SOUTH ORANGE / MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The candidates running for the South Orange–Maplewood Board of Education participated in a virtual debate on Oct. 8 hosted by the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race, vying for the three open seats on the BOE this November. Kamal Zubieta, who was appointed to the BOE in February, is […]
MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Montclair Orchestra officially announced its fall season with plans to broadcast concerts from the South Orange Performing Arts Center in October and the Van Vleck House & Gardens in November. All concerts and programs will be available for virtual viewing. For more information, visit www.montclairorchestra.org. With arts organizations across the country […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — From Oct. 21 to 23, the Institute for Communication and Religion at Seton Hall University will hold a virtual conference, “Communication and Religion in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election.” This free online conference will bring some of the foremost scholars in the fields of communication, religious studies and political science to […]
MAPLEWOOD / SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The i19 Gallery has a new show, “20/20 Abstraction,” that will run online through Nov. 31 at i19gallery.com. “20/20 is normally associated with clear vision, however, this year has been abstracted: a global pandemic, racial unrest, environmental catastrophes, a nation divided. We are all affected by these events,” the […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra will present a two-session series titled “The Cult of Conducting.” Artistic Director Warren Cohen, of South Orange, will share his insights with an overview of orchestral conducting during the past three centuries. He will answer such questions as: Why do orchestras need conductors? How has conducting […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Heralded guitarist Stephane Wrembel has announced Django A Gogo 2020 will be at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road in Maplewood, on Thursday, Nov. 19; Friday, Nov. 20; and Saturday, Nov. 21, at 8 p.m. Django A Gogo 2020 celebrates the music and life of legendary musician and composer Django Reinhardt; it is […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Isaiah House, a 100-bed transitional shelter in East Orange, is hosting an online auction from noon on Tuesday, Oct. 13, to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17. The auction features more than 60 items, services and experiences donated by individuals and businesses throughout the surrounding community. It is the first auction […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — More than five dozen members of the clergy in the Episcopal Diocese of Newark joined together Oct. 3 to sign a joint statement condemning racism. The clergy members were responding to the failure to bring charges against the police officers who murdered Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky., in March, calling it […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County’s 2020 leaf collection schedule for county roads begins at the end of October. Residents whose properties are on county roads may place their leaves in biodegradable bags or sweep the loose leaves into piles at the curb. To organize leaf collection on county roads, Essex County is divided into […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Public Library will host a virtual discussion with Jeannie Gainsburg, the author of a guidebook for being an ally to the LGBTQ+ communities, on Monday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m. on Zoom. To access this event, either call 929-205-6099 or download the Zoom app to your device, then […]