Open Rehearsals, Join Choral Art Society of NJ for Open Rehearsals on Tuesdays, September 17 – Experienced choral singers are invited to attend open rehearsals for Choral Arts Society of NJ’s first concert of the 2024/2025 season. Rehearsals begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall Chapel of The Presbyterian Church in Westfield, 140 Mountain Avenue,Westfield. The January 26, 2025 concert, ‘Martines & Mozart’, will welcome Dr. John Wilson as Choral Art Society’s new Music Director. It will feature W. A. Mozart’s Missa Brevis in Bb K.275, his Ave Verum Corpus K.618, and the Dixit Dominus by Marianna Martines, a contemporary of Mozart. Open rehearsals are an opportunity to learn more about this welcoming group, meet current members, and consider joining. If you can sing, you should sing with us! No formal auditions are conducted. For more information, visit www.casofnj.org.
Fanwood Performance Series presents a double bill of singer-songwriters blending country, folk and contemporary styles on Saturday, September 14 at 7 p.m. in the Kuran Cultural Arts Center (aka Carriage House), 135 Watson Road, Fanwood. Craig Bickhardt brings his guitar and the ‘eloquent, often bittersweet songs that have become his trademark.’ Lynne Hanson performs her ‘porch music with a little red dirt,’ delivered in a bluesy croon. Admission: $15 adults, $10 students/seniors, cash at the door. Reservations strongly recommended! RSVP to fanwoodperformance @gmail.com.
9th Annual GWACC & IBA (Irish Business Association) Nine, Wine & Dine Golf Outing. Wednesday, September 18, 2 p.m. Returning for its 8th year…The Nine, Wine & Dine! Join us for an afternoon of 9 holes, dinner, and drinks. Bring your clients & friends! Registration is open until – Monday, September 18.
FestiFall, Sunday, September 22, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Westfield. Central Avenue will be transformed into a marketplace of vendors, crafters and retail establishments. Come enjoy the culinary delights of our food vendors. The day will be filled with entertainment and a Kids Zone with rides and inflatables.
Faith Meets Fantasy, virtuoso cellist Mo Mo jois NJFO to present Tan Dun’s concerto from “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon”. Friday, September 27 at 7 p.m. at St. Helen’s Church in Westfield and Sunday, September 29 at 2:30 p.m. at the Sieminski Teater in Basking Ridge. For tickets visit www.njfestivalorchestra.org
NJ Greek Festival, Friday, September 27 to Sunday, September 29 at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, located at 250 Gallows Hill Road, Westfield. Highlights of this year’s festivities include: authentic Greek cuisine, live music and dance performances, marketplace, kids’ activities and a mega 50/ 50 raffle. www.njgreekfest.com
Mostly Music presents international soloists flutist Sooyun Kim, harpist Bridget Kibbey, violinist Tessa Lark and violist Paul Neubauer performing Debussy’s Sonata for flute, viola and harp, Beethoven’s Serenade for flute, violin and viola, and Fantasia for Tomorrow for violin and viola by Michi Wiacko, along with comments about the composers and the music. The performance will be held on Sunday, September 29 at 3:30 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 756 East Broad Street, Wetsfield. Tickets are $50. Students are free. Subscriptions for the five-concert chamber music series are available. Visit https:// mostlymusic.org.
I Run for Girls 5K, Join Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey on September 29, 2024 at Tamaques Park at 9 a.m. As you lace up your running shoes and prepare to take on the USATF Grand Prix sanctioned course, remember that your participation is about more than just competing in a race it’s about coming together to empower girls, inspire change, and make a difference in your community. Walkers and people of all abilities are welcome! Participants are encouraged to create or join a fundraising team or to fundraise on their own. All proceeds will support Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey in our mission to build girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. We give girls access to life-changing experiences that inspire them to do something BIG! Together, we can make a lasting impact and create a brighter future for girls. https:/ /raceroster.com/events/2024/ 86664/i-run-for-girls-5k
You Can’t Take It with You, Westfield Community Players presents its first show of the season. It’s a classic comedy about a wacky family who marches to the beat of their own drum. Things like stress, jobs, and paying taxes are for other people, not for them! But when young Alice becomes engaged to her company’s vice president Tony, the clan must straighten up to meet the new in-laws. Disaster ensues when Tony’s parents arrive at the wrong time and see Alice’s family in all of its crazy glory. October 12, 19, 25 and 26 at 8 p.m.; October 13 and 20 at 2 p.m. Westfield Community Players, 1000 North Avenue West, Westfield.
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