WESTFIELD –TheWestfield Community Band, under the direction of Dr. Thomas Connors, will conclude its 112th Summer Concert Series with its Concert on Thursday, July 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Mindowaskin Park. The band’s music program will feature musicfromthelong-runningBroadway hits, Les Miserables and Sou...

AREA – The Union County Board of County Commissioners invites all residents with disabilities and their families to the 2024 Summer Festival for Persons with Disabilities and Special Needs. The event will take place on Sunday, July 28th, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Warinanco Sports Center, locat...

WESTFIELD – The August Symphony Orchestra (TASO) will present its annual free concert on Sunday, July 28 at 2:00 pm at the First United Methodist Church in Westfield. Under the baton of conductor Michael Avagliano, the orchestra will perform Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 in D major, and Mozart’s Ob...

RAHWAY — Members of the New Jersey Opera Theater gave the community a preview of their talents with a free hour-long pop-up performance at the Rahway Train Station Plaza Stage on June 20. The evening was filled with music from the Italian opera Norma, offering a preview of the upcoming fullystaged s...

AREA — The Union County Board of County Commissioners would like to announce the arrival of two free summer programs for families - the Family Fun and Flix series, beginning on July 16th and running through August 20th at Warinanco Park in Roselle, and the Summer Arts Concert Series, beginning on Ju...

WESTFIELD — Westfield High School students recently had the opportunity to explore the enduring connection between the power of sound and the joy of art thanks to a new scholarship program held under the direction of HearingLife.HearingLife, a nationwide chain that has been operating out of its West...

AREA — Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, presents Summer Solos readings everyweekfromJuly1through24at 6:30 pm at the VisualArts Center of NJ at 68 Elm Street in Summit.Performances in the series will take place on the lawn of the Arts Center. Patrons are invit...

SCOTCH PLAINS – Gink Enterprises is thrilled to announce the release of “Death of a Travel Advisor,” the debut mystery novel by awardwinning travel trade writer and Scotch Plains resident Dori Saltzman. Set to release on July 10, this whodunit weaves a tale of murder and intrigue that keeps the read...

AREA – Premiere Stages at Kean University will present the premiere production of Still by Benjamin V. Marshall, the recipient of the 2023/24 Liberty Live Commission, July 11-28 in Kean University’s Bauer Boucher Theatre Center (Vaughn Eames Hall, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union, N.J.).Directed by Marshal...

SCOTCHPLAINS/FANWOOD— Several students from Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School and from The Union County Academy for Performing Arts (APA) at Union County Vocational- Technical Schools took home Rising Star Awards at the 2024 Rising Star Awards at the Paper Mill Playhouse, a prestigious statewide hig...