MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Gallery 1978 remembers its good friend and mentor June Cater, who died this past April 2016, with a new exhibit, “The Head.” She gifted the building, which now houses 1978 Maplewood Arts Center, to the township of Maplewood in 2000. Cater’s legacy lives on and is embodied by this center for the […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — “The Jersey Girls” will perform as part of Maplewood’s all-day July 4 concert and will be “keeping the harmony of the ’60s, ’70s and more alive!” The Jersey Girls specialize in songs that have strong vocal harmony reminiscent of the original recordings. To top things off, the show will include a light […]
NEWARK, NJ — More than a hundred New Jersey middle-school students, with little or no knowledge of musical theater, became collaborative composers, lyricists, dancers, singers and scriptwriters as part of a program that lets kids put on a show at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. For the fourth year, The Johnny Mercer Foundation/NJPAC Musical […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — For the eighth consecutive year, Regal Bank will sponsor the Livingston Summer Concert Series, featuring live musical performances every Sunday evening in July. All concerts take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Gazebo at Memorial Field. Should there be inclement weather, shows will be held in the Livingston High School […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The township of Irvington was well represented at the city of East Orange’s second Music Arts and Culture Fest East Orange’s City Hall Plaza on Saturday, June 4. Irvington Neighborhood Preservation Program Director Melody Thomas-Scott, an East Orange native, and Irvington Building Department Director Ted Green — who is also the East […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — JCC MetroWest recently announced that Jon Rudnitsky, a cast member of “Saturday Night Live,” will be hosting its L’Dor V’Dor Gala, taking place at Crystal Plaza in Livingston at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 23. Rudnitsky is the grandson of Marilyn and Lester Bornstein, two of the distinguished gala honorees. “We […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Nikhil Badlani Foundation held its fifth annual Musical Celebration and Tribute to Nikhil inside the Liberty Middle School Auditorium on June 13. Dozens of music students taking lessons through the foundation’s Music for Nikhil program showed off what they have learned with an eclectic range of songs. From Nikhil’s younger […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School held a small-scale comic convention — or comic-con — with some big names June 11. Photos by David VanDeventer
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Curious about painting? Or photography? Or knitting and crocheting? Or creating visual art journal pages? Inquisitive artists-to-be will be able to dabble in these art genres with the help of some gifted instructors on Saturday, June 18, when the West Orange Arts Council will hold its annual Sizzling Summer Art Sampler. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — “The Wizard of West Orange,” a new documentary short about the genius of Thomas Edison, his inventions, his life, and his workshops, will be unveiled Wednesday June 22, at 5:30 p.m. at Thomas Edison National Historical Park, 211 Main St. in West Orange. Admission is free and open to the public. […]