GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Lockdowns and forced deprivation can be a powerful incentive for artists to produce work of significance. Historically noted, there was an abundance of paintings created by artists working in Paris during World War II and Nazi occupation, yet much of it remained in studios until the occupation ended. But with the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Pleasant Valley Productions Artistic Director Camille DiLorenzo gave an update and 2021 year-end review on the nonprofit community theater group’s residency at the Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center at the West Orange Township Council meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 1, walking council members through the group’s third year of running the outdoor […]
NEWARK, NJ — Newark Symphony Hall, New Jersey’s largest black-led arts and entertainment venue, has hired former South Orange–Maplewood Board of Education member Chris Sabin as its first director of communications and social impact. Sabin brings with him more than two decades of experience engaging people and advocating for better outcomes. His experience includes management […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council’s Valentine’s gift shop will open for a special shopping weekend on Saturday, Feb. 12, and Sunday, Feb. 13, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road in West Orange. Visitors must social distance and wear face coverings. During this […]
By Debbie L. Hochberg Correspondent ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Wanted: Amateur detectives in search of a fun evening filled with mystery, murder and a remarkable mansion. If that is you, look no further. The first clue is right in your own backyard at the Paper Mill Playhouse. That’s right, your first clue is “Clue,” a […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Newark Museum of Art will present “Carlos Villa: Worlds In Collision” from Feb. 10 through May 8. Organized by the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and the San Francisco Art Institute, the exhibition brings together 35 rarely seen works by Carlos Villa, a central figure in the San Francisco, Calif., […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Performing Arts Center has been approved for a $10,000 Challenge America award to support SOPAC’s music residency program. SOPAC’s music residency program is among 168 projects across the country that were selected to receive fiscal year 2022 funding, totaling $1,680,000, in the Challenge America grant category. SOPAC is […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Anthony Collins, a language arts teacher at the Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing and Fine Arts, was looking for a way to make reading fun for his students while making math and numbers less intimidating. His solution: He wrote a book, “Begin Again 10,” that does just that. The […]
NEWARK, NJ — Following the successful conclusion of the 2021 New Jersey Arts Annual “ReVision and Respond” exhibition, the Newark Museum of Art acquired four artworks from the exhibition for the museum’s permanent collection. The annual NJAA series is a project of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — Again this year, Glen Ridge Recreation is presenting the Glen Ridge Holiday Music Bridge, a program that allows residents to share with their neighbors videos of them performing holiday songs. Interested musicians must have the ability to record their performance and send a link to the video via email to [email protected]. […]