Arts & Entertainment Top Stories
By RICHARD K. REIN
January 19, 2025
Princeton, NJ – The struggle for integration of minority people into mainstream America continues – more than 56 years after the death of Martin Luther King Jr. The art of Tamara Torres, the daughter of Puerto Rican-born parents who relocated to New Jersey, explores the complexities faced by ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – Have dresses hanging in your closet that you’ve only worn once or twice? Don’t let them go to waste! Donate your new or gently worn prom, bridesmaid, formal, and semi-formal dresses to support a meaningful cause.The 2025 Dress Express event, in its fifth year, will take place ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – Have dresses hanging in your closet that you’ve only worn once or twice? Don’t let them go to waste! Donate your new or gently worn prom, bridesmaid, formal, and semi-formal dresses to support a meaningful cause.The 2025 Dress Express event, in its fifth year, will take place ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Teesta Bhola-Shah, a sophomore at Chatham High School, will be joining TAPinto Chatham as a contributing student intern.Bhola-Shah is an avid reader and accomplished writer, having won Scholastic Writing Awards at the regional and national levels. She is the 2024 winner of the New ...
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ - Hanover Township Recreation is hosting a trip to Resorts World in the Catskills on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, designed exclusively for Seniors. The trip begins with lunch, followed by a matinée of "The Great American Songbook" and time to visit the casino floor with a $25 ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – Have dresses hanging in your closet that you’ve only worn once or twice? Don’t let them go to waste! Donate your new or gently worn prom, bridesmaid, formal, and semi-formal dresses to support a meaningful cause.The 2025 Dress Express event, in its fifth year, will take place ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Coral Springs Festival of the Arts has announced its 2025 Signature Artwork for the event's final celebration in March. The oil-on-canvas painting, A Relaxing Afternoon, depicts two lounge chairs under a colorful umbrella surrounded by palm trees on a tranquil beach, setting the ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – Have dresses hanging in your closet that you’ve only worn once or twice? Don’t let them go to waste! Donate your new or gently worn prom, bridesmaid, formal, and semi-formal dresses to support a meaningful cause.The 2025 Dress Express event, in its fifth year, will take place ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – Have dresses hanging in your closet that you’ve only worn once or twice? Don’t let them go to waste! Donate your new or gently worn prom, bridesmaid, formal, and semi-formal dresses to support a meaningful cause.The 2025 Dress Express event, in its fifth year, will take place ...
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - Seton Hall University has asked TAPinto SOMA to assist them in delivering this important information regarding this CHANGE IN THE PLANS for the MLK Day Symposium which is scheduled for tomorrow, January 20, 2025 from 8:30 am to 4 pm. Due to the inclement weather, the Symposium ...
PARAMUS, NJ - The Activities Club, a group of retired and semi-retired men, have set their next five meeting dates and the speakers who will appear at the monthly business meetings.The men, who meet monthly, are involved in social, athletic, educational and volunteer activities. The individuals ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - Did you miss this past week's top stories? Catch up on what you missed in the links below. The top ten are posted by the page views of the week according to Google Analytics.New Kenilworth Eatery 'Nostimo Mediterranean Greek Restaurant' Now OpenKenilworth's Superintendent of Public ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - The Elizabethport Community Center and the Elizabeth Parent Support Group invite residents with developmental disabilities to participate in its art classes. Classes will be held on Fridays from January 31 to March 7 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Elizabethport Community Center.
SOMERS, N.Y. - “I always knew I was developing a great narrative in college,” says Somers author Alfred D’Alessandro. His new novel “The B-Side of Paradise” draws from his own experiences at Princeton in the 1970’s, and explores campus social life through the eyes of a “spirited first-gen, crashing ...
BEDFORD, N.Y. - Art Show: Bedford (ASB) is set to return for its 52nd year to the Fellowship Room at St. Matthews Church, located 382 Cantitoe Street in Bedford. The juried show will showcase 45 local artists who work in a variety of media and represent diverse styles including painting, ...
