SOMA Cross-Cultural Works partnered with the Township of Maplewood to host the 6th annual Diwali Fest, a multicultural celebration of Diwali and South Asian arts and culture. Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights, symbolizing the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. The event was held Saturday in the […]
EAST ORANGE — A group of budding entrepreneurs from the East Orange Mayor’s Office of Employment and Training Summer Work Experience Program got to participate in a Pop-Up Shop at the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 25th Anniversary Tour at Prudential Center in Newark. The group of 22 young moguls set up shops around the concourse […]
Maplewood resident Harriet Ribot had her very first book “Ember” published, at the age of 95. It’s the first of a three book poetry series. The other two, “Willow Tree” and “Dormant” will be published next month. The fact that Ribot is 95 is irrelevant to her. She feels that it’s wonderful any time in […]
Manufacturers Village Artist Studios recently welcomed the public into their creative studios. Located in an 1880s industrial complex at 356 Glenwood Ave., East Orange, the studios are contained in three buildings, each with three floors, some with their own entrances. The building has more than 65 artists’ working spaces. The annual Open Studios weekend was […]
If you want to see a stunning show with a stellar cast, opulent sets, glittery costumes, entertaining choreography and an original score – all paired with an iconic story then find your way to The Paper Mill Playhouse and witness the magic that is “The Great Gatsby.” Based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, […]
Carlos Pavan, an Argentine classical guitarist living in Brooklyn who grew up on Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd, performed at the Bloomfield Public Library, Saturday, Oct. 7. The route he took to playing in the township was a unique one, starting off with a group of neighborhood boys and their rock band in Bell Ville, […]
BLOOMFIELD — The Historical Society of Bloomfield will present “The History of the Early Morris Mills in Bloomfield’s Brookdale Section” with Bloomfield resident Mark Wiley on Oct. 24. Wiley will give a presentation on the saw and grist mills that the Morris family built in the Brookdale section of Bloomfield, according to a press release […]
SOPAC is going all out on the Saturday before Halloween. A first-of-its-kind haunted walking tour inside and outdoors on the SOPAC campus is scheduled for 2, 3 and 4 p.m. on Oct. 28. Each tour is 60 minutes and will feature live performances from costumed characters right out of Jersey folklore and mythology. This event […]
The Kiwanis Club of Glen Ridge held its eighth annual OctoberFeast at the Women’s Club of Glen Ridge, on Monday, October 16. The event was co-chaired by Kathy Weissenberger and Jeff Monacelli. “It’s our biggest fundraiser of the year,” said Weissenberger at the party. ”We expect to raise upwards of $10,000. It’s always a sell-out. […]