UNION – Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University, has named Kean University student Tyler Sautner (Class of ’25) and alumna Megan Tobias (Class of ‘19) as the winners of the 2025 Bauer Boucher Playwriting Awards, named for longtime donors W. John Bauer and Na...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) announced the launch of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. All high school students (grades 9-12) in New Jersey’s Seventh Congressional District are invited to participate. The deadline for submissions will be 5 p.m. on Friday, April 11.'I am...

WESTFIELD — Mostly Music is bringing two chamber music concerts by some of the world’s most outstanding musicians to Westfield this spring. The concerts will be held on Sunday afternoons, April 6 and May 4, at 3:30 p.m., at Temple Emanu-El, 756 East Broad Street, Westfield.On April 6, renowned violi...

PLAINFIELD – The Plainfield Symphony is thrilled to welcome back CanadianAmerican dramatic soprano Othalie Graham on Saturday, March 15 at 7 p.m. in a concert program entitled “Loss and Renewal.” Maestro Charles Prince will lead the ensemble in the Four Last Songs by Richard Strauss and Symphony No....

FANWOOD – The Fanwood Performance Series begins its spring season on Saturday, April 5, with an evening of contemporary folk music featuring Lara Herscovitch & The Highway Philosophers and The Honey Badgers.Lara Herscovitch is a singersongwriter- poet who brings authenticity, integrity, humor and he...

COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners is pleased to present a collection of artworks by women from Josephine’s Place in celebration of Women’s History Month. The gallery is located on the 6th floor of the Union County Administration Building at 10 Elizabethtown Plaza and its hours ...

PLAINFIELD – On Thursday, March 20th, The Fields Poetry Reading Series will kick off their debut season in the Auditorium-Theater of the historic duCret Center of Art with readings by poets, Judith A. Christian and Liz Kingsley. The event will be from 7 - 9 pm and includes an open mic for ten reader...

WESTFIELD – Edison Intermediate School is proud to present its highly anticipated Spring Musical, Shrek the Musical, a heartwarming and hilarious production based on the beloved DreamWorks animated film.Under the direction of Michael Altmann, with musical direction by Stephen Markowski and choreogra...

WESTFIELD – Come to the Wine and Cheese Cabaret to benefit Choral Art Society of New Jersey! The event is open to the public and will be held on Saturday, March 15 beginning at 7 p.m. in the Patton Room of the First Congregational Church of Westfield located at 125 Elmer Street. The theme of the ben...

WESTFIELD – The talented casts, crews, and theater directors at Westfield Public Schools’ intermediate and high schools have been busy rehearsing and preparing for the Spring musical season. Mark your calendars for the following performances at Edison and Roosevelt Intermediate Schools andWestfield ...