SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Seton Hall University will host its annual graduate open house on Saturday, Feb. 24, from noon to 3 p.m. on Seton Hall’s South Orange campus at 400 South Orange Ave. Representatives from graduate degree and certificate programs in high-demand fields of business, communication, diplomacy and international relations, education, health and medical […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood’s favorite monthly live music event will present Daptone Records recording artist James Hunter on Friday night, Feb. 23, at The Woodland. Proceeds from the show will help fight hunger in Maplewood-South Orange. Tickets are available at www.brownpaperticket.com. It has been 10 years since the Englishman burst onto the scene with his […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood Kids Camp is open for registration, and planning an unforgettable summer for children in kindergarten through fourth grade. The camp has a focus on nature, learning, fun and teamwork with top-notch counselors and directors to ensure each day is a new adventure. The camp, which is run by the Maplewood Recreation […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — This weekend, 4th Wall Theatre and the Burgdorff Center in Maplewood will kick off a new partnership in a theatrical celebration of Black History Month. The theater company will perform Ntozake Shange’s groundbreaking play “for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf.” This show — a “choreopoem” — […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Join the Schools Committee of the Community Coalition on Race for a presentation followed by a question-and-answer session with the authors of “Tasting Freedom,” Daniel Biddle and Murray Dubin, on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St. The authors are passionate about sharing the life and […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, the Reform synagogue in South Orange, will hold an adults-only Purim party on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road in Maplewood. It will feature a new Purim shpiel, a retelling of the Book of Esther, with the theme, “She Will Rock You.” It will be […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Local theater group interACT Theatre Productions will present the romantic play “Love Letters,” by A. R. Gurney, for one weekend only at the Baird Theatre on Three. These four benefit performances for interACT, presented in part through the generosity of Robert Wall, begin Friday, Feb. 16, and end Sunday, Feb. 18. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The first in “SOMA Talks,” a three-part education series that focuses on teenage alcohol and drug abuse, will be Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 7:30 p.m. at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road in Maplewood. The other sessions will be April 18 and 25. These sessions are free and open to the public. The […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The Maplewood Club was transported to Scotland on Saturday, Feb. 3, to celebrate Burns Night, an international event that honors Scottish poet Robert Burns. The event was held by the MacWhannell family to celebrate Scottish culture and to support the Achieve Foundation, a nonprofit organization that raises money for the South Orange-Maplewood […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A community blood drive will be held Thursday, Feb. 22, from 4 to 7:30 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St. Donors must weigh at least 110 pounds, bring ID, eat a meal before donation, and drink plenty of water before and after donation. Make an appointment by calling 201-251-3703 or […]