RED BANK, NJ — Brandon J. Dirden’s production of “Radio Golf” was one of the thousands of theater casualties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; the show was shut down in March 2020 early in its run at the Two Rivers Theater in Red Bank. Now, 20 months later, the cast is ready to be back […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The New Jersey Arts and Culture Recovery Fund has hired a longtime nonprofit leader as its executive director. Lynne Toye, of South Orange, will become the first leader of the fund that has awarded $3.9 million in grants to nonprofit arts, culture and history organizations that have suffered financial losses because […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange Symphony will be hosting “Jersey Score,” a recital of new works by five leading composers in the New Jersey and New York City area on Sunday, Nov. 7, at 6:30 p.m. at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road in Maplewood. This free concert is being organized by […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Johann Sebastian Bach rose from the dead in Belleville this year, as the Belleville High School marching band returned a sense of normalcy to the 2021 season after the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the 2020 fall season, six months after lockdowns started and sent students home for virtual classes. “Decomposers: Bach […]
RAHWAY, NJ — Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark will hold its fourth annual Benefit Concert for the Homeless on Saturday, Nov. 13, at the Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway, featuring the iconic 1960s band, Tommy James and the Shondells. Tickets for the concert are charged; all ticket proceeds will directly support […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The Nutley High School marching band was riding high at the end of the 2019 season. The band won a Group IVA state championship, a second-place trophy in the group at nationals and had aspirations of defending the titles in 2020 with a new show. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. School buildings […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Studio Montclair presents “Absolute Abstraction” from now through Tuesday, Nov. 30, at Studio Montclair Gallery, 127 Bloomfield Ave. in Montclair. An opening reception will take place on Sunday, Oct. 31 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. The exhibit, featuring the artwork of 49 artists, embraces nonrepresentational art as a way for artists to […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The fifth annual Broadway Night, held at West Orange High School on Oct. 19, regaled the appreciative audience with students’ musical interpretations of classic and lesser-known show tunes that rivaled a professional production. “When we began the glee choir back in 2015, we only performed as part of the regular choral […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Aug. 25, veteran WSOU-89.5 DJ Valentino “Val” Petrarca became the first person at WSOU to reach 100 interviews, when he interviewed Neil Westfall from the rock band A Day to Remember. Petrarca began his record-breaking interview career as a freshman on Oct. 31, 2018, with the band The Clay People. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — England is a must-see destination for garden lovers. In June 2017, the Friends of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum set off for a visit to Cornwall and Devon. Join Maplewood Garden Club on Monday, Nov. 1, at 7:30 p.m. when Judy Snow, past president of the Friends and current board secretary, relives the unforgettable […]