Arts & Entertainment Top Stories
By PAT SHARKEY
December 2, 2024
STAFFORD - The Main Street Alliance Church on Route 9 in Manahawkin is inviting the public to join them for a special Christmas event featuring live holiday music, face painting, bounce house, and photos with Santa! Admission is $10 per car load, benefiting the church's Youth Mentor Program.
SUMMIT, NJ - New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra will be entertaining families on Sunday, December 8, 2024 with a free concert of seasonal holiday favorites. The concert will be from 2pm to 3pm at Summit High School, 125 Kent Place Boulevard, Summit, NJ. Families with children of all ages are ...
SUMMIT, NJ - New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra will be entertaining families on Sunday, December 8, 2024 with a free concert of seasonal holiday favorites. The concert will be from 2pm to 3pm at Summit High School, 125 Kent Place Boulevard, Summit, NJ. Families with children of all ages are ...
Performing for Positivity is a non-profit founded by Macey Hyatt, a senior in the Morris County Academy for Performing Arts at Morris Knolls High School. Through her platform, she raises awareness about youth mental health by organizing benefit concerts for various local organizations.On December ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Mattingly Niles and Julianne Maloney are gifted student actors who are also passionate about history.The two senior students at Bridgewater-Raritan High School quickly gained a historical education when they learned in August that the high school’s fall play title was “Radium ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – The Springfield Public Library will have a full slate of youth activities and events throughout December.December 3Nintendo NoonsAges 12 - 1820-minute slots starting at 3 p.m.Group Nintendo gaming on our large screen at the library. Registration required on ...
PASSAIC VALLEY - The towns of Totowa, Little Falls, and Woodland Park were aglow with holiday spirit on Saturday, as the Totowa, West Paterson, and Little Falls Fire Departments hosted their highly anticipated Holiday Lights Parade. With over 250 vehicles decorated in dazzling lights, the parade ...
UNION, NJ - Union residents had a chance at their first horse-drawn carriage of the season at the Special Improvement District's (SID) "Holiday in the Center".On Saturday, residents were able to take a ride in a horse-drawn carriage around Union Center to help ring in the holidays. The holiday ...
MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Sunday, December 8th from 1:00–4:00pm. Durand-Heddon House will have their Holiday Open House. There will be a special Exhibit featured on the 100th Anniversary of Woolley Home Solutions, in addition to a display of Gingerbread Houses, Odarka Stockert, Harpist and a Victorian Santa ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - ‘Tis the season at the South Plainfield Public Library. The library is getting into the holiday spirit with some very festive activities, including events with hot cocoa, creative crafts, and family-friendly fun. Enjoy this cheery month with the community by participating in ...
PARAMUS, NJ - Games, no bake cooking or movie nights are just some of the special family activities offered through the Paramus Recreation Different Abilities Fun Months.“The program is an extension of our Different Abilities Program, which developed off a summer program for special needs ...
CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham Community Band will hold its annual Family Holiday Concert, 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 in the Chatham High School Auditorium, 255 Lafayette Ave.Under Brian Conti's direction, the band comprises 45 volunteer musicians from Chatham and neighboring towns. The concert will ...
RANDOLPH, NJ- This show is about the life of the titular character, Margaret “Molly” Brown, who survived the sinking of the Titanic. To bring the magic of the set to life, stage crew members created Titanic-like sets and props, making flats to be used as walls, refurbishing old furniture including ...
STAFFORD - The Main Street Alliance Church on Route 9 in Manahawkin is inviting the public to join them for a special Christmas event featuring live holiday music, face painting, bounce house, and photos with Santa! Admission is $10 per car load, benefiting the church's Youth Mentor Program.
