ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex Photo Club will hold its first meeting of the month on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom for members and the public. Attendees will listen to a presentation on photographing mushrooms and fungi from Megan Madden, who has worked on assignments for Belgian Boys, Healthline and Milk Bar […]
NEWARK, NJ — The New Jersey Performing Arts Center will host the 11th TD James Moody Jazz Festival from Nov. 8 through 20. This year’s program offers events combining jazz luminaries in collaboration with artists known for R&B, poetry, hip-hop and more. The festival kickstarts Thursday, Nov. 10, with two powerhouse concerts: One of the […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Women’s Club of Glen Ridge’s art department will hold an art luncheon, featuring Glen Ridge resident Ellen Eagle, on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at the club, 219 Ridgewood Ave. The luncheon begins at noon, to be followed by the program at 1 p.m. Eagle has been painting for 30 years and […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Montclair Early Music’s recorder and string ensemble, under the direction of Sandy Meltzer, will bring history to life through music once again at Montclair Public Library, 50 S. Fullerton Ave., on Saturday, Oct. 29, at 3 p.m. The program will showcase choral and instrumental music that are uniquely American, plus a few […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Symphony is thrilled to return home to South Orange Middle School, 70 N. Ridgewood Road in South Orange, for a free fall concert on Sunday, Oct. 30, at 3 p.m. Susan Haig conducts an exciting nature-themed program, featuring Czech composer Antonín Dvořák’s splendid Symphony No. 8 in G […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Oct. 7 kick-off event marking the revival of art exhibitions at Bloomfield College’s Scott H. Kaplan ’02 Art Gallery was well-attended with nearly 60 visitors, including local leaders and other friends of the college. The kickoff exhibition and reception featured art by renowned collage artist and book illustrator Bryan Collier, who […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Stories promising to make his skin crawl grabbed the attention of Ridgewood Avenue School language arts teacher Jerry White when he was a young reader; fairy tales lured him, too. A published author of nine children’s titles and a 10th on Japanese horror movie maker Kiyoshi Kurosawa, White, 48, began writing […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Studio Montclair presents “On the Surface,” a visual exploration of the intersections between and boundaries of two- and three-dimensional planes, on exhibit from Oct. 28 to Nov. 25 at Studio Montclair Gallery, 127 Bloomfield Ave. in Montclair. An opening reception will be Friday, Oct. 28, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. According to […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Verona High School took top honors at the West Orange Marching Band Invitational, held Oct. 8 in Suriano Stadium. Bands from across the area participated in different categories based on the size of their school. The West Orange Marching Mountaineers performed in exhibition as hosts of the event, but brought the […]
ROSELAND, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. presented awards to the 10 winners in the annual Essex County Parks Photography Contest on Tuesday, Oct. 11. Winners were awarded in adult, youth and professional categories. “We congratulate the winners of the Essex County Parks Photography Contest and thank all the contestants for sharing […]