UNION, NJ — Premiere Stages, the professional theater company in residence at Kean University, has returned to the Rahway School District in 2024, with a playwriting residency at Roosevelt Elementary School, funded by the Northfield Bank Foundation. Through the course of seven weeks, 18 sixth-grade students at the Roosevelt Elementary School have learned the basics […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The fourth annual Cranford Film Festival – which celebrates the best in short filmmaking – has received more than 100 film submissions across categories including fiction, documentary, music videos, animation, student films and iPhone filmed. “Best of Festival Awards,” “Cranford Cougar Awards” and “Laurels” will be given in each of the six […]
CLARK, NJ — Record Riot is a music lover’s dream. There are more than 40 vendors selling vinyl, compact discs, rock T-shirts, cassette tapes and posters. Record Riot is coming to Clark on Sunday, April 21. It will be at Arthur L. Johnson High School, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with an early admission […]
RAHWAY, NJ — The Hit Men are more than tribute artists. They are the real guys who performed with legendary musicians including members from Foreigner, Journey, Styx, The Hooters, Steely Dan, Cheap Trick, The Rascals, Alan Parsons, Three Dog Night, Cream, Grand Funk Railroad and The Who. In celebration of their associations with these mega-stars, […]
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — More than 100 children anxiously waited for the helicopter. Several airplanes passed. Then a drone. And, finally, the moment they were all waiting for — colorful Easter eggs filled with candy and prizes dropped on the grounds of Liquid Church in Mountainside. “We will do anything short of sin to reach people […]
CLARK, NJ — On Friday, March 29, the Arthur L. Johnson High School baseball team offered a Little League baseball clinic to our future Crusader baseball players. The clinic, organized by the ALJ baseball coaching staff, was a huge success, as baseball players from all ages came together at the state-of-the-art facility to work together […]
UNION, NJ — The Easter Bunny had a secret message. Children were encouraged to unlock the message by visiting participating businesses and grabbing an egg, which was filled with a special treat. Children had to visit all locations in order to unscramble the message. There were also goodie bags, balloon twisting, face painting, OMG Bubbles, […]
UNION, NJ — “A Career Is a Promise: Finding Purpose, Success and Fulfillment,” the latest book written by Kean University professor Robin Landa of Michael Graves College, is a guide to career development for anyone, including students. In this interview, she speaks about her book and work. Q. You’ve written 26 books about advertising, design, […]
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — Join us at the Springfield Free Public Library on Thursday, April 4, at 7 p.m., when New Jersey author Michelle Cameron speaks about and does a reading from her latest book, “Babylon: A Novel of Jewish Captivity.” Cameron’s book recounts the capture of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar’s army and the subsequent forced exile […]
RAHWAY, NJ — An evening of opera’s most treasured masterpieces will be presented by New Jersey Opera Theater at the Union County Performing Arts Center’s Main Stage, 1601 Irving St., Rahway, on Friday, April 5, at 7 p.m. NJ Opera Theater’s Opera Gems concert will be a treasure chest filled with soaring arias, duets and […]