ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — South Orange resident John DiLorenzo created this painting to honor those who have succumbed to the coronavirus. He is an art teacher for NYC Schools, having taught at Beacon School in Manhattan for 16 years. The painting, oil on canvas, 48-inches-by-65-inches, is titled “Moment of Silence.”
WEST ORANGE, NJ — March 23 would have been Luna Stage’s first rehearsal for the world premiere of “Shruti Gupta Can Totally Deal,” which is now postponed to September. To mark this day, however, Luna Stage decided to gather the cast for a Zoom reading. The screenshot above was taken by one of the actors. […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The Nutley Historical Society will present “A Night of Classic Sports Films” on Tuesday, April 14, from from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Nutley Museum, 65 Church St. Admission is free and light refreshments will be served. The program will include classic sporting films: “Football on Parade,” a documentary from 1949 […]
MILLBURN, NJ — Paper Mill Playhouse has made several adjustments to its performance schedule and operations to help ensure the safety and well-being of the community during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a March 18 press release. Based on the New Jersey ban on public gatherings of 50 or more people for the next eight […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The ArtPride New Jersey Foundation, in partnership with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, recently announced the winners of the 2020 JerseyArts.com People’s Choice Awards. Now in its 12th year, the annual contest celebrates the extraordinary work of New Jersey’s vital and thriving arts community. Nearly 11,000 arts lovers […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — B.E.F. Oakes spent six months in his basement animating his two-minute short film, “Country Things,” which will be screened on March 28 as part of the Garden State Film Festival in Asbury Park and Ocean Grove. The stop-motion animated film is based on the Robert Frost poem “The Need for Being Versed […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Montclair Studio Players’ fascinates with the Rube Goldberg mystery farce “Over My Dead Body,” by Michael Sutton and Anthony Fingleton. Performances run Thursdays to Sundays, March 20 to April 4, with performances at 8 p.m. on Thursdays through Saturdays and at 3 p.m. on Sundays. The play stars E. Dale Smith-Gallo as […]
NEWARK, NJ — New Jersey Performing Arts Center announced March 13 that it will suspend operations, both on and off its Newark campus, for the next 30 days, starting Friday, March 13. The arts center will postpone all performances and events through Monday, April 13, to minimize the spread of COVID-19 in the community. NJPAC’s […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The South Orange-Maplewood School District announced earlier this week that, amid COVID-19 precautions, Columbia High School’s winter musical, “Matilda,” has been postponed. More details will be announced as they become available. Below is the article that ran in the March 12 News-Record, which went to press before the announcement had been made: […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Through a partnership with the Visual and Performing Arts Program at West Orange High School, the West Orange Arts Center’s latest show features rising stars of West Orange’s arts community, from Saturday, March 7, through Sunday, March 29. A reception will take place Saturday, March 21, from 1 to 4 p.m. […]