ELIZABETH – There will be an October celebration of National Arts and Humanities Month with “Art in the Gardens,” which will take place Columbus Day Weekend, Oct. 12, 13 and 14 at The Outlet Collection-Jersey Gardens in Elizabeth. “Art in the Gardens” features instrumental, vocal and dance performances in the Center Court of the Mall. This […]
KENILWORTH – Visitors to Kenilworth’s historic Oswald J. Nitschke House (c. 1880) at 49 South 21 Street on Oct. 19 and Oct. 20 will have an opportunity to see the newly restored and furnished home of the late Mayor Oswald J. Nitschke (1867-1934), who made significant contributions to the development of Kenilworth in the early […]
UNION – Throughout the month of October, Liberty Hall Museum and its idyllic orchards and grounds will be open to the public for a number of family-friendly fall activities. Visitors new to the museum and returning guests experiencing Liberty Hall’s breathtaking autumn vistas for the first time are invited to spend a rejuvenating afternoon leaf […]
SUMMIT – Robyn Barone, manager of Weichert, Realtors’ Summit office, recently announced that her office is sponsoring the Hilltopper Alumni Golf Outing, a nine-hole golf outing on Saturday, Oct. 12, at Summit Municipal Golf Course. The outing is part of the Summit High School Third Annual Hilltopper Alumni Weekend. Weichert will host 36 Summit High […]
UNION — Arco Ensemble will perform the American premier of Cecilia McDowall’s “Crossing the Bridge” for string orchestra at its first “Concert & Café” on Oct. 27 at Gene & Shelley Enlow Hall. The celebrated British Composer is flying in from London to attend the event. According to Gramophone magazine, “Cecilia McDowall is another of […]
CRANFORD — Each year the New Jersey Council for the Humanities selects a Humanities Book of the Year. This year’s Humanities Book of the Year is Killing the Poormaster: A Saga of Poverty, Corruption, and Murder in the Great Depression by Holly Metz. Killing the Poormaster was selected from among 24 nominated books. As part […]
ROSELLE — A Roselle man is charged with posing as the owner of two foreclosed borough homes in order to rent them to tenants, then collecting thousands of dollars in rent payments during the course of more than six months, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced yesterday. Barton K. Hodge, 37, is charged with […]
MOUNTAINSIDE — Mountainside Public Library has announced a daytime program for adults titled, Fun & Games. The event will take place on the first Monday of each month, from 1 to 3 p.m., in the library’s Community Room. Board games and card games will be provided by the library, but participants are also welcome to bring […]