UNION — Artist Ricardo Roig ’08, Kean University alumnus and artist-in-residence, revealed innovative works in his solo exhibition, Layers of Life, offering a wide range of mediums for all to see and experience at Kean. In celebration, Mr. Roig and his family also announce the Roig Family Art Schola...

UNION – Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University, has named Kean University student Riv Dabul (Class of ’24) and alumnus Dustin Ballard (Class of ‘09) as the winners of the 2024 Bauer Boucher Playwriting Awards, named for longtime donors W. John Bauer and Nan...

COUNTY – The Union County Board of County Commissioners, through the Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs, is pleased to celebrate this year’s Black History Month with the theme of, “African Americans in the Arts,” with a free Jazz performance by The Bob DeVos Jazz Quartet featuring Lance Bryant....

AREA – NJ Festival Orchestra ( NJFO) presents “ Lucia di Lammermoor,” Donizetti’s spellbinding suspense tale of marriage, madness and murder on Saturday, February 17 in Springfield.Internationally acclaimed guest vocalists join Maestro Wroe and NJFO to present this haunting romantic thriller about a...

CRANFORD -- There’s nothing more delightful for an actor in a comedy than to hear laughter from the audience. Not giggles, not chuckles, but belly laughs from people having fun. February 9th’s opening night of The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 at Cranford Dramatic Club’s Theatre (CDC) brought such ...

UNION – Kean Stage is proud to add Mama I’m a Big Girl Now to it’s 20232024 season. The concert event, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the original Broadway musical Hairspray with the original Tracy (Marissa Jaret Winokur), Penny (Kerry Butler) and Amber (Laura Bell Bundy), will be presented on ...

IngredientsChicken:8 drumsticks2 tablespoons vegetable oil1 teaspoon chili powder1 teaspoon garlic powder Salt and freshly ground black pepper Spicy Sauce:1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted 1/4 cup hot sauce1 tablespoon BBQ Sauce either your favorite store brand or my home made recipe below...

AREA - When the Light Opera of New Jersey’s (LONJ) audiences were bursting at the seams in their last venue, conductor Jason Tramm started scouting around for a bigger auditorium. He found the perfect spot at Rahway’s historic theater Union County Performing Arts (UCPAC) where, on Saturday, February...

WESTFIELD – Julian Burgoon of Westfield, age 10, received First Prize in the October 2023 Cricket League art competition. For this contest, each entrant was asked to submit original artwork of a monster. Julian’s drawing “Monster Pumpkin” appears in the Cricket League section of the February 2024 is...

WESTFIELD – Westfield Community Players will hold auditions for the comedy See How They Run on Sunday, March 3, Monday March 4 and Wednesday March 6, each night at 7 p.m.See How They Run is a highspirited madcap story in the tradition of British comedy and farce. Mistaken identities, past loves and ...