“…writing was where I felt like a person and that I had value and that I could show that I was smart, and it was beyond ‘Am I pretty, am I liked, and that basically meant everything to me. It made me feel like a person and that I was doing something worth something.”
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SOPAC Celebrates Community Impact Throughout 2023-24 Season
From the South Orange Performing Arts Center: As the 2023-24 Season comes to a…
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Arts & CultureMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
Two Columbia High School Art Students Exhibit Works at NJ Teen Arts Festival
by SOMSDby SOMSDCHS students on hand to see art teacher receive statewide honor
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Local Residents Form Non-Profit to Support Arts & Music Education in SOMA
by MAEP, Inc.by MAEP, Inc.Music & Arts Education Project, Inc. (MAEP) was formed to “provide support for our school district, work to influence policies and budgets, and unite with parents and other residents to advocate more arts opportunities for our students and community.”
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SZA is only the second Black woman to receive the Hal David Starlight Award, presented to gifted young songwriters. The award was created in 2004.
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Arts & CultureMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
CHS’s ‘Mamma Mia’ Gets 3 Nominations for Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Stars Awards
CHS was nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Orchestra, and for Scenic Achievement (Lewis J. Madrano), and Alonzo Gallo was nominated for Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role. The Chorus received an Honorable Mention.
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Arts & CultureMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth OrangeSponsored
Lydia Johnson Dance School Adds Third SOMA Location For Fall 2024
From Lydia Johnson Dance School: The Lydia Johnson Dance (LJD) School is a nonprofit,…
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Durand-Hedden And The SOMA Community Coalition on Race To Honor Juneteenth
From The Durand-Hedden House & Garden Association: Celebrate Juneteenth in Maplewood with historical reenactors,…
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Maplewood’s Pamela Gaston Honored at 2024 Essex County Legacies Writing Contest
From the office of Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr.: Newark, NJ – Essex…
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The South Orange-Maplewood Adult School Presents the Gus and Thelma Sickles Lifelong Learning Award to Lori Mirabel
From The South Orange-Maplewood Adult School: The South Orange-Maplewood Adult School (SOMAS) hit a…