Maplewood Library Announces Ideas Festival Lineup for 2020

February 24, 2020

From Maplewood Library The Maplewood Library’s Ideas Festival, celebrating the talent and creativity of our community, is now in its 7th year. The 2020 Festival will officially kick off on March 21, but a special Pre-Festival event will he held on March 11 at 8 pm, with Barry Sonnenfeld, award-winning producer, director and actor, and author of Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother.

Get Your Tickets for Columbia High’s ‘Matilda The Musical’ Before They Sell Out!

February 20, 2020

Online ticket sales for Columbia High School's "Matilda The Musical" opened February 20. Showtimes are Fridays/Saturdays, March 13-14/20-21 @ 7:30 p.m.; and Sundays, March 15 abd 22 @ 3 p.m. Don't miss the opportunity to see another amazing CHS production. Purchase tickets as soon as possible because they will sell out: http://bit.ly/3bPkMwp Online ticket sales for Columbia High School's, Matilda The

Scottsboro Boys, Trayvon Martin Birthday & More: Black History Month in Maplewood Feb. 14-18

February 15, 2020

From Maplewood Township: Black History Month - Here's What's Coming Up In Maplewood Friday, February 14 - Sunday, February 16, 2020 • 2/14 8pm • 2/15 2pm & 8pm • 2/16 2pm • Ticketed Event THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS Theatrical Production & Post Show Discussion, Burgdorff Center for Performing Arts, 10 Durand Rd. THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS musical received 12 Tony Award nominations in

Lin-Manuel Miranda Has Surprise Visit with Vanguard Theater Company’s Young Actors

February 12, 2020

From Vanguard Theater Company: Vanguard Theater Company’s youngest thespians had the best closing show ever, when Lin Manuel Miranda came to the Sunday matinee performance of The Wiz of Oz. Kazoani Gonmiah, who played Dorothy, with Lin Manuel Miranda (Vanguard Theatre) Miranda, whose merchandising company, TeeRico by Lin Manuel Miranda, has been a supporter of Vanguard since 2018, thoroughly

Small Business Sneak Peek: The Local Yarn Store

February 12, 2020

If you want a cozy place to spend time on a winter afternoon, The Local Yarn Store in South Orange is the spot. Owner Irina Kendall Lester opened this center for fine yarns and knitting and crochet supplies in late 2017. You can find it in Village Plaza near Spiotta Park, and even if you aren't Martha Stewart, you'll feel

Acclaimed Author Marjan Kamali Comes to Words Bookstore

February 10, 2020

From [words] Bookstore: Local independent bookseller [words] Bookstore will be hosting acclaimed author Marjan Kamali on Thursday, February 20 at 7:00 PM to celebrate the paperback release of THE STATIONERY SHOP. How do revolutions and uproar disrupt the lives of normal people? Marjan Kamali tackles this question in her moving novel, one of Newsweek’s 30 Best Summer Books, a Real Simple Magazine

‘Faces from Zimbabwe’ Featuring 8 Shona Sculptors Opens at Valley Arts February 7

February 6, 2020

Valley Arts, a gallery and community art space in the historic Valley Arts District straddling Orange and West Orange, will be showcasing the work of eight sculptors from Zimbabwe, starting Febuary 7. Titled "Faces from Zimbabwe: A collection of recent Shona sculpture," the exhibit highlights the work of a group of young artists, all members of the Shona people, working in

Maplewood Library Announces Ideas Festival Lineup for 2020

Get Your Tickets for Columbia High’s ‘Matilda The Musical’ Before They Sell Out!

Scottsboro Boys, Trayvon Martin Birthday & More: Black History Month in Maplewood Feb. 14-18

Lin-Manuel Miranda Has Surprise Visit with Vanguard Theater Company’s Young Actors

Small Business Sneak Peek: The Local Yarn Store

Acclaimed Author Marjan Kamali Comes to Words Bookstore

‘Faces from Zimbabwe’ Featuring 8 Shona Sculptors Opens at Valley Arts February 7

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Maplewood Library Announces Ideas Festival Lineup for 2020

Get Your Tickets for Columbia High’s ‘Matilda The Musical’ Before They Sell Out!

Scottsboro Boys, Trayvon Martin Birthday & More: Black History Month in Maplewood Feb. 14-18

Lin-Manuel Miranda Has Surprise Visit with Vanguard Theater Company’s Young Actors

Small Business Sneak Peek: The Local Yarn Store

Acclaimed Author Marjan Kamali Comes to Words Bookstore

‘Faces from Zimbabwe’ Featuring 8 Shona Sculptors Opens at Valley Arts February 7

Celtic Fiddle Champion Eileen Ivers to Appear at SOPAC for St Patrick’s Day, Feb 17

Author Ann Patchett to Discuss ‘The Dutch House’ at The Woodland Feb. 24