WESTFIELD — “Brooklyn ’76: A Novel” by local author, Anthony Ausiello, was released on February 20. Mr. Ausiello describes his debut novel as a funny, dark, and unsentimental family drama and coming- of-age story set against a working- class neighborhood on the brink of transformation.The Agnello fa...

SUMMIT — Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, is offering a new season of improvisation classes for adults this spring. The next session, which includes three different classes, begins on March 5.Students will think on their feet by freeing their mind, body and i...

COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners is excited to announce the annual Wildlife Photography Contest has returned to the Trailside Nature and Science Center, located at 452 New Providence Road in Mountainside. Amateur photographers ages 13 and up are invited to enter their original...

ELIZABETH — A group of Union County performers marked seven years of musical partnership and disability inclusion in a recent performance at Kean University’s Wilkins Theater in Union.The Music for All Concert, a collaboration betweenCommunityAccess Unlimited (CAU) and Kean University, attracted an ...

UNION — Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company at Kean University, has announced that Camp Premiere, the annual summer theatre program for middle school and high school students, will be held on Kean University’s Nathan Weiss East Campus in Enlow Recital Hall. Registration is now open for...

COUNTY – The Union County Board of County Commissioners is pleased to announce the opening of the 2024 Union County Teen Arts Touring Exhibit, now on display at the Elizabeth Public Library. The Teen Arts Touring Exhibit features visual art works selected to serve as an exemplary representation of t...

FANWOOD -- New Jersey jazz artists, a nationally touring roots-rock band and singer-songwriters from Nashville and New York will appear in concert in the spring season of the Fanwood Performance Series. Now in its 16th year, the series returns to its home at the Kuran Cultural Arts Center (a.k.a. th...

WESTFIELD – On Saturday, February 24, The WestfieldArea Chinese Association (WACAA) hosted a Lunar NewYear Gala with cultural games and live performances, celebrating the Year of the Dragon at Roosevelt Intermediate School. The afternoon games and evening gala attracted approximately 800 participant...

COUNTY – The Union County Board of County Commissioners is pleased to announce as part of Commissioner Chairwoman Kimberly Palmieri-Mouded’s 2024 “Growing Together in Union County” initiatives, we are bringing back the Theater Initiative, a 2024 Summer Theater Camp Scholarships program. This program...