MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Curtis Grayson III’s art students at Columbia High School have been drawing their brains. They’ve been spending the last few months working on a project that revolves around mental health, visualizing their interpretations of what that looks like. Some are drawing on their own experiences and some aren’t, but […]
ORANGE / WEST ORANGE, NJ — After 14 months of powerful virtual work, Luna Stage is thrilled to announce four in-person, outdoor performances of BroadwayWorld Award–winner Will Nolan’s “Gay History for Straight People!” The show will be presented in association with ValleyArts at 8 p.m. on June 11, 12, 25 and 26. Seating is limited […]
MILLBURN, NJ — Paper Mill Playhouse has announced the lineup for the upcoming reopening season and staff looks forward to welcoming audiences back to the theater for live performances. The Paper Mill Playhouse 2021-22 lineup includes three eagerly anticipated productions that were postponed from previous seasons: “Sister Act,” “Clue” and the world-premiere of the musical […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Montclair is getting a new theater and event space! The Vanguard, at 180 Bloomfield Ave., is ready for its close-up, with grand opening events planned for June 4 and 5, kicking off an opening month with events every weekend. Vanguard Theater Company is having duplicate opening nights with each capped at 50-percent […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School music director William Farley has received his doctorate degree in worship studies, specifically sacred music, from Liberty University, located in Lynchburg, Va. He received his bachelor’s degree from Westminster Choir College, currently housed in Lawrenceville, and master’s degree at Montclair State University, both in music education. Farley […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Saturday, May 15, the Maplewood Memorial Park Conservancy, in conjunction with the Maplewood Department of Community Services, held its first-ever “Painters in the Park” event. Some 20 local artists painted “en plein air” in historic Memorial Park, while parkgoers strolled through the park, enjoying their work and the beautiful spring day. […]
FLORHAM PARK, NJ — On July 8, the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey will reopen the figurative doors to its ever-popular Outdoor Stage venue, located on the bucolic campus of Saint Elizabeth University. Since 2002, the company’s annual productions at this Greek-style amphitheater have provided people throughout the region with delightful productions under the stars. […]
MILLBURN, NJ — Since their inception in 1996, the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theatre, presented by the Investors Foundation, have ignited the careers of many notable performers, all of whom attended high school in New Jersey. Paper Mill Playhouse has announced the 2021 nominees. Award recipients will […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Ember, the critically acclaimed choral ensemble of Schola Cantorum on Hudson, will present a live and virtual season finale concert, “Emerge,” where the group will examine this period in our lives between what was and what will be. Ember will perform live on Saturday, June 12, at 7 p.m. at St. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School senior and AP Art student Cristal Perez was awarded second place in the mixed media category at the annual Congressional Art Competition during a virtual ceremony on May 5. U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr., who represents the 10th Congressional District, congratulated Perez on her accomplishment. In describing […]