BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Traditional jazz, ragtime and blues comes to Bloomfield on Saturday, June 11, when Miss Maybell & Her Ragged Jazz Band will play a fundraiser at the Brookdale Reformed Church, 16 Bellevue Ave. Generally a trio, the group has added a reed player for the show, with regular player and Bloomfield resident Brian […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The “Stories of Newark” art exhibit recently attracted more than 100 attendees to its opening at Bloomfield College. With input from a new advisory group to the college’s grant-funded Stories of Newark oral history project that had been underway since fall 2021, the goal of capturing oral histories to document past and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Students at the Golda Och Academy Lower School in West Orange delighted audience members on June 1 with their production of “The Lion King Jr.” Photos Courtesy of Golda Och Academy
NEWARK, NJ — Newark Symphony Hall, the largest black-led arts and entertainment venue in the state, announced its summer 2022 lineup of events and performances, including monthly soul line dancing with WBLS 107.5’s Superhero DJ Jon Quick and legendary instructor Kenny J, which begins on Friday, June 10, and is free for the first month. […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — For the first time, Studio Montclair presents an exhibit of work by 34 artists who have participated in Studio Montclair’s popular critique group initiative. It will be on exhibit from June 11 through July 15 at Studio Montclair Gallery, 127 Bloomfield Ave., Montclair. An opening reception will take place on Saturday, June […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — A week before the South Orange Performing Arts Center was set to reopen after a year-and-a-half–long COVID-19 closure, the weather had other plans. The remnants of Hurricane Ida swept through the Northeast in September 2021, flooding Essex County and leaving parts of buildings underwater. South Orange Avenue was under 7 feet […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Join the South Orange–Maplewood Adult School for a fabulous fundraising event featuring local Broadway stars. On Monday, June 13, the curtain goes up on a one-off Broadway cabaret, “School’s Out,” conceived and produced by theater veteran and Maplewood resident Robert DuSold, who is also co-president of SOMAS. DuSold created the show as […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Pushcart Players, New Jersey’s Emmy-nominated and award-winning touring theater for young audiences, will present “Mr. Ray’s Spring Concert” for families on Saturday, June 25, at 2 p.m. at The Oakes Center, 120 Morris Ave. in Summit. Ray Andersen, better known as Mr. Ray, has been writing and performing for children from pre-K […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — With the musical talents of JESPY House clients in the spotlight, JESPY has partnered with Millburn’s Paper Mill Playhouse to present a showcase of Broadway songs to be performed by the clients on Saturday, June 18, at 4 p.m. The performance, which is open to the public, is tentatively titled “A […]
NEWARK, NJ — On May 20, Essex County Commissioner President Wayne L. Richardson welcomed hip-hop performers KRS-One, Duce Martinez, Duce Spyder, Jose “Airborn” Lopez and Pop Master Fabel to Essex County College as part of Hip-hop Appreciation Week. Hip-hop Appreciation Week, recognized every year in the third week of May, aims to acknowledge and appreciate […]