CRANFORD – The fifth annual Cranford Film Festival will showcase selected short films from rising and established filmmakers at the Cranford Theater on Saturday, April 26. Filmmakers and enthusiasts alike are invited to participate in an evening celebrating the best and most creative voices in short...

AREA – Amateur Astronomers, Inc.(AAI) along with the North Jersey Astronomical Group(NJAG), two amateur astronomy clubs located in New Jersey, are once again holding their annual Astronomy Day on Saturday, May 17. The event will be held in 2 locations: Trailside Nature & Science Center in Mountainsi...

WESTFIELD – Patrick Hamilton’s Rope is a timeless psychological thriller that explores the dangers of arrogance and the consequences of moral detachment. Westfield Community Players’ production of Mr. Hamiliton’s play captures the suspense and gripping tension of murder in real-time. Wyndham Brandon...

WESTFIELD – The Westfield High School Theatre Department proudly presents Smile on today, March 20, Friday, March 21, and Saturday, March 22, at 7:30 p.m. All performances will occur at Westfield High School Auditorium, and tickets may be purchased online only at wpsvpa.booktix.com. With book and ly...

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...