The rigatoni’s wide, hollow shape makes them perfect for a chunky sauce like this one. Everybody loves it and it is easy. You will be a star.IngredientsSalt ¼ Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1LargeOnion,Diced(approx.1¼cup) ½ lb. Sweet Italian Sausagues (hot if you like) 1 lb. assorted mushrooms trimmed, ...

WESTFIELD – Westfield Community Players (WCP) will start the new year with God of Carnage, a dark comedy by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton. This will be their second show of the 2023-2024 season, their 90th in the Westfield area. The play opens Saturday, January 13. Billed as a “com...

CRANFORD – Open call auditions for Hair, the seminal, self-proclaimed American tribal rock love musical will be to be held on Monday, January 15 and Wednesday, January 17 at 7 p.m. at CDC Theatre. The theatre is located at 78 Winans Avenue, Cranford.Actors must be 18 years or older to audition and s...

RAHWAY – The Coffee Box is to be the first Rahway, and first Union County, location for a Windows of Understanding installation. Windows of Understanding (WOU) is a Social Justice Public Art initiative that pairs a local, human services nonprofit organization with an artist who creates unique pieces...

WESTFIELD — Know your audience. Play to them with a program that will interest them, and you’ll fill seats. That’s what David Wroe, music director and conductor of the New Jersey Festival Orchestra, has found to be true. The New Jersey Festival Orchestra (NJFO)’s yearly New Year’s Eve concert was he...

WESTFIELD – A Westfield tradition returns Sunday, December 31, with the New Jersey Festival Orchestra’s New Year’s Eve performance “The Great American Songbook.”The family-friendly, cabaret-style revue of American musical theater song and dance will feature the professional orchestra under the baton...

WESTFIELD – The Westfield Community Players presents God of Carnage, a dark comedy with five performances in January.After an altercation between two young boys results in an injury, the two sets of parents get together with the objective to discuss and resolve the incident in a civilized manner. As...

SCOTCH PLAINS – For many decades the work of a distinguished Latin American artist lay hidden beneath the wallpaper in a cottage in Feltville—Union County’s “Deserted Village. Eventually uncovered by volunteer maintenance workers, the colorful images depicting rural Mexican life displayed a compelli...

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD — Thirteen student vocalists from Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School (SPFHS) recently were accepted into the Region II Honors Choirs. They auditioned with more than 385 students from the state of New Jersey for spots in these choirs.Two SPFHS students (Gayatri Phatak and Emersyn...

Ingredients Bread Pudding: 1 (12 ounce) panettone, cubed 4 large eggs, lightly beaten ½ cup sugar 2 ¼ cups heavy cream 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 tablespoon Grand Marnier or other orange-flavored liqueur 1 pinch salt 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg 1½ teaspoons finely grated lemon zest 2 teasp...