WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council will present “Artists of the Oranges,” by Jim Horton, from Aug. 17 to Sept. 14 at the West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road. A reception will take place on Saturday, Aug. 17, from 2 to 5 p.m. “Artists of the Oranges” is an exhibit of […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council took advantage of the good weather on July 27 by setting up shop on the pavement at the West Orange Farmers Market and asking residents to add their artwork to the ground. The chalk art idea was the brainchild of WOAC member Brian “Booey” Convery, and […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Classic Car Cruise Night, a Bloomfield summer staple on Wednesday evenings at Broad Street and Bloomfield Avenue, is moving uptown for the month of August. Still scheduled for Wednesday evenings, the new location is near the Clifton border at 1515 Broad St. in the parking lot of Universal Technical Institute. The car […]
GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The Glen Ridge Community Pool was the place to be last Sunday, July 28. With the heat, it was crowded and half the bodies were in the pool. But some, like Drew Forgione, were on the sidelines reading books. The sixth-grader at Ridgewood Avenue School, who had “Hoot” by Carl Hiaasen […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Back in 2015, then West Orange High School senior Melody Ector received the Faculty Scholarship Award for her plans to study popular music at the University of Southern California; at the time, she had no idea she would wind up playing venues like Coachella with King Princess, but that’s exactly what […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Village Center Alliance has been awarded a $21,500 Transformation Grant from Main Street New Jersey and will use the funds to continue its downtown beautification efforts. The grant money, combined with money raised from the recent Under Cover Music Fest and last year’s PlayDay, will be used to […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Essex County Summer Players Orchestra will have its 19th annual free summer concert on Sunday, Aug. 4, at 3 p.m. at Livingston High School, 30 Robert Harp Drive, Livingston. Nate White will lead the orchestra in playing the music of Otto Nicolai, Hubert Parry and Antonin Dvorak. The orchestra consists of members […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Alexa and Beni Ventura are time traveling through other dimensions to save the history and culture of Puerto Rico, and they’re only 12 years old. The twins from Newark are fictional characters created by Dania Ramos, a Bloomfield resident and writer, director and producer. She, along with producer, sound designer and […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — During the past month, township children joined by local kids, enjoyed the 42nd year of the Bloomfield Summer Arts Workshop currently winding down in Bloomfield Middle School classrooms. The curriculum is under the direction of Jennifer Khoury, the fine and performing arts supervisor for the school district. More than 140 children attended […]
UNION, NJ — “The Wake,” the 2019 Premiere Stages Play Festival winner, by Tammy Ryan, is currently at the Bauer Boucher Theatre Center at Kean University through Sunday, July 28. Directed by Glen Ridge resident John Wooten, the play is about two estranged sisters reuniting in a rented Florida beach house to bury at sea […]