NEWARK, NJ — Mayor Ras J. Baraka has announced that the city of Newark will host an array of events between Sept. 15 and Oct. 15 to observe Hispanic Heritage Month, including book giveaways, awards and scholarships events, and a free concert by Latin Grammy Award–winning singer India. “Our Latino community has been one of […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Studio Montclair will present “Inspired by an Object,” a concurrent exhibition, from Sept. 10 to Oct. 15 at both Montclair Art Museum’s Vance Wall Art Education Gallery, 3 S. Mountain Ave., and Studio Montclair Gallery, 127 Bloomfield Ave. An opening reception will take place on Sunday, Sept. 12, from 11 a.m. to […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — “Catch the Morning,” a collection of one-act plays and monologues on 9/11 themes, written and acted by New Jerseyans, premieres this summer, underwritten by Apricot Sky Productions and producer/playwright Eric Alter. A topic with great resonance for Garden Staters, the stage treatment is given to relationships arising from Sept. 11 and its […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge High School marching band members sweat through a hot few days of band camp last week, getting ready for a 2021 season that will look a little more normal after the COVID-19 pandemic changed the operations of all team activities last fall. The 2021 show, “Caravan: A Journey […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington community came together on a beautiful summer day for the town’s 19th annual Unity Day celebration at Irvington High School on Aug. 28. The event featured live music, DJs and a COVID-19 vaccination clinic, further raising the vaccination rate in Irvington. “Unity Day is an event that celebrates the diverse […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The fall catalog is out and registration is open for fall classes at the South Orange-Maplewood Adult School. Browse the catalog at https://view.flipdocs.com/?ID=10009349_387364 and click the course numbers to register. This semester’s classes are a mix of online and in-person at Columbia High School, as well as at various […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewoodstock Committee announced late last month that Maplewoodstock 2021, which was scheduled for the first weekend in October, has been postponed to July 2022. The decision came after the committee consulted with health officials and weighed the current risk posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. “We had high hopes to present the […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The host committee of the fourth annual South Orange Invitational has selected Cinema Ed, a community-based nonprofit, as the beneficiary of this year’s event. Cinema Ed provides local underrepresented high school students with a variety of intensive programs designed to teach them the skills they need to craft their own independent […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The wait is over. This fall, the South Orange Performing Arts Center fully reopens. SOPAC’s 2021-2022 season is its most diverse and inclusive yet, featuring musicians from various backgrounds, such as an Israeli superstar, a social justice–focused band, a Ukrainian quartet, various Celtic groups, a hip-hop violinist and a bayou-soul artist. […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — On Aug. 28, the Glen Ridge High School marching band concluded band camp with a showcase — the band’s first of the season — for parents. Photos Courtesy of Julie Stolte