MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Montclair Orchestra has signed David Chan as music director for another seven years. This extension allows the organization to work together with Chan to execute important new artistic and education initiatives, including the development of a new youth orchestra program to serve the New York metropolitan region starting in 2021. Chan […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the New Jersey Jewish Film Festival, the community is invited to a free “fan favorite” screening of “Joachim Prinz: I Shall Not Be Silent,” on Monday, Jan. 20, at 11:30 a.m. at JCC MetroWest, 760 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Students in Wendy Mapes’ advanced theater class took home several awards from the state of New Jersey at the annual Thespian Festival Chapter Select Competition, held in December in Trenton. The WOHS Thespian Society and Mapes’ class competed in a variety of theatrical events with other students from different parts of […]
NEW YORK CITY — Vanguard Theater Company will present “Spring Awakening” for four performances only from Jan. 17 through 19 at the American Theater for Actors, 314 W 54th St. in New York City. The show includes many local young actors, including Joe and Maria Nalieth, two West Orange High School students. “Spring Awakening” is […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Public Library is kicking off 2020 with a monthlong exhibit of art made entirely of recycled materials. It’s part of Arshad Aziz’s Threaded Planet, a business where he makes clothes out of repurposed materials. An opening reception will be held Sunday, Jan. 19, at 1 p.m. at the […]
UNION, NJ — The Theater Project is once again reaching out to creative young people for its 18th annual Young Playwrights Competition. Winners receive cash prizes and see their work performed by professional actors at the awards ceremony in March of 2020. The submission deadline is Jan. 24. New Jersey’s high school playwrights submit their […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Performing Arts Center has appointed Craig Sumberg as its new executive director. An extensive national search targeted the former executive director of the Fox Tucson Theatre Foundation as a highly qualified candidate, and Sumberg quickly stood out while going through the interview process. His record of achievement is […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — “Fresh 12” has been hanging in the 1978 Maplewood Arts Center since Dec. 15, showing off the work of AP art students from around the county. On display at the gallery until Jan. 18, artists from Columbia High School, Arts High School in Newark, Central High School in Newark, West Essex High […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Walsh Gallery will present “Gregory Coates: Sheer Audacity,” a solo exhibition of recent work by the internationally renowned artist. The show will be available to view from Monday, Jan. 13, to Friday, March 6, along with an opening reception on Thursday, Jan. 30, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Seton […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Film Society kicked off its 15th West Orange Classic Film Festival on Sunday, Jan. 5, at the AMC movie theater in West Orange’s Essex Green complex. The kickoff screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s “North by Northwest” sold out. Pictured from left are Jake from Passaic Park; film critic Stephen […]