Arts & Entertainment
By DAWN MILLER
June 2, 2024
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Mark the calendar for the Spotswood Recreation Department's annual Car Show on Saturday, June 15, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Spotswood High School. This family-friendly event helps to kick off summer every June. It features music, food trucks, and, of course, trophies. There are ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - May was National Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and the South Plainfield Library in New Jersey hosted a multicultural experience event on the afternoon of May 28. The New Jersey Chapter of the Buddha's Light International Association was invited to ...
CARTERET, NJ — High schools in Middlesex and Somerset counties, and their many talented students, have won first place “Marquee Awards” for 2024 musical productions in 17 categories at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center’s recent red-carpet event. Woodbridge High School’s ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - On June 1, Milltown's Victoria Wylde will be one of the 10 finalists in Jersey Talent at the State Theatre at 8 p.m. Jersey Talent is a new Garden State talent show for contestants ages five through 25. The competition features something for everyone, showcasing singers, ...
PERTH AMBOY, NJ - The “City by the Bay” has a huge supporting role in a major motion picture with many of its streets and buildings used as backdrops for outdoor and indoor scenes. Production company, Pink Toes LLC, filmed in Perth Amboy for a few days in May, shooting scenes for “Tow,” a ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - Mark the calendar for the 2024 Spark in the Park on Friday, July 5 at 5 p.m. at the Immaculate Conception Field. The family-friendly event will feature food trucks, music, children's entertainment and a drone show at dusk. Spark in the Park began in July 2021 as a joint venture ...
CLICK THROUGH PHOTOS ABOVE TO SEE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE EVENT. VIDEO: CROWD ENJOYS STEVIE VAN ZANDT AT UNVEILING OF VAN ZANDT WAY, TALKING ABOUT GROWING UP IN MIDDLETOWN, FAMILY & FRIENDS, CREDITS FATHER FOR HIS PATRIOTISM: MIDDLETOWN, NJ — In an event that attracted hundreds of ...
SPOTSWOOD, NJ - For the second year in a row, American Legion Post 253 is hosting the borough's Memorial Day Parade. The parade will be held on Monday, May 27, at 1 p.m. and is rain or shine. Participants should begin lining up at noon at Spotswood High School. The parade route starts at Spotswood ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield’s police station and Mindowaskin Park were the location for filming of a movie Wednesday, May 8, that will include several Academy Award winners, according to town officials. “Westfield welcomed a bit of Hollywood yesterday, as the Town of Westfield, NJ Police ...
CARTERET, NJ — Dozens of Middlesex and Somerset County high school musicals, young actors, singers, musicians and production teams are in the running for the 2024 Marquee Awards. Winners are to be announced on May 15th at the Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center. Carteret’s first-annual ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Former “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno will headline the State Theatre’s 2024 benefit gala in June to honor prominent arts advocates, with Middlesex County Administrator John A. Pulomena topping the list. Pulomena will be the 2024 ‘Arts Advocate Award’ recipient when the State ...
UNION, NJ – A Union native has just released her third novel, a young adult novella. Caitlin Goerlich said she has enjoyed writing since she was a young child. “Every time a new story idea comes to mind, I always just want to write it out and see where it goes. The more ideas I get, the more ...