SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — A week before the South Orange Performing Arts Center was set to reopen after a year-and-a-half–long COVID-19 closure, the weather had other plans. The remnants of Hurricane Ida swept through the Northeast in September 2021, flooding Essex County and leaving parts of buildings underwater. South Orange Avenue was under 7 feet […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Performing Arts Center recently received a $5,000 grant from the Investors Foundation. The grant will help further SOPAC’s arts education programs, which invest in students and future artists by providing arts instruction in alignment with NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards for the Performing Arts, enhancing the arts curriculum […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The College of Communication and the Arts’ Arts Council at Seton Hall University will present the following final events for the spring 2022 season: “Jane Eyre, the Musical” from Thursday, May 5, through Saturday, May 7, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 8, at 2 p.m. at the South Orange Performing […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Carolyn Dorfman Dance returns to the South Orange Performing Arts Center for a spectacular evening of dance on Saturday, April 23, at 8 p.m. Comprising 11 dancers, the company is known nationally and internationally for emotional resonance, artistic excellence and thrilling entertainment. The evening, which features two new works and one […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Imagine holding the vastness of the 277-mile Grand Canyon in your hand. That is precisely what internationally renowned artist Marite Vidales has achieved in her exhibition, “REVEALED: Intimate Renderings of the Grand Canyon,” on display from March 10 to May 1 in The Herb + Milly Iris Gallery at the South […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Founded in the wake of the 2017 Women’s March, the Resistance Revival Chorus is a passionate group of artists and activists whose mission sits at the intersection of social justice and song. Joining together to uplift and center women’s voices to raise awareness of the continuing need to advance social justice, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The South Orange Performing Arts Center is back with another installment of Laughs in the Loft, a monthly stand-up comedy series. Hosted by comedian Joe Larson, each show features several comedians. The next performance is Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. Purchase tickets at https://www.sopacnow.org/events/laughs-in-the-loft/. The lineup includes: Ophira Eisenberg, the […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Herb + Milly Iris Gallery at the South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 SOPAC Way in South Orange will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a special fundraiser and exhibition. “L’Dor V’Dor: Carrying the Torch,” by Jeremy Iris-Williams, Herb and Milly Iris’ grandson, is the first metal art exhibition by this […]
MADISON, NJ — On Nov. 6, in-person and virtual guests raised crucial funds for the South Orange Performing Arts Center at its 2021 gala, held at Drew University in Madison. Some of the most memorable parts of the evening were paying tribute to honoree Diana Hart and presenting the SOPAC Lifetime Achievement Award to Grammy-winning […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Montclair-based Nefesh Mountain has been hailed as a boundary pushing bluegrass Americana band. They’re among the first to give voice and openly represent Jewish American culture, traditions, values and spirituality in the world of American roots music. Fronted by married couple Doni Zasloff and Eric Lindberg, Nefesh Mountain will perform a […]