WESTFIELD – The Westfield Memorial Library is happy to present two presentations on writing and film by local students in August. The library is located at 550 East Broad Street.Claire Yang, a two-time Scholastic Art and Writing Awards gold medalist, will teach a weeklong writing class for youngster...

UNION -- American Theater Group (ATG) will present the Pulitzer Prizewinning Our Town byThorntonWilder as its 2025-26 Season Opener, followed by the holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Life Radio Play written by Joe Landry. Additional main stage productions for the upcoming season will be announced at ...

Released on July 25, “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” is a breath of fresh air for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), offering a unique visual style and a strong blend of humor and sincerity. Each member of the Fantastic Four has individual emotional arcs throughout the film as Pedro Pascal, Vane...

UNION – Objects and things we tend to decorate our homes with can hold different meanings to those around them. It could be a symbol of a specific moment in the past or simply something occupying space. These various points of view can become a sort of conflict, and that's where we begin in The Mall...

SCOTCH PLAINS – A Concert of songs from Wicked, Frozen, Hamilton, Rent, Cabaret, Jersey Boys, and more, performed by the Florian Schantz Jazz Combo, will be free on Friday, Aug. 1, at 7 PM. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. If it rains, the concert will move from the front lawn to inside the church. Li...

SUMMIT – Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, is offering a new creative class especially for adults over the last weekend in July. Creativity Deep Dive, taught by professor and playwright Phoebe Farber, is an opportunity for grown-ups to have the fun of explorin...

WESTFIELD– The August Symphony Orchestra(TASO)willpresentits annualfreeconcertonSunday,July20at 2 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Westfield. Under the baton of conductor, Michael Avagliano, the orchestra will perform works by Respighi and Ravel and famous opera arias featuring world-ren...

SUMMIT – Six playwrights. Fourteen actors. Three singers. A band.Welcome to the 2025 presentation of Kaleidoscope Kabaret, The Theater Project’s annual festival of short plays and songs, which will entertain audiences August 1 to 3 at Oakes Center Theater, 120 Morris Avenue, Summit.This year’s Kabar...

FANWOOD – The Fanwood Performance Series has announced the schedule of concerts for its fall season, featuring singer-songwriters and groups with a variety of musical styles.The shows take place on Saturday evenings in the cozy listening room at the Kuran Cultural Arts Center (a.k.a. the Carriage Ho...

COUNTY – July is Disability Pride Month, and in recognition of the occasion, theUnionCountyBoardofCounty Commissioners invites residents to visit the 2025 Art for All Abilities Exhibit. This special exhibit features 20 original works created by Union County residents of all abilities and will be on ...