WEST ORANGE — Poppy and her merry band of Trolls embark on a musical adventure May 9 through the 19 when “Trolls Jr.” opens at the JCC Metrowest in West Orange. Set after the events of the first film, audiences will return to Bergenland, where the Trolls love to sing, dance, and perform. Trouble […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The American Theater Group, a professional regional theater company celebrating its 11th season, will present “Parade,” the Tony Award–winning musical, from March 2 through 5 at the Sieminski Theater, 8000 Fellowship Road in Basking Ridge, and from March 9 through 11 at the Maurice Levin Theater at the JCC MetroWest, 760 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Building on its local success, Kulanu, a MetroWest NJ–based afterschool program for Jewish teens who are not attending a Jewish day school, will be expanding, as well as partnering with NCSY and providing academic programs from Touro University. Kulanu, a nonprofit organization, was launched in 2018 by West Orange residents Ira […]
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Saint Barnabas Medical Center announced Sept. 30 that it has received a $100 million donation from the Cooperman Family Foundation and has renamed the hospital Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in honor of the family’s gift. The donation is the largest ever given to any hospital in New Jersey and will allow the […]
TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey State Council on the Arts recently awarded more than $35.6 million in grants to support more than 700 arts organizations, projects and artists throughout the state. The grants were approved at the Arts Council’s 55th annual meeting, held virtually. The awards are part of the largest state appropriation the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the New Jersey Jewish Film Festival, the community is invited to a free “fan favorite” screening of “Joachim Prinz: I Shall Not Be Silent,” on Monday, Jan. 20, at 11:30 a.m. at JCC MetroWest, 760 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — JCC MetroWest will present all new art exhibits in January and February, including works by 2019 Gaelen Juried Art Show winners Susan Holford and Lori Abrams, as well as painter Felix Aarts. An opening reception for all exhibits will be held Sunday, Jan. 12, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — JCC MetroWest will present an all-female slate of art exhibits this November and December, including works by 2019 Gaelen Juried Art Show winners Mozelle Forman and Lizzy Synalovski, as well as painter Jennifer Levine. An opening reception for all exhibits will be held Sunday, Nov. 3, from 11 a.m. to 1 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Society of Music Arts will present a free orchestral concert, “Three Centuries of Great Music,” on Sunday, Oct. 20, at 3 p.m. at the JCC MetroWest, 760 Northfield Ave. in West Orange. Conducted by West Orange resident Stephen Culbertson, this concert features renowned cellist Jameson Platte of Belleville. For more […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Yale S. Hauptman, founding partner of Hauptman & Hauptman, will host “Estate and Long-Term Care Planning Blunders: Don’t Make the Same Mistakes” on Monday, Sept. 9, at 12:30 p.m. at the JCC MetroWest, 760 Northfield Ave. in West Orange. This forum will discuss and answer questions about the legal issues families […]