West Orange holiday open house

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange will hold its annual holiday open house on Saturday, Dec. 3, at Washington School, 289 Main St. in West Orange, and all through the downtown. Free family fun with entertainment by Vienna Music School will be at Washington from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pictures with Santa will be […]

Hanukkah Laser Light Show at TBA

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Join the Jewish Learning Program of Temple B’nai Abraham on Sunday, Dec. 11, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the temple on 300 E Northfield Road, Livingston, for a Hanukkah Laser Light Show and program. The show is open to children from the community with their families; children must be accompanied […]

Child-friendly ‘Nutcracker’ returns to Maplewood

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The New Jersey Dance Center will present a child-friendly hourlong performance of “The Nutcracker” ballet to benefit the American Red Cross on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 1 and 3 p.m. at the Burgdorff Center for Performing Arts, 10 Durand Road in Maplewood. This year marks the 27th anniversary of the New Jersey […]

Champagne and watercolors at DOI

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Residents at Daughters of Israel participate in a ‘Sip and Paint’ program led by artist Sheryl Intrator Urman on Nov. 10. The 90-minute class, in which residents sipped champagne and munched on cheese, crackers and fruit, culminated in impressive watercolor paintings on canvas.

WOAC presents holiday boutique

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Arts Council invites the public to visit its annual Holiday Boutique and Small Works Show at the West Orange Arts Center, 561 Valley Road in West Orange. The boutique will be open for three weekends in December — Saturdays and Sundays, Dec. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18 […]

WOHS senior performs with New Jersey All-State Orchestra

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School senior Austin Bartola recently had the opportunity to perform with the New Jersey All-State Orchestra in Atlantic City on Nov. 11. Bartola, a battery percussionist, had previously performed with the all-state band in February. A number of string and wind musicians and percussionists were selected for the […]

TBA presents author Karen Gooen

LIVINGSTON, NJ — On Thursday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m., Temple B’nai Abraham Sisterhood will present speaker Karen Gooen, author of “Searching for Bubbe Fischer: The Path to Mah Jongg Wisdom,” at the temple, 300 E. Northfield Road in Livingston. Part mahjong manual and part memoir, “Searching for Bubbe Fischer” tells the story of a […]

Essex County hosts gingerbread house contest

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The public is invited to participate in the 2016 Sustainable Homes and Habitats Gingerbread Contest at the Essex County Environmental Center. The contest is free and there are four categories in which participants can compete. The deadline to register is Saturday, Dec. 3, and all entries must be delivered on Saturday, […]