MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Black History Month didn’t end on Feb. 28 at Columbia High School, as the associated art show on display at the school’s Domareki Gallery was extended to March 11. The show, which has art by CHS students and teachers alike, is a celebration of black history and culture and was a new […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Through a partnership with the visual and performing arts program at West Orange High School, the West Orange Arts Center’s latest show features rising stars of the arts community. The exhibit, which runs from Saturday, March 5, through Saturday, April 23, is open for viewing on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Imagine holding the vastness of the 277-mile Grand Canyon in your hand. That is precisely what internationally renowned artist Marite Vidales has achieved in her exhibition, “REVEALED: Intimate Renderings of the Grand Canyon,” on display from March 10 to May 1 in The Herb + Milly Iris Gallery at the South […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Nick Pascarella took the helm as president of the Nutley Little Theatre on July 1, 2019 — less than a year before the pandemic made its unexpected entrance. “I had a few months pre-COVID and (then the theater’s programming) came crashing to an end,” he recently told the Nutley Journal. Although the […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange–Maplewood Adult School spring catalog has launched and registration is now open. There are more than 100 exciting classes, trips and lectures from which to choose. Browse the catalog at https://view.flipdocs.com/?ID=10009349_989098 and scan the QR codes to register, or go to www.somadultschool.org for more information. The March […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Five Columbia High School students in Jon Fisher’s traditional photography class have been selected to display their work at the 26th annual Pingry Student Photography Exhibition, which is on view in the Hostetter Gallery, 131 Martinsville Road in Basking Ridge, through March 26. More than 100 photographs represent the best work of […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School Jubilee Choir and the boys and girls step teams honored Black History Month with a moving program of song and dance on Feb. 17. Photos Courtesy of WOSD
By Gwyneth Brown MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Columbia High School was filled once again with the smooth music of its jazz ensemble in a Feb. 24 concert in the school cafeteria and online. The jazz ensemble is a group of 28 talented musicians playing instruments that are part of either the rhythm or horn sections. The […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The New Jersey State Council on the Arts held its first public meeting of 2022 on Feb. 22, where nearly $1 million was awarded to 85 New Jersey artists through the council’s Individual Artist Fellowship program. The fellowships are competitive awards to New Jersey artists in 12 rotating disciplines granted solely […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Students in West Orange High School teacher Wendy Mapes’ advanced theater class took home several awards at the annual New Jersey Thespian Festival Chapter Select Competition, held virtually January 22 to 23. The WOHS Thespian Society and advanced theater class competed in a variety of theatrical events with students from across […]