Arts & Entertainment
By TAPINTO ELIZABETH STAFF
May 8, 2025
ELIZABETH, NJ - The Elizabeth Arts Council's annual exhibit - COOL Art in June and July, is returning to the Elizabeth Public Library. COOL ART is a mixed media show featuring the work of EAC members Ray Horner, Derek J. Dent, Daphnie Manzione, Joanne Leone, Lydia Watson, Shez, and Sharon Curia.An ...
NEWTON, NJ – There is a new place in town to get a good cookie. On Saturday, May 3 Davis Cookie Co. just opened the Cookie Café at 187 Main Street. Members of the Newton Town Council Mayor Helen LeFrois and Councilwomen Sandra Diglio and Michelle Teets were on hand to help with the ribbon cutting ...
SPARTA, NJ – Earth Day 2025 was celebrated at Sparta Middle School on Saturday, May 3. The day was organized by the Sparta Environmental Committee.Members of the committee include Chair Kimberly Noel, Vice Chair Neil Sauerwein, Christine Dunbar, Lynda. Tower, Kristine Rogers, Barbara Koszalka, ...
Upcoming Auditions! The South Plainfield Summer Drama Workshop announces that this year’s show will be “Newsies”, the hit Broadway musical with a historical past. Based on the 1992 film inspired by the real-life newsboy strike of 1899, the musical was developed at New Jersey’s own Paper Mill ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — SCREENTALK NJ is back for its third season of film screenings and filmmaker chats, and the first will be on Saturday, May 10, featuring an Academy Award-nominated short documentary directed by a Plainfield native.On Saturday, A Swim Lesson, directed by Will McCormack will screen at ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - Bidding opens online at 11 a.m. Thursday on Part 3 of a single-owner estate collection from a New York City collector and dealer at www.bodnarsauction.com.Full descriptions and photos are included on the website.This lifetime collection is truly a hoard, according to ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - Bidding opens online at 11 a.m. Thursday on Part 3 of a single-owner estate collection from a New York City collector and dealer at www.bodnarsauction.com.Full descriptions and photos are included on the website.This lifetime collection is truly a hoard, according to ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Art takes center stage in the Spotswood High School Media Center on Thursday, May 15, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., showcasing the works of Chargers art students. On display will be art and graphic arts creations in drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, multicultural arts, ...
CLARK, NJ — Organizers of this year's Union County Teen Arts Festival recently announced the names of middle school and high school students whose artwork is included in the prestigious 2025 Teen Arts Touring Exhibit. The artwork by five students from Mother Seton Regional High School in Clark is ...
RAHWAY, NJ — The Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC), located at 1601 Irving Street in Rahway, has recently announced new box office hours.As of Saturday, May 3, UCPAC is offering new box hours, between Tuesdays and Saturdays, for the convenience of its customers and guests.For details ...
RED BANK, NJ — Broadwalk, Red Bank’s beloved open-air community pavilion, returns this season as a hub of activity, connection, and celebration. Known for its vibrant atmosphere, Broadwalk offers residents and visitors a unique opportunity to experience the very best of Red Bank - from its rich ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ – Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) has announced the winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for New Jersey’s Seventh Congressional District. First place has been awarded to Parinita Chandrashekar of Bridgewater-Raritan High School for her drawing, “Cutting Through ...
CAMDEN – Robin Palley, who is president of the Camden-based Nick Virgilio Haiku Association and Writers House, received an unexpected phone call a while ago. The “(New Jersey Center for the Book) actually found us. We did not seek them out,” Palley told TAPinto Camden. “We got a wonderful call from ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - The curtain goes up on the Hasbrouck Heights High School musical “Little Shop of Horrors” this week. There are three show dates: Thursday, May 8 and Friday, May 9, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, May 10, at 2 p.m., in Kiefer Auditorium at Hasbrouck Heights HS/MS. Tickets are $7 for ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - Memorial Day is just around the corner, which means some residents may be on the hunt for books to read this summer on the beach. Right in time for the summer reading season, the South Plainfield Public Library is holding a book signing for borough author Kristin Lane on ...