CALDWELL, NJ – Mount Saint Dominic Academy alumna Grace Hanna is a recipient of the Television Academy Foundation’s $10,000 Loreen Arbus Focus on Disability Scholarship, which recognizes a student-produced project that best portrays disability issues or helps emerging artists with a disability gain ...
FAIR LAWN, NJ – In light of the anticipated snow forecast for Sunday, January 19, the organizers of the Muslim Heritage Celebration have decided to reschedule the event to ensure the safety and comfort of all attendees. The event will now take place on Sunday, January 26, 2025, from 1 - 4 p.m., at ...
With snow in the forecast, Nutley Little Theatre canceled the reader's theatre performance of THE CAKE .Della, a devout Christian baker in North Carolina, is asked by her late best friend’s daughter, Jen, to bake her wedding cake, only to discover that Jen is marrying another woman, forcing Della ...
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - It’s not the destination, it’s the journey.North Salem’s Mara Schiffren has applied that Emersonian philosophy to her recently published work of historical fiction, “The Mistake.”The fledgling novelist passionately believes that it’s not an author’s job to merely ferry readers ...
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ - The Mountainside PTO invites students and their families to attend Family Bingo Night. The event will be held on January 31 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Deerfield School Cafeteria. Students from Pre-K to 5th Grade must be accompanied by an adult. 6th to 8th-grade students and ...
Princeton, NJ – There’s a homecoming of sorts on Saturday, January 18, at Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart. Artist Mari Keeler Cornwell, a 1996 Stuart alumna, opens an exhibit of her work at the school’s Considine Gallery.The exhibit highlights Keeler Cornwell’s portraits of remarkable ...
PARAMUS, NJ - The Activities Club, with members from Paramus, took advantage of early January weather, which was much warmer than now, grabbed a hike at the Campgaw Reservation in Mahwah.This hike started on the Old Cedar trail and ended on the level portion of the Dogwood trail. The group has ...
.Della, a devout Christian baker in North Carolina, is asked by her late best friend’s daughter, Jen, to bake her wedding cake, only to discover that Jen is marrying another woman, forcing Della to grapple with her deeply held religious beliefs about marriage while trying to maintain her ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A music series returns to Henry Mercer’s old tile factory next weekend with two acts from the area.The “Night of Song” music series returns to the TileWorks next weekend with two acts: Dirty Dollhouse and Greg Sover.Dirty Dollhouse, which is led by Newtown’s Chelsea Mitchell, merges ...
HOBOKEN, NJ – Sydney Mangaroo, a Glen Rock fine artist has been featured at GOTAN, a gourmet café in Hoboken, and the exhibit is running through January 2025.The two-month showcase highlighted Mangaroo’s artistic voice, shaped by her Jamaican and Irish heritage and her academic journey, including ...
KINNENLON, NJ - Kinnelon Library will be hosting a Jazz Bob Wilde Trio. Join for the concert on Saturday, February 15th 2:00 PM.
SOUTH AMBOY, NJ - For Spotswood School District parents looking for something to do on Monday, January 20, skate over to the South Amboy Arena for the Spotswood PTA's annual Day Off Skate Party from 10 a.m. until noon. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Spotswood PTA is also collecting ...
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA — A Linden High School alumnus has been nominated for a prestigious national award.Maurice Jenkins and classmates at Montclair State University have been nominated for the Television Academy Foundation's 44th College Television Awards. Jenkins worked as a director, producer and ...
FAIR LAWN, NJ - One can never be too prepared, and that's especially true for ham radio operators who need to practice regularly…just in case.Members of the Fair Lawn Amateur Radio Club will be participating in the national Winter Amateur Radio Field Day exercise, beginning Saturday, January 25 at ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - A play centered around women’s experiences with abortion, sexual assault and reproductive rights will be hosted in the Mile Square Theatre on Monday, in conjunction with Planned Parenthood. The curtain will rise at 6:30 p.m. The production will take place just hours after President ...