacobson, professor of music at Northeastern University in Boston and founding […]

MCM brings spring concert to MMS

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Community Music presents its annual spring concert, “Celebrating 15 Years of Making Music in Maplewood,” featuring the Maplewood Concert Band under the direction of Steve Kimmons, with special performances by the Maplewood Middle School eighth-grade wind ensemble and the MMS honors wind symphony. The concert will be Wednesday, March 29, at […]