Princeton, NJ – There was no better way to celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month than to spend May 4 at the Princeton Public Library listening to best selling Jewish American author Jennifer Coburn discuss how Nazi propaganda, in today's parlance "fake news," inspired her to write the book "The ...
PARAMUS, NJ - Sometimes the most interesting things are right under our noses.That led the Activities Club History Group to visit the Paterson Museum, located at 2 Market Street, and organized in 1925.The group recently posed in front of the Holland II submarine exhibit.The Activities Club is a ...
UNION, NJ – The highly anticipated new Union Public Library is preparing to open its doors to the community with a weekend of festivities in early June.From June 6 to 8, a variety of events will take place to celebrate the grand opening of this state-of-the-art facility, offering residents a chance ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — The Union County Board of Commissioners has announced the lineup for this year's annual Rhythm and Blues by the Brook concert, which has taken place in Cedar Brook Park for around two decades.This year's concert will take place on Saturday, June 7 from noon until 6pm, and will be ...
KENILWORTH, NJ – The Senior Center's annual indoor Art, Crafts, Photography, Show & Sale will take place at the Kenilworth Senior Center on Sunday, May 18, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. during the Street Fair.The senior center is located at 526 Boulevard. Related Articles:Scenes from Kenilworth's ...
BORDENTOWN, NJ — Bordentown Regional High School's (BRHS) award-winning theatre students are receiving more accolades, as the school's production of Curtains has been nominated for five 2025 Greater Philadelphia Cappie Awards. The Cappies is a writing and awards program that trains high school ...
PARAMUS, NJ - Sometimes the most interesting things are right under our noses.That led the Activities Club History Group to visit the Paterson Museum, located at 2 Market Street, and organized in 1925.The group recently posed in front of the Holland II submarine exhibit.The Activities Club is a ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School hosted its production of “Legally Blonde, the Musical,” May 2.In the cast were Emma Brown, Jacob Rizkalla, Shaant Sachdeva, Anushka Khedlekar, Jamie Byun, Derek Ebner, Biel Rosales, Grace Ricart, Madison Mattis, Daphne Tang, Emmanuelle Sapp, ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ – Basking Ridge resident Daniel Zugale is a man of many talents who spends his days directing the bands at Ridge High, his afternoons coaching the Ridge fencing and JV boys golf teams and his free time directing the Rutgers University Alumni Wind Symphony (RUAWS).Zugale, himself a ...
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – The organizers of the annual Hightstown Family Fair are looking for vendors to participate in the fall festival that will bring thousands of people to the area. Hosted by the Hightstown-East Windsor Historical Society, the 2025 annual Hightstown Family Fair will be held on ...
To the community:After learning this past Friday, May 2, of plans to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts, McCarter was notified that our approved grant for the current season had been withdrawn. Sadly, McCarter is far from alone in feeling the pain of this loss—artistic institutions ...
Princeton, NJ – Let’s call this Science Week in Princeton, and let’s make Thursday, May 8, Princeton Science Day.The science content shows up first on Tuesday, May 6, with an event at the Princeton Public Library titled “Introduction to Amazon Braket -- A Quantum Cloud Service.” Got it?Then on ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - Please see the list of events hosted by the Kenilworth Public Library the week of May 6- May 9.THIS WEEK AT THE LIBRARY...._____________________Tuesday, May 6 :BOOGIE WOOGIE BABIES (10:30m - 11:00am)Interactive program with music and movement.This program will be presented by ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A lucky Lottery player who bought a Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot ticket in Westfield matched all five numbers and the bullseye to win a $783,159 jackpot on Saturday.The winning ticket was drawn at Westfield Mini Mart, 241 South Avenue East in Westfield. The retailer will receive a $2,000 ...
MILLBURN, NJ – According to Laraine Brennan Barach, Chair of the Millburn Art Advisory Committee (AAC), one of the artists featured in the AAC's exhibit at the library is Millburn’s own Oscar Peterson. “Oscar Peterson is an honored American artist, member of Salmagundi Club and 30+ year resident of ...