RAHWAY – Some people pine for beach days all winter long, but for those who like the cold, our recent heatwave means the weather outside is frightful. No matter which season you prefer, local nonprofit Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) is offering something delightful: 20 percent off ticke...

RINGWOOD — The New Jersey State Botanical Garden (NJBG) invites visitors to bask in the beauty of summer with an exciting calendar of concerts, tours, and outdoor programs throughout July and August 2025. Whether you're interested in live music, nature walks, or historic architecture, NJBG offers so...

JERSEY CITY, NJ – Jersey City Theater Center (JCTC) and The New Jersey Play Lab (NJPL) are proud to announce the return of the Garden State New Play Festival (GSNPF)— a bold, collaborative, and deeply human approach to new play development. Submissions for the 2026 Festival are now open through Augu...

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WESTFIELD — The Westfield Memorial Library has announced that its latest limited-edition library card is now available. The library is located at 550 East Broad Street.The library has collaborated with local artist Kiyanna Lawrence, its last Artist-in-Residence, to design a “limited-edition” library...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) seeks entries for the Harry Devlin Awards program honoring property owners for outstanding efforts in the restoration, expansion and maintenance of older properties.Any project completed within the past five years that is visible to th...

UNION – Premiere Stages at Kean University presents the premiere production of The Mallard by Vincent Delaney, winner of the 2024 Premiere Play Festival, July 17-August 3 in Kean University’s Bauer Boucher Theatre Center (Vaughn Eames Hall, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union, N.J.). Directed by Premiere Stag...

UNION — Recent Kean University graduate Charlene Higgs, 34, traveled the world in her 20s, going from her native Canada to Australia, Cambodia and California before finally settling in New Jersey.While at Kean, Higgs, who graduated in May, published her first children’s book. She created a fellow tr...

SCOTCH PLAINS – The communities of Scotch Plains and Fanwood gathered on June 21 under hot and sunny skies for the eighth Juneteenth celebration at the historic Shady Rest Golf and Country Club, Scotch Plains.Juneteenth marks the 160th year since the last enslavedAmericans were finally freed on June...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Community Band, under the direction of Dr. Thomas Connors, continues its 113th season with its annual Independence Day Concert on Thursday, July 3, at 7:30 p.m., in Mindowaskin Park. The band will be joined by members of the Westfield Chapter of the Sons of the American Rev...