NEWARK—TheNewJerseyYouth Symphony (NJYS), a program of Wharton Arts, will present its 45th Anniversary Celebration Concert on Sunday, May 5 at 3 p.m. at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark. Experience a grand celebration of the Garden State’s premier youth orchestra program as it...

'Try It' session Morven Museum and Garden, Sunday, April 28. Join People & Stories/Gente y Cuentos for a 'Try It' session Morven Museum and Garden. April is poetry month and what better place to spend it than at the home of one of America's first female published poets, Annis Boudinot Stockton! Join...

SCOTCH PLAINS — Congregation Beth Israel will host a cantorial concert on Sunday, May 5, beginning at 4 p.m. Free and open to the community, the concert will honor Cantor Jacob Greenberg, who will be installed as the synagogue’s new cantor. A dessert reception will follow.The concert will include a ...

MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside Restoration Committee will hold its annual Spring Geranium and Plant Sale Thursday through Saturday, May 2 to 4, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The sale will be held outdoors at the historic Deacon Andrew Hetfield House, located on Constitution Plaza adjacent to the ...

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...

7th Annual Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper Legislative Panel, April 16, 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Echo Lake Country Club, 515 Springfield Avenue, Westfield. A panel discussion with the top legislators in New Jersey. After the panel answers each of the moderator’s questions, the audience will ha...

CRANFORD – Round up the whole family to see, touch, and learn about Cranford’s many fascinating trucks and vehicles at Touch a Truck on Sunday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the OrangeAvenue Pool Parking Lot (1025 Orange Avenue, Cranford) Cranford Community Connection is excited to host this ...

WESTFIELD — It’s spring, and the sheep are due for their haircuts! The Miller-Cory House Museum will hold its annual Sheep to Shawl Festival this Saturday, April 13, from 1 to 4 p.m. This event will take place rain or shine.The process of sheep shearing will be performed by a master shearer, using h...

COUNTY – The Union County Board of County Commissioners has joined forces with the Patriots' Path Council, Boy Scouts of America, to execute Operation WRIP (Watchung Reservation Invasive Plants). On Saturday, April 6, over a hundred Scouts, trail maintenance volunteers, and County staff will underta...

AREA–AmateurAstronomers, Inc. (AAI), the North Jersey Astronomical Group (NJAG), and Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School will sponsor Astronomy Day entitled 'The Science of Star Wars' at Trailside Nature and Science Center in Mountainside NJ 07092 from 12-4 pm and at William Miller Sperry Observatory ...