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Sparta Day Damp But Delightful
May 21, 2013SPARTA TOWNSHIP, NJ - Rain did not diminish the spirit of participants in Sparta Day at Station Park on Saturday, May 18. It did, ...
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Sounds of Jamaica to Fill the Air at SOPAC 5/31
May 21, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - Toots and the Maytals, legends of ska and reggae music, will appear on the South Orange Performing Arts ...
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Music for Life Festival Saturday ~ In Honor of Lance Corporal John Dougherty
May 20, 2013WEST ORANGE, NJ - On Saturday, May 25, “Music for Life” an event to raise money for the American Foundation for Suicide...
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James Caldwell Students Star in First Annual Theatre Arts Club Cabaret on June 8
May 20, 2013WEST CALDWELL - “What good is sitting alone in your room? Come hear the music play. Life is a Cabaret, old chum. Come...
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Caldwell’s GNGR Rock Band Wins Cops & Rockers Sandy Relief Benefit
May 19, 2013VERONA, NJ - According to the organization, the first mission of the Cops & Rockers event is “to rock!” and the sec...
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Community Spirit and Classic Cars on Display at GFest
May 19, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - Started in 2009, South Orange’s GFest is an all-day celebration devoted to classic 1980s German cars—an...
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South Orange holds First 'Downtown after Sundown' Concerts of the Year
May 19, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ- With summer around the corner, many people will spend their weekends down the shore, but three years ago the South O...
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'Real Housewives' Star Makes Appearance and Signs Books at Sparta Books
May 18, 2013SPARTA, NJ - Eager fans waited outside of Sparta Books on Wednesday, May 15, for "Real Housewives of New Jersey," star...
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UPDATE: Maplewood MayFest is Postponed until Sunday 5/26
May 18, 2013MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The 12th annual MayFest originall scheduled for Sunday, May 19, has been postponed due to the weather...
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Children's Book Author Gutman Talks with Summit Students About Writing, Reading, and Never Giving Up
May 17, 2013SUMMIT, NJ – Popular kids’ book author Dan Gutman left Jefferson School students with one very important message on Friday...
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South Orange Welcomes Back 'Downtown After Sundown' Concerts
May 17, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ- The “Downtown after Sundown” concert series is returning to Village Center for its third year. The...
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SOPAC Rocked with Bari Koral, The Mastersons and Steve Earle
May 17, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - The South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) was the place to rock last Saturday. In the afternoon, t...
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Fran and Sal Bring Pizza into the Spotlight on Cooking Channel's New Show "Pizza Cuz"
May 16, 2013Francis Garcia and Sal Basille were at the bank the other day, when they heard a woman say, “Hey! Pizza Cuz!” They were fl...
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Westfield High School Students Shine as Paper Mill’s “Rising Star” Nominees
May 16, 2013WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield High School students involved in the school’s spring production of “Bat Boy—The Musi...
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Paterson Celebrates the Arts: 5th Annual ArtWalk, Paterson Falls Film Festival, Art Factory and Mill Mile Audio Tour
May 16, 2013PATERSON, NJ - Beginning this Saturday, May 18, Paterson’s rich art scene will be open for the public to visit the Great Falls H...
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Local Performers Impress in Pebble Players' Cabaret
May 16, 2013SUMMIT, NJ - Raising their voices and singing their souls out, the Pebble Players presented their annual Cabaret on Saturday, May 11, ...
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Dapper Dans of Harmony, along with Caldwell’s Gimme Four, to Perform Sunday at the Mount
May 16, 2013CALDWELL, NJ - The Dapper Dans of Harmony, directed by Mark Paul, will be presenting their spring concert “Music is in the Ai...
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West Orange Artist "Discovered" at West Orange Public Library
May 16, 2013WEST ORANGE, NJ - On May 15, the West Orange Public Library displayed the pieces of West Orange artist Robert Freese. The event was ho...
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Richie Furay of Buffalo Springfield and Poco to Perform at SOPAC on June 16
May 15, 2013On Sunday June 16th, Nancy And David Fine Jewels in downtown Millburn will present a benefit concert event with Rock & ...
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Audiences Enthralled with 'Into the Woods' at McCarter
May 12, 2013PRINCETON, NJ – Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” is more than just a fairy tale. Although it features Cinde...
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Visitors Take 'Spring Street Tour of Art'
May 12, 2013NEWTON, NJ - The on and off rainy weather and grey skies, did not dim the colors on Spring Street on Saturday, as merchants and attend...
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Paper Mill Playhouse Celebrates 75th Anniversary at Gala
May 11, 2013SHORT HILLS, NJ - The Paper Mill Playhouse embarked upon its 75th year in fine fashion, hosting its largest fundraising eve...
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'Faces' Art Display Celebrates Diversity in New Providence
May 11, 2013NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - “Faces” is a new piece of art that is on display in the New Providence Recreation Center to celebrate...
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Caldwell’s Dante Savanello to Star in “NO NAME: A New Play About Family” to Benefit Verona’s The Children’s Institute
May 10, 2013CALDWELL, NJ - Caldwell resident Dante Savanello will star in an upcoming play workshop for the West Hudson Art and Th...
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Maplewood Library to Celebrate 100th Birthday with "The Centennial Quiz Show" on 5/23
May 10, 2013MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Maplewood Library is turning 100 years old this year, and is celebrating its birthday with a benefit event c...