WEST ORANGE, NJ — The 66th annual West Orange St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be Sunday, March 12, with the step-off at 12:15 p.m. from Town Hall at the corner of Main Street and Mt. Pleasant Avenue. Main Street will be closed to traffic at approximately 11 a.m. to allow for shuttle buses to transport […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School wind ensemble will be featuring in the “Indianapolis Send-Off Concert” on Tuesday, March 7, at 7 p.m. at West Orange High School, 51 Conforti Ave. Come out to support the wind ensemble before they head to the National Concert Band Festival in Indianapolis. Admission is free! […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Adult School children’s summer program offers more than 100 classes in creative arts, music, science and sports. Students get to choose their own classes — there are five periods in a day — and the day can be as long or short as they like. This […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Orange School District will host a Preschool Registration Fair on Saturday, March 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Orange Early Childhood Center, 397 Park Ave., Orange. The Orange Board of Education provides a full-day preschool education for all 3- and 4-year-old residents of Orange. There is no […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — JCC MetroWest presents an exhibit of photographs and mixed media by Gaelen Juried Art Show award winners Richard Earl and Barry Altman. The exhibit takes place in the Gaelen Gallery East at the Leon & Toby Cooperman JCC, Ross Family Campus, 760 Northfield Ave. in West Orange. The exhibit will be […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School welcomed Willie Cole, renowned sculptor and artist, to speak to various classes in the arts department on Jan. 9. Recognized primarily for his iron print work, Cole has had his pieces exhibited all over the country in many galleries, such as the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Fourth-grade students from Tuscan School, along with other elementary school students from the South Orange-Maplewood School District, participated in the Maplewood Memorial Library’s “Kids Speak Out” event on Feb. 4. This event was to encourage students to speak out and express themselves through writing, art and music to celebrate Black History Month. […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra with the Bloomfield Chorale present a joint concert on Sunday, March 5, featuring the music of Schubert, Balakirev and others. The performance begins at 3 p.m. at the Bloomfield Middle School, 60 Huck Road in Bloomfield. Both the symphony and chorale — formerly the Bloomfield Civic Chorus — […]
ECS brings community together in musical unity event
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Lifting their voices in songs of hope and solidarity, residents of Maplewood and South Orange joined together as part of the “United We Sing” event hosted Saturday, Feb. 18, by the Social Action Committee of the Ethical Culture Society of Essex County on Prospect Street in Maplewood. The event featured a community […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Turning challenges into opportunities has been the modus operandi for South Orange resident Claudia Aarts-Schreiber for as long as she can remember. Now this former professional dancer is looking to provide health and fitness opportunities for others with the opening of her Pilates and dance-based fitness studio ChaiseFitness Madison, located in […]