UNION – Registration for Actors Reading with Kids (ARK), a summer program sponsored by The Theater Project and Union Public Library, is now open.Twelve students in grades two through six will be paired with working actors for weekly sessions over Zoom in July and August. They will work on reading al...

MADISON -- Looking for a night out to escape the Netflix doom scroll? Something beyond movies at the megaplex or a typical bar crawl? The Flip Side, a completely improvised theatrical comedy experience, is appearing May 9 — and it’s anything but predictable. The Flip Side is the house team of Vivid ...

SUMMIT -- Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, is enrolling its late spring session of improv classes for adults. This session runs May 4 through June 29, 2026. Classes offered this session include the Joy of Improv introductory class, the advanced Scene Essentia...

WESTFIELD -- Choral Art Society of New Jersey is busy preparing the second concert of its 2025–2026 season. The concert, “The Mestre: History’s Classical Bridge from Rio to Vienna”, explores musical connections between the familiar Austrian composers, Joseph Haydn (1732– 1809) and WolfgangAmadeus Mo...

WESTFIELD -- In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, the Friends of the New Jersey Festival Orchestra, in partnership with the Westfield Historic Preservation Commission, invite the public to experience A Tour of Notable Homes, a self-guided journey through four of Westfield’s most storied re...

SCOTCH PLAINS -- Join us on Thursday, April 30 at 7:00pm via the ScotchPlainsPublicLibraryforanonline conversation with bestselling author Jason Reynolds as we discuss his latest work, Coach, the fifth–and last–entry in the highly popular Track series. Following the immersive stories of Ghost, Lu, P...

COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners is pleased to announce the 2026 Union County Senior Art Exhibit, featuring more than 180 original works created by older adults ages 60 and above, is now on display. The public is invited to view the exhibit now through May 27, in the Conferenc...

CRANFORD -- Six Westfield High School alumni reunite for the New Jersey premiere of The Kid Officer, a powerful and deeply moving film directed by Emmy Award– winning filmmaker John Rokosny.The screening will take place at the historic Cranford Theater on Thursday, May 14 at 7 p.m., followed by a li...

COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners, through the Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs, presents Dr. Daisy Century as Phillis Wheatley, the first published African-American poet and the first African-American female published writer. The performance, in honor of National Poetry...

WESTFIELD – The Downtown Westfield Corporation (DWC) invites the community to Spring Into Fitness on Saturday, April 25 from 12–3 p.m. on Quimby Street, an afternoon of movement, wellness, and community engagement in the heart of downtown.Serving as the first event of this year’s Open Quimby season,...