STATE – New Jersey’s Premier Independent Film Festival is celebrating its 22nd Anniversary March 21 – 24. The internationally recognized Garden State Film Festival (GSFF) celebrates the independent film genre by bringing a carefully curated and enriching selection of original works from locally prod...

WESTFIELD -- The Westfield High School Theatre Department is proud to present Heathers the Musical: Teen Edition, March 14, 15, and 16. All performances are at 7:30 p.m. at Westfield High School (WHS) and tickets may be purchased online only at whstd.booktix.com. Adapted from the 1988 cult classic f...

SUMMIT — Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, will present the New Jersey premiere of Gone Missing, a musical about losing stuff, with book by Steve Cosson and Music and Lyrics by Michael Friedman, from February 22 through March 3.Gone Missing is a wry and whimsi...

This mulligatawny is more than soup -- it’s the ultimate one-bowl meal. It’s base is curry most often made with chicken, vegetables, apples, and rice; but has many variations. Some recipes add Red Potatoes, Corn Raisins, Pistachios, slivered almonds, 15 ounce Tomato Sause and lemon zest, coconut mil...

STATE – New Jersey’s Premier Independent Film Festival is celebrating its 22nd Anniversary March 21 – 24. The internationally recognized Garden State Film Festival (GSFF) celebrates the independent film genre by bringing a carefully curated and enriching selection of original works from locally prod...

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 ...