MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — The Mountainside Restoration Committee’s MRC Estate Sales division will be conducting an outstanding estate sale in Mountainside to raise funds for the maintenance and restoration of the historic Deacon Andrew Hetfield House and Levi Cory House. The sale will be on Friday, Sept. 8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Saturday, […]
SUMMIT — SAGE Eldercare has announced that its renowned workshop has restored Steven Rapkin’s precious Adu Zatua, a wooden ancestor sculpture carved by the Nias people of Indonesia to honor the spirits of loved ones who have passed for providing guidance. Every statue is different and serves a different purpose. Rapkin’s Adu Zatua, acquired on […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners invites residents to join the master tree stewards of Union County. Union County residents who are looking for a fun and rewarding civic service project can join the 4-H Master Tree Steward program and learn how to “speak for the trees.” “Through our master […]
UNION, NJ — ‘Selling Kabul’ comes to Premiere Stages’ Bauer Boucher Theatre Center, 1000 Morris, Ave., Union, from Thursday, Sept. 7, through Sunday, Sept. 24. Taroon once served as an interpreter for the U.S. military in Afghanistan. Now it is 2013, and the Americans — and their promises of safety — have begun to withdraw. […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Summit Downtown Inc. has announced the return of Arts & Cars Downtown Art Festival and Summit Elks Classic Car Show on Sunday, Sept. 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Presented in collaboration with the Visual Arts Center of NJ and the Summit Elks, this family-friendly event is designed to celebrate the […]
UNION, NJ — Kean Stage has announced its 2023-2024 season lineup, featuring a diverse mix of Broadway, classic rock, jazz, dance, holiday and family programming. Additional artists will be announced later this season. Opening the season at Enlow Recital Hall on Friday, Oct. 6, at 7:30 p.m., is recent Tony Award-winning star of stage and […]
UNION, NJ — As of Thursday, Aug. 17, the Vauxhall Branch Library of the Union Public Library, located at 123 Hilton Ave., Vauxhall, began upgrading and will be closed until Tuesday, Sept. 5, reopening on Wednesday, Sept. 6. There will be painting, new flooring and new public computers installed during this time, according to Kassundra […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners has announced the Union County On Stage! Grant Program, as part of an initiative of Commissioner Chairperson Sergio Granados, following in line with his theme of “Building a Stronger Union County” for 2023. This initiative, aimed at providing significant support to performing arts programs […]
SUMMIT, NJ — The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey will present exhibitions of work from Elana Herzog, Sandra Eula Lee, Samantha Batra Mehta and Jeffrey Gibson this fall. The works explore themes of dislocation and migration through the use of repurposed everyday and found materials, according to a press release from the center, which […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Film critic Roger Ebert once described “A Hard Day’s Night” as “one of the great, life-affirming landmarks of the movies” and added it to his list of “The Great Movies.” It was the first Beatles movie and debuted in 1964, at the height of Beatlemania, portraying 36 hours in the lives of […]