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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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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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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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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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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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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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‘En Plein Air’ Artists to be Featured at Art on the Avenue June 1
May 15, 2013CALDWELL, NJ - Saturday, June 1, the Caldwell Merchants' Association will be hosting its fourth annual Art on the Avenue event. Wo...
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Midtown Direct Rep Presents A Theatre in the Loft Reading of “Imaginary Love”
May 13, 2013Midtown Direct Rep presents A Theatre in the Loft Reading of Imaginary Love by Kait Kerrigan at SOPAC, Sun...
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Metropolitan Orchestra of New Jersey
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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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Hey Mom, Get in the Picture!
May 9, 2013MILLBURN, NJ – With Mother’s Day coming this Sunday, there will be some good opportunities to take family photo...
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Maplewood Mom Sandy Rustin to Perform in Special Mother's Day Show in NYC
May 8, 2013MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Local mom Sandy Rustin is an actress, playwrite, blogger, audiobook narrator, Co-Founder and Co-Artis...
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SOPAC Announces Summer Lineup
May 8, 2013The South Orange Performing Arts Center has announced its Summer lineup of events: NOW through 7/31 --...
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Maplewood Author Shares Adventures in New Book “Hitchhike the World”
May 8, 2013While some people dream of hitch hiking the world, William A. Stoever actually did. Inspired by his sense of adventure,...
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GFest to Bring German Car Fans to South Orange on Saturday, May 18
May 7, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - Get ready to start your engines. GFest, one of the largest gatherings of vintage German car-owners on the eas...
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Magic Comes to Short Hills on Mother’s Day
May 6, 2013SHORT HILLS, NJ - Fire eating, mind control and straight jacket escape are just some of the amazing tricks Jaysin the Magician and his...
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"The Music Man" Takes the Stage at the Burgdorff Center
May 5, 2013MAPLEWOOD, NJ - This past Friday, the latest production from Maplewood’s own community theatre troupe—the Strollers—...
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Actors Bare Their Souls … and a Lot More in “The Full Monty”
May 1, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - What happens when several steelworkers in Buffalo, New York get laid off, causing feelings of anxiety and worthless...
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Clearview South Orange 5 Theater Changing Hands
April 29, 2013RIDGEFIELD, CT - It was announced today that Bow Tie Cinemas will acquire Clearview Cinemas from current owner, Cablevision...
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South Orange Resident, SHU English Prof Takes Center Stage With Flute
April 29, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Seton Hall University English professor Jeff Gray, a South Orange resident, impressed his students and collea...
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"Tycoon Dog" Gives Back to the Community
April 24, 2013MAPLEWOOD, NJ - If you’ve got time to kill and no money in your wallet you can party with Tycoon Dog while the sun is shining an...