SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, the Reform synagogue in South Orange, is fortunate to be home to many multi-generation member families — families that have provided continuity, perspective and support for decades. It’s not unusual to find longtime members whose children grew up at TSTI and joined as adults and whose children are […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Symphony presents its annual family concert on Sunday, Feb. 11, at 3 p.m. at South Orange Middle School, 70 N. Ridgewood Road. Admission is free. Conductor Susan Haig presents a variety of popular and lively selections to introduce children and adults to a wide range of orchestral music. […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Pierro Gallery opened its doors Thursday, Jan. 25, to display “Carved, Painted, Stitched: The Folk Art Collection of Barbara Cate” until March 3. Cate was an art historian and longtime professor at Seton Hall University who had an extensive personal art collection that she and her husband had amassed over […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Township Committee will host an open meeting approximately once a month to allow residents to have discussions with their elected officials. The “Talk to the Township Committee” sessions run Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon in Maplewood. They will be held as follows: Feb. 17 at Walgreens, 1633 Springfield Ave.; […]
UNION, NJ — On Jan. 28, Columbia High School art and photography students Shaine Hammarberg and Jonathan Dalce each exhibited an original art piece, alongside other art students throughout New Jersey, at the 30th annual Emerging Artists High School Art Exhibition. Each year, Kean University’s Department of Fine Arts, in collaboration with the Art Administrators […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — WSOU’s “Thank God For Monday” radio show is offering a series of programs on sexual harassment prevention in February. Hosted by Brother Greg Cellini, the series kicks off on Saturday, Feb. 3, and culminates on Saturday, Feb. 17, with an hour-long special that will examine how to best address sexual harassment […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Celebrate Black History Month with 4th Wall Theatre at the Burgdorff Performing Arts Center in Maplewood with a showing of Ntozake Shange’s groundbreaking play, “for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf.” The piece is billed as a “choreopoem” and weaves together 20 separate poems with music, movement […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Club is being transported to Scotland for one night only on Saturday, Feb. 3, to celebrate Burns Night, an international event that honors Scottish poet Robert Burns. All the proceeds from this fundraiser will benefit the Achieve Foundation of Maplewood and South Orange, a nonprofit organization that raises money for […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — On Tuesday, Jan. 30, at 10:11 p.m., the Maplewood Fire Department was dispatched to a reported smoke condition with power outage at 504 Irvington Ave., according to a Jan. 30 press release from the department. Upon arrival, Engine 32 reported smoke showing from the front corner of the home. A hand line […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Join the 1978 Maplewood Arts Center this Black History Month to celebrate the work of Dolores Stewart, a prodigious artist whose sculptures and paintings are inspired by moments from childhood, family and everyday life situations. Her sculptures in particular evoke the stories from her past as well as drawing inspiration from the […]