UNION COUNTY, NJ — The New Jersey State Council on the Arts recently awarded more than $35.6 million in grants to support more than 700 arts organizations, projects and artists throughout the state. The grants were approved at the arts council’s 55th annual meeting, held virtually. The awards are part of the largest state appropriation […]
RAHWAY, NJ — Actor and singer-songwriter Terron Brooks will be opening Rahway Mayor Raymond Giacobbe’s 2021 Summer Concert Series on Thursday, Aug. 5. Each Thursday in August, Rahway joins the Union County Performing Arts Center in presenting outstanding artists in an outdoor arena, right in front of the historic UCPAC Mainstage Theater at 1601 Irving […]
CRANFORD, NJ — In 1972, when he was a student at the Newark School of Art, John Quinn was painting an underwater scene for an illustration class when a tiny bit of watercolor dripped onto the bottom corner of his canvas. To most, this splotch would be nothing more than a small imperfection, but Quinn […]
CRANFORD, NJ — Filo Sofi Arts gallery owner Gabrielle Aruta says she wants to inspire everyone who visits her gallery. Aruta, who has traveled the world, has taught philosophy in eight countries; she is originally from Clark and attended Mount Saint Mary Academy. After living in Philadelphia for most of her adult life and moving […]
UNION, NJ — The Theater Project, a leading incubator for rising talent and a showcase for New Jersey performing artists, has received a prestigious National Endowment for the Arts grant for $10,000 to produce a virtual production of “Labor,” a dark comedy by noted playwright TyLie Shider. Gaining regional recognition for its ongoing projects during […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Reeves-Reed Arboretum will be kicking off its summer season of the arts with its newest exhibit, “Earthscapes: Emerging to a brighter tomorrow.” Curated by Executive Director Jackie Kondel, the exhibit will be on view from Monday, June 14, to Sunday, Oct. 31, in the Wisner House Gallery and features paintings and sculptures […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Numerous Union County artists will be featured in “2021 New Jersey Arts Annual: ReVision and Respond,” the first exhibit to open at the Newark Museum of Art since the COVID-19 pandemic shut the museum down in March 2020. The exhibit will run from Thursday, June 17, to Sunday, Aug. 22. The […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — As one of the nation’s leading professional theaters and recipient of the 2016 Regional Theatre Tony Award, Paper Mill Playhouse — with leadership from Mark S. Hoebee, producing artistic director, and Michael Stotts, managing director — has a well-earned reputation for launching both performers and shows to Broadway. Since their inception […]
ROSELLE, NJ — Twenty-five Grace Wilday Junior High School students were inducted into the prestigious Tri-M Music Honor Society during an outdoor ceremony on the school’s front lawn on Thursday, May 27. These music students have been carefully selected on the basis of scholarship, character, leadership and service to join the school’s chapter, No. 7887. […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Despite the difficulties the music industry has faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, the upstart New Jersey country music trio Southpaw has charted its own success. Born and raised in Ridgewood, the band’s lead singer, Christine Radlmann, moved to Union County 13 years ago and currently lives in Westfield. She admits her […]