Arts & Entertainment

MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — At the December 11 meeting of the Mountainside Active Retirees, Mountainside resident, and Harpist,  Joanne Hanson entertained the group with a beautiful selection of music for the holidays.

The meeting was well attended with more than 40 members and guests anxious to hear Ms. Hanson play and also participate in the club’s second annual ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church (2032 Westfield Ave, Scotch Plains) is proud to present the 16th annual Parish Christmas Concert on Saturday, Dec. 15, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

The adult and children's choirs will perform with a chamber orchestra, a contemporary band, and special guests in the beautiful acoustics of the church. Local bluegrass group Dollr ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — You don’t have to be a member of the Westfield Area YMCA to enjoy their third annual “Swim with Santa” this Sunday, Dec. 16.

Families can choose a 30-minute time slot between 1 p.m.  and 3 p.m. to get in the pool with Old St. Nick and his elves.

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Arts and crafts will also be offered.

The Main Y Facility is ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS— The Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts (WIPA) presents a concert featuring the CAFÉ Choir on Friday, December 14, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. at the Chatham United Methodist Church located at 460 Main Street in Chatham. The concert is free and open to the public.

Under the direction of WIPA faculty members Timothy Maureen Cole and Jamie Baer Peterson and featuring ...

MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ - Hundreds of children, their parents, grandparents and friends gathered outside of Borough Hall on Saturday in anticipation of the official start of the holiday season at the annual Christmas Tree Lighting.  To pass the time before the big countdown and caroling, members of the Mountainside Restoration Committee sold hot cocoa and cookies — keeping the crowd warm ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Santa and his elves arrived in Berkeley Heights in a wagon drawn by two huge horses on Saturday morning, much to the delight of the children and parents waiting in the parking lot of Town Hall.

Members of a band made up by Governor Livingston High School musicians entertained the crowd before Santa arrived with a medley of Christmas ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ -- Plainfield Avenue, between Park Avenue and Springfield Avenue as well as Sherman Avenue, and portions of Springfield Avenue were closed to traffic this afternoon, as organizers and volunteers prepare for Winter Walk, which began at 1 p.m. and will run until 4 p.m.  

Local and county police officers set up barriers, detour signs and electronic signs at various ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – The GL Hilltop Players’ production of ‘Little Women' includes a play within a play that features some funny and purposely over-dramatic acting, along with some singing, a few tears, lots of laughter and a glimpse of life during the Civil War era. 

From the opening lines of the play said by Jo March, '“Christmas won't be ...

MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ -- The spirit of the holidays, present and past, will be celebrated during the Gingerbread Open Houses at Mountainside’s Levi Cory House and Hetfield House the weekend of December 8-9. On Saturday, Dec. 8, the Levi Cory House will be open for adults for a Grand Opening Wine & Cheese reception with wine tasting by Stew Leonard’s of Springfield; and on Sunday, ...

MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ -- The spirit of the holidays, present and past, will be celebrated during the Gingerbread Open Houses at Mountainside’s Levi Cory House and Hetfield House the weekend of December 8-9. On Saturday, Dec. 8, the Levi Cory House will be open for adults for a Grand Opening Wine & Cheese reception with wine tasting by Stew Leonard’s of Springfield; and on Sunday, ...