WESTFIELD — Steeple Concerts at St. Paul’s in Westfield is proud to announce the fourth of five concerts in its 2024-2025 Season. On Sunday, March 16 at 5 p.m., the Sybarite5 String Quintet (yes, that’s Quintet, not Quartet!) will take the stage at St. Paul’s to offer an eclectic, exhilarating progr...

COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2025 Union County Senior Art Exhibit. This annual showcase celebrates the creativity of Union County’s senior artists and will be on display from April 21 to June 4, at the Scotch Pla...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Community Concert band will present its annual Spring Concert on Friday, April 4, at 7:30 p.m., at Edison Intermediate School, 800 Rahway Avenue, Westfield. Dr. Thomas Connors, conductor and music director of the band, has prepared a program entitled “Dance Into Spring” whi...

WESTFIELD — Westfield Community Players presents Rope, a brilliantly tense play from Patrick Hamilton that was the basis of the film by Alfred Hitchcock.There's no such thing as the perfect murder. Or is there? Two wealthy friends, believing themselves to be intellectually superior to their contempo...

Ingredients 2 tbl. grapeseed oil or olive oil 2 lbs. lamb shoulder, trimmed and cut into 13 chunks 2 onions, peeled and roughly chopped 3 celery stalks, trimmed and sliced 2 bay leaves 4 large carrots, peeled and roughly chopped 4 cups beef or lamb stock 2 lbs potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/4 slice...

UNION – Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University, has named Kean University student Tyler Sautner (Class of ’25) and alumna Megan Tobias (Class of ‘19) as the winners of the 2025 Bauer Boucher Playwriting Awards, named for longtime donors W. John Bauer and Na...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) announced the launch of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. All high school students (grades 9-12) in New Jersey’s Seventh Congressional District are invited to participate. The deadline for submissions will be 5 p.m. on Friday, April 11.'I am...

WESTFIELD — Mostly Music is bringing two chamber music concerts by some of the world’s most outstanding musicians to Westfield this spring. The concerts will be held on Sunday afternoons, April 6 and May 4, at 3:30 p.m., at Temple Emanu-El, 756 East Broad Street, Westfield.On April 6, renowned violi...

PLAINFIELD – The Plainfield Symphony is thrilled to welcome back CanadianAmerican dramatic soprano Othalie Graham on Saturday, March 15 at 7 p.m. in a concert program entitled “Loss and Renewal.” Maestro Charles Prince will lead the ensemble in the Four Last Songs by Richard Strauss and Symphony No....

FANWOOD – The Fanwood Performance Series begins its spring season on Saturday, April 5, with an evening of contemporary folk music featuring Lara Herscovitch & The Highway Philosophers and The Honey Badgers.Lara Herscovitch is a singersongwriter- poet who brings authenticity, integrity, humor and he...