West Orange native wins at Sundance Film Festival

West Orange native wins at Sundance Film Festival

WEST ORANGE, NJ — From creating his first film, a parody of Jurassic Park on VHS for an English project when he was in seventh grade at Roosevelt Middle School, to winning at the Sundance Film Festival recently, West Orange native Matt Stryker has come a long way. The 13-minute coming-of-age film, “When You Left […]

Philip Roth to be celebrated at three-day event inside NJPAC

Philip Roth to be celebrated at three-day event inside NJPAC

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The life and work of Newark native and titan of late-20th century American literature, Philip Roth, will be discussed, performed, read, and his influences examined, at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center next weekend. Commemorating the March 19 anniversary of his 90th birthday with “Philip Roth Unbound,” NJPAC will present, March […]

Fiber artist captures black history through art quilts

Fiber artist captures black history through art quilts

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Fiber artist Sherry Shine met with students, faculty, staff and parents at West Orange High School on Friday, Feb. 3, to exhibit some of her art quilts and discuss her life and creative process. The visit, part of the Black History Month program in West Orange Schools, was orchestrated by Tamika […]

NJPAC to hold Philip Roth festival to celebrate the novelist from Newark

NJPAC to hold Philip Roth festival to celebrate the novelist from Newark

NEWARK, NJ — New Jersey Performing Arts Center, in collaboration with the Newark Public Library, will present Philip Roth Unbound, a weekend-long festival that will celebrate, challenge and explore the life, legacy and work of novelist and Newark native Philip Roth, on what would have been his 90th birthday weekend. Beginning Friday, March 17, and […]

Columbia High School artists explore African masks in new exhibit

Columbia High School artists explore African masks in new exhibit

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Art students at Columbia High School joined forces with the social studies department for an exhibit in the Domarecki Art Gallery, spending a month building three-dimensional African masks in tandem with learning about them in class. In groups of three or four, students chose an African country and constructed their own version […]

Out Montclair to hold monthly dance parties, drag brunches

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Out Montclair, a nonprofit organization established in 2021 to provide community and support for LGBTQ people and allies, has announced a collaboration with Montclair restaurant and event space Porta to host a monthly dance party and monthly drag brunch to bring LGBTQ people and allies together in joy and solidarity. The collaboration […]

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