WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School spring musical, “The Shows Must Go On,” was performed outdoors at the Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center on April 23 and 24 to the delight of a masked and socially distanced audience. The show opened with senior Justin Peters, who served as narrator, performing an impressive […]
SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — South Orange Village and Maplewood Township, together with SOMA Cross Cultural Works and the AAPI community, unite to recognize and celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2021 with family-oriented events during the entire month of May. As the national conversation veers toward racial division and polarization, and […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Luna Stage premieres “The Vaccine Monologues,” a virtual gallery of theatrical moments inspired by COVID-19 immunization. Playwrights, physicians, activists and actors share stories real and imagined, reflecting on experiences with the “Fauci ouchie,” or the shot that can change it all. These stories of optimism, inequality, science, history and imagination can […]
VERONA, NJ — Paul Whelihan, artistic director of Pushcart Players, will perform in Zoom readings of “ART,” a play by Yasmine Reza, on Thursday, May 6, and Friday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. The production, directed by Dov Tiefenbach, explores friendship, mortality and, of course, art. The performance is free, though donations are welcome. “‘ART’” […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Watershed Literary Events, a spoken-word series sponsored by the Department of Cultural Affairs in South Orange, will host its second virtual reading of the year on Sunday, May 16, at 2 p.m. The event will feature Columbia High School graduate and Maine poet laureate Stuart Kestenbaum and Maplewood poet and photographer […]
NUTLEY, NJ — Composer, educator, conductor, musician — all of these words describe Nutley High School graduate Joshua A. Idio. The trumpeter, who holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from William Paterson University, has written music for concert bands, orchestras and chamber groups; his music has been performed worldwide. Idio is currently a member […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — A nearly 9,000-square-foot Black Lives Matter mural was unveiled to the public on Sunday, April 25, at Manufacturer’s Village, 356 Glenwood Ave. in East Orange. The project is a first-time artistic collective and community initiative created to inspire change amid social unrest related to the police killings of black and brown […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School Class of 2009 graduate Elijah Minton, aka “The Art Alchemist,” is enjoying a flourishing career as a muralist and painter regionally and nationally. Minton, whose talents include fine art, original art, illustrations, portraits, acrylic painting, murals and logo designs, was drawn to art at an early age. […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Middle School Drama Club will perform “Disney’s Camp Rock the Musical” on Friday, April 30, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, May 1, at 2 and 7 p.m. outdoors at Freeman Gardens, 644 Hawthorne Ave. in Glen Ridge. May 2nd is the rain date. Tickets can be purchased at […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Public Library is currently presenting an exhibition of contemporary realist paintings by artist Maria Mijares titled “Essex County Escapades,” on display through Sunday, May 23. The selection of artworks feature local subjects visited across decades, including the iconic Irvington WPA firemen’s training structure, Pabst Brewery from South Orange Avenue […]