MILBURN, NJ — Paper Mill Playhouse has joined forces with the Cranford based non-profit Shining Stars Network to co-produce a performance featuring young artists with disabilities titled “The Greatest Show!” The showcase will offer audiences an entertaining afternoon featuring music, dance and production numbers from Broadway and Hollywood, and will take place on Saturday, Aug. […]
ELIZABETH, NJ — The Peterstown Cultural Festival, a four-day annual event that ran this year, Thursday, July 27, through Sunday, July 30, from 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. at 800 Fourth Ave. at High Street, was a joyful occasion celebrating Italian American culture and other ethnicities that takes place in the Peterstown neighborhood of Elizabeth. Founded […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners and the Department of Parks and Recreation have announced the launch of an online ticketing system for the popular Walter E. Ulrich Memorial Pool in Rahway and Wheeler Spray Park in Linden. Starting Wednesday, Aug. 2, residents and visitors will now have the convenience […]
RAHWAY, NJ — Comic books, superheroes and toys are coming to Rahway for Rah-Con. Rah-Con returns to Rahway on Saturday, July 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at St. Thomas Church, 1410 Saint Georges Avenue. Genoveva Rossi, a horror actress, writer, director, and producer, will be there to meet fans, sign autographs, and pose […]
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — More than 2,000 Eagles fans gathered at Echo Lake Park on Wednesday, July 19, to see Winslow celebrate the iconic band. They opened the set with “Take it Easy” and continued for more than two hours, playing many of the Eagles’ best-known hits, including, “I Can’t Tell You Why,” “Best of My […]
MILLBURN, NJ — Students selected to be a part of the Paper Mill Playhouse Summer Musical Theater Conservatory for 2023 will be performing an original concert titled “We Will Rock You,” a celebration of the sounds that revolutionized the Broadway musical. The concert will feature 122 young performers, including Rising Star Award winners and nominees. […]
RAHWAY, NJ — A screening of the new movie “My Last Best Friend” will be held at the Union County Performing Arts Center and will feature its stars in a question and answer session afterwards. Set in New York City, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, “My Last Best Friend” is a gripping drama […]
UNION, NJ — Father Time and Mother Nature have not been kind to the long-forgotten, three-quarters of a mile dirt trail that still straddles the border of Suburban Golf Course and the murky edge of Kawameeh Swamp. For generations of Kawameeh Junior High School students — now known as Kawameeh Middle School — ‘The Path’ […]
UNION, NJ — IT’S A PARTY! — The Union Farmers’ Market is much more than just fresh fruits and vegetables. Beyond all the local produce, UFM also features delicious baked goods, herbs and jams, teas, hot sauce, desserts, artisan creams, homemade soaps, mini-beer garden for the adults, bounce house for the kids and, of course, lots […]
ROSELLE PARK, NJ — The borough of Roselle Park is calling for all artists, musicians, crafters, performers and vendors to be a part of the 2023 Roselle Park Arts Festival and the 2023 Winter Market – two of the community’s most highly anticipated annual events. Each September, thousands of art lovers flock to Union County […]