JCC MetroWest presents winter art exhibits

WEST ORANGE, NJ — JCC MetroWest presents the Des-Arad exhibit, the results of the 2016 Des-Arad Artist Exchange between the United States and Israel, Mud & Soul Clayworks in Fairfield and painter Orna Greenberg, in the Gaelen Gallery East at the Leon & Toby Cooperman JCC, Ross Family Campus, 760 Northfield Ave. in West Orange, […]

Luna Stage to hold classes for adults

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Luna Stage, 555 Valley Road in West Orange, will be holding several courses for adults this winter and spring. To register for any or all classes, visit https://lunastage.secure.force.com/ticket/#details_a0NF000001dKFRWMA4. • The civic playwriting class for new and novice writers will meet Tuesdays, Feb. 14 through April 24, with no class April 11, […]

West Orange Classic Film Festival announces 2017 schedule

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Held over eight Sundays throughout January, February and March in the town where Thomas Edison invented movies, the West Orange Classic Film Festival returns for its 12th season, once again giving lovers of cinema a chance to experience their favorite films as they were meant to be seen: on the big […]

West Orange High School chorus brightens holidays for senior citizens

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School choir members traveled to several West Orange senior citizen locales for the annual “Assisted Living” Holiday Tour on Dec. 20, 2016. Seniors from Green Hill Retirement Community, Woodland Valley Senior Apartments and the Jewish Community Center were treated to a holiday-themed performance from the choir members. Two […]

New Jersey aviation history celebrated in multi-disciplinary exhibition

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University’s Walsh Gallery presents “Learning to Fly: A Celebration of Flight and Exploration.” The exhibition commemorates several major anniversaries occurring in 2017, including the 80th anniversary of both Amelia Earhart’s disappearance and the Hindenburg disaster in 1937, as well as the 60th anniversary of the launch of the Sputnik […]

Five CHS band students selected for North Jersey Area bands

Five CHS band students selected for North Jersey Area bands

MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Five members of the Columbia High School band program were recently selected as members of the 2016-2017 North Jersey Area honor bands. Gillian Basedow, a senior French horn player; Louise Kern-Kensler, a sophomore trombone player; and Peter Henderson, a senior percussionist, were all selected as members of the Area […]

CCR to celebrate life and legacy of Dr. King

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race will present the 16th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Observance on Monday, Jan. 16, at 2 p.m. at Columbia High School, 17 Parker Ave. in Maplewood. The event is free and open to all. Hundreds of SOMA residents and friends from neighboring communities will […]