Arts & Entertainment

WESTFIELD, NJ – Blue Devils football will be pitted against Plainfield in a Thanksgiving away game. The downtown will abound with festive sounds and discounts on Small Business Saturday. And runners of all ages will take to Tamaques Park for the annual “Turkey Trot” and “Practice Hard Mile.”

Here are the top eight things to do in Westfield during the ...

WESTFIELD, NJ – A play described by its director as a “daunting drama” and “absurdist comedy” will show at Westfield High School this week.

The comedy "Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead," by Tom Stoppard, turns the play “Hamlet” on its head by shifting the perspective to two of the most minor characters, Rosencrantz and ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — A performance during AddamsFest by the Westfield Ballroom Saturday included local "zombies" dancing to the Michael Jackson song "Thriller."

The festival, organized by some 300 volunteers, was a first for Westfield and included three days of activities relating the history and works of Westfield native Charles Addams, creator of the ...

Young Cartoonists Awarded For ‘Addamseque’ Works

WESTFIELD, NJ – Three local homeowners, two of them on Downer Street, have reason to be upbeat this week as they have won the AddamsFest “Haunt Your House” home decorating contest.

Organizers awarded the first place to the owners of 440 Downer St. Fake boards cover windows to the structure with the words ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Crowds of families enjoyed the Westfield Optimist Club’s annual Halloween parade and costume contest Sunday afternoon.

The Downtown Westfield Corporation distributed prizes for a variety of Halloween and Charles Addams-themed categories.

Afterward, kids loaded up on sweets during “Pugsley’s Trunk-or-Treat” in the south train station parking lot.

WESTFIELD, NJ – As rock music pounded and children looked on, Marc Evan carefully etched a portrait of the Addams Family character, Lurch, into a pumpkin at the Westfield Armory.

Evan, an artist with the Brooklyn, NY, based Maniac Pumpkin Carvers, employed his skill at Westfield’s AddamsFest on Saturday, the second day of a three-day celebration of the work of Westfield native ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — With an in-depth paranormal investigation of the Reeve House complete, Founder and Lead Investigator of New Jersey Paranormal John Ruggiero believes one of the town's oldest houses is home to some spooky stuff.

“The night we were there, we definitely experienced some unexplained activity. It was definitely a strange night,” said Ruggiero, a ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — Actor and Scotch Plains resident Garry Pastore has been cast as a supporting lead in Shooting Heroin, a film that tells a fictional story about the ravages of the opioid epidemic in small-town America and what happens when members of community take matters into their own hands.  

A ragtag team of locals comes together to form the first ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield New Jersey community is set to celebrate "AddamsFest," honoring the legacy of hometown cartoonist Charles Addams, of Addams Family fame, from October 26-28, 2018.

Held just before Halloween, the festival will be packed with events "altogether ooky," such as family-friendly outings, lectures, exhibits, film screenings — and even a ...

WESTFIELD, NJ — Want a free ride to AddamsFest this weekend? The town said it has partnered with Lyft to provide a safe, convenient alternative to driving.

The town has announced on AddamsFest.com:

For Morticia & Gomez’s Masquerade Ball on Oct. 26, new and existing Lyft users can receive a coupon of $20 in free ride credit ($10 off per ride, maximum of two rides per ...