LIVINGSTON, NJ — Maestro Anthony LaGruth and the Livingston Symphony Orchestra will perform their season finale concert Saturday, May 13, at 7:30 p.m. The fifth performance in the orchestra’s 2016-2017 season, the concert features their statewide Young Artist Concerto Competition winner, Asher Wulfman of West Orange, in a performance of Mendelssohn’s lyric Violin Concerto, Verdi’s […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — More than 100 people gathered together in the Town Center Gallery of the Arts Council of Livingston on Sunday, April 23, to view the artworks of more than 30 artists at the gallery’s second show, “Harmony.” Works included paintings, sculpture, jewelry, pottery, wearable art and accessories. The “Harmony” exhibit is open Wednesdays […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The 15th annual Scholarship & Building Maintenance Fundraiser for the South Orange-Vailsburg United Methodist Church in South Orange will be Friday, May 12, from 7 p.m. to midnight at Westminster Hotel, 550 W. Mt. Pleasant Ave. in Livingston. The event includes a guest speaker, door prizes and music by a popular […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — On Thursdays, May 11, 18 and 25, at 7 p.m., at Temple B’nai Abraham, 300 E. Northfield Road, Livingston, TBA Congregational Learning will present “The Holocaust: The Machinery of Mass Murder,” led by Jill Tejeda. A lifelong temple member and Holocaust scholar, Tejeda is a history teacher at Livingston High School; her […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The Essex County Division of Community Health and Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. joined April 13 with the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team, the Essex County Police Chief’s Association and the Essex County Crime Prevention Officers Association to announce plans for Drug Take Back Day and raise awareness about […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Alzheimer’s is one of the most common diseases affecting older people. Not only does it have a tremendous impact on those who have it, but also on their caregivers and society as a whole. The Linda & Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women is having an Alzheimer’s workshop on Tuesday, May 2, […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Swimming at West Essex YMCA has been a major part of Amy Butcher’s life, from taking swim lessons as a young child to teaching lessons and lifeguarding as a 15-year-old West Orange High School sophomore. In between, Butcher swam on the pre-team, won awards as a member of the swim team, and […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — NCJW/Essex is sponsoring a Lunch and Learn — “Creating a Movement of Muslim and Jewish Women Changing the World” — featuring the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, a national organization focused on building relationships between Muslim and Jewish women. The program will take place on Thursday, May 4, from 11:30 a.m. to […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Montclair Film recently announced the winners of the 2017 Emerging Filmmaker Competition, a program co-presented by Partners For Health Foundation that screens work by students in grades four through 12 from the Tri-State Area and beyond. This year, more than 90 films were submitted in three categories: Cinemaniacs for grades four through […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — On Sunday, April 2, Temple B’nai Abraham held its annual Mitzvah Morning at the temple. The event was sponsored by temple groups including the Social Action and Membership committees, Men’s Club, Sisterhood, the Jewish Learning Program PTA, The Early School Parents’ Council and Teen Tikkun Olam. Some of the accomplishments included preparing […]