Arts & Entertainment Top Stories
By TAPINTO SOMA STAFF
February 13, 2025
MAPLEWOOD, NJ - On Sunday, February 2nd, 2025, the Township of Maplewood Division of Arts &Culture celebrated the opening exhibition of “Ancestral Call” with featured artist Danielle Scott, curated by Nette Forné Thomas, and with the live performance of Janétza Miranda.The celebrated exhibition ...
Nutley Little Theatre presents Chapter Two by Neil Simon, directed by Deshja Driggs A successful writer mourning the recent loss of his beloved wife fears he will never love again until a grudging five-minute meeting with a recently divorced actress blooms into a passionate romance.Neil Simon’s ...
BARNEGAT - The Brackman Theatre Company is presenting The Wizard of Oz. Performances will be held on February 27th & February 28th at 7:00 PM and March 1st at 12:00 PM in the ROBMS auditorium. Tickets can be purchased at: http://robms.booktix.com/
ELIZABETH, NJ - The Elizabeth Arts Council announced that they are presenting their 2025 Women’s History Month show at the Elizabeth Public Library, third-floor exhibit area throughout March. An opening reception will be held on March 13 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the exhibit area. The show ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Love is in the air this weekend! Grab someone you love and head out into town. Here's all the LOVEly events happening in and around town this weekend.Friday February 14Three Eras of African American Invention; Morris Museum; 9am - 5pmFriday Free Afternoon Movie- Lars and the ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Love is in the air this weekend! Grab someone you love and head out into town. Here's all the LOVEly events happening in and around town this weekend.Friday February 14Three Eras of African American Invention; Morris Museum; 9am - 5pmFriday Free Afternoon Movie- Lars and the ...
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – The North Plainfield Library invites the community to join in a delightful all-day celebration of Valentine’s Day. Scheduled for February 14th, this event promises to offer something for everyone, whether they are romantics at heart or simply looking for a fun way to spend ...
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – The North Plainfield Library invites the community to join in a delightful all-day celebration of Valentine’s Day. Scheduled for February 14th, this event promises to offer something for everyone, whether they are romantics at heart or simply looking for a fun way to spend ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Big plans requiring an additional $25 million in funding are in the works for Westfield’s iconic Rialto, according to board members of the Westfield Arts Collective (WAC), who presented renderings of what the building could look like to the town council at its meeting Tuesday.“We ...
NUTLEY, NJ - Gina Thomas of GIA Dance Studio has the perfect solution for your Valentine's Day dilemma: what to do with the kids. Just dop them off. Thomas is offering a special one-night only dinner and a movie at her dance studio in Nutley Center. For $30 per child, the kids can enjoy the ...
NEW JERSEY — Sky-watchers can see an unusual celestial treat as Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars line up and shine bright in our night sky from now until late February, according to the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA).On clear nights, when clouds cooperate, New Jerseyans will ...
NEW JERSEY — Sky-watchers can see an unusual celestial treat as Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars line up and shine bright in our night sky from now until late February, according to the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA).On clear nights, when clouds cooperate, New Jerseyans will ...
NEW JERSEY — Sky-watchers can see an unusual celestial treat as Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars line up and shine bright in our night sky from now until late February, according to the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA).On clear nights, when clouds cooperate, New Jerseyans will ...
NEW JERSEY — Sky-watchers can see an unusual celestial treat as Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars line up and shine bright in our night sky from now until late February, according to the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA).On clear nights, when clouds cooperate, New Jerseyans will ...
SPARTA, NJ – One Sparta couple has celebrated the day before Valentines Day as their special day for 60 years. Delores and Brian Grace were married on February 13, 1965. Their story began in college when they went on a blind date, though Brian said “I clearly knew who she was.” He said their long ...
SPARTA, NJ – One Sparta couple has celebrated the day before Valentines Day as their special day for 60 years. Delores and Brian Grace were married on February 13, 1965. Their story began in college when they went on a blind date, though Brian said “I clearly knew who she was.” He said their long ...
MONTVILLE, NJ – The year 2025 is the year of the snake and the Northern New Jersey Chinese Association (NNJCA) Chinese School held their Chinese New Year event to ring it in proudly on Feb. 9 at Montville Township High School. The event, held annually, featured songs and dances, and speeches by ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - In a second consecutive year, Nimbus Dance returns to the Morris Museum’s Bickford Theater on Friday, February 21, at 7 PM. The program includes a collection of energetic and eclectic dance works set to the music of iconic Jazz songstresses Nancy Wilson and Nina Simone, and by New ...
SUMMIT, N.J. – Music Director Michael Avagliano will lead the Summit Symphony Orchestra in performances of Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7 and Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto, with soloist Eric Clark on Sunday, March 16, at 2 p.m.The concert will take place at Summit High School, 125 Kent Place ...
WARREN, NJ – Explore colorful florals and lavish landscapes through the art of Berkeley Heights artist Eileen Bonacci, at the Art Space at Warren in the Warren Library until April 30.The nature-inspired exhibit draws inspiration from Bonnaci’s passion for nature. Local landmarks such as the Red ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – The Preserve The Shady Rest Committee will host “REMEMBERING OUR CULTURE, A Black History Month Celebration" at Shady Rest Country Club (820 Jerusalem Rd, Scotch Plains) on Friday, February 21, 2025, from 6:30 – 11:00 p.m. The event features music by the JB Blues and Jazz Band ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - The Jersey City Municipal Council is expected to consider a plan which would eventually lead to the construction of a pedestrian mall for the Power House District at its February 13 meeting. The mall, modeled after the award winning one on Newark Avenue, would be on Provost Street ...
The Chatham High School Chamber Choir and Chamber Orchestra came together to perform Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem, a lesser-known yet intricate composition that challenged both singers and instrumentalists. Under the direction of CHS Choral Director Ken Bryson and Orchestra Director Liam Keller, the ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Any middle school or high school student in Morris County is invited to participate in the Morris County Sheriff's Office Human Trafficking Awareness Poster Contest.“Human Trafficking is all around us and many are unaware of the dangers", said the sheriff's office. “The Moris ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ —James Prosek: At Work celebrates the significant projects that define the artist’s first 30 years of artmaking and is the first opportunity for New Jersey audiences to connect with his remarkable creative trajectory. This survey presents the stunning breadth of Prosek’s work, from ...
SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD, NJ -- Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Repertory Theatre is proud to present this year's musical production: Freaky Friday. Based on the beloved novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, Freaky Friday follows an overworked mother and her teenage daughter who magically ...
WOODLAND PARK, NJ — Woodland Park's Alfred Baumann Library has started a new mahjong program.The library, which is located on the campus of Berkeley College, hosts the program every Friday at 2 p.m. in the atrium of the college.Everyone is welcome to attend future gatherings, from anyone new to the ...
NUTLEY, NJ - Tickets are on sale now for the Nutley Schools Theatrical Society's production of “Mean Girls.”The show is described as, "Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Choir department is eager to present this year’s Cabaret for a Cause concert on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Manya Ungar Memorial Auditorium at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School (667 Westfield Road, Scotch Plains, NJ). The ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ – Local artist Laura Shabazz has been making collage art for fifteen years. She will be sharing her passion for her favorite medium in an upcoming Painting With Paper workshop February 16 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Farmstead Arts. Shabazz says she played around with ...