NUTLEY, NJ - Santa arrived in Tangorra Field, better known as the Nutley Park Oval, on Friday, Nov. 29 by helicopter courtesy of the Nutley Chamber of Commerce. Approximately, 6,000 children, parents, grandparents and guardians waited to meet and get a photo with the big guy in the red suit. This ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Celebrate the holiday season when the Shining Stars take the stage for their 2024 Christmas Spectacular, set for Friday, December 6 at 7 p.m.The show will take place on the main stage at the historic Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway as this talented cast sings and dances ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – There’s a hidden gem inside a stately Victorian building on the Rutgers New Brunswick campus.The Rutgers Geology Museum is home to a Ptolemaic-era mummy named Iset-Ha by way of Egypt, a mastodon skeleton dug from the muck on a farm in Salem County, fluorescent minerals collected ...
CRANFORD, NJ - The film adaptation of the insanely successful Broadway musical Wicked has some large slippers to fill. The movie starts strongly with a panning shot over Munchkinland as the citizens sing joyously that the Wicked Witch of the West is dead. Galinda, or Glinda the Good Witch, played ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - Coconut Creek is inviting local artists to participate in a contest to design the cover for the city’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget. The winning artwork will also feature on two additional financial documents: the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and the Popular Annual ...
GLEN GARDNER, NJ - The Glen Gardner Historical Committee, sponsored by the Glen Gardner Women's Club, proudly presents their second Christmas house tour! Featured are six festive, historic homes. The tour starts at The Inn at Glen Gardner, 161 Main Street, where you will pick up your pamphlet. The ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Berkeley Heights is bringing the holiday magic this season with a festive lineup of winter events guaranteed to delight all ages! From heartwarming Santa visits to enchanting carriage rides, the town is buzzing with holiday spirit on Saturday, December 7. Save the date, ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Berkeley Heights is bringing the holiday magic this season with a festive lineup of winter events guaranteed to delight all ages! From heartwarming Santa visits to enchanting carriage rides, the town is buzzing with holiday spirit on Saturday, December 7. Save the date, ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — To celebrate the sounds of the season, look to Westfield's own New Jersey Festival Orchestra, which offers several opportunities to savor the holidays’ high notes. First up is “Return of the Holiday Tenors,” featuring the trio of Michael Butler, Ben Werley and Chauncey Packer.“Of ...
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.Borough of Kenilworth Traffic Alert - Emergency Road ClosureKenilworth's DeMaio Jewelers Announces ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Berkeley Heights Business & Civic, sponsors of the annual “Battle of the Bulbs” home decorating competition, has announced that it is opening nominations for this year’s 8th annual Battle to all homeowners in Berkeley Heights, including all former winners.To participate, ...
HAMILTON, NJ - Hamilton Township will host their annual tree lighting & holiday sing-a-long on Friday, December 6. The celebration, which will take place as part of Winter Wonderland at Kuser Park is set to begin at 6:00 p.m.Families visiting Kuser Park for Winter Wonderland, which will be open ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Arts Council (WOAC) is exhibiting works by artists Judyann Affronti and Cathy McCoy Bristol and will host a free Artist’s Reception on Saturday, December 7, 2024, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the West Orange Arts Center at 551 Valley Road, West Orange. Light refreshments will ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ - Gather family and friends for a full weekend of activities right in town at Michael J. Mauri Park. The Winter Market is slated to open on Saturday afternoon, and will feature the annual tree lighting at around 7 p.m.Craft and food vendors, ice skating, live performances, photos ...
RIDGEWOOD, NJ - Memorial Park at Van Neste Square was transformed into a winter wonderland on Saturday afternoon. Despite the cold weather, residents rang in the holiday season with the Ridgewood Guild.For only $5 per ride, attendees rode around Van Neste Square on a trackless train and traveled ...
Santa and Mrs Clause will be touring Lake Mohawk on Sunday evening for about an hour on their way to the Christmas Tree lighting in White Deer Plaza. The Clauses will be arriving at the boardwalk at 5:45 p.m. in time to light the tree. The event is sponsored by Caruso Lakeshore Construction.