Culture

Community Coalition on Race 6th Annual Luminary Project Raised More Than $13,000

From the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race: The South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race shares that the 6th Annual MLK Luminary Project raised more…

Richard Blanco — Obama Inauguration Poet — to Present Keynote at Far Brook Diversity Conference Nov 10

From Far Brook School in Short Hills: Far Brook School welcomes Richard Blanco, inaugural poet for Barack Obama, storyteller, and diversity advocate, to provide…

South Orange-Maplewood Coalition on Race Focuses Discussion on Latinx Community Sept 25

From the South Orange Maplewood Community Coalition on Race: This year, the Community Coalition on Race will be exploring the experiences of SOMA emerging affinity…

Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel Invites Public to High Holy Day Services September 9, 10, 19

From Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel: Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel (TSTI), the Reform synagogue in South Orange, invites area residents to enjoy family-friendly services for the High Holy…

Oheb Shalom Welcomes New Education Director Gavin Hirsch

From Oheb Shalom Congregation: Gavin Hirsch has joined the professional staff of Oheb Shalom Congregation as Director of Education. Mr. Hirsch will oversee an exciting…

Buck Hills Falls Invites You to ‘Paint the Town’ with Art & Home Tours

Artists and aesthetes: Buck Hills Falls, a gorgeous, 4,500 mountain community in the Poconos, has an entire week devoted to indulging in artistic pursuits, fine…

XrootsFest: A Day of Music, Culture, Food from Around the World June 2

From the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race: The South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race is proud to present the 5th annual XRootsFest (CROSS-roots-Fest) at…

Maplewood Library Celebrates Haitian Flag Day May 19

From the Maplewood Library: Haitian Flag Day (officially May 18) is a major national holiday in Haiti, where the flag is a symbol of great…

SOMA Adult School Presents ‘Same Family, Different Colors’ April 25

From the South Orange-Maplewood Adult School: Wednesday, Apr. 25, 7:30-9pm, CHS, Black Box Theatre Colorism or color bias—the preference for or presumed superiority of people…

Outsider Records & Hedge Fund Opens in Maplewood’s Elmwood Arts District

Buying vintage records is pretty trendy right now. Many of these shops share space with barber or coffee shops. What you probably haven’t seen is…