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 […]
TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Youth Symphony will present the concert “An American Salute: Honoring Our Veterans” on Sunday, Nov. 7, at 3 p.m. at Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton. Appearing under the batons of Simon Lipskar, and artistic director and principal conductor Helen H. Cha-Pyo, respectively, the NJYS Youth Orchestra […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange–Maplewood Adult School will hold a musical fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 13, from 7 to 9 p.m. Audience members at this livestreamed event will be able to request songs, bid on silent auction items and raise money for the SOMAS. Livestreamed via Zoom, this event will feature […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The annual District Band Night returned to West Orange High School on Oct. 15 as students from Edison, Liberty and Roosevelt middle schools joined forces with the award-winning Mountaineer marching band. Middle school band teachers Joe Romano, Ryan Krewer and Roger Bryson, along with high school band teachers Lew Kelly, Erin […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The annual South Orange Maplewood Artists Studio Tour, presented by ArtSOMA: The Artist Community of South Orange & Maplewood, will be held Saturday, Nov. 6, and Sunday, Nov. 7, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., like it has been for the past 18 years. But this year, it almost […]
American Theater Group’s thoughtful new show is buoyed by excellent acting from its three cast members
By Debbie L. Hochberg / Correspondent BASKING RIDGE, NJ — The opening night buzz was palpable on Saturday night, Oct. 16, at the American Theater Group’s first production in 19 months, since the coronavirus pandemic shut down theaters — and the world. You could feel the joy in the air as we all waited on line […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Sarah Canfield, a West Orange–based artist, will debut her new sculptural, lightbox paintings and mixed media works in the Art Fair 14C at Mana Contemporary in Jersey City from Nov. 12 to 14. Canfield’s exhibit will include mixed media and pastel works as well as backlit, sculptural pieces that stack layered, […]
By Debbie L. Hochberg / Correspondent MILLBURN, NJ — “The Paper Mill is back!” These words from the producing artistic director of the Paper Mill Playhouse, Mark S. Hoebee, were music to our ears as a new season began on Sunday night, Oct. 17 — the theater’s first opening night in 616 days. It was a […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — What is street photography? How do you capture it? How do you deal with people when taking photos in public? When is a photo release necessary? These questions and more will be discussed and answered when James Maher speaks at the Essex Photo Club on Thursday, Nov. 4, at 7:30 p.m. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Oct. 14, the Harlem String Quartet visited Columbia High School via an artist-in-residence program curated by the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University. The Harlem String Quartet is the Cali School’s new quartet-in-residence, introducing composer-in-residence Jessie Montgomery and inaugurating a new weekly residency program that will include […]