JERSEY CITY, NJ – Jersey City Theater Center (JCTC) and The New Jersey Play Lab (NJPL) are proud to announce the return of the Garden State New Play Festival (GSNPF)— a bold, collaborative, and deeply human approach to new play development. Submissions for the 2026 Festival are now open through Augu...

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WESTFIELD — The Westfield Memorial Library has announced that its latest limited-edition library card is now available. The library is located at 550 East Broad Street.The library has collaborated with local artist Kiyanna Lawrence, its last Artist-in-Residence, to design a “limited-edition” library...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) seeks entries for the Harry Devlin Awards program honoring property owners for outstanding efforts in the restoration, expansion and maintenance of older properties.Any project completed within the past five years that is visible to th...

UNION – Premiere Stages at Kean University presents the premiere production of The Mallard by Vincent Delaney, winner of the 2024 Premiere Play Festival, July 17-August 3 in Kean University’s Bauer Boucher Theatre Center (Vaughn Eames Hall, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union, N.J.). Directed by Premiere Stag...

UNION — Recent Kean University graduate Charlene Higgs, 34, traveled the world in her 20s, going from her native Canada to Australia, Cambodia and California before finally settling in New Jersey.While at Kean, Higgs, who graduated in May, published her first children’s book. She created a fellow tr...

SCOTCH PLAINS – The communities of Scotch Plains and Fanwood gathered on June 21 under hot and sunny skies for the eighth Juneteenth celebration at the historic Shady Rest Golf and Country Club, Scotch Plains.Juneteenth marks the 160th year since the last enslavedAmericans were finally freed on June...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Community Band, under the direction of Dr. Thomas Connors, continues its 113th season with its annual Independence Day Concert on Thursday, July 3, at 7:30 p.m., in Mindowaskin Park. The band will be joined by members of the Westfield Chapter of the Sons of the American Rev...

SUMMIT – Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, presents Summer Solos readings every week from July 7 through 30 at 6:30 p.m. at the Visual Arts Center of NJ at 68 Elm Street in Summit.Performances in the series will take place on the lawn of the Arts Center. Patro...

WESTFIELD — On May 28, at the Jefferson Elementary School fields, well over 200 children and adults came together for a meaningful cause: the first annual “M.A.M. for Pam Wiffle Ball Classic,” a community event dedicated to raising awareness about melanoma and the importance of sun safety. The event...