AREA – He’s Dr. Martin Sedek but don’t call him Doc. He’s known by all in the Choral Art Society of New Jersey (CAS) as Marty. No undo formality with this approachable gentleman who has been described as a kind, gentle person. For over a decade, he has been the conductor of the musical family of sin...

GARWOOD – Garwood Partnership for Arts and Culture is holding a Poetry Festival in celebration of April’s Poetry month next weekend, April 20 and 21.The Garwood Library (411 3rd Avenue) is hosting Saturday’s event at 11:30. This event is for all audiences. Six local poets submitted their poetry to G...

WESTFIELD – It has taken two years forThe Musical Club ofWestfield to create the theme, write the script and to enlist the actors and performers. On Sunday, April 21 at 3 p.m., welcome to the Presbyterian Church in Westfield, 140 Mountain Avenue at East Broad Street. Enter a television studio for a ...

WESTFIELD – The Friends of New Jersey Festival Orchestra, the auxiliary and fund raising arm of the orchestra, has announced that the renowned Tour of Notable Homes will resume this year. Five magnificent Westfield residences will generously open their doors to benefit the NJ Festival Orchestra’s ou...

COUNTY – In honor ofArbor Day, the Union County Board of County Commissioners, in collaboration with the Union County Shade Tree Advisory Board, unveils the distinguished winners of the annual Union County Arbor Day Poetry Contest. Each year, the contest aims to inspire students in grades 4-8 to emb...

UNION – In anticipation of the 2024 Film Ready New Jersey Workshop, the Union County Board of County Commissioners would like to encourage elected officials in Union County, as well as county and municipal employees, to attend the NJ Film Ready Workshop on Tuesday, April 23rd, at the Morris Museum i...

MAPLEWOOD – When Westfield High School students Stephen Chiger and Daniel Pereira started writing a book together after school, it was mainly just a fun way to pass the time. Now, almost 30 years later, that project has come to fruition.Mr. Chiger and Mr. Pereira are the authors of “Gram and Gran Sa...

KENILWORTH – The Galleryon- the Boulevard, located in the Kenilworth Public Library, will present an exhibit of paintings by Kenilworth resident Nancy Lamoreaux The show will open in May and remain until the end of August.Ms. Lamoreaux worked as a Senior Respiratory Therapist at Memorial Sloan Kette...

SUMMIT – Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, will present the New Jersey premiere of Kodachrome, a play about love, nostalgia, the seasons and how we learn to say goodbye, written by Adam Szymkowicz, from April 18 through 28.Kodachrome welcomes audiences to Colc...

AREA — Jewish Family Service of Central New Jersey will hold a free virtual interactive “Passover Cooking Demonstration” with famed kosher cooking instructor and author Naomi Ross on Tuesday, April 16, at 7 p.m.Ms. Ross will guide participants step by step in making Kosher for Passover Spiced French...