MAPLEWOOD, NJ — 1978 Maplewood Arts Center will present “Stolen Identities” from April 29 through May 26. This is the latest exhibit by the New Art Group, one of New Jersey’s oldest art collectives, curated by New Art Group member Gail Winbury of Westfield. This provocative show asks the question, “What is identity, and what […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders held its annual “Essex County Celebrates Youth” program Wednesday, April 19, at the Hall of Records in Newark. This event is held each year to acknowledge and encourage outstanding young people throughout the county who have accomplished and contributed so much at a young age. […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Oheb Shalom Congregation will present “Leadership as a Jewish Journey,” with Leslie Dannin Rosenthal, on Wednesday, May 3, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at 170 Scotland Road in South Orange. Enjoy lunch and then hear from Rosenthal, the current president of the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest, about her Jewish journey, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — In 2014, Emma and Quinn Joy of South Orange, now ages 17 and 13, respectively, heeded the call to give back to the wider community when they founded Girls Helping Girls. Period., a nonprofit organization that provides feminine hygiene products to teens and adults who cannot afford them. Now, members of […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Spinning, twisting a fiber such as wool into thread or yarn, and weaving that thread or yarn to create cloth is an art and a craft dating back thousands of years. At a free event on Sunday, April 30, from 1 to 4 p.m. Durand-Hedden visitors will be given the opportunity to […]
WASHINGTON, DC — The South Orange-Maplewood Interfaith Holocaust Remembrance Committee sponsored an April 18 trip to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Lincoln Memorial and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial for 50 students, their teachers and guests, including two Holocaust survivors, who shared their testimony on the way to Washington, D.C. This trip was […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The calendar may say spring, but in the Maplewood Recreation Department at Town Hall, it’s a summertime fun fest. There is still time to register and join the movement. Pool membership Before you know it, it’s going to be time to jump into the Maplewood Community Pool. Opening day May 27, so […]
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 […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Free Public Library and the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey will present “Vantage Points,” an exhibition of photography by Maplewood resident Linda Jacobs in the library’s art gallery through May 31. “Capturing the movement of light and shadow from an uncommon vantage point reveals the beautiful and unexpected within […]
Bar mitzvah boy collects toys to give to children with cancer, seeks to bring smiles to their faces
MAPLEWOOD / WEST ORANGE, NJ — A West Orange boy is collecting toys for donation to the children of The Valerie Fund, a Maplewood-based nonprofit organization that benefits youth with cancer and blood diseases. Tyler Levy has collected approximately 180 toys since launching his drive in February, nearly twice as much as his original goal […]